Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 00/19] reverse debugging

["Alex Bennée" <alex.bennee@linaro.org>]

Pavel Dovgalyuk <pavel.dovgaluk@ispras.ru> writes:

> Ping?

I started having a look but I ran into this straight away. First I
recorded a boot of the kernel:

  ./aarch64-softmmu/qemu-system-aarch64 -machine virt,graphics=on,gic-version=3,virtualization=on -cpu cortex-a53 --serial mon:stdio -display none -kernel ../images/aarch64-current-linux-initrd-guest.img -icount shift=7,rr=record,rrfile=replay.bin

Then played back:

  ./aarch64-softmmu/qemu-system-aarch64 -machine virt,graphics=on,gic-version=3,virtualization=on -cpu cortex-a53 --serial mon:stdio -display none -kernel ../images/aarch64-current-linux-initrd-guest.img -icount shift=7,rr=replay,rrfile=replay.bin -s -S

And did the following on gdb:

(gdb) i
0x0000000040000004 in ?? ()
=> 0x40000004:  mov     x1, xzr
   0x40000008:  mov     x2, xzr
   0x4000000c:  mov     x3, xzr
(gdb)
0x0000000040000008 in ?? ()
=> 0x40000008:  mov     x2, xzr
   0x4000000c:  mov     x3, xzr
   0x40000010:  ldr     x4, 0x40000020
(gdb)
0x000000004000000c in ?? ()
=> 0x4000000c:  mov     x3, xzr
   0x40000010:  ldr     x4, 0x40000020
   0x40000014:  br      x4
(gdb)
0x0000000040000010 in ?? ()
=> 0x40000010:  ldr     x4, 0x40000020
   0x40000014:  br      x4
   0x40000018:  .inst   0x44000000 ; undefined
(gdb)
0x0000000040000014 in ?? ()
=> 0x40000014:  br      x4
   0x40000018:  .inst   0x44000000 ; undefined
   0x4000001c:  .inst   0x00000000 ; undefined
(gdb) p/x $x4
$1 = 0x40080000
(gdb) reverse-stepi
warning: Remote failure reply: E14

Surely this is the simple case and doesn't require any snapshots for
block devices as there are none. Am I missing something?


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> На 28 Май 2018 г., 10:13, в 10:13, Pavel Dovgalyuk <pavel.dovgaluk@ispras.ru> написал:п>GDB remote protocol supports reverse debugging of the targets.
>>It includes 'reverse step' and 'reverse continue' operations.
>>The first one finds the previous step of the execution,
>>and the second one is intended to stop at the last breakpoint that
>>would happen when the program is executed normally.
>>
>>Reverse debugging is possible in the replay mode, when at least
>>one snapshot was created at the record or replay phase.
>>QEMU can use these snapshots for travelling back in time with GDB.
>>
>>Running the execution in replay mode allows using GDB reverse debugging
>>commands:
>> - reverse-stepi (or rsi): Steps one instruction to the past.
>>   QEMU loads on of the prior snapshots and proceeds to the desired
>>   instruction forward. When that step is reaches, execution stops.
>> - reverse-continue (or rc): Runs execution "backwards".
>>   QEMU tries to find breakpoint or watchpoint by loaded prior snapshot
>>   and replaying the execution. Then QEMU loads snapshots again and
>>   replays to the latest breakpoint. When there are no breakpoints in
>>   the examined section of the execution, QEMU finds one more snapshot
>>   and tries again. After the first snapshot is processed, execution
>>   stops at this snapshot.
>>
>>The set of patches include the following modifications:
>> - gdbstub update for reverse debugging support
>> - functions that automatically perform reverse step and reverse
>>   continue operations
>> - hmp/qmp commands for manipulating the replay process
>> - improvement of the snapshotting for saving the execution step
>>   in the snapshot parameters
>> - other record/replay fixes
>>
>>The patches are available in the repository:
>>https://github.com/ispras/qemu/tree/rr-180524
>>
>>v4 changes:
>>- changed 'since 2.13' to 'since 3.0' in json (as suggested by Eric
>>Blake)
>>
>>v3 changes:
>>- Fixed PS/2 bug with save/load vm, which caused failures of the
>>replay.
>>   The patch was sent separately.
>> - Rebased to the new code base.
>> - Minor fixes.
>>
>>v2 changes:
>> - documented reverse debugging
>> - fixed start vmstate loading in record mode
>> - documented qcow2 changes (as suggested by Eric Blake)
>> - made icount SnapshotInfo field optional (as suggested by Eric Blake)
>> - renamed qmp commands (as suggested by Eric Blake)
>> - minor changes
>>
>>---
>>
>>Pavel Dovgalyuk (19):
>>      block: implement bdrv_snapshot_goto for blkreplay
>>      replay: disable default snapshot for record/replay
>>      replay: update docs for record/replay with block devices
>>      replay: don't drain/flush bdrv queue while RR is working
>>      replay: finish record/replay before closing the disks
>>      qcow2: introduce icount field for snapshots
>>      migration: introduce icount field for snapshots
>>      replay: introduce info hmp/qmp command
>>      replay: introduce breakpoint at the specified step
>>   replay: implement replay-seek command to proceed to the desired step
>>      replay: flush events when exiting
>>      timer: remove replay clock probe in deadline calculation
>>      replay: refine replay-time module
>>      translator: fix breakpoint processing
>>      replay: flush rr queue before loading the vmstate
>>      gdbstub: add reverse step support in replay mode
>>      gdbstub: add reverse continue support in replay mode
>>      replay: describe reverse debugging in docs/replay.txt
>>      replay: allow loading any snapshots before recording
>>
>>
>> accel/tcg/translator.c    |    9 +
>> block/blkreplay.c         |    8 +
>> block/io.c                |   22 +++
>> block/qapi.c              |   17 ++-
>> block/qcow2-snapshot.c    |    9 +
>> block/qcow2.h             |    2
>> blockdev.c                |   10 ++
>> cpus.c                    |   19 ++-
>> docs/interop/qcow2.txt    |    4 +
>> docs/replay.txt           |   45 +++++++
>> exec.c                    |    6 +
>> gdbstub.c                 |   50 +++++++-
>> hmp-commands-info.hx      |   14 ++
>> hmp-commands.hx           |   30 +++++
>> hmp.h                     |    3
>> include/block/snapshot.h  |    1
>> include/sysemu/replay.h   |   18 +++
>> migration/savevm.c        |   15 +-
>> qapi/block-core.json      |    5 +
>> qapi/block.json           |    3
>> qapi/misc.json            |   68 +++++++++++
>> replay/Makefile.objs      |    3
>>replay/replay-debugging.c |  287
>>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> replay/replay-events.c    |   14 --
>> replay/replay-internal.h  |   10 +-
>> replay/replay-snapshot.c  |   17 ++-
>> replay/replay-time.c      |   27 ++--
>> replay/replay.c           |   22 +++
>> stubs/replay.c            |   10 ++
>> util/qemu-timer.c         |   11 --
>> vl.c                      |   18 ++-
>> 31 files changed, 696 insertions(+), 81 deletions(-)
>> create mode 100644 replay/replay-debugging.c
>>
>>--
>>Pavel Dovgalyuk


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Alex Bennée