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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-08-01 11:45:09 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2008-08-01 11:45:09 -0700 |
commit | 31582b094d640fdab3fd29237b348a4c7c8646fb (patch) | |
tree | 52ee679e7dab9d6627d69d87470d62fef7a651d6 /lib | |
parent | df1efe6f871e2d3f83e6ad7b7a1d2b728b478fc2 (diff) | |
parent | 25fc999913839a45cbb48ac7872e67f7521e7ed9 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb
* 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb:
kgdb: fix gdb serial thread queries
kgdb: fix kgdb_validate_break_address to perform a mem write
kgdb: remove the requirement for CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
Diffstat (limited to 'lib')
-rw-r--r-- | lib/Kconfig.kgdb | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb index 2cfd272..9b5d1d7 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb +++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb @@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB menuconfig KGDB bool "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb" - select FRAME_POINTER depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL help If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the - kernel using gdb. Documentation of kernel debugger is available - at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net as well as in DocBook form - in Documentation/DocBook/. If unsure, say N. + kernel using gdb. It is recommended but not required, that + you also turn on the kernel config option + CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER to aid in producing more reliable stack + backtraces in the external debugger. Documentation of + kernel debugger is available at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net + as well as in DocBook form in Documentation/DocBook/. If + unsure, say N. if KGDB |