Re: CONFIG_KDB_KEYBOARD

2020-08-03 Thread jim . cromie
On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 11:48 AM Valdis Klētnieks wrote: > > On Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:30:05 -0600, jim.cro...@gmail.com said: > > > I notice this excludes USB keyboard. > > > > does this mean it doesnt work early enough to be useful for early panics > > etc? > > Very early panics and hangs are

Re: CONFIG_KDB_KEYBOARD

2020-08-03 Thread Valdis Klētnieks
On Mon, 03 Aug 2020 11:30:05 -0600, jim.cro...@gmail.com said: > I notice this excludes USB keyboard. > > does this mean it doesnt work early enough to be useful for early panics etc? Very early panics and hangs are always a royal pain to deal with. There's no really good way to deal with it,

CONFIG_KDB_KEYBOARD

2020-08-03 Thread jim . cromie
.config - Linux/x86 5.8.0-rc7 Kernel Configuration > Kernel hacking > Generic Kernel Debugging Instruments > KGDB: kernel debugger KGDB_KDB: keyboard as input device \ │ CONFIG_KDB_KEYBOARD: │ KDB can use a PS/2 type keyboard for an input device │