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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst index 5e93c9bc6619..19df79286f00 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst @@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ Setup CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED off. If your architecture supports CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER, keep it enabled. -- Install that kernel on the guest. +- Install that kernel on the guest, turn off KASLR if necessary by adding + "nokaslr" to the kernel command line. Alternatively, QEMU allows to boot the kernel directly using -kernel, -append, -initrd command line switches. This is generally only useful if you do not depend on modules. See QEMU documentation for more details on - this mode. + this mode. In this case, you should build the kernel with + CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE disabled if the architecture supports KASLR. - Enable the gdb stub of QEMU/KVM, either |