Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:28:41 -0700
From: Tom Rini <trini@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Mark Lord <lkml@rtr.ca>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>,
       Jan Beulich <JBeulich@novell.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/39] NLKD - Novell Linux Kernel Debugger
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On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 09:48:42AM -0500, Mark Lord wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> >
> >I think it is clearly the case that the design is wrong. The existance
> >of kgdb shows how putting the complex logic remotely on another system
> >is not only a lot cleaner and simpler but can also provide more
> >functionality and higher reliability.
> 
> Unless the target machine is modern (2005+ era) and has no serial ports,
> nor any way to add them other than via the USB stack.

There's always ethernet.  Or, where there is a will, there is a way, as
shown by PowerPC's xmon over firewire.

-- 
Tom Rini
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/
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