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 ...

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 ...

When you write programs in user space, the worst thing that can happen to your program is a core dump. Your program did something very wrong, so the operating system decided to give you all of its ...

Often the pivotal factor in achieving development timetables comes down to one's efficiency in finding and fixing bugs. Debugging inside the Linux kernel can be quite challenging. No matter how you ...

Linus is famously against the use of interactive debuggers on the kernel, but many developers use them anyway. Debugging a running kernel is a little harder than working with a typical application, ...

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