Add a tool to convert kernel minidump to elf coredump
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Authored by mchoo on Feb 19 2019, 9:01 PM.

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emaste
borako.ozarslan_gmail.com

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Add a tool that converts a given kernel minidump to elf coredump format
so that gdb or lldb can directly read this instead of learning about
the special format.

submitted by: Bora Ozarslan borako.ozarslan@gmail.com

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borako.ozarslan_gmail.com created this revision.Feb 19 2019, 9:01 PM

Added a man page

emaste added a subscriber: mgorny_gentoo.org.Nov 22 2021, 1:49 AM

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tools/tools/minidump_to_elf/minidump-to-elf.1
1	Copy-pasteo

emaste added a subscriber: jhb.Sep 28 2023, 8:02 PM

emaste added inline comments.

tools/tools/minidump_to_elf/main.c
152	we may want to avoid modifying libkvm (we can just open the kernel again and call `elf_begin`).

mchoo added a subscriber: mchoo.Feb 18 2026, 8:35 PM

Herald added a subscriber: ziaee. · View Herald TranscriptFeb 18 2026, 8:35 PM

I can take this once my work on LLDB is done (probably in April). I think this is mostly complete although there are some places that need fixes or improvements. Phab shows the author has been inactive for a long time, so I'll take this unless I hear back from the author.