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From: mulyadi.santosa@gmail.com (Mulyadi Santosa)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: How to debug a kernel thread?
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 23:00:09 +0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGdaadak6KXkpbHqMuLJv-xeVXhuMJQGXdGApk4t818_bdhgiQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAOXENUj9F6qHEzcmqRbmoLOan0ivWuer3-vuWqcpA8nuqkyMOQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi :)

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 17:37, Parmenides <mobile.parmenides@gmail.com> wrote:
> source tree. I compiled the kernel with kgdb and run it in qemu with
> virtual serial port:
>
> ? ? qemu -kernel bzImage -initrd image.cpio.gz -append
> "kgdboc=ttyS0,115200 kgdbwait" -serial tcp::1234,server
>
> In another console, the gdb was given command:
>
> ? ? (gdb) target remote local:1234
> ? ? (gdb) continue
>
> Then I pressed Ctrl+C to suspend the target, but got no reply. The gdb
> got stuck and lost control to the target. As such, there is no

IIRC, years ago I did the same thing like yours, using kgdb and qemu.
What I forgot is how I hook into the remote kgdb stub.

Here's my suggestion: try other option outside tcp, perhaps UNIX
socket...or anything that's supported by gdb. And see if it makes any
difference.

-- 
regards,

Mulyadi Santosa
Freelance Linux trainer and consultant

blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com
training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com

      parent reply	other threads:[~2012-04-03 16:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-03-30 12:00 How to debug a kernel thread? Parmenides
2012-03-30 14:48 ` Mulyadi Santosa
     [not found]   ` <CAOXENUj9F6qHEzcmqRbmoLOan0ivWuer3-vuWqcpA8nuqkyMOQ@mail.gmail.com>
2012-04-03 16:00     ` Mulyadi Santosa [this message]

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