Core dump of a multithreaded program

Question

Hi,

i have regularly worked with single threaded programs. i never saw a multithreded program crashing since i havent worked on any.

is there any difference between both the core dumps? is there any additional information provided in the core dump of a multithreaded program when compared to a single threaded program?

Answer 1

If you get a full dump, you'll have the entire address space of the process. That includes loaded modules, stacks for each thread and so on. Have a look at this link for additional info. In short the dump will have the necessary info to debug multiple threads. Still may not be easy though.