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author | Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> | 2008-02-03 08:54:28 -0500 |
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committer | Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> | 2008-02-03 08:54:28 -0500 |
commit | 0868ff7a4215f9244037b63a2952761cbe196a07 (patch) | |
tree | b98be929b6972a03c550166eea0ea17afc926058 /Documentation/frv/gdbstub.txt | |
parent | 03502faa259bce35317a32afe79b7c69f507e14a (diff) |
move frv docs one level up
My first guess for "fujitsu" was it might be related to the
fujitsu-laptop.c driver...
Move the frv directory one level up since frv is the name of the
architecture in the Linux kernel.
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
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1 | ==================== | ||
2 | DEBUGGING FR-V LINUX | ||
3 | ==================== | ||
4 | |||
5 | |||
6 | The kernel contains a GDB stub that talks GDB remote protocol across a serial | ||
7 | port. This permits GDB to single step through the kernel, set breakpoints and | ||
8 | trap exceptions that happen in kernel space and interrupt execution. It also | ||
9 | permits the NMI interrupt button or serial port events to jump the kernel into | ||
10 | the debugger. | ||
11 | |||
12 | On the CPUs that have on-chip UARTs (FR400, FR403, FR405, FR555), the | ||
13 | GDB stub hijacks a serial port for its own purposes, and makes it | ||
14 | generate level 15 interrupts (NMI). The kernel proper cannot see the serial | ||
15 | port in question under these conditions. | ||
16 | |||
17 | On the MB93091-VDK CPU boards, the GDB stub uses UART1, which would otherwise | ||
18 | be /dev/ttyS1. On the MB93093-PDK, the GDB stub uses UART0. Therefore, on the | ||
19 | PDK there is no externally accessible serial port and the serial port to | ||
20 | which the touch screen is attached becomes /dev/ttyS0. | ||
21 | |||
22 | Note that the GDB stub runs entirely within CPU debug mode, and so should not | ||
23 | incur any exceptions or interrupts whilst it is active. In particular, note | ||
24 | that the clock will lose time since it is implemented in software. | ||
25 | |||
26 | |||
27 | ================== | ||
28 | KERNEL PREPARATION | ||
29 | ================== | ||
30 | |||
31 | Firstly, a debuggable kernel must be built. To do this, unpack the kernel tree | ||
32 | and copy the configuration that you wish to use to .config. Then reconfigure | ||
33 | the following things on the "Kernel Hacking" tab: | ||
34 | |||
35 | (*) "Include debugging information" | ||
36 | |||
37 | Set this to "Y". This causes all C and Assembly files to be compiled | ||
38 | to include debugging information. | ||
39 | |||
40 | (*) "In-kernel GDB stub" | ||
41 | |||
42 | Set this to "Y". This causes the GDB stub to be compiled into the | ||
43 | kernel. | ||
44 | |||
45 | (*) "Immediate activation" | ||
46 | |||
47 | Set this to "Y" if you want the GDB stub to activate as soon as possible | ||
48 | and wait for GDB to connect. This allows you to start tracing right from | ||
49 | the beginning of start_kernel() in init/main.c. | ||
50 | |||
51 | (*) "Console through GDB stub" | ||
52 | |||
53 | Set this to "Y" if you wish to be able to use "console=gdb0" on the | ||
54 | command line. That tells the kernel to pass system console messages to | ||
55 | GDB (which then prints them on its standard output). This is useful when | ||
56 | debugging the serial drivers that'd otherwise be used to pass console | ||
57 | messages to the outside world. | ||
58 | |||
59 | Then build as usual, download to the board and execute. Note that if | ||
60 | "Immediate activation" was selected, then the kernel will wait for GDB to | ||
61 | attach. If not, then the kernel will boot immediately and GDB will have to | ||
62 | interrupt it or wait for an exception to occur before doing anything with | ||
63 | the kernel. | ||
64 | |||
65 | |||
66 | ========================= | ||
67 | KERNEL DEBUGGING WITH GDB | ||
68 | ========================= | ||
69 | |||
70 | Set the serial port on the computer that's going to run GDB to the appropriate | ||
71 | baud rate. Assuming the board's debug port is connected to ttyS0/COM1 on the | ||
72 | computer doing the debugging: | ||
73 | |||
74 | stty -F /dev/ttyS0 115200 | ||
75 | |||
76 | Then start GDB in the base of the kernel tree: | ||
77 | |||
78 | frv-uclinux-gdb linux [uClinux] | ||
79 | |||
80 | Or: | ||
81 | |||
82 | frv-uclinux-gdb vmlinux [MMU linux] | ||
83 | |||
84 | When the prompt appears: | ||
85 | |||
86 | GNU gdb frv-031024 | ||
87 | Copyright 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. | ||
88 | GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are | ||
89 | welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. | ||
90 | Type "show copying" to see the conditions. | ||
91 | There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details. | ||
92 | This GDB was configured as "--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=frv-uclinux"... | ||
93 | (gdb) | ||
94 | |||
95 | Attach to the board like this: | ||
96 | |||
97 | (gdb) target remote /dev/ttyS0 | ||
98 | Remote debugging using /dev/ttyS0 | ||
99 | start_kernel () at init/main.c:395 | ||
100 | (gdb) | ||
101 | |||
102 | This should show the appropriate lines from the source too. The kernel can | ||
103 | then be debugged almost as if it's any other program. | ||
104 | |||
105 | |||
106 | =============================== | ||
107 | INTERRUPTING THE RUNNING KERNEL | ||
108 | =============================== | ||
109 | |||
110 | The kernel can be interrupted whilst it is running, causing a jump back to the | ||
111 | GDB stub and the debugger: | ||
112 | |||
113 | (*) Pressing Ctrl-C in GDB. This will cause GDB to try and interrupt the | ||
114 | kernel by sending an RS232 BREAK over the serial line to the GDB | ||
115 | stub. This will (mostly) immediately interrupt the kernel and return it | ||
116 | to the debugger. | ||
117 | |||
118 | (*) Pressing the NMI button on the board will also cause a jump into the | ||
119 | debugger. | ||
120 | |||
121 | (*) Setting a software breakpoint. This sets a break instruction at the | ||
122 | desired location which the GDB stub then traps the exception for. | ||
123 | |||
124 | (*) Setting a hardware breakpoint. The GDB stub is capable of using the IBAR | ||
125 | and DBAR registers to assist debugging. | ||
126 | |||
127 | Furthermore, the GDB stub will intercept a number of exceptions automatically | ||
128 | if they are caused by kernel execution. It will also intercept BUG() macro | ||
129 | invocation. | ||
130 | |||