Hi, On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Kumar amit mehta <gmate.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I recently came across this tool called KEDR[1] for checking memory leak in > kernel modules. I'm using it to check If my trivial kernel modules (based on > LDD3 examples) are leaking memory. I was wondering if there exist a similar > tool for checking incorrect usage of locking techniques implemented by kernel > module. >
You can make use of the in-kernel "lockdep" framework to check your locking. Just enable it in your .config, and build and boot your kernel. Lockdep detects a variety of locking problems at run time and warns you if there is a possibility of deadlock etc. Regards, Srivatsa S. Bhat _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
