A New, In-Kernel Debugger Proposed For Linux 4.6
If Linus Torvalds agrees to honor the pull, the Linux 4.6 kernel will feature an in-kernel debugger with full x86/x86_64 disassembler support.
Jeff Merkey is hoping to see his MDB Linux Kernel Debugger added to Linux 4.6. This MDB Merkey's Kernel Debugger is a complete rewrite of the earlier version of his debugger, which dates back to the Linux 2.2 kernel days. x86 and x86_64 are currently supported. Those wanting to check out the new code can find it via this commit.
Merkey has long been offering the MDB debugger as a standalone component via this GitHub page while now for Linux 4.6 he's hoping to see it merged as a mainline, in-tree debugger. This debugger would add 23,000+ lines of new code to the kernel.
Linus Torvalds in the past didn't want a debugger in the kernel tree in the past but with KDB/KGDB being around, we'll see soon enough what he's thinking about MDB for Linux 4.6. The pull request is here.
Jeff Merkey is hoping to see his MDB Linux Kernel Debugger added to Linux 4.6. This MDB Merkey's Kernel Debugger is a complete rewrite of the earlier version of his debugger, which dates back to the Linux 2.2 kernel days. x86 and x86_64 are currently supported. Those wanting to check out the new code can find it via this commit.
Merkey has long been offering the MDB debugger as a standalone component via this GitHub page while now for Linux 4.6 he's hoping to see it merged as a mainline, in-tree debugger. This debugger would add 23,000+ lines of new code to the kernel.
Linus Torvalds in the past didn't want a debugger in the kernel tree in the past but with KDB/KGDB being around, we'll see soon enough what he's thinking about MDB for Linux 4.6. The pull request is here.