Why does the kdump (crash) kernel initrd have to be rebuilt, on adding 'extra_modules' option in '/etc/kdump.conf' ?

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Issue

When the 'extra_modules' option is used in the '/etc/kdump.conf' file, it forces a rebuild of the kdump (crash) kernel. Why is this necessary ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6
  • kexec-tools package

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