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

From: Tom Rini
Date: Fri Feb 13 2004 - 14:06:42 EST


On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 10:58:38AM -0800, Chris Wright wrote:

> * 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.

Alright. We can just always have it on SYSRQ+KGDB then.

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Tom Rini
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