Re: [RFC] [PATCH] In-kernel gdbstub based on utrace Infrastructure.

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>]

* Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@redhat.com> wrote:

> peterz wrote: 
> 
> > Hmm,. wouldn't it make much more sense to extend the current kgdb stub
> > to include userspace debugging, providing an all-in-one solution?
> > I think it would be much more powerful to be able to observe the full
> > software stack and not be limited by this user<->kernel barrier.
> 
> There exist other tools for this broad a scope (systemtap being one), 
> and present gdb is not well suited for this.  That makes this idea an 
> exciting potential for the future, but not a practical short-term 
> goal.

Well, but Peter's suggestion is the obvious next step - or even a 
necessary first step in my view.

kgdb exists here and today in the kernel and you cannot just build a 
facility that doesnt replace it and doesnt integrate well with it.

So if a unified user/kernel model for debugging is a 'long term' feature 
in your view then perhaps this framework (which introduces _extensive_ 
hooks all around the kernel) is not designed/approached in the right way 
and should not be merged in this form.

Concentrating on 'other tools' just generates extensive dependencies on 
something that is lacking - making it even harder to implement unified 
debugging down the line.

Thanks,

	Ingo