From f503b5ae53cb557ac351a668fcac1baab1cef0db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Wessel Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 21:04:25 -0500 Subject: x86,kgdb: Add low level debug hook The only way the debugger can handle a trap in inside rcu_lock, notify_die, or atomic_notifier_call_chain without a triple fault is to have a low level "first opportunity handler" in the int3 exception handler. Generally this will be something the vast majority of folks will not need, but for those who need it, it is added as a kernel .config option called KGDB_LOW_LEVEL_TRAP. CC: Ingo Molnar CC: Thomas Gleixner CC: H. Peter Anvin CC: x86@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel --- lib/Kconfig.kgdb | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'lib/Kconfig.kgdb') diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb index ee8ae7132f20..c56ccb4ad292 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb +++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb @@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ config KGDB_TESTS_BOOT_STRING 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 + 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 -- cgit v1.2.3