[GTALUG] QEMU and GDB debugging a kernel module

Lennart Sorensen lsorense at csclub.uwaterloo.ca
Fri Sep 4 01:17:42 UTC 2015


On Thu, Sep 03, 2015 at 12:21:50PM -0400, Mike wrote:
> Never had the pleasure.  But Kevin, don't fear the command line.  A
> well-designed graphical debugger is a good and useful tool, but when you
> absolutely need to get into the plumbing; memory setup, ICE hardware
> protocols, etc. (ad nauseam) you almost inevitably go sideways from where
> the GUI designers intended.  Kvm-qemu kernel debugging probably falls
> squarely in this category.  All roads lead to gdb, it sometimes seems...

gdb's command line is certainly overwhelming to many, but if I was really
desparate for an interface to gdb, I would use emacs, and I am a vim user.

-- 
Len Sorensen


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