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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/Kconfig.kgdb')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/Kconfig.kgdb | 69 |
1 files changed, 56 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb index f2e01ac5ab0..358eb81fa28 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb +++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb @@ -1,26 +1,28 @@ +config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB + bool + menuconfig KGDB - bool "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb" - select FRAME_POINTER + bool "KGDB: kernel debugger" depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB - depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL + depends on DEBUG_KERNEL help If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the - kernel using gdb. Documentation of kernel debugger is available - at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net as well as in DocBook form - in Documentation/DocBook/. If unsure, say N. + kernel using gdb. It is recommended but not required, that + you also turn on the kernel config option + CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER to aid in producing more reliable stack + backtraces in the external debugger. Documentation of + kernel debugger is available at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net + as well as in DocBook form in Documentation/DocBook/. If + unsure, say N. -config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB_SHADOW_INFO - bool - -config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB - bool +if KGDB config KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE tristate "KGDB: use kgdb over the serial console" - depends on KGDB select CONSOLE_POLL select MAGIC_SYSRQ + depends on TTY default y help Share a serial console with kgdb. Sysrq-g must be used @@ -28,7 +30,6 @@ config KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE config KGDB_TESTS bool "KGDB: internal test suite" - depends on KGDB default n help This is a kgdb I/O module specifically designed to test @@ -56,3 +57,45 @@ config KGDB_TESTS_BOOT_STRING boot. See the drivers/misc/kgdbts.c for detailed information about other strings you could use beyond the default of V1F100. + +config KGDB_LOW_LEVEL_TRAP + bool "KGDB: Allow debugging with traps in notifiers" + depends on X86 || MIPS + default n + help + This will add an extra call back to kgdb for the breakpoint + exception handler which will allow kgdb to step through a + notify handler. + +config KGDB_KDB + bool "KGDB_KDB: include kdb frontend for kgdb" + default n + help + KDB frontend for kernel + +config KDB_KEYBOARD + bool "KGDB_KDB: keyboard as input device" + depends on VT && KGDB_KDB + default n + help + KDB can use a PS/2 type keyboard for an input device + +config KDB_CONTINUE_CATASTROPHIC + int "KDB: continue after catastrophic errors" + depends on KGDB_KDB + default "0" + help + This integer controls the behaviour of kdb when the kernel gets a + catastrophic error, i.e. for a panic or oops. + When KDB is active and a catastrophic error occurs, nothing extra + will happen until you type 'go'. + CONFIG_KDB_CONTINUE_CATASTROPHIC == 0 (default). The first time + you type 'go', you will be warned by kdb. The secend time you type + 'go', KDB tries to continue. No guarantees that the + kernel is still usable in this situation. + CONFIG_KDB_CONTINUE_CATASTROPHIC == 1. KDB tries to continue. + No guarantees that the kernel is still usable in this situation. + CONFIG_KDB_CONTINUE_CATASTROPHIC == 2. KDB forces a reboot. + If you are not sure, say 0. + +endif # KGDB |