user/sven/linux.git/kernel/debug, branch v3.8-rc2

Merge tag 'for_linus-3.7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/kgdb

2012-10-13T02:16:58Z

Pull KGDB/KDB fixes and cleanups from Jason Wessel: "Cleanups - Clean up compile warnings in kgdboc.c and x86/kernel/kgdb.c - Add module event hooks for simplified debugging with gdb Fixes - Fix kdb to stop paging with 'q' on bta and dmesg - Fix for data that scrolls off the vga console due to line wrapping when using the kdb pager New - The debug core registers for kernel module events which allows a kernel aware gdb to automatically load symbols and break on entry to a kernel module - Allow kgdboc=kdb to setup kdb on the vga console" * tag 'for_linus-3.7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/kgdb: tty/console: fix warnings in drivers/tty/serial/kgdboc.c kdb,vt_console: Fix missed data due to pager overruns kdb: Fix dmesg/bta scroll to quit with 'q' kgdboc: Accept either kbd or kdb to activate the vga + keyboard kdb shell kgdb,x86: fix warning about unused variable mips,kgdb: fix recursive page fault with CONFIG_KPROBES kgdb: Add module event hooks

kdb,vt_console: Fix missed data due to pager overruns

2012-10-12T11:37:35Z

It is possible to miss data when using the kdb pager. The kdb pager does not pay attention to the maximum column constraint of the screen or serial terminal. This result is not incrementing the shown lines correctly and the pager will print more lines that fit on the screen. Obviously that is less than useful when using a VGA console where you cannot scroll back. The pager will now look at the kdb_buffer string to see how many characters are printed. It might not be perfect considering you can output ASCII that might move the cursor position, but it is a substantially better approximation for viewing dmesg and trace logs. This also means that the vt screen needs to set the kdb COLUMNS variable. Cc: Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel

kdb: Fix dmesg/bta scroll to quit with 'q'

2012-10-12T11:37:35Z

If you press 'q' the pager should exit instead of printing everything from dmesg which can really bog down a 9600 baud serial link. The same is true for the bta command. Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel

kgdb: Add module event hooks

2012-10-12T11:37:33Z

Allow gdb to auto load kernel modules when it is attached, which makes it trivially easy to debug module init functions or pre-set breakpoints in a kernel module that has not loaded yet. Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel

kdb: Implement disable_nmi command

2012-09-26T20:42:25Z

This command disables NMI-entry. If NMI source has been previously shared with a serial console ("debug port"), this effectively releases the port from KDB exclusive use, and makes the console available for normal use. Of course, NMI can be reenabled, enable_nmi modparam is used for that: echo 1 > /sys/module/kdb/parameters/enable_nmi Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov Acked-by: Jason Wessel Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

kernel/debug: Mask KGDB NMI upon entry

2012-09-26T20:42:25Z

The new arch callback should manage NMIs that usually cause KGDB to enter. That is, not all NMIs should be enabled/disabled, but only those that issue kgdb_handle_exception(). We must mask it as serial-line interrupt can be used as an NMI, so if the original KGDB-entry cause was say a breakpoint, then every input to KDB console will cause KGDB to reenter, which we don't want. Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov Acked-by: Jason Wessel Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

kernel/debug: Make use of KGDB_REASON_NMI

2012-07-31T13:16:43Z

Currently kernel never set KGDB_REASON_NMI. We do now, when we enter KGDB/KDB from an NMI. This is not to be confused with kgdb_nmicallback(), NMI callback is an entry for the slave CPUs during CPUs roundup, but REASON_NMI is the entry for the master CPU. Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel

kdb: Remove cpu from the more prompt

2012-07-31T13:16:43Z

Having the CPU in the more prompt is completely redundent vs the standard kdb prompt, and it also wastes 32 bytes on the stack. Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel

kdb: Remove unused KDB_FLAG_ONLY_DO_DUMP

2012-07-31T13:16:42Z

This code cleanup was missed in the original kdb merge, and this code is simply not used at all. The code that was previously used to set the KDB_FLAG_ONLY_DO_DUMP was removed prior to the initial kdb merge. Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel

kdb: Switch to nolock variants of kmsg_dump functions

2012-07-21T17:34:00Z

The locked variants are prone to deadlocks (suppose we got to the debugger w/ the logbuf lock held), so let's switch to nolock variants. Signed-off-by: Anton Vorontsov Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds