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authorJason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>2008-08-01 08:39:34 -0500
committerJason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>2008-08-01 08:39:34 -0500
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kgdb: remove the requirement for CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
There is no technical reason that the kgdb core requires frame pointers. It is up to the end user of KGDB to decide if they need them or not. [ anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp: removed frame pointers on mips ] Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl8
-rw-r--r--lib/Kconfig.kgdb11
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl
index e8acd1f03456..54d3b158d080 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@
"Kernel debugging" select "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb".
</para>
<para>
+ It is advised, but not required that you turn on the
+ CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER kernel option. This option inserts code to
+ into the compiled executable which saves the frame information in
+ registers or on the stack at different points which will allow a
+ debugger such as gdb to more accurately construct stack back traces
+ while debugging the kernel.
+ </para>
+ <para>
Next you should choose one of more I/O drivers to interconnect debugging
host and debugged target. Early boot debugging requires a KGDB
I/O driver that supports early debugging and the driver must be
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
index 2cfd2721f7ed..9b5d1d7f2ef7 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
menuconfig KGDB
bool "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb"
- select FRAME_POINTER
depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL
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.
if KGDB