From: andrzej-kardas@o2.pl (Andrzej Kardas)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: From which point onwards the kernel execution starts
Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:26:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D73613F.8080201@o2.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikAOBFkZBAKGXFrNApud0tpweZ8T-zOvzF7swjA@mail.gmail.com>
On 06.03.2011 09:01, Mulyadi Santosa wrote:
>
> Oh and I forgot my usual tips in such case: use qemu...attach gdb to
> qemu's gdb stub.... use -s and -S options...it will stop the guest
> invocation right from the initial startup. Assuming you compile guest
> kernel with frame pointer and sufficient debug symbols, it would be
> easy for you to explore the kernel code :)
>
Let me add some stuff to Your tips :). If we talking about qemu and gdb,
if somebody doesn't like console-oriented tools (who doesn't ?? :) ),
anyway there is possibility to use qemu and gdb with very popular IDE -
Eclipse and trace execution of kernel code with "magnificent graphical
interface".
The recipe how configure Eclipse + qemu + gdb :
http://issaris.blogspot.com/2007/12/download-linux-kernel-sourcecode-from.html
--
regards
Andrzej Kardas
http://www.linux.mynotes.pl
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-06 10:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-05 5:42 From which point onwards the kernel execution starts AQ Tast
2011-03-05 8:26 ` Mulyadi Santosa
2011-03-05 10:41 ` Andrzej Kardas
2011-03-06 8:01 ` Mulyadi Santosa
2011-03-06 10:26 ` Andrzej Kardas [this message]
2011-03-07 16:18 ` Mulyadi Santosa
2011-03-08 8:13 ` Ashwath
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