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Old 07-30-2015
Best reference for understanding core file and debugging for different architectures
Hi ,

could someone suggest best reference for core file understanding , analysis , debugging for different architectures

like what registers represent what in a architecture specific core ..
how to get maximum information out of corrupted core
different tools and how they work and how to use them for core debugging etc
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Old 07-30-2015
Corefiles are as different as the architectures and binary formats they come from. I do not think there is any general answer to what you want to know, because there is no general principe you could build on.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
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