V4L/DVB: media-spec: Fix documentation mistakes regarding I/O streaming

[safe/jmp/linux-2.6] / Documentation / DocBook / kgdb.tmpl

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl
index e8acd1f..5cff41a 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl
@@ -98,6 +98,24 @@
     "Kernel debugging" select "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb".
     </para>
     <para>
+    It is advised, but not required that you turn on the
+    CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER kernel option.  This option inserts code to
+    into the compiled executable which saves the frame information in
+    registers or on the stack at different points which will allow a
+    debugger such as gdb to more accurately construct stack back traces
+    while debugging the kernel.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+    If the architecture that you are using supports the kernel option
+    CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA, you should consider turning it off.  This
+    option will prevent the use of software breakpoints because it
+    marks certain regions of the kernel's memory space as read-only.
+    If kgdb supports it for the architecture you are using, you can
+    use hardware breakpoints if you desire to run with the
+    CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA option turned on, else you need to turn off
+    this option.
+    </para>
+    <para>
     Next you should choose one of more I/O drivers to interconnect debugging
     host and debugged target.  Early boot debugging requires a KGDB
     I/O driver that supports early debugging and the driver must be
@@ -263,7 +281,7 @@
     seriously wrong while debugging, it will most often be the case
     that you want to enable gdb to be verbose about its target
     communications.  You do this prior to issuing the <constant>target
-    remote</constant> command by typing in: <constant>set remote debug 1</constant>
+    remote</constant> command by typing in: <constant>set debug remote 1</constant>
     </para>
   </chapter>
   <chapter id="KGDBTestSuite">