Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:03:14 -0500 | From | "Frank Ch. Eigler" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] [PATCH] In-kernel gdbstub based on utrace Infrastructure. |
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peterz wrote:
> Hmm,. wouldn't it make much more sense to extend the current kgdb stub > to include userspace debugging, providing an all-in-one solution? > I think it would be much more powerful to be able to observe the full > software stack and not be limited by this user<->kernel barrier.
There exist other tools for this broad a scope (systemtap being one), and present gdb is not well suited for this. That makes this idea an exciting potential for the future, but not a practical short-term goal.
- FChE
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