linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 01/13] scripts/gdb: Add infrastructure

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Message-ID: <20130123120116.GC4256@pd.tnic>
Date:	Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:01:16 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
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>, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/13] scripts/gdb: Add infrastructure

On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:44:04PM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> I wonder why we should do this, remove the convenience of the
> automatic script setup, but I'm open for arguments.

Only one: you get the symlink

vmlinux-gdb.py -> /..../scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py

created automatically when CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is enabled and people who
enable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO for other reasons and don't want to use gdb to
debug the kernel don't need it but will get it anyway.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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