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SubjectRe: [RFC] [PATCH] In-kernel gdbstub based on utrace Infrastructure.
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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