Re: Kernel symbol table

Michael Snyder
2009-04-09T20:28:56Z

Shrinand Javadekar wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> Thanks for the reply. However, there are a couple of problems with
> looking at vmlinux.
>
> 1. When I haven't built the kernel myself, I don't have the vmlinux file.
> 2. When I am remotely connected to a machine, I don't really have the
> vmlinux file with me.
>
> Hence, rather that getting the info statically from file, it would be
> great to read it directly from the memory of the target.

Not possible, afaik. The symbol sections of the vmlinu[x|z] file
are explicitly NOT loaded into memory.

Or were you thinking about some sort of /proc-like mechanism?