Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:10:42 +0100 | From | Jan Kiszka <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] kgdb:unify x86-kgdb |
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Jason Wessel wrote: > Jan Kiszka wrote: >> Jason Wessel wrote: >> >>> Jan Kiszka wrote: >>> >>>> diff -up arch/x86/kernel/kgdb_32.c arch/x86/kernel/kgdb_64.c >>>> >>>> screamed for unification. Here it is. >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_32 | 2 >>>> arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_64 | 2 >>>> arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c | 561 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> arch/x86/kernel/kgdb_32.c | 414 -------------------------------- >>>> arch/x86/kernel/kgdb_64.c | 495 -------------------------------------- >>>> 5 files changed, 563 insertions(+), 911 deletions(-) >>>> >>>> >>> FYI this is already done in the head branch for kgdb which is going into >>> the -mm tree. You will see the new patch set in the 2.6.25-rcX series. >>> >>> There is now a single x86-lite.patch which contains a number of other >>> modifications to the core-lite.patch to make use of >>> probe_kernel_address() and a new function probe_kernel_write(). Also >>> the die hooks for the "no context" memory faults were removed. >>> >> Hmm, is this any kind of patch I should have seen in your kernel.org >> git? Which branch? >>
Meanwhile I realized that the actual head-of-development was some branch in the corner of kgdb's cvs on sf.net - I hope this will change in the future... :->
> I'll be posting an update to the -mm tree soon. Presently, I have been > updating the x86 patch set because the x86 developers provided some > insight as to what needed to change to gain adoption into the mainline > kernel. > > > See: > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb.git;a=shortlog;h=for_x86
Thanks, will pick it up and continue to hammer against it.
> > Right now the scope is only 8 patches worth. The other archs will be > patched in when I move the patches forward against the -mm tree. > > If you or anyone else would like to help, I'll be happy to forward a > copy of the todo list :-)
Can't promise anything beyond x86 ATM, because that's the arch our customer asked for. But I will look around here if someone happens to twiddle thumbs. ;)
Jan
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