GNU bug report logs - #34905
uname: -i/-p returns "unknown"

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Wellington Almeida <wsalmeida6 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:35:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Merged with 70298

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From: Wellington Almeida <wsalmeida6 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: unknown output
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:23:38 -0300

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When using the -p and -i functions in the uname command I noticed that
it returned an unknown result, can this be a bug?

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Wellington Almeida <wsalmeida6 <at> gmail.com>, 34905 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34905: unknown output
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:48:01 -0700

Wellington Almeida wrote:
> When using the -p and -i functions in the uname command I noticed that
> it returned an unknown result, can this be a bug?

It could be a bug in the uname command, but more likely it's a kernel bug. Try 
running "strace uname -pi".
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From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>,
 Wellington Almeida <wsalmeida6 <at> gmail.com>, 34905 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34905: uname: -i/-p returns "unknown"
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:02:07 -0600

tags 34905 moreinfo
retitle 34905 uname: -i/-p returns "unknown"
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On 2019-03-19 9:48 p.m., Paul Eggert wrote:
> Wellington Almeida wrote:
>> When using the -p and -i functions in the uname command I noticed that
>> it returned an unknown result, can this be a bug?
> 
> It could be a bug in the uname command, but more likely it's a kernel 
> bug. Try running "strace uname -pi".
>
Added tag(s) moreinfo. Request was from Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:19:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Changed bug title to 'uname: -i/-p returns "unknown"' from 'unknown output' Request was from Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 28 Mar 2019 18:19:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Merged 34905 70298. Request was from Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:57:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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