Re: debugger updates...

[Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@oracle.com>]

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
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> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@oracle.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> FYI... I've updated the debuggers (kdb + gdbsx) tree.  Here's a summary:
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>>  - Refresh to changeset 18711
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>>  - 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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