linux-kernel - Re: how to add debug information into the vmlinux

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Date:	Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:30:45 +0200
From:	"Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
To:	"Xu Yang" <risingsunxy@...glemail.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: how to add debug information into the vmlinux

On 17/08/07, Xu Yang <risingsunxy@...glemail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am trying to port kernel 2.6.19 onto my system.so I need the c code
> , which can show me where the program is running. I add -g when I
> compile it.
>
You shouldn't need to do that manually, simply go into "make
menuconfig", enter the "Kernel hacking" menu and select the "Kernel
debugging" and "Compile the kernel with debug info" options.
You may also want to enable "Compile the kernel with frame pointers"
and various other options in that menu to get more debug info.


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