Kernel debugger
A kernel debugger is a debugger present in some kernels to ease debugging and kernel development by the kernel developers. A kernel debugger might be a stub implementing low-level operations, with a full-blown debugger such as gdb, running on another machine, sending commands to the stub over a serial line or a network connection, or it might provide a command line that can be used directly on the machine being debugged.
Operating systems and operating system kernels that contain a kernel debugger:
- The Windows NT family includes a kernel debugger named KD[1], which can act as a local debugger[2] and can attach to a remote machine over a serial line, IEEE 1394 connection, or USB 2 connection.[3] The WinDbg GUI debugger can also be used to debug kernels on local and remote machines.
- BeOS
- DragonFly BSD
- Linux kernel; No kernel debugger was included in the mainline Linux tree prior to version 2.6.26-rc1 because Linus Torvalds didn't want a kernel debugger in the kernel.[4][5]
References
- ^ "KD". Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "Performing Local Kernel Debugging". Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "Attaching to a Target Computer (Kernel Mode)". Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ "LWN.net". Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ 3rd may 2008 : Message from Linus Torvalds for the 2.6.26-rc1 kernel merge
- ^ Nellitheertha, Hariprasad. "Inside the Linux kernel debugger". Retrieved 2008-05-29.
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