patch-2.4.10 linux/drivers/acpi/kdb/README.txt

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• Date: Sun Sep 23 09:42:32 2001
• Orig file: v2.4.9/linux/drivers/acpi/kdb/README.txt
• Orig date: Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969

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+Using the ACPI debugger with kdb
+--------------------------------
+
+ACPI CA includes a full-featured debugger, which allows the examination of
+a running system's ACPI tables, as well as running and stepping through
+control methods.
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+1) Edit the main acpi Makefile. On the ACPI_CFLAGS line, remove the '#', thus
+   enabling the debugger.
+
+2) Download the latest kdb patch from:
+
+   ftp://oss.sgi.com/www/projects/kdb/download/ix86/ 
+
+   Follow the instructions at http://oss.sgi.com/projects/kdb/ on how to
+   install the patch and configure KDB.
+
+3) This would probably be a good time to recompile the kernel, and make sure
+   kdb works (Hitting the Pause key should drop you into it. Type "go" to exit
+   it.
+
+4) The kdb <--> ACPI debugger interface is a module. Type "make modules", and
+   it will be built and placed in drivers/acpi/kdb.
+
+5) Change to that directory and type "insmod kdbm_acpi.o". This loads the
+   module we just built.
+
+6) Break back into kdb. If you type help, you should now see "acpi" listed as
+   a command, at the bottom.
+
+7) Type "acpi". You are now in the ACPI debugger. While hosted by kdb, it is
+   wholly separate, and has many ACPI-specific commands. Type "?" or "help"
+   to get a listing of the command categories, and then "help <category>" for
+   a list of commands and their descriptions