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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl index 028a8444d95..e8acd1f0345 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl | |||
@@ -84,10 +84,9 @@ | |||
84 | runs an instance of gdb against the vmlinux file which contains | 84 | runs an instance of gdb against the vmlinux file which contains |
85 | the symbols (not boot image such as bzImage, zImage, uImage...). | 85 | the symbols (not boot image such as bzImage, zImage, uImage...). |
86 | In gdb the developer specifies the connection parameters and | 86 | In gdb the developer specifies the connection parameters and |
87 | connects to kgdb. Depending on which kgdb I/O modules exist in | 87 | connects to kgdb. The type of connection a developer makes with |
88 | the kernel for a given architecture, it may be possible to debug | 88 | gdb depends on the availability of kgdb I/O modules compiled as |
89 | the test machine's kernel with the development machine using a | 89 | builtin's or kernel modules in the test machine's kernel. |
90 | rs232 or ethernet connection. | ||
91 | </para> | 90 | </para> |
92 | </chapter> | 91 | </chapter> |
93 | <chapter id="CompilingAKernel"> | 92 | <chapter id="CompilingAKernel"> |
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ | |||
223 | </para> | 222 | </para> |
224 | <para> | 223 | <para> |
225 | IMPORTANT NOTE: Using this option with kgdb over the console | 224 | IMPORTANT NOTE: Using this option with kgdb over the console |
226 | (kgdboc) or kgdb over ethernet (kgdboe) is not supported. | 225 | (kgdboc) is not supported. |
227 | </para> | 226 | </para> |
228 | </sect1> | 227 | </sect1> |
229 | </chapter> | 228 | </chapter> |
@@ -249,18 +248,11 @@ | |||
249 | (gdb) target remote /dev/ttyS0 | 248 | (gdb) target remote /dev/ttyS0 |
250 | </programlisting> | 249 | </programlisting> |
251 | <para> | 250 | <para> |
252 | Example (kgdb to a terminal server): | 251 | Example (kgdb to a terminal server on tcp port 2012): |
253 | </para> | 252 | </para> |
254 | <programlisting> | 253 | <programlisting> |
255 | % gdb ./vmlinux | 254 | % gdb ./vmlinux |
256 | (gdb) target remote udp:192.168.2.2:6443 | 255 | (gdb) target remote 192.168.2.2:2012 |
257 | </programlisting> | ||
258 | <para> | ||
259 | Example (kgdb over ethernet): | ||
260 | </para> | ||
261 | <programlisting> | ||
262 | % gdb ./vmlinux | ||
263 | (gdb) target remote udp:192.168.2.2:6443 | ||
264 | </programlisting> | 256 | </programlisting> |
265 | <para> | 257 | <para> |
266 | Once connected, you can debug a kernel the way you would debug an | 258 | Once connected, you can debug a kernel the way you would debug an |