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[Bug documentation/11554] Document SYSTEMTAP_DEBUGINFO_PATH better


------- Additional Comments From srikar at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com  2010-05-25 07:52 -------
> 
> The directory containing vmlinux can also specified by using 
> SYSTEMTAP_DEBUGINFO_PATH environmental variable.  [How?  Jim]

looks like systemtap looks for boot/vmlinux-`uname -r` and boot/vmlinux-`uname
-r`.debug file and lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux files under the
SYSTEMTAP_DEBUGINFO_PATH.

> 
> /boot/vmlinux-`uname -r`
> /boot/.debug/vmlinux-`uname -r`
> /usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-`uname -r`
> /boot/vmlinux-`uname -r`.debug
> /boot/.debug/vmlinux-`uname -r`.debug
> /usr/lib/debug/boot/`uname -r`5.1snap2.debug
> /lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux
> /lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux.debug
> /lib/modules/`uname -r`/.debug/vmlinux.debug
> /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/`uname -r`/vmlinux.debug
> -----
> How did you determine this, Srikar?

This info is from "strace -e open" run on stap.

I agree we should be documenting it at some place.

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