linux-kernel - Should a x86 gdb work under an x86

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Message-Id: <E1JTeeF-0005dk-Nv@closure.thunk.org>
Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:49:43 -0500
From:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Should a x86 gdb work under an x86_64 kernel?

Hi,

	I've noticed that if I try to use a 32-bit x86 gdb to debug a
32-bit program under a 64-bit x86_64 kernel, gdb (version 6.6-debian,
from Ubuntu Gutsy) immediately core dumps as soon as I run the test
program under the debugger.  Is this normal/expected/known bug?

	I haven't tried bisecting it yet, but it's been broken as early
as a little after 2.6.25-rc1, in late January.  But before I spend a
large amount of time doing the bisect, I thought I'd ask if anyone has
heard of this issue.  Does this sound familiar?

						- Ted
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