linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] KGDB/KDB/UV: Fixups for UV to KGDB interface

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Message-ID: <20140114162843.GB31734@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:28:43 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Mike Travis <travis@....com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Hedi Berriche <hedi@....com>, Russ Anderson <rja@....com>,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] KGDB/KDB/UV: Fixups for UV to KGDB interface


* Mike Travis <travis@....com> wrote:

> 
> v2: Update patch 2/3 to include which problems fixed.  Other minor
>   changes detailed in the patches.
> 
> * 1/3: Change the fix for 'KDB not defined' build problem by changing
>   the kgdb_nmicallin() interface to include the KDB specific reason code.
>   This removes the dependency on KDB in the debug core.  It also requires
>   a change to the kgdb call in from UV NMI handler to avoid a compile
>   error.
> 
> * 2/3: Fix problems found by the kbuild test robot tip-bot:
>   Make uv_register_nmi_notifier() and uv_handle_nmi_ping() static to
>   address sparse warnings.  Fix problem where uv_nmi_kexec_failed is
>   unused when CONFIG_KEXEC is not defined.
> 
> * 3/3: Fix UV call into kgdb to depend only on whether KGDB is defined
>   and not both KGDB and KDB.  This allows the power nmi command to
>   use the gdb remote connection if enabled.  Note new action of 'kgdb'
>   needs to be set as well to indicate user wants the kernel to wait for
>   gdb to be connected.  If it's set to 'kdb' then an error message is
>   displayed if KDB is not configured.
> 
>   Also note that if both KGDB and KDB are enabled, then the action
>   of 'kgdb' or 'kdb' has no affect on which is used.  See the KGDB
>   documentation for further information.

So unless Jason objects I plan to merge these bits in a day or two, 
for a v3.14 merge (if they pass all review and testing).

Thanks,

	Ingo
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