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SubjectRe: Debugging kernel
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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