kgdb: remove the requirement for CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
There is no technical reason that the kgdb core requires frame pointers. It is up to the end user of KGDB to decide if they need them or not. [ anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp: removed frame pointers on mips ] Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
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"Kernel debugging" select "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb".
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</para>
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<para>
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It is advised, but not required that you turn on the
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CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER kernel option. This option inserts code to
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into the compiled executable which saves the frame information in
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registers or on the stack at different points which will allow a
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debugger such as gdb to more accurately construct stack back traces
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while debugging the kernel.
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</para>
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<para>
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Next you should choose one of more I/O drivers to interconnect debugging
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host and debugged target. Early boot debugging requires a KGDB
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I/O driver that supports early debugging and the driver must be
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