diff --git a/share/man/man4/ddb.4 b/share/man/man4/ddb.4 index 83bf001a8e1f..3e8e1a0629d6 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/ddb.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/ddb.4 @@ -1437,15 +1437,18 @@ Other bus' bridge chipsets may be able to generate NMI using bus specific methods. There are many PCI and PCIe add-in cards which can generate NMI for debugging. -Modern systems typically use IPMI to generate signals to enter the +Modern server systems typically use IPMI to generate signals to enter the debugger. The .Dv devel/ipmitool port can be used to send the .Cd chassis power diag command which delivers an NMI to the processor. +Embedded systems often use JTAG for debugging, but rarely use it in +combination with +.Nm . .Pp -For serial consoles, you can break to the debugger by sending a BREAK +For serial consoles, you can enter the debugger by sending a BREAK condition on the serial line if .Cd options BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER is specified in the kernel. @@ -1464,11 +1467,13 @@ TILDE is the ASCII tilde character (~). CTRL-x is Control x created by hitting the control key and then x and then releasing both. .Pp -The break to debugger behavior may also be enabled by setting the +The break to enter the debugger behavior may be enabled at trim-time +by setting the .Xr sysctl 8 .Dv debug.kdb.break_to_debugger to 1. -The alt break to debugger behavior may also be enabled by setting the +The alternate sequence to enter the debugger behavior may be enabled +at run-time by setting the .Xr sysctl 8 .Dv debug.kdb.alt_break_to_debugger to 1.