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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-05-21 14:10:41 -0400 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-05-21 14:10:41 -0400 |
commit | ac3ee84c604502240122c47b52f0542ec8774f15 (patch) | |
tree | fa74b50e310af6cef3298a052514b2d42b260d6b /Documentation | |
parent | 90b9a32d8f441369b2f97a765d2d957b531eb653 (diff) | |
parent | 4fe1da4ebc18c4c42fa56c228447f68033fce5f0 (diff) |
Merge branch 'dbg-early-merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb
* 'dbg-early-merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb:
echi-dbgp: Add kernel debugger support for the usb debug port
earlyprintk,vga,kdb: Fix \b and \r for earlyprintk=vga with kdb
kgdboc: Add ekgdboc for early use of the kernel debugger
x86,early dr regs,kgdb: Allow kernel debugger early dr register access
x86,kgdb: Implement early hardware breakpoint debugging
x86, kgdb, init: Add early and late debug states
x86, kgdb: early trap init for early debug
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 17 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index bdce359820bb..f5fce483930c 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | |||
@@ -713,6 +713,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
713 | The VGA output is eventually overwritten by the real | 713 | The VGA output is eventually overwritten by the real |
714 | console. | 714 | console. |
715 | 715 | ||
716 | ekgdboc= [X86,KGDB] Allow early kernel console debugging | ||
717 | ekgdboc=kbd | ||
718 | |||
719 | This is desgined to be used in conjunction with | ||
720 | the boot argument: earlyprintk=vga | ||
721 | |||
716 | eata= [HW,SCSI] | 722 | eata= [HW,SCSI] |
717 | 723 | ||
718 | edd= [EDD] | 724 | edd= [EDD] |
@@ -1121,6 +1127,17 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file | |||
1121 | use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal | 1127 | use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal |
1122 | zone if it does not. | 1128 | zone if it does not. |
1123 | 1129 | ||
1130 | kgdbdbgp= [KGDB,HW] kgdb over EHCI usb debug port. | ||
1131 | Format: <Controller#>[,poll interval] | ||
1132 | The controller # is the number of the ehci usb debug | ||
1133 | port as it is probed via PCI. The poll interval is | ||
1134 | optional and is the number seconds in between | ||
1135 | each poll cycle to the debug port in case you need | ||
1136 | the functionality for interrupting the kernel with | ||
1137 | gdb or control-c on the dbgp connection. When | ||
1138 | not using this parameter you use sysrq-g to break into | ||
1139 | the kernel debugger. | ||
1140 | |||
1124 | kgdboc= [KGDB,HW] kgdb over consoles. | 1141 | kgdboc= [KGDB,HW] kgdb over consoles. |
1125 | Requires a tty driver that supports console polling, | 1142 | Requires a tty driver that supports console polling, |
1126 | or a supported polling keyboard driver (non-usb). | 1143 | or a supported polling keyboard driver (non-usb). |