From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@redhat.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [git pull] kgdb-light -v10
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:16:53 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080212201653.GA8005@one.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080212193451.GE19619@redhat.com>
On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 02:34:51PM -0500, Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
> Hi -
>
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 10:20:10AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > [...] Bear in mind that one of the things you do with kgdb is to
> > modify kernel memory [...]
>
> Just for completeness, keep in mind that one can already
> do these sorts of things on a batch basis using systemtap:
You don't even need systemtap: it has been always possible with
gdb -write vmlinux /proc/kcore
The only value add of the kgdb stub is really that you can single
step too and do post mortem (although the later works fine using
kdump/crash these days too)
-Andi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-12 19:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-02-11 1:53 kgdb in git-x86#mm review Andi Kleen
2008-02-11 15:32 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2008-02-11 16:11 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-11 16:21 ` [git pull] kgdb-light -v8, (was: Re: kgdb in git-x86#mm review) Ingo Molnar
2008-02-11 16:41 ` [git pull] kgdb-light -v8, Jan Kiszka
2008-02-11 16:54 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-11 17:10 ` [git pull] kgdb-light -v8, (was: Re: kgdb in git-x86#mm review) Andi Kleen
2008-02-11 23:03 ` [git pull] kgdb-light -v9 Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 10:03 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 9:35 ` Sam Ravnborg
2008-02-12 10:26 ` Roland McGrath
2008-02-12 10:34 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 11:27 ` [git pull] kgdb-light -v10 Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 12:19 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 12:38 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 13:30 ` Jason Wessel
2008-02-12 14:39 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 14:35 ` Jason Wessel
2008-02-12 15:36 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 16:21 ` Jason Wessel
2008-02-12 17:10 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 16:48 ` Jason Wessel
2008-02-12 13:50 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 15:16 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 15:28 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 15:28 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 16:11 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 16:24 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 17:01 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 16:25 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 16:42 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 17:07 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-15 12:35 ` [RFC][PATCH] modular kgdb-light (was: Re: [git pull] kgdb-light -v10) Jan Kiszka
2008-02-15 13:32 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-15 20:24 ` [RFC][PATCH] modular kgdb-light Jason Wessel
2008-02-15 20:36 ` [git pull] kgdb-light -v10 Jason Wessel
2008-02-12 16:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 17:01 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 17:10 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 18:20 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 18:11 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 19:22 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 19:01 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 18:20 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-12 19:16 ` Andi Kleen
2008-02-12 21:01 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-12 19:34 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2008-02-12 20:16 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2008-02-12 13:18 ` Domenico Andreoli
2008-02-12 13:59 ` Jason Wessel
2008-02-12 15:45 ` Domenico Andreoli
2008-02-11 16:03 ` kgdb in git-x86#mm review Mark Lord
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