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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [RESEND][PATCH] gdbstub: listen on ipv4 address
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Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Sebastian Herbszt wrote:
> >There seems to be no support for IPv6 in gdb.

Even though GDB itself cannot connect over IPv6, it can be run over a
tunnel which may route to IPv6.

> Are you unable to connect without the ipv4 option?  My understanding was 
> that we shouldn't explicitly need this option.

It should.

(I gather some OSes (possibly old versions) don't listen to IPv4 and
IPv6 on the same socket; you need two sockets.  I don't know any of
the hosts QEMU works with need that.)

-- Jamie