linux-yocto/scripts/mksysmap
Linus Torvalds 1da177e4c3 Linux-2.6.12-rc2
Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history,
even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git
archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about
3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early
git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good
infrastructure for it.

Let it rip!
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00

1.3 KiB

#!/bin/sh -x

Based on the vmlinux file create the System.map file

System.map is used by module-init tools and some debugging

tools to retreive the actual addresses of symbols in the kernel.

Usage

mksysmap vmlinux System.map

Generate System.map (actual filename passed as second argument)

$NM produces the following output:

f0081e80 T alloc_vfsmnt

The second row specify the type of the symbol:

A = Absolute

B = Uninitialised data (.bss)

C = Comon symbol

D = Initialised data

G = Initialised data for small objects

I = Indirect reference to another symbol

N = Debugging symbol

R = Read only

S = Uninitialised data for small objects

T = Text code symbol

U = Undefined symbol

V = Weak symbol

W = Weak symbol

Corresponding small letters are local symbols

For System.map filter away:

a - local absolute symbols

U - undefined global symbols

w - local weak symbols

readprofile starts reading symbols when _stext is found, and

continue until it finds a symbol which is not either of 'T', 't',

'W' or 'w'. _crc are 'A' and placed in the middle

so we just ignore them to let readprofile continue to work.

(At least sparc64 has _crc in the middle).

$NM -n $1 | grep -v '( [aUw] )|(_crc)|( $[adt])' > $2