A New, In-Kernel Debugger Proposed For Linux 4.6

[phoronix]

Phoronix: A New, In-Kernel Debugger Proposed For Linux 4.6

If Linus Torvalds agrees to honor the pull, the Linux 4.6 kernel will feature an in-kernel debugger with full x86/x86_64 disassembler support...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=In-Kernel-Debugger-Linux-4.6

[uid313]

Linus Torvalds opinion is that debuggers are for suckers who can't code.

[Daktyl198]

If there's already a debugger in the kernel, why do we need another one? This isn't like APIs where one API can't possibly satisfy every possibility
... a debugger really only has one job. Why not incorporate the good parts of MDB into KDB?

[boxie]

If there's already a debugger in the kernel, why do we need another one? This isn't like APIs where one API can't possibly satisfy every possibility
... a debugger really only has one job. Why not incorporate the good parts of MDB into KDB?

I cannot answer your question specifically, but in general what you are asking *can* be rather hard and not worthwhile.

An analogy would be trying to take the interior out of a Mercedes Benz S Class and trying to put it into a Hyundai. Technically possible, but way too much effort to even consider.

Another saying here is "Why reinvent the wheel" to which the answer is usually "Because I hate square wheels"