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[Laurent Dufour <ldufour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Where is the pointer to the upstream fix?
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/kernel/kexec/kexec-tools.git/commit/?id=45b33eb2e70cd44f41abf1058a92659cb4315011

>What action are you asking Canonical to take?
take the fix please.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1349994

Title:
  vmcore image is not readable

Status in “kexec-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  ---Problem Description---
  When running in LE mode, the vmcore is not readable from the kdump kernel.
    
  Machine Type = Power 8 
   
  ---Steps to Reproduce---
  Panic the system and read the /proc/vmcore file using readelf -a
   
  Userspace tool common name: kexec-tools 
   
  The userspace tool has the following bit modes: 64-bit LE 

  kexec-tools patch fixing the /proc/vmcore ELF header.

  Patch sent upstream :
  http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/kexec/2014-July/012247.html

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