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From: "Vladimir A. Gurevich" <vag@paulidav.org>
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Subject: Re: KGDB: I cannot stop execution by using "ctrl+c"
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Hello Colin,

colin wrote:

>When using gdb to debug Linux kernel, I found that it cannot be stopped
>temporarily by using "ctrl+c".
>After the first strike of "ctrl+c", nothing happen.
>After the second, Linux kernel will show these messages:
>    Interrupted while waiting for the program.
>    Give up (and stop debugging it)? (y or n)
>If choose yes, kernel will totally stop and it goes back to gdb shell.
>How can I stop kernel temporarily and then resume it?
>
You should use the following command in GDB:

    set remotebreak 1

After that it will start to behave as you expect it to, i.e. it will 
interrupt the kernel as soon as you press CTRL-C.

Happy hacking,
Vladimir