Debugging The Linux Kernel Using Gdb

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Debugging the linux kernels using gdb

The majority of day to day kernel debugging is done by adding print statements to code by using the famous printk function. Using printk it as it is relatively simple and effective and cheap technique to use. There are many other linux grown techniques that take the debugging and profiling approach to a higher level. On this page we will discuss using the gnu debugger to do kernel debugging. Overall starting using gdb to do kernel debugging is relatively easy.

Most of the examples here will work in two (open source) situations. when using jtag and when using qemu system emulation. As the second option does not require any hardware you could go on and try it right away!