[kdb] kdb patch for 2.6.24 and ARMv7

[Basavaraj Dengi]

Hi

Thanks for your reply.

As 'kdb-v4.3-2.4.20-xscale-1.bz2' is the only kdb patch I found for arm I
had no other option left.
I will try the patches you have mentioned.

Thanks and regards
Basavaraj

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Martin Hicks <mort at sgi.com> wrote:

>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 06:00:46PM +0900, Basavaraj Dengi wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > After applying below patches
> > kdb-v4.4-2.6.24-common-2.bz2
> > kdb-v4.3-2.4.20-xscale-1.bz2
>
> Are you really applying these two different patches?


> I really don't know what major changes happened between v4.3 and 4.4,
> but I'm not really shocked that things don't work.
>
> You might be on your own to get this working again.
> Jason Wessel has been working on getting KB to function as a front-end
> for KGDB.  He posted patches to LKML about a month ago.  They might be
> of interest to you.
>
> mh
>
>
> > and after bit of struggle I was able to enter the kdb prompt setting
> > kdb=early flag on a OMAP3430 based target.
> >
> > Now I am trying other entry methods
> > a) Automatic entry when exception, divide by zero and NULL pointer
> > derefernce happens
> >
> >     For NULL pointer derefernce, I am calling the API kdb inside die() in
> > file arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> >     But kdb behaviour here is not the same as in case of kdb=early entry;
> > For ex: id command does not work ..etc
> >
> >     Please  let me know is this a correct way to proceed?
> >
> > b) Through key press <esc> KDB.
> >
> >    I am not using the serial console driver; instead I am directly
> > writing/reading from the low-level uart driver.
> >    In this case how will the KDB come to know about the keypress.
> >    As a workaround, I have an executable which will call a driver ioctl
> and
> > inside the driver ioctl I am calling the API kdb()
> >    Here also I am facing the same behaviour
> >    [Note if I use the macro KDB_ENTER instead kdb() I get a bad memory
> > address error in kdb_getarea]
> > Any clarifications as to whats missing/wrong will be very helpful
> >
> > Regards
> > Basavaraj
> > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Basavaraj Dengi <
> basavarajdengi at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > The kdb patch for xscal processor is for 2.4.20 kernel.
> > > Is there any latest patch available?
> > > I dont see any 2.6.x patches for ARMv7 on the website
> > > ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/kdb/download
> > >
> > > and also on google.
> > >
> > > I will be very thankful for any links /suggestions
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Basavaraj
> > >
>
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