linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] kgdb-light -v9

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Date:	Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:34:25 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [git pull] kgdb-light -v9


* Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com> wrote:

> At any rate, I think it would be good if the hw breakpoint support in 
> kgdb were chopped out into a separate patch.  First make kgdb work 
> with no code touching debug registers at all.  Then a second patch can 
> add the hw breakpoint support.  The latter one can be mulled over or 
> replaced with a hw_breakpoint merge or just put off for a while 
> because it's a big can of worms to multiplex the use of the debug 
> registers.

agreed, and i've done that now. Thanks,

	Ingo
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