>> > 3) I have several kernels in /boot, and several according
>> > System.map files. Question: when my /boot/grub/menu.lst stanza
>> > says "kernel=/vmlinuz-ide-2.4.29", does this mean that
>> > automatically the according System.map-ide-2.4.29 will be used
>> > (since it bears the same appendice)?
>>
>> Yes, klogd is the only program that automatically tries to use
>> System.map-xx, and it will try to open System.map-`uname -r`. The
>> other program that might use System.map is /etc/rc.d/rc.modules...
>> and it will also try System.map-`uname -r`.
>
> The Klogd daemon do no try to automatically use System.map-* files. It
> only try /boot/System.map (and /System.map, /usr/src/linux/System.map)
> which is a symlink to the proper System.map-* file on Linux Slackware.

http://kerneltrap.org/node/2588


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damjan