Subject: Re: Kernel debugger docs...
To: Michael L. VanLoon -- Iowa State University <michaelv@iastate.edu>
From: Chris Hopps <chopps@emunix.emich.edu>
List: current-users
Date: 02/27/1994 01:21:35
> Not only that, but it would be nice to have a command *in* the kernel
> debuger that would simply reboot the system. Am I missing something?
> Some machines don't have a reset button (mine included) and I think
> it's rather hard on the system to hit the power button just to reboot
> it.
> --Michael
I have never used ddb, however any debugger worth its salt can jump to
a new location and a good debugger can let you look at symbols, if our
ddb can do both then why not jump to the reboot routine in your kernel
and thus gain access to sync's and all?
Chris.
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