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Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2012 22:48:31 +0400
From: Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@mvista.com>
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To: Anil Nair <anilcoll90@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Break point not hit while debugging linux kernel with kgdb
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Hello.

On 06/09/2012 10:23 PM, Anil Nair wrote:

>> Hi,

>> I tried to debug the linux kernel with kgdb (over serial port).

> The Maintainers would never recommend the use of a debugger, it
> results in poorly fixed patches.

    Yeah, KGDB was accepted into kernel exactly for more "poorly fixed patches" 
to appear. :-)

>> I have
>> configured the host and target machines and I am able to connect, step
>> in the kernel code. In gdb I gave "break usb_register_dev" and "break
>> usb_deregister_dev" and continued the execution (continue in gdb).
>> Once the desktop is up, I connected a USB device (first tried with USB
>> keyboard). Break point was not hit. I tried some more functions and
>> break points are never hit. What should I do for it? Am I missing
>> something?

> You have to use gdbserver

    gdbserver is only good for debugging the applications.

WBR, Sergei
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