linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs/scripts/gdb: add necessary make scripts

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Message-ID: <Y8EUeB8tbpNVcn71@debian.me>
Date:   Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:21:12 +0700
From:   Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
To:     Jakob Koschel <jkl820.git@...il.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs/scripts/gdb: add necessary make scripts_gdb step

On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 05:09:25PM +0100, Jakob Koschel wrote:
> In order to debug the kernel successfully with gdb you need to run
> 'make scripts_gdb' nowadays.
> 
> This was changed with the following commit:
> 
> Commit 67274c083438340ad16c ("scripts/gdb: delay generation of gdb
> constants.py")
> 
> In order to have a complete guide for beginners this remark
> should be added to the offial documentation.
> 

What about below?

```
Since commit <commit>, debugging kernel requires gdb scripts to be built
with "make scripts_gdb" first. Reflect this requirement in the
"Debugging kernel and modules via gdb" documentation.
```

Thanks.

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