diff -urN -X dontdiff linux/fs/proc/Makefile linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/Makefile
--- linux/fs/proc/Makefile      Mon Nov  1 05:57:57 1999
+++ linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/Makefile    Mon Nov  1 07:06:19 1999
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@

O_TARGET := proc.o
O_OBJS   := inode.o root.o base.o generic.o mem.o link.o fd.o array.o \
-               kmsg.o scsi.o proc_tty.o sysvipc.o proc_misc.o
+               kmsg.o scsi.o proc_tty.o sysvipc.o proc_misc.o kcore.o
ifdef CONFIG_OMIRR
O_OBJS   := $(O_OBJS) omirr.o
endif
diff -urN -X dontdiff linux/fs/proc/array.c linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/array.c
--- linux/fs/proc/array.c       Mon Nov  1 05:57:57 1999
+++ linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/array.c     Mon Nov  1 10:44:54 1999
@@ -73,75 +73,17 @@
#include <asm/io.h>


+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
static int open_kcore(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
{
       return capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO) ? 0 : -EPERM;
}

-static ssize_t read_core(struct file * file, char * buf,
-                        size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-       unsigned long p = *ppos, memsize;
-       ssize_t read;
-       ssize_t count1;
-       char * pnt;
-       struct user dump;
-#if defined (__i386__) || defined (__mc68000__)
-#      define FIRST_MAPPED     PAGE_SIZE       /* we don't have page 0 mapped on x86.. */
-#else
-#      define FIRST_MAPPED     0
-#endif
-
-       memset(&dump, 0, sizeof(struct user));
-       dump.magic = CMAGIC;
-       dump.u_dsize = max_mapnr;
-#if defined (__i386__)
-       dump.start_code = PAGE_OFFSET;
-#endif
-#ifdef __alpha__
-       dump.start_data = PAGE_OFFSET;
-#endif
-
-       memsize = (max_mapnr + 1) << PAGE_SHIFT;
-       if (p >= memsize)
-               return 0;
-       if (count > memsize - p)
-               count = memsize - p;
-       read = 0;
-
-       if (p < sizeof(struct user) && count > 0) {
-               count1 = count;
-               if (p + count1 > sizeof(struct user))
-                       count1 = sizeof(struct user)-p;
-               pnt = (char *) &dump + p;
-               copy_to_user(buf,(void *) pnt, count1);
-               buf += count1;
-               p += count1;
-               count -= count1;
-               read += count1;
-       }
-
-       if (count > 0 && p < PAGE_SIZE + FIRST_MAPPED) {
-               count1 = PAGE_SIZE + FIRST_MAPPED - p;
-               if (count1 > count)
-                       count1 = count;
-               clear_user(buf, count1);
-               buf += count1;
-               p += count1;
-               count -= count1;
-               read += count1;
-       }
-       if (count > 0) {
-               copy_to_user(buf, (void *) (PAGE_OFFSET+p-PAGE_SIZE), count);
-               read += count;
-       }
-       *ppos += read;
-       return read;
-}
+extern ssize_t read_kcore_elf(struct file *, char *, size_t, loff_t *);

static struct file_operations proc_kcore_operations = {
       NULL,           /* lseek */
-       read_core,
+       read_kcore_elf,
       NULL,           /* write */
       NULL,           /* readdir */
       NULL,           /* poll */
@@ -153,6 +95,7 @@
struct inode_operations proc_kcore_inode_operations = {
       &proc_kcore_operations,
};
+#endif

/*
 * This function accesses profiling information. The returned data is
diff -urN -X dontdiff linux/fs/proc/kcore.c linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/kcore.c
--- linux/fs/proc/kcore.c       Thu Jan  1 01:00:00 1970
+++ linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/kcore.c     Mon Nov  1 07:08:18 1999
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+/*
+ *     fs/proc/kcore.c kernel ELF core dumper
+ *
+ *     Modelled on fs/exec.c:aout_core_dump()
+ *     Jeremy Fitzhardinge <[email protected]>
+ *     Implemented by David Howells <[email protected]>
+ *     Modified and incorporated into 2.3.x by Tigran Aivazian <[email protected]>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/elf.h>
+#include <linux/elfcore.h>
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
+
+#define roundup(x, y)  ((((x)+((y)-1))/(y))*(y))
+
+/* An ELF note in memory */
+struct memelfnote
+{
+       const char *name;
+       int type;
+       unsigned int datasz;
+       void *data;
+};
+
+extern char saved_command_line[];
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * determine size of ELF note
+ */
+static int notesize(struct memelfnote *en)
+{
+       int sz;
+
+       sz = sizeof(struct elf_note);
+       sz += roundup(strlen(en->name), 4);
+       sz += roundup(en->datasz, 4);
+
+       return sz;
+} /* end notesize() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * store a note in the header buffer
+ */
+static char *storenote(struct memelfnote *men, char *bufp)
+{
+       struct elf_note en;
+
+#define DUMP_WRITE(addr,nr) do { memcpy(bufp,addr,nr); bufp += nr; } while(0)
+
+       en.n_namesz = strlen(men->name);
+       en.n_descsz = men->datasz;
+       en.n_type = men->type;
+
+       DUMP_WRITE(&en, sizeof(en));
+       DUMP_WRITE(men->name, en.n_namesz);
+
+       /* XXX - cast from long long to long to avoid need for libgcc.a */
+       bufp = (char*) roundup((unsigned long)bufp,4);
+       DUMP_WRITE(men->data, men->datasz);
+       bufp = (char*) roundup((unsigned long)bufp,4);
+
+#undef DUMP_WRITE
+
+       return bufp;
+} /* end storenote() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * store an ELF coredump header in the supplied buffer
+ * - assume the memory image is the size specified
+ */
+static void elf_kcore_store_hdr(char *bufp, size_t size, off_t dataoff)
+{
+       struct elf_prstatus prstatus;   /* NT_PRSTATUS */
+       struct elf_prpsinfo psinfo;     /* NT_PRPSINFO */
+       struct elf_phdr *nhdr, *dhdr;
+       struct elfhdr *elf;
+       struct memelfnote notes[3];
+       off_t offset = 0;
+
+       /* acquire an ELF header block from the buffer */
+       elf = (struct elfhdr *) bufp;
+       bufp += sizeof(*elf);
+       offset += sizeof(*elf);
+
+       /* set up header */
+       memcpy(elf->e_ident,ELFMAG,SELFMAG);
+       elf->e_ident[EI_CLASS]  = ELF_CLASS;
+       elf->e_ident[EI_DATA]   = ELF_DATA;
+       elf->e_ident[EI_VERSION]= EV_CURRENT;
+       memset(elf->e_ident+EI_PAD,0,EI_NIDENT-EI_PAD);
+
+       elf->e_type     = ET_CORE;
+       elf->e_machine  = ELF_ARCH;
+       elf->e_version  = EV_CURRENT;
+       elf->e_entry    = 0;
+       elf->e_phoff    = sizeof(*elf);
+       elf->e_shoff    = 0;
+       elf->e_flags    = 0;
+       elf->e_ehsize   = sizeof(*elf);
+       elf->e_phentsize= sizeof(struct elf_phdr);
+       elf->e_phnum    = 2;                    /* no. of segments */
+       elf->e_shentsize= 0;
+       elf->e_shnum    = 0;
+       elf->e_shstrndx = 0;
+
+       /* acquire an ELF program header blocks from the buffer for notes */
+       nhdr = (struct elf_phdr *) bufp;
+       bufp += sizeof(*nhdr);
+       offset += sizeof(*nhdr);
+
+       /* store program headers for notes dump */
+       nhdr->p_type    = PT_NOTE;
+       nhdr->p_offset  = 0;
+       nhdr->p_vaddr   = 0;
+       nhdr->p_paddr   = 0;
+       nhdr->p_memsz   = 0;
+       nhdr->p_flags   = 0;
+       nhdr->p_align   = 0;
+
+       /* acquire an ELF program header blocks from the buffer for data */
+       dhdr = (struct elf_phdr *) bufp;
+       bufp += sizeof(*dhdr);
+       offset += sizeof(*dhdr);
+
+       /* store program headers for data dump */
+       dhdr->p_type    = PT_LOAD;
+       dhdr->p_flags   = PF_R|PF_W|PF_X;
+       dhdr->p_offset  = dataoff;
+       dhdr->p_vaddr   = PAGE_OFFSET;
+       dhdr->p_paddr   = __pa(PAGE_OFFSET);
+       dhdr->p_filesz  = size;
+       dhdr->p_memsz   = size;
+       dhdr->p_align   = PAGE_SIZE;
+
+       /*
+        * Set up the notes in similar form to SVR4 core dumps made
+        * with info from their /proc.
+        */
+       nhdr->p_offset  = offset;
+       nhdr->p_filesz  = 0;
+
+       /* set up the process status */
+       notes[0].name = "CORE";
+       notes[0].type = NT_PRSTATUS;
+       notes[0].datasz = sizeof(prstatus);
+       notes[0].data = &prstatus;
+
+       memset(&prstatus,0,sizeof(prstatus));
+
+       nhdr->p_filesz  = notesize(&notes[0]);
+       bufp = storenote(&notes[0],bufp);
+
+       /* set up the process info */
+       notes[1].name   = "CORE";
+       notes[1].type   = NT_PRPSINFO;
+       notes[1].datasz = sizeof(psinfo);
+       notes[1].data   = &psinfo;
+
+       memset(&psinfo,0,sizeof(psinfo));
+       psinfo.pr_state = 0;
+       psinfo.pr_sname = 'R';
+       psinfo.pr_zomb  = 0;
+
+       strcpy(psinfo.pr_fname,"vmlinux");
+       strncpy(psinfo.pr_psargs,saved_command_line,ELF_PRARGSZ);
+
+       nhdr->p_filesz  = notesize(&notes[1]);
+       bufp = storenote(&notes[1],bufp);
+
+       /* set up the task structure */
+       notes[2].name   = "CORE";
+       notes[2].type   = NT_TASKSTRUCT;
+       notes[2].datasz = sizeof(*current);
+       notes[2].data   = current;
+
+       nhdr->p_filesz  = notesize(&notes[2]);
+       bufp = storenote(&notes[2],bufp);
+
+} /* end elf_kcore_store_hdr() */
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * read from the ELF header and then kernel memory
+ */
+ssize_t read_kcore_elf(struct file *file, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
+                             loff_t *fpos)
+{
+       ssize_t acc;
+       size_t size, tsz;
+       char *page;
+
+       /* work out how much file we allow to be read */
+       size = ((size_t)high_memory - PAGE_OFFSET) + PAGE_SIZE;
+       acc = 0;
+
+       /* see if file pointer already beyond EOF */
+       if (buflen==0 || *fpos>=size)
+               return 0;
+
+       /* trim buflen to not go beyond EOF */
+       if (buflen > size-*fpos)
+               buflen = size - *fpos;
+
+       /* construct an ELF core header if we'll need some of it */
+       if (*fpos<PAGE_SIZE) {
+               /* get a buffer */
+               page = (char*) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!page)
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+
+               tsz = PAGE_SIZE-*fpos;
+               if (buflen < tsz)
+                       tsz = buflen;
+
+               /* create a header */
+               memset(page,0,PAGE_SIZE);
+               elf_kcore_store_hdr(page,size-PAGE_SIZE,PAGE_SIZE);
+
+               /* copy data to the users buffer */
+               copy_to_user(buffer,page,tsz);
+               buflen -= tsz;
+               *fpos += tsz;
+               buffer += tsz;
+               acc += tsz;
+
+               free_page((unsigned long) page);
+
+               /* leave now if filled buffer already */
+               if (buflen==0)
+                       return tsz;
+       }
+
+       /* where page 0 not mapped, write zeros into buffer */
+#if defined (__i386__) || defined (__mc68000__)
+       if (*fpos < PAGE_SIZE*2) {
+               /* work out how much to clear */
+               tsz = PAGE_SIZE*2 - *fpos;
+               if (buflen < tsz)
+                       tsz = buflen;
+
+               /* write zeros to buffer */
+               clear_user(buffer,tsz);
+               buflen -= tsz;
+               *fpos += tsz;
+               buffer += tsz;
+               acc += tsz;
+
+               /* leave now if filled buffer already */
+               if (buflen==0)
+                       return tsz;
+       }
+#endif
+
+       /* fill the remainder of the buffer from kernel VM space */
+#if defined (__i386__) || defined (__mc68000__)
+       copy_to_user(buffer,__va(*fpos-PAGE_SIZE),buflen);
+#else
+       copy_to_user(buffer,__va(*fpos),buflen);
+#endif
+       acc += buflen;
+
+       return acc;
+
+} /* end elf_kcore_read() */
diff -urN -X dontdiff linux/fs/proc/proc_misc.c linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/proc_misc.c
--- linux/fs/proc/proc_misc.c   Mon Nov  1 05:57:57 1999
+++ linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/proc_misc.c Mon Nov  1 10:46:30 1999
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
extern int get_ds1286_status(char *);
#endif

+extern struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
+
static int loadavg_read_proc(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
                                int count, int *eof, void *data)
{
@@ -612,8 +614,10 @@

       /* And now for trickier ones */
       proc_register(&proc_root, &proc_root_kmsg);
-       proc_register(&proc_root, &proc_root_kcore);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+       proc_register(proc_sys_root, &proc_root_kcore);
       proc_root_kcore.size = (MAP_NR(high_memory) << PAGE_SHIFT) + PAGE_SIZE;
+#endif
       if (prof_shift) {
               proc_register(&proc_root, &proc_root_profile);
               proc_root_profile.size = (1+prof_len) * sizeof(unsigned int);
diff -urN -X dontdiff linux/fs/proc/root.c linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/root.c
--- linux/fs/proc/root.c        Mon Nov  1 05:57:57 1999
+++ linux-2.3.25-pre3-kcore/fs/proc/root.c      Mon Nov  1 10:10:15 1999
@@ -542,15 +542,15 @@
void __init proc_root_init(void)
{
       proc_base_init();
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+       proc_sys_root = create_proc_entry("sys", S_IFDIR, 0);
+#endif
       proc_misc_init();
       proc_register(&proc_root, &proc_root_self);
       proc_net = create_proc_entry("net", S_IFDIR, 0);
       proc_scsi = create_proc_entry("scsi", S_IFDIR, 0);
#ifdef CONFIG_SYSVIPC
       proc_sysvipc = create_proc_entry("sysvipc", S_IFDIR, 0);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-       proc_sys_root = create_proc_entry("sys", S_IFDIR, 0);
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_MCA
       proc_mca = create_proc_entry("mca", S_IFDIR, 0);