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diff --git a/Documentation/BUG-HUNTING b/Documentation/BUG-HUNTING index 6c816751b868..65022a87bf17 100644 --- a/Documentation/BUG-HUNTING +++ b/Documentation/BUG-HUNTING | |||
@@ -214,6 +214,23 @@ And recompile the kernel with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO enabled: | |||
214 | gdb vmlinux | 214 | gdb vmlinux |
215 | (gdb) p vt_ioctl | 215 | (gdb) p vt_ioctl |
216 | (gdb) l *(0x<address of vt_ioctl> + 0xda8) | 216 | (gdb) l *(0x<address of vt_ioctl> + 0xda8) |
217 | or, as one command | ||
218 | (gdb) l *(vt_ioctl + 0xda8) | ||
219 | |||
220 | If you have a call trace, such as :- | ||
221 | >Call Trace: | ||
222 | > [<ffffffff8802c8e9>] :jbd:log_wait_commit+0xa3/0xf5 | ||
223 | > [<ffffffff810482d9>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e | ||
224 | > [<ffffffff8802770b>] :jbd:journal_stop+0x1be/0x1ee | ||
225 | > ... | ||
226 | this shows the problem in the :jbd: module. You can load that module in gdb | ||
227 | and list the relevant code. | ||
228 | gdb fs/jbd/jbd.ko | ||
229 | (gdb) p log_wait_commit | ||
230 | (gdb) l *(0x<address> + 0xa3) | ||
231 | or | ||
232 | (gdb) l *(log_wait_commit + 0xa3) | ||
233 | |||
217 | 234 | ||
218 | Another very useful option of the Kernel Hacking section in menuconfig is | 235 | Another very useful option of the Kernel Hacking section in menuconfig is |
219 | Debug memory allocations. This will help you see whether data has been | 236 | Debug memory allocations. This will help you see whether data has been |