The existing hook from KDB in the IPI code is really just a hook for the NMI vector. We rename the vector thusly and then it's up to the debugger to handle things from do_default_nmi(). --- linux-2.6.13-trini/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c | 3 +-- linux-2.6.13-trini/arch/x86_64/kernel/smp.c | 2 +- linux-2.6.13-trini/arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c | 2 +- linux-2.6.13-trini/include/asm-x86_64/hw_irq.h | 2 +- linux-2.6.13-trini/include/asm-x86_64/ipi.h | 2 +- 5 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c --- linux-2.6.13/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector 2005-09-01 12:00:42.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.13-trini/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c 2005-09-01 12:00:42.000000000 -0700 @@ -544,10 +544,9 @@ void __init init_IRQ(void) int vector = FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR + i; if (i >= NR_IRQS) break; - if (vector != IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR && vector != KDB_VECTOR) { + if (vector != IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR && vector != NMI_VECTOR) set_intr_gate(vector, interrupt[i]); } - } #ifdef CONFIG_SMP /* diff -puN arch/x86_64/kernel/smp.c~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector arch/x86_64/kernel/smp.c --- linux-2.6.13/arch/x86_64/kernel/smp.c~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector 2005-09-01 12:00:42.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.13-trini/arch/x86_64/kernel/smp.c 2005-09-01 12:00:42.000000000 -0700 @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void flush_tlb_all(void) void smp_kdb_stop(void) { - send_IPI_allbutself(KDB_VECTOR); + send_IPI_allbutself(NMI_VECTOR); } /* diff -puN arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c --- linux-2.6.13/arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector 2005-09-01 12:00:42.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.13-trini/arch/x86_64/kernel/traps.c 2005-09-01 12:00:56.000000000 -0700 @@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ void __init trap_init(void) set_system_gate(IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR, ia32_syscall); #endif - set_intr_gate(KDB_VECTOR, call_debug); + set_intr_gate(NMI_VECTOR, call_debug); /* * Should be a barrier for any external CPU state. diff -puN include/asm-x86_64/hw_irq.h~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector include/asm-x86_64/hw_irq.h --- linux-2.6.13/include/asm-x86_64/hw_irq.h~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector 2005-09-01 12:00:42.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.13-trini/include/asm-x86_64/hw_irq.h 2005-09-01 12:00:42.000000000 -0700 @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct hw_interrupt_type; #define RESCHEDULE_VECTOR 0xfc #define TASK_MIGRATION_VECTOR 0xfb #define CALL_FUNCTION_VECTOR 0xfa -#define KDB_VECTOR 0xf9 +#define NMI_VECTOR 0xf9 #define THERMAL_APIC_VECTOR 0xf0 diff -puN include/asm-x86_64/ipi.h~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector include/asm-x86_64/ipi.h --- linux-2.6.13/include/asm-x86_64/ipi.h~x86_64-rename_kdb_vector 2005-09-01 12:00:42.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.13-trini/include/asm-x86_64/ipi.h 2005-09-01 12:00:42.000000000 -0700 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static inline unsigned int __prepare_ICR (unsigned int shortcut, int vector, unsigned int dest) { unsigned int icr = APIC_DM_FIXED | shortcut | vector | dest; - if (vector == KDB_VECTOR) + if (vector == NMI_VECTOR) icr = (icr & (~APIC_VECTOR_MASK)) | APIC_DM_NMI; return icr; } _