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proc_kcore
Section: File Formats (5)
Updated: 2024-05-02
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NAME
/proc/kcore - physical memory
DESCRIPTION
- /proc/kcore
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This file represents the physical memory of the system and is stored
in the ELF core file format.
With this pseudo-file, and an unstripped
kernel
(/usr/src/linux/vmlinux)
binary, GDB can be used to
examine the current state of any kernel data structures.
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The total length of the file is the size of physical memory (RAM) plus
4 KiB.
SEE ALSO
proc(5)
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