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+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+#  Kernel proc information reader
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Linaro Ltd
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@linaro.org>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import gdb
+
+
+class LxVersion(gdb.Command):
+    """ Report the Linux Version of the current kernel.
+        Equivalent to cat /proc/version on a running target"""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(LxVersion, self).__init__("lx-version", gdb.COMMAND_DATA)
+
+    def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
+        # linux_banner should contain a newline
+        gdb.write(gdb.parse_and_eval("linux_banner").string())
+
+LxVersion()