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SubjectRe: [PATCH] kgdb:unify x86-kgdb
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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