(here's hoping this question isn't as dumb as the last one.) if i want to be able to do kernel debugging to do something as simple as, say, dump the current value of "jiffies" using gdb, what is the minimal configuration i'll need? obviously, i'll need the actual vmlinux kernel file (which i might not have if i've simply sat down at someone else's system.) also, must that kernel have been configured with DEBUG_INFO? i realize that selecting that config option gives me access to kernel variable names, but do i actually need that info? would i be able to use gdb to dump what i want by address if i have a System.map file that tells me where "jiffies" lives in kernel space instead? and i'm aware that, even as root, the contents of /proc/kcore might not be available. under what circumstances is that true? in short, what is the absolute *minimum* i would need on a system to be able to dump the contents of some kernel values? thanks. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://fsdev.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
