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author | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2016-01-16 01:13:27 +0000 |
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committer | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2016-01-16 01:13:27 +0000 |
commit | 0ae770c6adc342b5af61ceb8327d21c9db79a5ad (patch) | |
tree | dad82fab57060e29929953e096e33e56dd7da50f /share/man | |
parent | 96f990267f50f2e19aaf4e881d3f32a40f47fe00 (diff) | |
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Add some clarifications.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ddb.4 b/share/man/man4/ddb.4 index 83bf001..3e8e1a0 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ddb.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ddb.4 @@ -1437,15 +1437,18 @@ Other bus' bridge chipsets may be able to generate NMI using bus specific methods. There are many PCI and PCIe add-in cards which can generate NMI for debugging. -Modern systems typically use IPMI to generate signals to enter the +Modern server systems typically use IPMI to generate signals to enter the debugger. The .Dv devel/ipmitool port can be used to send the .Cd chassis power diag command which delivers an NMI to the processor. +Embedded systems often use JTAG for debugging, but rarely use it in +combination with +.Nm . .Pp -For serial consoles, you can break to the debugger by sending a BREAK +For serial consoles, you can enter the debugger by sending a BREAK condition on the serial line if .Cd options BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER is specified in the kernel. @@ -1464,11 +1467,13 @@ TILDE is the ASCII tilde character (~). CTRL-x is Control x created by hitting the control key and then x and then releasing both. .Pp -The break to debugger behavior may also be enabled by setting the +The break to enter the debugger behavior may be enabled at trim-time +by setting the .Xr sysctl 8 .Dv debug.kdb.break_to_debugger to 1. -The alt break to debugger behavior may also be enabled by setting the +The alternate sequence to enter the debugger behavior may be enabled +at run-time by setting the .Xr sysctl 8 .Dv debug.kdb.alt_break_to_debugger to 1. |