From dcc7871128e99458ca86186b7bc8bf27ff0c47b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Wessel Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 21:04:21 -0500 Subject: kgdb: core changes to support kdb These are the minimum changes to the kgdb core in order to enable an API to connect a new front end (kdb) to the debug core. This patch introduces the dbg_kdb_mode variable controls where the user level I/O is routed. It will be routed to the gdbstub (kgdb) or to the kdb front end which is a simple shell available over the kgdboc connection. You can switch back and forth between kdb or the gdb stub mode of operation dynamically. From gdb stub mode you can blindly type "$3#33", or from the kdb mode you can enter "kgdb" to switch to the gdb stub. The logic in the debug core depends on kdb to look for the typical gdb connection sequences and return immediately with KGDB_PASS_EVENT if a gdb serial command sequence is detected. That should allow a reasonably seamless transition between kdb -> gdb without leaving the kernel exception state. The two gdb serial queries that kdb is responsible for detecting are the "?" and "qSupported" packets. CC: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel Acked-by: Martin Hicks --- lib/Kconfig.kgdb | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'lib') diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb index 9b5d1d7..78de43a 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb +++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB bool menuconfig KGDB - bool "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb" + bool "KGDB: kernel debugger" depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL help @@ -57,4 +57,10 @@ config KGDB_TESTS_BOOT_STRING information about other strings you could use beyond the default of V1F100. +config KGDB_KDB + bool "KGDB_KDB: include kdb frontend for kgdb" + default n + help + KDB frontend for kernel + endif # KGDB -- cgit v1.1