Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Dec 1998 21:34:07 +0100 | From | jens@pinguin ... | Subject | Re: Debugging kernel |
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On Sun, Dec 13, 1998 at 10:26:09PM -0800, Stephane Belmon wrote:
>> Is there any method to debug entire kernel from remote machine(remote > http://www.gcom.com/#linux (...)
> For instance, one trick that might seem obvious, for code living in > modules, is to compile -> insmod -> test -> rmmod -> fix -> compile -> ... > instead of rebooting. It's just that it's not written down anywhere, and > it's most helpful.
How can you be sure that the module doesn't leave accessed hardware (if it's a driver) in an unusable state, or, leaves some other rubbish behind?
(This is a genuine question, I don't (yet :) call myself a kernel hacker, I'm just about able to parse C code for syntax mistakes :)
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