The Linux kernel debugger (KDB) allows you to debug the Linux kernel. This aptly named tool is essentially a patch to the kernel code that lets hackers access kernel memory and data structures. One of ...

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As with many Linux-related topics, the issue of using debuggers to troubleshoot the Linux kernel is not only technical--it's political. Linux is being mostly developed on the x86 platform, which does ...

Linus Torvalds quietly released another update to the Linux kernel over the weekend that offers better support for kernel-based virtual machines, a kernel debugger, improved webcam support and new ...

Editor's Note: This content is excerpted from Chapter 11 of Linux Debugging and Performance Tuning: Tips and Techniques, authored by Steve Best, ISBN 0-13-149247-0 ...

Open source developers on Sunday released the latest stable version of the Linux kernel, version 2.6.26, adding improvements for wireless, virtualization, multimedia and other features. New kernel ...

Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 2.6.26 yesterday on the Linux kernel mailing list. This release, which has been under development for about 3 months, comes after 9 release candidates.