Debugging Linux Kernel Modules

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I am aware of debugging linux applications using gdb and ddd.
Now I have written a simple kernel module having init_module, exit _module and some functions for tasklets and workqueues.
I want to debug these kernel modules like I used to debug applications setting breakpoints etc.
How can I debug linux kernel modules?
How to attach gdb to the modules and how to set breakpoints in them?

Posted 12-Feb-12 2:35am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 12-Feb-12 14:19pm

Interesting question, I think. I voted 5. Too bad I don't know the answer.
--SA

Mohibur Rashid 12-Feb-12 21:42pm

I wonder what google search says

krumia 14-Feb-12 10:22am

Exactly!

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krumia · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-14T04:20:00

Solution 1

Did you see this by any chance? It's the first result from Google. http://lwn.net/Articles/90913/[^]

Posted 14-Feb-12 4:20am

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