Help with debuging Xserver / Goes in an infinite loop

[Adam Jackson]

On Mon, 2009-10-05 at 17:39 +0200, Joshua C. wrote:
> 2009/10/5 Adam Jackson <ajax at redhat.com>:
> > On Sat, 2009-10-03 at 17:13 +0200, Joshua C. wrote:
> >> The Xserver just keeps running and I get no messages on the second
> >> mashine. How to debug it?
> >
> > I wouldn't expect you to get messages on the second machine.  If you're
> > using 100% of the CPU it's because you're busy doing something _other_
> > than printing to the log.
> >
> > What does 'bt' in gdb show?
> 
> When should I issue this command? After attaching gdb and sending the
> handle options I type in cont and the server keeps going until it
> freezes the mashine. No other messages are reported.

Before typing in cont, of course.  "cont" continues execution from where
you're currently stopped.  "bt" shows a backtrace of where you're
currently stopped.

- ajax
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