Difference between revisions of "Exception Analysis tools"

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**** kgdboc = kgdb over console? - slow but preferred
 
**** kgdboc = kgdb over console? - slow but preferred
 
**** kdb over EHCI = USB dongle for high-speed
 
**** kdb over EHCI = USB dongle for high-speed
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[[Category:Development Tools]]

Revision as of 02:50, 27 October 2011

There are lots of tools for Linux for analyzing and debugging exceptions in both the kernel and user-space programs.

Outline

Debugging the kernel

(this section is only here temporarily)

  • target agents:
    • connectors:
      • adb
      • what do WR, MV and others use to set up or connect the debugger to the process?
    • debug agents
      • gdbserver
      • kgdb
  • host agents:
    • adb server
  • debuggers:
    • gdb
    • kdb (local interactive kernel debugging)