Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752389AbdGGHMN (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Jul 2017 03:12:13 -0400 Received: from mail-pf0-f196.google.com ([209.85.192.196]:33750 "EHLO mail-pf0-f196.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751089AbdGGHML (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 Jul 2017 03:12:11 -0400 From: Zhouyi Zhou To: corbet@lwn.net, jason.wessel@windriver.com, kgdb-bugreport@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Zhouyi Zhou Subject: [PATCH 2/1] docs: disable KASLR when debugging kernel Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 15:11:46 +0800 Message-Id: <1499411506-29546-1-git-send-email-zhouzhouyi@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.9.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1329 Lines: 41 commit 6807c84652b0 ("x86: Enable KASLR by default") enables KASLR by default on x86. While KASLR will confuse gdb which resolve kernel symbol address from symbol table of vmlinux. We should turn off KASLR for kernel debugging. Signed-off-by: Zhouyi Zhou --- Documentation/dev-tools/kgdb.rst | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kgdb.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kgdb.rst index 7527320..3a051f0 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kgdb.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kgdb.rst @@ -348,6 +348,15 @@ default behavior is always set to 0. - ``echo 1 > /sys/module/debug_core/parameters/kgdbreboot`` - Enter the debugger on reboot notify. +Kernel parameter: ``nokaslr`` +----------------------------- + +If the architecture that you are using enable KASLR by default, +you should consider turning it off. KASLR randomizes the +virtual address where the kernel image is mapped and confuse +gdb which resolve kernel symbol address from symbol table +of vmlinux. + Using kdb ========= @@ -358,7 +367,7 @@ This is a quick example of how to use kdb. 1. Configure kgdboc at boot using kernel parameters:: - console=ttyS0,115200 kgdboc=ttyS0,115200 + console=ttyS0,115200 kgdboc=ttyS0,115200 nokaslr OR -- 1.9.1