Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Need Suggestion(modifying kernel source) | Date | Mon, 4 Mar 2002 22:47:34 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> The major problem I am getting is, as and when I do a > small change, to test that change, I have to compile > the whole kernel make boot floppy and reboot the > kernel with that floppy and test the code. This way is > takinbg too much time. I donno how linux kernel > developers will make changes to kernel and test them.
Tweak the file concerned , make bzImage make modules On the target box with the other machine NFS mounted make modules_install; cp the kernel and reboot the test box
> Can you suggest me in this issue. If it is any thing > to deal with the kernel debugger can you give me > proper links so that I can get more information about > that.
Search for "kdb" "linux"
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