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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>
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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