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authorJason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>2008-08-01 09:39:34 -0400
committerJason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>2008-08-01 09:39:34 -0400
commit5f5ddfb3605d2a4f555a7ff034859e623eafcd27 (patch)
treef3a79d9f0ba631ed8d5e10560ab6cca2debe2f65 /Documentation
parent94ad374a0751f40d25e22e036c37f7263569d24c (diff)
kgdb: remove the requirement for CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
There is no technical reason that the kgdb core requires frame pointers. It is up to the end user of KGDB to decide if they need them or not. [ anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp: removed frame pointers on mips ] Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
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98 "Kernel debugging" select "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb". 98 "Kernel debugging" select "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb".
99 </para> 99 </para>
100 <para> 100 <para>
101 It is advised, but not required that you turn on the
102 CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER kernel option. This option inserts code to
103 into the compiled executable which saves the frame information in
104 registers or on the stack at different points which will allow a
105 debugger such as gdb to more accurately construct stack back traces
106 while debugging the kernel.
107 </para>
108 <para>
101 Next you should choose one of more I/O drivers to interconnect debugging 109 Next you should choose one of more I/O drivers to interconnect debugging
102 host and debugged target. Early boot debugging requires a KGDB 110 host and debugged target. Early boot debugging requires a KGDB
103 I/O driver that supports early debugging and the driver must be 111 I/O driver that supports early debugging and the driver must be