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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig index 2a9659dfb74c..233fbaaf2559 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig @@ -141,6 +141,25 @@ config SERIAL_ATMEL_TTYAT Say Y if you have an external 8250/16C550 UART. If unsure, say N. +config SERIAL_KGDB_NMI + bool "Serial console over KGDB NMI debugger port" + depends on KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE + help + This special driver allows you to temporary use NMI debugger port + as a normal console (assuming that the port is attached to KGDB). + + Unlike KDB's disable_nmi command, with this driver you are always + able to go back to the debugger using KGDB escape sequence ($3#33). + This is because this console driver processes the input in NMI + context, and thus is able to intercept the magic sequence. + + Note that since the console interprets input and uses polling + communication methods, for things like PPP you still must fully + detach debugger port from the KGDB NMI (i.e. disable_nmi), and + use raw console. + + If unsure, say N. + config SERIAL_KS8695 bool "Micrel KS8695 (Centaur) serial port support" depends on ARCH_KS8695 |