Multiple breakpoint issue when debugging loadable kernel module

Vimal j.vimal@gmail.com
Thu Oct 27 00:43:00 GMT 2011


Hi Jan,

Well, I am glad that the bug is reproduced by someone else. :)

On 26 October 2011 17:10, Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de> wrote:
>
> Maybe the commit is only that big because cvs-to-git conversion merged
> too much into a single commit. I can't imagine that such a huge change
> is done in one step.
>

Could be, but it points to a bunch of commits that could be a potential problem.

>
> At least it is a critical one as it makes kernel module debugging nearly
> impossible. I'm preparing a LinuxCon talk about how cool kernel
> debugging with gdb and qemu can be - looks like I have to skip this
> part... ;)

Maybe you can use gdb version before that particular commit?

I've filed a bug report, which lists some variants of the bug:
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13346

Thanks,
-- 
Vimal



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