[CentOS] How do I debug the kernel?

Rodrigo Barbosa rodrigob at darkover.org
Wed Mar 7 02:33:06 UTC 2007


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On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 08:28:26PM -0500, Mark Hull-Richter wrote:
> Okay, if I do it that way, is there a how-to somewhere on this, or does
> kgdb come with something like that or am I on my own here?  :-)
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> > Behalf Of Rodrigo Barbosa
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 11:01 AM
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> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] How do I debug the kernel?
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> > Using gdb to debug the kernel is not an easy trick. You will need
> > a kgdb patch for the kernel, and 2 computers. 1 for running the
> kernel,
> > and one for the debuger. These computers should be connected using a
> > serial (RS232) cable.
> > 
> > Please take notice I haven't done this since the 2.0 days, so things
> > might have changed, but I don't expect they changed much.
> > 
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