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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:16:51 +0900
From: Itsuro Oda <oda@valinux.co.jp>
To: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [Fastboot] Re: Query: Kdump: Core Image ELF Format
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Hi,

Using ELF format to construct dump information (registers, physical adress
range, and physical memory etc.) is OK. It's not bad idea.

But it is not necessary to indend to use a particular analysis tool.
Do simple.

Thanks.
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Itsuro ODA <oda@valinux.co.jp>