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diff --git a/doc/developer/topotests.rst b/doc/developer/topotests.rst index 7cd9858d31..35c2bd4202 100644 --- a/doc/developer/topotests.rst +++ b/doc/developer/topotests.rst @@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ Here's an example of launching ``vtysh`` on routers ``rt1`` and ``rt2``. sudo -E pytest --vtysh=rt1,rt2 all-protocol-startup +.. _debug_with_gdb: + Debugging with GDB """""""""""""""""" @@ -647,6 +649,13 @@ memleak detection is enabled. sudo -E pytest --valgrind-memleaks all-protocol-startup +.. note:: GDB can be used in conjection with valgrind. + + When you enable ``--valgrind-memleaks`` and you also launch various daemons + under GDB (debug_with_gdb_) topotest will connect the two utilities using + ``--vgdb-error=0`` and attaching to a ``vgdb`` process. This is very + useful for debugging bugs with use of uninitialized errors, et al. + Collecting Performance Data using perf(1) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |