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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: possible changes was Re: [PATCH] make domu_debug run

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: possible changes was Re: [PATCH] make domu_debug run-time option + fix int3 handling for MP
From: Kip Macy <kmacy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 13:46:34 -0700 (PDT)
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> > I guess I don't see how this is any different from the per-process
> > ptrace flag on UN*X. Why is this any more of a kludge?
> 
> Hmm, yeah, I guess. It's fair to say that noone would expect to be able 
> to have multiple debuggers setting breakpoints and single-stepping on 
> the same entity simultaneously, so having a per-domain mode, or having 
> a notifier chain for debug events, is I guess okay.
> 
> But please kill the changes to the domain builders, and change the flag 
> to something like DOMF_debug_mode (I hope to expunge the name 
> 'domu_debug' :-) ).

Cool. I'm glad to see we're back on the same page.


                        -Kip




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