From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 9 15:00:49 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A51616A4CE for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 15:00:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B93843D2F for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 15:00:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j39F0nJb060298 for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 15:00:49 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j39F0nx4060293; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 15:00:49 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 15:00:49 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200504091500.j39F0nx4060293@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Robert Watson Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4567116A4CE for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 14:50:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [204.156.12.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A16C243D5A for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 14:50:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from robert@fledge.watson.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (localhost.watson.org [127.0.0.1]) by fledge.watson.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j39EonM6031452 for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 10:50:49 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from robert@fledge.watson.org) Received: (from robert@localhost) by fledge.watson.org (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j39Eon3L031451; Sat, 9 Apr 2005 15:50:49 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from robert) Message-Id: <200504091450.j39Eon3L031451@fledge.watson.org> Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 15:50:49 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: bin/79714: kgdb user I/O nits X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 15:00:49 -0000 >Number: 79714 >Category: bin >Synopsis: kgdb user I/O nits >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Apr 09 15:00:48 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Robert Watson >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE i386 >Organization: FreeBSD Project >Environment: System: FreeBSD fledge.watson.org 5.4-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-PRERELEASE #4: Sun Apr 3 05:41:22 BST 2005 robert@fledge.watson.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FLEDGE i386 >Description: kgdb behaves much the same as gdb from a user I/O perspective. However, I've run into a number of nits, including: - When multi-page output occurs, such as "info threads" on a kernel core, you somtimes cannot use 'q' to quit from the list, despite the --more-- prompt text indicating that you can. On the other hand, sometimes it does work...? - Ctrl-Z appears not to suspend the kgdb session, but does for gdb. - When an xterm is resized, kgdb doesn't notice, so the pager will stop long or short of the current window size. >How-To-Repeat: kgdb kernel.debug /var/crash/vmcore.8 (etc) >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: