Re: System.map

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Subject: Re: System.map
From: Martin Albert <MartinAlbert@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:33:34 +0100
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> > Just kinda curious...how important is it to place the new System.map file (created when you compiled a new kernel) in the /boot directory?  I have compiled a number of kernels and, after looking at this discussion, I checked my /boot directory to see if I had moved my System.map file after the last compile.  I have not.
> > I have noticed no ill effects.
> > What potential problems am I opening myself up to here?
> AFAIK the System.map just provides symbols for debugging kernel problems. 

procps uses it to tell you the wait-channels as the names of functions
instead just plain numbers ...

martin

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