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Creation of mini dump files from full dump files
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In this article, a system and method for generating a summary dump file from a system or application crash dump or core dump file without the need for referencing a large symbol table file is presented.Abstract:
A system and method is provided for generating a summary dump file from a system or application crash dump or core dump file without the need for referencing a large symbol table file. A crash dump file with a referencing portion containing references to certain pertinent information (e.g., data structures) including references conventionally not found in crash dump files. The data structures referenced in the referencing portion have been found to be optimal for analyzing faults residing in a crash dump file. The crash dump file may be a complete crash dump file of an operating system or a kernel memory dump. Alternatively, the crash dump file may be a crash dump file of an application program. A stand alone extraction tool is also provided for extracting pertinent information from the crash dump or core dump file by utilizing information in the referencing portion. The stand alone tool generates a summary or mini dump file of the crash dump file.read more
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