David Christensen wrote: >>>> Just use gdb on bce.ko (built with debug symbols): >>>> >>>> gdb /path/to/if_bce.ko >>>> (gdb) l *bce_intr+0x8df >>>> >>>> If you get a crashdump you can run kgdb on it and just walk up to >> the >> relevant >>>> stack frame and use 'l' there to get a listing. >>>> >>> One thing that I've never figured out is how debugging symbols are >>> handled in module builds these days. If I go to /sys/modules/bce and >>> do 'make', it generates a .ko and explicitly strips it. I wind up >>> having to re-run the link command by hand so I get symbols. What is >>> the correct way to do this? Note that I'm not interested in answers >>> that involve "go to /usr/src and run make buildkernel" =-) >> make DEBUG_FLAGS=-g is what I use. The same thing works for userland >> tools >> and the kernel (usually we put 'makeoptions DEBUG_FLAGS=-g' in a kernel >> config so it is "automatic" for kernels though). > > So is the use of COPTS=-g mentioned in the Developer's Handbook > (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug-kld.html) > deprecated? I wasn't able to build with symbols until I used DEBUG_FLAGS='g. > Yes, it appears that the developers handbook is several years out of date. ScottReceived on Mon Feb 23 2009 - 19:51:14 UTC
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