Hi, If you are debugging linux kernel modules, you may find the loadmodule.sh script from http://kgdb.sourceforge.net/ useful to get a gdb script to load module object files. "Steven J. Hill" wrote: > > Greetings. > > I have tried everything I can to get Linux kernel debugging > symbols to work properly. I apologize for posting to so > many lists too, but I really need to get this working. I > traded a few emails with HJ Lu and he referred me to the > following messages/threads: > > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2001-08/msg00053.html > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2001-08/msg00079.html > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2001-08/msg00084.html > > I did read them a few times and it appears that all the > necessary changes are in the current gdb and insight CVS > repositories. I checked out the latest sources a half > hour ago and compiled both gdb and insight using the > configuration line: > > configure --prefix=/opt/tools --target=mipsel-linux-elf > > since my target is a NEC 5432 running in LE mode. I had > also tried 'mips-linux-elf' targets earlier in the day > with no difference. I am still getting the following > mismatch in symbols: > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > (gdb) target remote /dev/ttyS1 > Remote debugging using /dev/ttyS1 > 0x80012828 in breakinst () at af_packet.c:1879 > 1879 sock_unregister(PF_PACKET); > (gdb) bt > #0 0x80012828 in breakinst () at af_packet.c:1879 > #1 0x8001a0d4 in sys_create_module (name_user=0x10001dc8 "cfi_probe", > size=8176) at module.c:305 > (gdb) c > Continuing. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I compiled my kernel with a toolchain that used the following > versions of tools: > > binutils-2.11.90.0.31 (HJLu patches applied) > gcc-3.0.1 (stock) > glibc-2.2.3 (minor build patches) > > Things are still not working and I would greatly appreciate some > direction. I've blown a whole day this and am a bit frazzled. > Thanks a bunch in advance. > > -Steve > > -- > Steven J. Hill - Embedded SW Engineer -- Amit Kale Veritas Software India ( http://www.veritasindia.com/ )
