Re: Continued MIPS kernel debugging symbols problem...

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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

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