From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 11:48:44 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B6DB16A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:48:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from span.corp.yahoo.com (web12610.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.173.201]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C53EC43D4B for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:48:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bj93542@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20031217194843.4674.qmail@span.corp.yahoo.com> Received: from [24.24.85.49] by web12610.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:48:43 PST Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:48:43 -0800 (PST) From: Dorin H To: Doug White In-Reply-To: <20031217092821.V14934@carver.gumbysoft.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2-CURRENT: ldd /boot/kernel/kernel generates signal 6 (ABRT) ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 19:48:44 -0000 > > I think it s a peculiarity of how ldd works. It > appears to execve() the > binary in order to get ld.so to look at it, but > since the kernel binary > specifies it own loader (for the in-kernel linker) > it bails. > Ok, I agree, but nevetheless, an abort ? :) Could be something more explicit, but being the only exception (plus the modules), maybe it is not relevant and the complications heavier than the user comfort. > The kernel isn't dynamically linked to any libraries > (how would it load > them!?!) so this wouldn't return anything anyway. > Hm , so you map dynamic libraries to user vm spaces, while when they are loaded in kernel space, we "call" them kld modules ? > Without it there is no FreeBSD :) > I thought that without the people tinkering here there would be no FreeBSD :) Great work! Thanks, /Dorin. > -- > Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power > to Serve > dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/