[okl4-developer] Debug Tools

[Nelson Tam]

Hi Gary,

On 25/01/2008, at 1:40 PM, Gary Gibson wrote:
>
> I am starting off a project using L4 that will entail kernel mods  
> and porting to an ARM1176 platform and am curious to know what debug  
> tools are being used successfully in the OKL4 Universe. From what I  
> have read it appears that most of the kernel debug is being done  
> with the debug facilities built into software emulators (Skyeye/ 
> QEMU) and Kernel Debugger.
>
> Are any of you using remote gdb debugging or JTAG based tools (e.g.,  
> Albatron / American Arium / ARM) or their ETM based trace tools  
> while debugging on target hardware ?
>
> How about at the Linux Kernel Level (OKLinux/Wombat) ?


We usually use the L4 kernel debugger (KDB).  It serves us well most  
of the time :)

To tap into KDB, use L4_KDB_Enter() or enter_kdebug() (depending on  
whether you're in Iguana/Wombat, or L4, respectively).

Once you're in KDB, hit '?' to get a list of available commands.

Hope this helps,
--
(nt)

Nelson Tam
nelson at ok-labs.com



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