Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:08:19 +1000 (EST) | From | David Burrows <> | Subject | Kernel debugger anyone? |
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Hi..
I'm just wondering about the inclusion of a real kernel debugger.. I was playing around with NetBSD on my Dec VAXStation 3100, and the kernel crashed, and up popped a nice debugging prompt. Is there some reason that Linux doesn't do this? Wouldn't this feature seem infinitely useful, compared to say a stupid boot logo or a new non existant linux distribution??
I'm not overly up to date on the way the internals of the linux kernel work, but could it be just a matter of linking gdb with the kernel? It could be made a config option, or at the very least just a patch to the sources.
The only real disadvantage I can see is the effort involved in implementation, and maybe some might find the additional ram usage unjustified??
Just my 2 cents..
Dave.
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