linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/3] config: provide a fragment to enable gdb for qemu

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Date:   Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:40:42 +0000
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, catalin.marinas@....com,
        will.deacon@....com, arnd@...db.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/3] config: provide a fragment to enable gdb for qemu

On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 01:29:08PM +0100, Anders Roxell wrote:
> Adding a fragment to make it easier to know what options is needed to
> build a kernel to get the that you can debug in qemu.

> @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
> +# Enable debug info for gdb
> +# CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST is not set
> +CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
> +CONFIG_GDB_SCRIPTS=y

Is this specifically for qemu or is this just good for debugging with
GDB in general (eg, via JTAG)?

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