From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9783 invoked by alias); 4 Jan 2012 15:13:51 -0000 Received: (qmail 9772 invoked by uid 22791); 4 Jan 2012 15:13:49 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,TW_SV X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mail-wi0-f169.google.com (HELO mail-wi0-f169.google.com) (209.85.212.169) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:13:35 +0000 Received: by wibhq12 with SMTP id hq12so13452515wib.0 for ; Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:13:34 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.180.94.97 with SMTP id db1mr123588048wib.16.1325690014543; Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:13:34 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.1.69 with HTTP; Wed, 4 Jan 2012 07:12:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Hui Zhu Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:13:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: KGTP (Linux Kernel debugger and tracer) 20111218 release To: Geunsik Lim 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=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes 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: 2012-01/txt/msg00008.txt.bz2 On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 15:53, Geunsik Lim wrote: > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Hui Zhu wrote: >> Hi Geunsik, >> >> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:58, Geunsik Lim wrote: >>> 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. >> >> Thanks. =A0Please tell me if you get some trouble with it. >> >>>> Then you can include KGTP in your Kernel source tree. >>>> Add special trace state variable $gtp_version to show the version of K= GTP. >>>> 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/wi= ki/UPDATE >>>> >>>> According to the comments of Christoph. =A0I make a patch for Linux >>>> Kernel and make it looks OK with checkpatch.pl. =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= 2007. >>> If you can, Can you explain the difference(e.g: merits, demerits, and >>> so on) between >>> GDB Tracepoint of Jim =A0and KGTP by you? >> >> I am not sure about this one. =A0Because I cannot find anything about >> it. =A0Could you give me a link or something? > Sorry I am late because of X-mas day. > Refer to http://www.red-bean.com/trac/tracepoints > You can read about Tracepoints for the Linux kernel in detail at the > above website . Is it included in Kernel upstream? It is not update for a long time. >> >> For now, I just know the difference is I am a GDB developer too. =A0So I >> can make KGTP develop more close to GDB devekop. =A0It can handle some >> issue more easy. >> >> Thanks, >> Hui >> >>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Hui >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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=A0 http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >>> Please read the FAQ at=A0 http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > -- > 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=A0 http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at=A0 http://www.tux.org/lkml/