The debug message found by some users had been triggered instead by the use of common Systrace tools, which gathers performance information about the system — the kernel, in fact, is a proper release version and not
a debug kernel.
With
a debug kernel, unknowing consumers would be vulnerable to various attacks, as there would theoretically be no checks against modifying the system folder of the phone.
Not exact matches
After enabling USB
Debugging mode on your Android phone or tablet, you can start installing custom ROMs and
Kernels, rooting, using other data recovery software.
Furthermore, the bootstrap loader contains commands for
debugging and / or modifying the
kernel environment, being essential for the good functionality of your Nexus I9250.
One notable exception is Linux, where the «Magic SysRq key» can send commands directly to the Linux
kernel to help recover from crashes and
debug the operating system.
It can be helpful for identifying the error, but offers less detailed
debugging information than a
kernel memory dump.
In the same Advanced Settings, go to Startup and Recovery \ Settings and then change the Write
debugging information drop - down to «None» to disable the
kernel memory dump.
Support for
kernel debugging over 1394 has been removed, but will be available in an upcoming kit release.
b. Hardware
Debugging including gdb, protocol analyzers, and logic analyzers c. Tailoring of Solaris systems and linux
kernels for single board computers.