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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 ...
The server works VERY hard, 24/7.<BR><BR>I've run the kernel debugger to analyze a minidump on a WinXP system before, but that was years ago, and I'm not sure I remember what the overall effect on ...
Novell introduces Linux kernel debugger Stephen Shankland July 1, 2005 3:55 p.m. PT ...
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 ...
With version 2.6.26, the kernel for the first time gets a built-in debugger, despite Linus Torvalds's previous warnings against such things. In an e-mail quoted with the new kernel's release notes ...
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 ...
Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 2.6.26 yesterday on the Linux kernel mailing list. This release, which has been under development for about 3 months, comes after 9 release candidates.