From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25435 invoked by alias); 23 Dec 2011 04:58:31 -0000 Received: (qmail 25419 invoked by uid 22791); 23 Dec 2011 04:58:29 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,TW_SV X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mail-ee0-f41.google.com (HELO mail-ee0-f41.google.com) (74.125.83.41) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:58:13 +0000 Received: by eekc41 with SMTP id c41so9505850eek.0 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:58:12 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.213.7.68 with SMTP id c4mr2683975ebc.23.1324616292200; Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:58:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.213.15.210 with HTTP; Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:58:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:58:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: KGTP (Linux Kernel debugger and tracer) 20111218 release From: Geunsik Lim To: Hui Zhu Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "gdb@sourceware.org" , kgtp , Marc Khouzam , Thiago Jung Bauermann , Steven , colyli@gmail.com, Christoph Hellwig , Steven Rostedt , Randy Dunlap Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2011-12/txt/msg00044.txt.bz2 On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Hui Zhu wrote: > KGTP is a realtime and lightweight Linux Kernel debugger and tracer. > > It makes Linux Kernel supply a GDB remote debug interface. Then GDB in > current machine or remote machine (see > https://code.google.com/p/kgtp/wiki/HOWTO#Make_GDB_connect_to_gtp) can > debug and trace Linux through GDB tracepoint without stopping the > Linux Kernel. > And even if the board doesn't have GDB on it and doesn't have > interface for remote debug. It can debug the Linux Kernel using > offline debug (See > https://code.google.com/p/kgtp/wiki/HOWTO#Offline_debug). > And it can work with Android (See > https://code.google.com/p/kgtp/wiki/HowToUseKGTPinAndroid). > Now, it supports X86-32, X86-64, MIPS and ARM. > > Now, KGTP 20111218 release. > You can get the package for it from > http://kgtp.googlecode.com/files/kgtp_20111218.tar.bz2 > or > svn co https://kgtp.googlecode.com/svn/tags/20111218 > > The change of this release is: > Add gtp_rb to be the new frame buffer to make trace record speed up > and more friendly to the older version Linux kernel. > Rename gtp.patch to gtp_for_review.patch. > Add Linux Kernel patch gtp_3.0_to_upstream.patch(3.0 to upstream), > gtp_2.6.39.patch(2.6.39), gtp_2.6.33_to_2.6.38.patch(2.6.33 to 2.6.38) > and gtp_older_to_2.6.32.patch(older to 2.6.32). Thank you for your upgrade work for the compatibility among various linux version. I am testing normally on evaluation board based on ARM cortex using the latest Linux. > Then you can include KGTP in your Kernel source tree. > Add special trace state variable $gtp_version to show the version of KGTP. > Fix some build errors of gtp_for_review.patch. > Fix some build errors in ARM. > Update doc. > To get other change info please goto https://code.google.com/p/kgtp/wiki/= UPDATE > > According to the comments of Christoph. =C2=A0I make a patch for Linux > Kernel and make it looks OK with checkpatch.pl. =C2=A0The file > gtp_for_review.patch is include in the source of KGTP code. I have one question about KGTP. Previously, GDB Tracepoints for linux Linux kernel 2.6.19 is developed by Jim Blandy of Cygnus. He also presented to share this practical approach at FOSDEM 200= 7. If you can, Can you explain the difference(e.g: merits, demerits, and so on) between GDB Tracepoint of Jim and KGTP by you? > > Thanks, > Hui --=20 Best regards, Geunsik Lim ( Samsung Electronics ) Blog : http://blog.naver.com/invain/ Homepage: http://leemgs.fedorapeople.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at=C2=A0 http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at=C2=A0 http://www.tux.org/lkml/