Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 10/16] SUPPORT.md: Add Debugging, analysis, crash post-portem

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 13.11.17 at 16:41, <george.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> --- a/SUPPORT.md
> +++ b/SUPPORT.md
> @@ -152,6 +152,35 @@ Output of information in machine-parseable JSON format
>  
>      Status: Supported, Security support external
>  
> +## Debugging, analysis, and crash post-mortem
> +
> +### gdbsx
> +
> +    Status, x86: Supported
> +
> +Debugger to debug ELF guests
> +
> +### Soft-reset for PV guests
> +
> +    Status: Supported
> +    
> +Soft-reset allows a new kernel to start 'from scratch' with a fresh VM 
> state, 
> +but with all the memory from the previous state of the VM intact.
> +This is primarily designed to allow "crash kernels", 
> +which can do core dumps of memory to help with debugging in the event of a 
> crash.
> +
> +### xentrace
> +
> +    Status, x86: Supported
> +
> +Tool to capture Xen trace buffer data
> +
> +### gcov
> +
> +    Status: Supported, Not security supported

I agree with excluding security support here, but why wouldn't the
same be the case for gdbsx and xentrace?

Jan


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