It used to be that building the Linux kernel was not easy. Testing and debugging were even worse. Nowadays, it is reasonably easy to build a custom kernel and test or debug it using virtualization.

Kprobes is a mechanism used to register breakpoints and corresponding handlers. After enabling Kprobes support in the kernel, we can debug any instruction at any kernel address. This article explains ...

Concurrent Computer Corp.'s new RedHawk Embedded Linux is a development environment for multicore-based single-board computers that features the NightStar suite of debugging, analysis and optimization ...

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Intel(R) System Studio Developer Story : With XDB and MinnowBoard MAX , how to debug exception errors in the Android-Linux-Kernel. In this article, we can see how to ...

Often the pivotal factor in achieving development timetables comes down to one's efficiency in finding and fixing bugs. Debugging inside the Linux kernel can be quite challenging. No matter how you ...

Just what every Linux system administrator wants just before the holidays: A serious Linux kernel security bug. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a zero-day security research firm, announced a new Linux ...

Linux 6.19 is ready for deployment, while 7.0 is now in the works. This release boasts several performance boosts. The single biggest improvement is for clouds. Ring the bells, sound the trumpet, the ...

In March of last year, proprietary filesystem vendor Paragon Software unleashed a stream of anti-open source FUD about a Samsung-derived exFAT implementation headed ...