Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:16:59 +0400 | | From | Sergei Shtylyov <> | | Subject | Re: Break point not hit while debugging linux kernel with kgdb |
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Hello.
On 10-06-2012 8:30, Anil Nair wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Sergei Shtylyov<sshtylyov@mvista.com> wrote:
>> Yeah, KGDB was accepted into kernel exactly for more "poorly fixed >> patches" to appear. :-)
> I was under the impression that maintainers would never recommend > kgdb, so never learned to use it. > If you could guide me and Prasanna on how to use kgdb that would be > helpful :).
For the starters, Prasanna should ask his KGDB question in the right mailing list, kgdb-bugreport@lists.sourceforge.net.
> If you were saying it sarcastically, then i failed to > understand it . :P.
Yes, there was sarcasm. If KGDB was only providing for "poorly fixed patches", it would have been hardly included in the kernel.
>>> You have to use gdbserver
>> gdbserver is only good for debugging the applications.
> I never knew that..!.
Besides, there's not much difference between remotely debugging applications via gdbserver and remotely debugging kernel via KGDB.
WBR, Sergei
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