The System.map file is required for correct /bin/ps operation.
There is not enough information in /proc/ksyms. System.map isn't
even accurate after the initdata is freed, is it? Without good
and reliable information, the WCHAN column can be bogus.
It would be very good to fix this. Many other unix systems put
the whole symbol table in the kernel. We should do that too.
With compression, I get a 46kB map file.
Minimal improvment would be a unique ID that could be used to
check for mismatch. The latest experimental ps can check the
version only, nothing more. People that compile multiple kernels
with the same version number could have undetected troubles.
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