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Re: Re: Re: [Xen-devel] request of suggestions for mini-OS debugger

To: "Ian Campbell" <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Samuel Thibault" <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Re: Re: [Xen-devel] request of suggestions for mini-OS debugger
From: "kim.jin" <kim.jin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:35:31 +0800
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Wooo! It looks we have newer weapon. Can you help me to begin use it?

BTW, I will dig into the gdbsx, maybe also gdbserver. And my at last aim is: 
make debugging for mini-OS easy and powerfull enough. If anyone of you have 
interesting, WELCOME! 

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Best Regards!
 
Kim King
2011-01-14

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>On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 12:36 +0000, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>> kim.jin, le Thu 13 Jan 2011 20:16:30 +0800, a écrit :
>> > Re: [Xen-devel] request of suggestions for mini-OS debugger
>> > >kim.jin, le Thu 13 Jan 2011 19:04:57 +0800, a écrit :
>> > >> Do you think the mini-OS need debugger? I will try to implement it. I 
>> > >> have two methods, first follow KDB, and the other follow KGDB. 
>> > >> What's your opinions? And can you please give some suggestions? Waiting 
>> > >> for your good ideas!
>> > >
>> > >I used to simply use the gdbserver that was in tools/debugger.
>> > >
>> > >Samuel
>> > 
>> > You mean it already work well for mini-OS, right?
>> 
>> It used to, yes.
>> 
>> > sound nice! But can it support source level debug?
>> 
>> Just like usual gdb support.
>> 
>> > And how can I test the nice tool? I knew it little, thanks!
>> 
>> I can't find it in the xen tree any more, I don't know what happened to
>> it.
>
>It was unloved and constantly broken so it was removed.
>
>gdbsx is the replacement.
>
>Ian.
>
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