Problems with Remote Kernel Debugging on the 5.2.1 Kernel

[Mark Teel]

It is serial debugging, as described in the Developer's Handbook.

I have set up the same remote debugging environment in linux using 
gdb/ddd with success.  Further, the "Interrupt" button in ddd is ^C, and 
in gdb ^C is what is used to break execution, at least in past 
experience in linux.

How would I send a "BREAK", and how would one setup ddd to use that 
instead of ^C?  That should definitely be addressed in the developer's 
handbook if it is non-standard for FreeBSD.

Thanks,
Mark



John E Hein wrote:

>Mark Teel wrote at 19:48 -0500 on Jun 22, 2004:
> > I have configured remote kernel debugging as prescribed in the 
> > developer's handbook.
> >
> > I am able to step through code, but once I enter "cont" in gdb on the 
> > debug machine, I cannot ever "interrupt" or "break" the target kernel 
> > execution.  It is as if the Ctrl-C character is being ignored on the 
> > target.  The target kernel was built with the ddb and -g options set, 
> > using config -g as well.
> > 
> > Has anyone seen such a problem?  This is the last hurdle before I can 
> > start debugging my wireless device driver.
>
>If you mean serial debugging, you use the serial BREAK, not ctrl-c.
>If you are connecting using tip, you use ~# to send a break (man tip).
>  
>