* Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:

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> > In other words, is it perhaps possible to just *get*rid*of* that 
> > "kgdb_active" and "nmicallback" and the whole multi-CPU roundup? 
> > Just use a kgdb spinlock around the stuff that actually sends and 
> > receives individual packets, and expect the debugger side to sort 
> > them out (yeah, I suspect this involves having to add the CPU ID to 
> > each packet).
> 
> i actually think that the notion of "stopping all system state" is 
> rather intuitive from a debugging POV: when you have a bug trigger 
> somewhere then getting an NMI to all CPUs and stopping them dead in 
> their tracks preserves us the system in its most useful state.

on a second thought - i actually think it's rather possible and 
straightforward to do what you suggest. Stopping of all CPUs is still 
useful, but should be an optional property. I'll play with this a bit 
and see how GDB reacts.

	Ingo
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