linux-kernel - Re: KGTP (Linux debugger and tracer) 20130915 release (bugs fix and pdf doc)

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Message-ID: <CANFwon1RuK6Q3xGdai7HWB2zRwmjsXHqUx2Gzwh9cK72KqgxpA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:27:58 +0800
From:	Hui Zhu <teawater@...il.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: KGTP (Linux debugger and tracer) 20130915 release (bugs fix and
 pdf doc)

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 03:58:44PM +0800, Hui Zhu wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> KGTP (http://code.google.com/p/kgtp/) is a flexible, lightweight and
>> realtime Linux debugger and tracer.
>> To use it, you don't need patch or rebuild the Linux kernel. Just
>> build KGTP module and insmod it is OK.
>
> I see the source tree still has patches. Are they merely to build
> inside the kernel tree? Or is there some functionality that
> would benefit from patching?

The patchs help some people include KGTP to them special Linux Kernel
tree.  Its functions are same with function of modules.

>
> Real time kernel debugging seems like a useful functionality
> and mainline should probably support it.

Thanks.  I will try to make a patch for upstream later.

Best,
Hui

>
> -Andi
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