linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/8] kgdb 2.6.25 version

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Date:	Sat, 9 Feb 2008 12:38:22 -0500
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	jason.wessel@...driver.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] kgdb 2.6.25 version

On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 07:35:06AM -0600, jason.wessel@...driver.com wrote:
> Per reqest on lkml, here are the individual kgdb patches
> targeted at 2.6.25.
> 
> The kgdb tree has been collapsed review.  It includes
> the kgdb core, the x86 arch, the kgdb8250 uart driver
> and the kgdb console sharing driver.
> 
> Since the last time the kgdb patches were posted to LKML
> several months ago, the kgdb core has undergone some
> significant cleanup, as well as the kgdb I/O driver
> interface.
> 
> All the kgdb hooks are initialized dynamically only when a
> kgdb I/O module is configured. When not configured
> kgdb will not exist in any kernel execution path.
> 
> Further comments, questions and patches are certainly
> welcome.

I think this looks a lot nicer than all the kgdb patches I've seen
before.  Of course I'd really love to see support for ethernet using
netpoll and/or firewire eventually, but keeping things simple for
now is good.
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