Re: [Xen-devel] debugger updates...

["Neo Jia" <neojia@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is there any source level debugger for Xen and Dom0?

Thanks,
Neo

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> kdb is intended to debug xen hypervisor... can be used for dom0 also.
> gdbsx is intended to debug domU (PV or HVM).
>
> Thanks,
> Mukesh
>
> Neo Jia wrote:
>>
>> Can I use this to debug Xen or it is just for dom0?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Neo
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> FYI... I've updated the debuggers (kdb + gdbsx) tree.  Here's a summary:
>>>
>>>  - Refresh to changeset 18711
>>>
>>>  - gdbsx: Add support for HVM guest debug.
>>>          Support for kernel module debug in PV linux guests (via pgd3val)
>>>          Include gdb macros (in README) for linux kernel/module debug
>>>
>>>  - kdb: HVM guest debug support (set bp, single step)
>>>        Display VMCB/VMCS structs, more structs, etc.
>>>        Generic Trace function: to quickly debug something, esp, timing
>>>                                related problems
>>>        General kdb trap func: kdb_trap_immed() to break into kdb
>>> anywhere,
>>>                               possibly based on a condition.....
>>>
>>> See READMEs in http://xenbits.xensource.com/ext/debuggers.hg
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mukesh
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>



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