Re: software breakpoint

On Tue, 15 May 2007 14:52:52 +1000 Keith Owens wrote:

> "Randy.Dunlap" (on Mon, 14 May 2007 16:35:19 -0700) wrote:
> >I tried to use KDB_ENTER() in a kernel init function,
> >specifically, in net/core/netpoll.c::netpoll_setup(), which is
> >called from drivers/net/netconsole.c::init_netconsole().
> >
> >kdb didn't break/trap.  The kernel just printed a message
> >similar to:
> >
> >do_IRQ: 0.129 no handler
> >
> >Am I trying to break before kdb is ready to be used or what?
> 
> arch/i386/kdb/kdbasupport::kdba_late_init() sets up the interrupt gate
> for KDBENTER_VECTOR (129).  kdba_late_init() is defined as __initcall,
> init_netconsole is module_init which also maps to __initcall.  Booting
> with initcall_debug shows netconsole being initialized before kdba_late_init.
> 
> >Any suggestions?
> 
> Apply this patch, it will be rolled into the next kdb patch set, along
> with an x86_64 equivalent.

Ack, I needed it for x86_64 and it's working now.
Thanks, Keith.

> Index: linux/arch/i386/kdb/kdbasupport.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux.orig/arch/i386/kdb/kdbasupport.c	2007-05-15 14:50:28.271496876 +1000
> +++ linux/arch/i386/kdb/kdbasupport.c	2007-05-15 14:49:30.786998513 +1000
> @@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ kdba_verify_rw(unsigned long addr, size_
>  }
>  
>  static int __init
> -kdba_late_init(void)
> +kdba_arch_init(void)
>  {
>  #ifdef	CONFIG_SMP
>  	set_intr_gate(KDB_VECTOR, kdb_interrupt);
> @@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ kdba_late_init(void)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -__initcall(kdba_late_init);
> +arch_initcall(kdba_arch_init);
>  
>  #ifdef	CONFIG_SMP
>  
> 


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~Randy
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