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Subject[PATCH 1/4] Add BUG() debugger entry points
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This patch series adds a config option which can be set during compile to
direct the compiler to output a breakpoint instruction anywhere a BUG()
macro has been placed in the kernel to trigger the system to enter a
debugger if a bug is detected by the system. Use of this compile time
option also allows conditional breakpoints to be set anywhere in the
kernel.

This addition is extremely useful for debugging hard and soft lockups
real time and quickly from a console debugger, and other areas of the
kernel.

Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Merkey <jeffmerkey@gmail.com>
---
kernel/watchdog.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index b3ace6e..6de9263 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ static void watchdog_overflow_callback(struct perf_event *event,
else
dump_stack();

+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BREAK
+ BUG();
+#endif
/*
* Perform all-CPU dump only once to avoid multiple hardlockups
* generating interleaving traces
@@ -478,6 +481,9 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart watchdog_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
else
dump_stack();

+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BREAK
+ BUG();
+#endif
if (softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace) {
/* Avoid generating two back traces for current
* given that one is already made above
--
1.8.3.1
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