linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 06/13] scripts/gdb: Add lx-dmesg command

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Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:20:15 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>,
	kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Tom Tromey <tromey@...hat.com>,
	Ben Widawsky <ben@...dawsk.net>, Kay Sievers <kay@...y.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 06/13] scripts/gdb: Add lx-dmesg command

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 06:06:13PM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> This pokes into the log buffer of the debugged kernel, dumping it to the
> gdb console. Helping in case the target should or can no longer execute
> dmesg itself.

Very useful, as this got very painful when the log buffer was changed
a few releases ago.

-Andi
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