2007-06-27 03:18:38

by gshan

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Subject: 2.6 Linux for PowerPC supports kdb?

Does anybody knew if 2.6 linux for PowerPC supports kdb?

Best Regards,
Gavin


2007-06-27 05:03:34

by Randy Dunlap

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Subject: Re: 2.6 Linux for PowerPC supports kdb?

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:03:55 -0400 Shan, Guo Wen (Gavin) wrote:

> Does anybody knew if 2.6 linux for PowerPC supports kdb?

PowerPC isn't listed AFAICT:
ftp://oss.sgi.com/www/projects/kdb/download/v4.4/README

I.e., all that I see are i386, x86_64, and ia64.

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~Randy
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2007-06-27 06:15:29

by gshan

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Subject: Re: 2.6 Linux for PowerPC supports kdb?

Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:03:55 -0400 Shan, Guo Wen (Gavin) wrote:
>
>
>> Does anybody knew if 2.6 linux for PowerPC supports kdb?
>>
>
> PowerPC isn't listed AFAICT:
> ftp://oss.sgi.com/www/projects/kdb/download/v4.4/README
>
> I.e., all that I see are i386, x86_64, and ia64.
>
> ---
> ~Randy
> *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***
>
Thanks, Randy. So the kgdb is the only tool I could use to debug the
kernel right now?

2007-06-27 14:12:40

by Randy Dunlap

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Subject: Re: 2.6 Linux for PowerPC supports kdb?

gshan wrote:
> Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:03:55 -0400 Shan, Guo Wen (Gavin) wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Does anybody knew if 2.6 linux for PowerPC supports kdb?
>>>
>>
>> PowerPC isn't listed AFAICT:
>> ftp://oss.sgi.com/www/projects/kdb/download/v4.4/README
>>
>> I.e., all that I see are i386, x86_64, and ia64.
>>
>> ---
>> ~Randy
>> *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your
>> code ***
>>
> Thanks, Randy. So the kgdb is the only tool I could use to debug the
> kernel right now?

AFAIK, yes.

--
~Randy

2007-06-28 20:57:10

by Will Schmidt

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Subject: Re: 2.6 Linux for PowerPC supports kdb?

On Wed, 2007-06-27 at 14:15 +0800, gshan wrote:
> Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:03:55 -0400 Shan, Guo Wen (Gavin) wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Does anybody knew if 2.6 linux for PowerPC supports kdb?
> >>
> >
> > PowerPC isn't listed AFAICT:
> > ftp://oss.sgi.com/www/projects/kdb/download/v4.4/README
> >
> > I.e., all that I see are i386, x86_64, and ia64.
> >
> > ---
> > ~Randy
> > *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***
> >
> Thanks, Randy. So the kgdb is the only tool I could use to debug the
> kernel right now?

for powerpc you may be able to use xmon. (see arch/powerpc/xmon/* ).

-Will