title: linux core dump size doubles
body: <p>I have a rather weird issue at hand. I am trying to setup kdump/kexec with linux 2.6.35-14. </p>
  
  <p>Everything works fine and I am effecting the crash via "echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger". </p>
  
  <p>However, I see that the size of the core file generated DOUBLES for every invocation of crash! :s :s</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>First crash: 347Mb </li>
  <li>Second crash: 622Mb </li>
  <li>Third crash: 1.2Gb </li>
  <li>Fourth crash: 2.2Gb</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Would folks have any insight into why this could be? And hence what the solution could be?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks much.</p>