Edit File: Kconfig.kgdb
config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB bool menuconfig KGDB bool "KGDB: kernel debugger" depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB depends on DEBUG_KERNEL help If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the kernel using gdb. It is recommended but not required, that you also turn on the kernel config option CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER to aid in producing more reliable stack backtraces in the external debugger. Documentation of kernel debugger is available at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net as well as in DocBook form in Documentation/DocBook/. If unsure, say N. if KGDB config KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE tristate "KGDB: use kgdb over the serial console" select CONSOLE_POLL select MAGIC_SYSRQ depends on TTY default y help Share a serial console with kgdb. Sysrq-g must be used to break in initially. config KGDB_TESTS bool "KGDB: internal test suite" default n help This is a kgdb I/O module specifically designed to test kgdb's internal functions. This kgdb I/O module is intended to for the development of new kgdb stubs as well as regression testing the kgdb internals. See the drivers/misc/kgdbts.c for the details about the tests. The most basic of this I/O module is to boot a kernel boot arguments "kgdbwait kgdbts=V1F100" config KGDB_TESTS_ON_BOOT bool "KGDB: Run tests on boot" depends on KGDB_TESTS default n help Run the kgdb tests on boot up automatically without the need to pass in a kernel parameter config KGDB_TESTS_BOOT_STRING string "KGDB: which internal kgdb tests to run" depends on KGDB_TESTS_ON_BOOT default "V1F100" help This is the command string to send the kgdb test suite on boot. See the drivers/misc/kgdbts.c for detailed information about other strings you could use beyond the default of V1F100. config KGDB_LOW_LEVEL_TRAP bool "KGDB: Allow debugging with traps in notifiers" depends on X86 || MIPS default n help This will add an extra call back to kgdb for the breakpoint exception handler on which will will allow kgdb to step through a notify handler. config KGDB_KDB bool "KGDB_KDB: include kdb frontend for kgdb" default n help KDB frontend for kernel config KDB_KEYBOARD bool "KGDB_KDB: keyboard as input device" depends on VT && KGDB_KDB default n help KDB can use a PS/2 type keyboard for an input device config KDB_CONTINUE_CATASTROPHIC int "KDB: continue after catastrophic errors" depends on KGDB_KDB default "0" help This integer controls the behaviour of kdb when the kernel gets a catastrophic error, i.e. for a panic or oops. When KDB is active and a catastrophic error occurs, nothing extra will happen until you type 'go'. CONFIG_KDB_CONTINUE_CATASTROPHIC == 0 (default). The first time you type 'go', you will be warned by kdb. The secend time you type 'go', KDB tries to continue. No guarantees that the kernel is still usable in this situation. CONFIG_KDB_CONTINUE_CATASTROPHIC == 1. KDB tries to continue. No guarantees that the kernel is still usable in this situation. CONFIG_KDB_CONTINUE_CATASTROPHIC == 2. KDB forces a reboot. If you are not sure, say 0. endif # KGDB