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Subject: Re: kgdb / remote gdb of the kernel?
To: pst@Shockwave.COM (Paul Traina)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 96 16:02:12 MET
From: Greg Lehey <lehey.pad@sni.de>
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> What's the state of remote debugging of the kernel?  Is this code so old and
> crufty that it's bitrotted beyond hope, or is anyone actually doing this today?

I'm planning to rework kernel debugging in about a month's time.  If
you have any opinions about what should go in, please let me know.  In
particular, do you want debugging over Ethernet?

Greg