RDBFS(4)                                                 RDBFS(4)

     NAME
          rdbfs - remote kernel debugging file system

     SYNOPSIS
          rdbfs [ -d ] [ -p pid ] [ -s srvname ] [ -t text ] [ device
          ]

     DESCRIPTION
          Rdbfs presents in /proc/pid (default /proc/1) a set of pro-
          cess files for debugging a kernel over the serial line
          device (default /dev/eia0).  If the -s option is given,
          rdbfs will post its channel in /srv/srvname (see srv(3)),
          allowing the session to be shared or reattached later.

          The text file presented is just a copy of text (default
          /386/9pc).  It can usually be ignored, since the debuggers
          open kernel files directly rather than using /proc/n/text.

          Kernels can be remotely debugged  only when they are sus-
          pended and serving a textual debugging protocol over their
          serial lines.  (see cons(3))

          Because the debugging protocol is textual, a console pro-
          vided by consolefs(4) may be substituted for the serial
          device.

     SOURCE
          /sys/src/cmd/rdbfs.c
          /sys/src/9/port/rdb.c

     SEE ALSO
          acid(1), db(1), cons(3), consolefs(4)

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