Re: [PATCH 0/39] NLKD - Novell Linux Kernel Debugger

From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu Nov 10 2005 - 11:06:25 EST


On Iau, 2005-11-10 at 09:48 -0500, Mark Lord wrote:
> Unless the target machine is modern (2005+ era) and has no serial ports,
> nor any way to add them other than via the USB stack.

Debugger USB serial isn't hard. A micro polled USB stack is tiny (see
for example the BIOS USB in a PC). You've also get ethernet and
firewire. gdb remote has supported ethernet for years along with just
about anything else you can get a bitstream in and out of.

Alan

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