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linux/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
Linus Torvalds 3cfb07743a KGDB/KDB fixes and cleanups
Cleanups
    Remove kdb ssb command - there is no in kernel disassembler to support it
    Remove kdb ll command - Always caused a kernel oops and there were no
        bug reports so no one was using this command
    Use kernel ARRAY_SIZE macro instead of array computations
 
  Fixes
    Stop oops in kdb if user executes kdb_defcmd with args
    kdb help command truncated text
    ppc64 support for kgdbts
    Add missing kconfig option from original kdb port for dealing with
       catastrophic kernel crashes such that you can reboot automatically
       on continue from kdb
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Merge tag 'for_linux-3.9' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/kgdb

Pull KGDB/KDB fixes and cleanups from Jason Wessel:
 "For a change we removed more code than we added.  If people aren't
  using it we shouldn't be carrying it.  :-)

  Cleanups:
   - Remove kdb ssb command - there is no in kernel disassembler to
     support it

   - Remove kdb ll command - Always caused a kernel oops and there were
     no bug reports so no one was using this command

   - Use kernel ARRAY_SIZE macro instead of array computations

  Fixes:
   - Stop oops in kdb if user executes kdb_defcmd with args

   - kdb help command truncated text

   - ppc64 support for kgdbts

   - Add missing kconfig option from original kdb port for dealing with
     catastrophic kernel crashes such that you can reboot automatically
     on continue from kdb"

* tag 'for_linux-3.9' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/kgdb:
  kdb: Remove unhandled ssb command
  kdb: Prevent kernel oops with kdb_defcmd
  kdb: Remove the ll command
  kdb_main: fix help print
  kdb: Fix overlap in buffers with strcpy
  Fixed dead ifdef block by adding missing Kconfig option.
  kdb: Setup basic kdb state before invoking commands via kgdb
  kdb: use ARRAY_SIZE where possible
  kgdb/kgdbts: support ppc64
  kdb: A fix for kdb command table expansion
2013-03-02 08:31:39 -08:00

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config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
bool
menuconfig KGDB
bool "KGDB: kernel debugger"
depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
help
If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the
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.
if KGDB
config KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE
tristate "KGDB: use kgdb over the serial console"
select CONSOLE_POLL
select MAGIC_SYSRQ
depends on TTY
default y
help
Share a serial console with kgdb. Sysrq-g must be used
to break in initially.
config KGDB_TESTS
bool "KGDB: internal test suite"
default n
help
This is a kgdb I/O module specifically designed to test
kgdb's internal functions. This kgdb I/O module is
intended to for the development of new kgdb stubs
as well as regression testing the kgdb internals.
See the drivers/misc/kgdbts.c for the details about
the tests. The most basic of this I/O module is to boot
a kernel boot arguments "kgdbwait kgdbts=V1F100"
config KGDB_TESTS_ON_BOOT
bool "KGDB: Run tests on boot"
depends on KGDB_TESTS
default n
help
Run the kgdb tests on boot up automatically without the need
to pass in a kernel parameter
config KGDB_TESTS_BOOT_STRING
string "KGDB: which internal kgdb tests to run"
depends on KGDB_TESTS_ON_BOOT
default "V1F100"
help
This is the command string to send the kgdb test suite on
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 on which will 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