Subject: Re: remote kernel debugging - need some clarification
To: None <cgd@CS.cmu.edu, drochner@zelux6.zel.kfa-juelich.de>
From: Gordon W. Ross <gwr@mc.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/03/1997 17:22:36
> From: "Chris G. Demetriou" <cgd@CS.cmu.edu>
> Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 16:52:49 -0500

[ Most things were answered by cgd... ]

> > 4. Are there solutions for a reasonable coexistence
> >   of DDB and KGDB?
> 
> Well, them seem mutually exclusive (what does it mean to be using both
> at the same time)?

They coexist in a single kernel in the sun3 port, thought it's not
really useful to try using both at the same time.  (Never tried it.)

> In the long term, i'd say that unless there's a very strong technical
> reason to _not_ go with the standard GDB protocols for serial and
> ethernet debugging, we should go with them.  Last i heard, there were
> non-GPL'd stubs for them...

Yes, it would be nice to be able to use the "stock" gdb so we don't
have to maintain our own remote-serial module.  Someone has already
done the work to make the netbsd kernel side talk the GNU protocol.
I forget who just now... maybe they'll speak up.

Gordon