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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 <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com> Acked-by: Martin Hicks <mort@sgi.com>
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config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
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bool
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menuconfig KGDB
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bool "KGDB: kernel debugger"
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depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
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depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL
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help
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If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the
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kernel using gdb. It is recommended but not required, that
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you also turn on the kernel config option
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CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER to aid in producing more reliable stack
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backtraces in the external debugger. Documentation of
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kernel debugger is available at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net
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as well as in DocBook form in Documentation/DocBook/. If
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unsure, say N.
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if KGDB
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config KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE
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tristate "KGDB: use kgdb over the serial console"
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select CONSOLE_POLL
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select MAGIC_SYSRQ
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default y
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help
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Share a serial console with kgdb. Sysrq-g must be used
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to break in initially.
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config KGDB_TESTS
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bool "KGDB: internal test suite"
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default n
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help
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This is a kgdb I/O module specifically designed to test
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kgdb's internal functions. This kgdb I/O module is
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intended to for the development of new kgdb stubs
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as well as regression testing the kgdb internals.
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See the drivers/misc/kgdbts.c for the details about
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the tests. The most basic of this I/O module is to boot
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a kernel boot arguments "kgdbwait kgdbts=V1F100"
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config KGDB_TESTS_ON_BOOT
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bool "KGDB: Run tests on boot"
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depends on KGDB_TESTS
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default n
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help
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Run the kgdb tests on boot up automatically without the need
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to pass in a kernel parameter
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config KGDB_TESTS_BOOT_STRING
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string "KGDB: which internal kgdb tests to run"
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depends on KGDB_TESTS_ON_BOOT
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default "V1F100"
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help
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This is the command string to send the kgdb test suite on
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boot. See the drivers/misc/kgdbts.c for detailed
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information about other strings you could use beyond the
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default of V1F100.
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config KGDB_KDB
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bool "KGDB_KDB: include kdb frontend for kgdb"
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default n
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help
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KDB frontend for kernel
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endif # KGDB
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