Comment 0 for bug 2038249

[Impact]
Linux kernel 6.2 includes patches with structural changes that may render the crash utility unable to parse the dump file.
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d122019bf061 mm: Split slab into its own type
401fb12c68c2 mm: Differentiate struct slab fields by sl*b implementations
07f910f9b729 mm: Remove slab from struct page
0d9b1ffefabe arm64: mm: make vabits_actual a build time constant if possible
e36ce448a08d mm/slab: use kmalloc_node() for off slab freelist_idx_t array allocation
130d4df57390 mm/sl[au]b: rearrange struct slab fields to allow larger rcu_head
ac3b43283923 module: replace module_layout with module_memory
b69f0aeb0689 pid: Replace struct pid 1-element array with flex-array
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[Fix]
It is advisable to adopt commits that address the structural changes issue.
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[v8.0.0]
14f8c460473c memory: Handle struct slab changes on Linux 5.17-rc1 and later
5f390ed811b0 Fix for "kmem -s|-S" and "bt -F[F]" on Linux 5.17-rc1
b89f9ccf511a Fix for "kmem -s|-S" on Linux 5.17+ with CONFIG_SLAB
[v8.0.1]
f02c8e87fccb arm64: use TCR_EL1_T1SZ to get the correct info if vabits_actual is missing
[v8.0.2]
d83df2fb66cd SLUB: Fix for offset change of struct slab members on Linux 6.2-rc1
df1f0cba729f x86_64: Fix for move of per-cpu variables into struct pcpu_hot
120d6e89fc14 SLAB: Fix for "kmem -s|-S" options on Linux 6.1 and later
ac96e17d1de5 SLAB: Fix for "kmem -s|-S" options on Linux 6.2-rc1 and later
7750e61fdb2a Support module memory layout change on Linux 6.4
88580068b7dd Fix failure of gathering task table on Linux 6.5-rc1 and later
4ee56105881d Fix compilation error due to new strlcpy function that glibc added
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[Test Plan]
1. Install the required packages and then proceed to reboot the machine.
# sudo apt install crash linux-crashdump -y
# reboot
2. To check the status of kdump, use the `kdump-config show` command.
# kdump-config show
DUMP_MODE: kdump
USE_KDUMP: 1
KDUMP_COREDIR: /var/crash
crashkernel addr: 0x64000000
   /var/lib/kdump/vmlinuz: symbolic link to /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-33-generic
kdump initrd:
   /var/lib/kdump/initrd.img: symbolic link to /var/lib/kdump/initrd.img-6.2.0-33-generic
current state: ready to kdump

kexec command:
  /sbin/kexec -p --command-line="BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-33-generic root=UUID=3e72f5d5-870b-4b8e-9a0d-8ba920391379 ro console=tty1 console=ttyS0 reset_devices systemd.unit=kdump-tools-dump.service nr_cpus=1 irqpoll usbcore.nousb" --initrd=/var/lib/kdump/initrd.img /var/lib/kdump/vmlinuz
3. To trigger a crash dump forcefully, execute the `echo c | sudo tee /proc/sysrq-trigger` command.
4. Download the kernel .ddeb file, which will be used for analyzing the dump file.
# sudo -i
# cd /var/crash
# pull-lp-ddebs linux-image-unsigned-$(uname -r)
# dpkg-deb -x linux-image-unsigned-$(uname -r)-*.ddeb dbgsym-$(uname -r)
5. Utilize the "crash" utility to parse and analyze the dump file.
crash 8.0.0
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crash: seek error: kernel virtual address: ffffd59a92d48ae8 type: "possible"
WARNING: cannot read cpu_possible_map
crash: seek error: kernel virtual address: ffffd59a92d48b68 type: "present"
WARNING: cannot read cpu_present_map
crash: seek error: kernel virtual address: ffffd59a92d48aa8 type: "online"
WARNING: cannot read cpu_online_map
crash: seek error: kernel virtual address: ffffd59a92d48bb0 type: "active"
WARNING: cannot read cpu_active_map
crash: seek error: kernel virtual address: ffffd59a93288928 type: "shadow_timekeeper xtime_sec"
crash: seek error: kernel virtual address: ffffd59a9317b8f0 type: "init_uts_ns"
crash: dbgsym-6 and 202309251539/dump.202309251539 do not match!

Usage:

  crash [OPTION]... NAMELIST MEMORY-IMAGE[@ADDRESS] (dumpfile form)
  crash [OPTION]... [NAMELIST] (live system form)

Enter "crash -h" for details.

[Where problems could occur]
Significant structural changes have occurred between Linux kernel versions 5.15 and 6.2.
We are only incorporating patches to ensure the functionality of the "crash" command.
However, please be aware that these patches will alter the parsing logic and could potentially result in the "crash" utility being unable to parse the dump file in the worst-case scenario.