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From: Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>
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Jon Smirl wrote:
> I'm getting a "Badness at c01cc228 [verbose debug info unavailable]"
> 
> How do I turn on verbose debug support? Or is it helpful? I see the
> option for x86 but I don't see how to do it for PowerPC.

Under "Kernel Hacking", enable "Kernel debugging".  This will expose a 
"Verbose BUG() reporting" option.

IMHO, this option shouldn't be buried in this manner; it's not just for 
hacking kernels, but also for submitting decent bug reports.

-Scott