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

[Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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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