debugging the kernel

[Innovator]

I want to know how to debug the kernel while my client and server program are running .Actually i want to know the flow of the socket functions when my server create the socket ,binds to the socket again accept the request from the client etc. I want to check the values of the variable in the socket.c file of kernel when my client and server are running
Please help me out.....

[Lakshmipathi]

I'm not sure about this question - Do you want start a C program and trace its stuff system calls and find kernel code .If so then User Mode Linux ,may be helpful.
But If you want to check your C program alone (like checking variables in server/client) then GDB should be enough.