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?

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

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 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 ...

Editor's Note: This content is excerpted from Chapter 11 of Linux Debugging and Performance Tuning: Tips and Techniques, authored by Steve Best, ISBN 0-13-149247-0 ...

Intel(R) System Studio Developer Story : With XDB and MinnowBoard MAX , how to debug exception errors in the Android-Linux-Kernel. In this article, we can see how to ...

4. Using a Intel ® JTAG debugger (XDB) for exceptions of Android Kernel on MinnowBoard MAX. We see the step by step procedure of using Intel ® JTAG debugger to check and debug the exception in a ...