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-rw-r--r--kernel/debug/debug_core.c7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
index fff59019cca0..b38bb25dbbb3 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
@@ -445,6 +445,10 @@ static int kgdb_reenter_check(struct kgdb_state *ks)
 	}
 
 	printk(KERN_CRIT "KGDB: re-enter exception: ALL breakpoints killed\n");
+#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB_KDB
+	/* Allow kdb to debug itself one level */
+	return 0;
+#endif
 	dump_stack();
 	panic("Recursive entry to debugger");
 
@@ -489,6 +493,9 @@ acquirelock:
 	 */
 	atomic_inc(&cpu_in_kgdb[cpu]);
 
+	if (exception_level == 1)
+		goto cpu_master_loop;
+
 	/*
 	 * CPU will loop if it is a slave or request to become a kgdb
 	 * master cpu and acquire the kgdb_active lock: