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Jason Wessel bec4d62ead kgdb,debug_core: add the ability to control the reboot notifier
Sometimes it is desirable to stop the kernel debugger before allowing
a system to reboot either with kdb or kgdb.  This patch adds the
ability to turn the reboot notifier on and off or enter the debugger
and stop kernel execution before rebooting.

It is possible to change the setting after booting the kernel with the
following:

echo 1 > /sys/module/debug_core/parameters/kgdbreboot

It is also possible to change this setting using kdb / kgdb to
manipulate the variable directly.

Using KDB:
   mm kgdbreboot 1

Using gdb:
   set kgdbreboot=1

Reported-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
2012-03-22 15:07:16 -05:00
Jason Wessel 4aad8f51d0 kdb: Add kdb kernel module sample
Add an example of how to add a dynamic kdb shell command via a kernel
module.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
2010-10-29 13:14:39 -05:00
Jason Wessel 65b5ac1479 kgdb,docs: Update the kgdb docs to include kms
Update the kgdb docs to include information about kernel mode setting support.

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>: grammatical corrections]

CC: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
2010-08-05 10:53:11 -05:00
Jason Wessel 84c08fd61e kgdb,docs: Update the kgdb docs to include kdb
Update the kgdb docs to reflect the new directory structure and API.

Merge in the kdb shell information.

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>: grammatical corrections]

CC: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
2010-05-20 21:04:24 -05:00
Frank Rowand d34a792da9 kgdb: gdb documentation fix
gdb command "set remote debug 1" is not valid, change to correct command.

Signed-off-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@am.sony.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
2009-05-15 07:56:25 -05:00
Jason Wessel a9b60bf4c2 kgdb: fix kgdb_validate_break_address to perform a mem write
A regression to the kgdb core was found in the case of using the
CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA kernel option.  When this option is on, a breakpoint
cannot be written into any readonly memory page.  When an external
debugger requests a breakpoint to get set, the
kgdb_validate_break_address() was only checking to see if the address
to place the breakpoint was readable and lacked a write check.

This patch changes the validate routine to try reading (via the
breakpoint set request) and also to try immediately writing the break
point.  If either fails, an error is correctly returned and the
debugger behaves correctly.  Then an end user can make the
descision to use hardware breakpoints.

Also update the documentation to reflect that using
CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA will inhibit the use of software breakpoints.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
2008-08-01 08:39:34 -05:00
Jason Wessel 5f5ddfb360 kgdb: remove the requirement for CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
There is no technical reason that the kgdb core requires frame
pointers.  It is up to the end user of KGDB to decide if they need
them or not.

[ anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp: removed frame pointers on mips ]

Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
2008-08-01 08:39:34 -05:00
Jason Wessel a606b5e24b kgdb: documentation update - remove kgdboe
kgdboe is not presently included kgdb, and there should be no
references to it.

Also fix the tcp port terminal connection example.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
2008-06-24 10:52:55 -05:00
grzegorz.chwesewicz@chilan.com f92509371e kgdb: minor documentation fixes
Two minor fixes to the kgdb documentation.

Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Chwesewicz, Chilan <grzegorz.chwesewicz@chilan.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
2008-05-05 07:13:21 -05:00
Jason Wessel 225a4424ad kgdb: documentation fixes
Minor cleanups to kgdb docs.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17 20:05:43 +02:00
Jason Wessel e3e2aaf7dc kgdb: add documentation
Add in the kgdb documentation for kgdb.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17 20:05:42 +02:00