The Linux kernel debugger (KDB) allows you to debug the Linux kernel. This aptly named tool is essentially a patch to the kernel code that lets hackers access kernel memory and data structures. One of ...
A built-in debugger for the kernel is one missing feature that some enterprise vendors have added. Will the mainstream kernel be able to agree on an approach to this surprisingly contentious issue?
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I'm no code sleuth, but I fear that I may be getting a bit of a runaround from a tech support person. I feel I need to run the kernel debugger on a minidump to see if I can confirm whether or not ...
As with many Linux-related topics, the issue of using debuggers to troubleshoot the Linux kernel is not only technical--it's political. Linux is being mostly developed on the x86 platform, which does ...
Your new project really could use a block device for Linux. File systems are easy to do with FUSE, but that’s sometimes too ...
Linus Torvalds quietly released another update to the Linux kernel over the weekend that offers better support for kernel-based virtual machines, a kernel debugger, improved webcam support and new ...
Open-source developers on Sunday released the latest stable version of the Linux kernel, version 2.6.26, adding improvements for wireless, virtualisation, multimedia and other features. New kernel ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- November 28, 2006--Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOS) and First Silicon Solutions (FS2), a division of MIPS Technologies, ...