Re: [PATCH] kgdb:unify x86-kgdb

From: Jan Kiszka
Date: Thu Jan 17 2008 - 09:43:43 EST


Jason Wessel wrote:
> Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> diff -up arch/x86/kernel/kgdb_32.c arch/x86/kernel/kgdb_64.c
>>
>> screamed for unification. Here it is.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> ---
>> arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_32 | 2
>> arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_64 | 2
>> arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c | 561 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> arch/x86/kernel/kgdb_32.c | 414 --------------------------------
>> arch/x86/kernel/kgdb_64.c | 495 --------------------------------------
>> 5 files changed, 563 insertions(+), 911 deletions(-)
>>
> FYI this is already done in the head branch for kgdb which is going into
> the -mm tree. You will see the new patch set in the 2.6.25-rcX series.
>
> There is now a single x86-lite.patch which contains a number of other
> modifications to the core-lite.patch to make use of
> probe_kernel_address() and a new function probe_kernel_write(). Also
> the die hooks for the "no context" memory faults were removed.

Hmm, is this any kind of patch I should have seen in your kernel.org
git? Which branch?

Jan
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