On RHEL6(x86_64), debuginfo does not pick user_regs_struct on x86_64.

# gdb /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64/vmlinux
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Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64/vmlinux...done.
(gdb) ptype struct user_regs_struct
No struct type named user_regs_struct.

---
x86_64.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/x86_64.c b/x86_64.c
index a782334..853a1aa 100644
--- a/x86_64.c
+++ b/x86_64.c
@@ -332,6 +332,31 @@ x86_64_init(int when)
MEMBER_OFFSET_INIT(user_regs_struct_ss,
"user_regs_struct", "ss");
STRUCT_SIZE_INIT(user_regs_struct, "user_regs_struct");
+ if (!VALID_STRUCT(user_regs_struct)) {
+ /* Use this hardwired version -- sometimes the
+ * debuginfo doesn't pick this up even though
+ * it exists in the kernel; it shouldn't change.
+ */
+ struct x86_64_user_regs_struct {
+ unsigned long long r15, r14, r13, r12, bp, bx;
+ unsigned long long r11, r10, r9, r8, ax, cx, dx;
+ unsigned long long si, di, orig_ax, ip, cs;
+ unsigned long long flags, sp, ss, fs_base;
+ unsigned long long gs_base, ds, es, fs, gs;
+ };
+ ASSIGN_SIZE(user_regs_struct) =
+ sizeof(struct x86_64_user_regs_struct);
+ ASSIGN_OFFSET(user_regs_struct_rip) =
+ offsetof(struct x86_64_user_regs_struct, ip);
+ ASSIGN_OFFSET(user_regs_struct_rsp) =
+ offsetof(struct x86_64_user_regs_struct, sp);
+ ASSIGN_OFFSET(user_regs_struct_eflags) =
+ offsetof(struct x86_64_user_regs_struct, flags);
+ ASSIGN_OFFSET(user_regs_struct_cs) =
+ offsetof(struct x86_64_user_regs_struct, cs);
+ ASSIGN_OFFSET(user_regs_struct_ss) =
+ offsetof(struct x86_64_user_regs_struct, ss);
+ }
machdep->vmalloc_start = x86_64_vmalloc_start;
vt->vmalloc_start = machdep->vmalloc_start();
machdep->init_kernel_pgd();
--
1.7.1

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