Re: [PATCH][0/6] A different KGDB stub

[Chris Wright]

* Tom Rini (trini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 04:27:56PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > CONFIG_KGDB_SYSRQ		(Just turn it on by default?)
> > 
> > I have never used (or, as far as I know, needed) any of the above.
> 
> I think CONFIG_KGDB_SYSRQ can die since with the 8250 and enet drivers
> you can try and connect at any point, which will schedule a breakpoint
> and you can get in like that.  As for NO_KGDB_CPUS, I'm not entirely
> certain why this can't go away and there'd be an array of NR_CPUS in
> size.

Using kgdboe I've had numerous times where it gets a bit wedged and
only sysrq-g could get the breakpoint.

thanks,
-chris
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