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@ 2003-11-09  0:55 Henrik Nordstrom
  2003-11-10  1:55 ` Jeff Dike
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Henrik Nordstrom @ 2003-11-09  0:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: user-mode-linux-devel

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Attached to this message is a slightly corrected and updated version of 
umlgdb.

- it now runs (was missing a couple of global definitions)

- fallback on searching for the module in lib/modules/<kernelversion>/ if 
not defined in MODULE_PATHS

- breakpoints etc more like a normal debug session


I still sometimes have problems using this however.. on loading some
modules it crashes (or maybe it is GDB that crashes, I don't know yet). 
But when it doesn't crash it seems to do what it is supposed to be doing.

Regards
Henrik

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#!/usr/bin/expect

#######################################################################
# Name: umlgdl
#
# Description:
# umlgdb is a expect shell for gdb, which is specialised
# to handle re-loading symbols of kernel modules as they
# are reloaded using rmmod and insmod.
#
# It spawns GDB and prints out its pid which should be 
# be used to start the UML session as follows.
#
# ./linux <kernel switches> debug gdb-pid=<pid>
#
# Once the kernel starts booting, proceed with the gdb and enter 'att 1'
# to attach to the kernel and 'c' to continue.
#
# When any module is loaded with an insmod <module> command,
# gdb breaks automatically at sys_init_module
# and executes the appropriate gdb commands to reload all the symbols 
# for the kernel and the symbols for the recently laoded module.
#
# It then passes control to the user who can proceed with their debugging
# as usual.
#
# umlgdb session is very much like a session started with the normal gdb
# except for the special handling of breakpoints at sys_init_modle.
#
# Its very easy to extend the behaviour opf umlgdb to handle different
# debugging situations that need automation.
#
# Author: Chandan Kudige, April 11, 2002
#######################################################################

#######################################################################
# Customisation: most of the defaults here should suffice. But feel
#  free to change anything to suit custom requirements.
#######################################################################

##
# GDB program name
##
set PROG "gdb"

##
# Kernel path relative to current directory.
##
set ARG "./linux"

##
# GDB prompt - Anyway valid TCL regex. Defaults to '(gdb)'
##
set GDB {\(gdb\)}

##
# Regex pattern printed out by the gdb when 'sys_init_module' 
# breakpoint is hit.
# The name of the module is matched by the regex.
##
set RE_BREAKPOINT {Breakpoint 1, sys_init_module \(name_user=[x0-9a-f]+ "(.+)"}

##
# Special character for quitting the UML session.
# Type the actual character (using your editor's escape)
##
set QUIT_CHAR "\x04"

###
# Module paths:
# You can add paths for modules that are not in the gdb load-path.
# This is basically a list with alternating module name and module path.
# 
# When a module is loaded, umlgdb tries to load the symbols from the
# path given here. If the module is not listed then no symbols are loaded.
###

set MODULE_PATHS {
"hostfs" "/home/jdike/linux/2.4/um/arch/um/fs/hostfs/hostfs.o"
}


#######################################################################
# Script starts here.
#######################################################################

log_user 0
system stty -echo raw
set timeout -1

proc get_module_path {modname} {
    global MODULE_PATHS ARG env

    set idx [lsearch $MODULE_PATHS $modname]
    if {$idx == -1} {
	set version "[exec ./linux --version]"
	set path "[exec find $env(PWD)/lib/modules/$version/ -name ${modname}.o ]"
	if {$path != ""} {
	    return $path
	}
        return 0
    }

    incr idx

    return [lindex $MODULE_PATHS $idx]
}

#######################################################################
# do_insmod() hook is invoked when umlgdb detects that the breakpoint
# at sys_init_module has been hit.
#
# Args:
#   name - name of the module being loaded
#
# Returns: None
#######################################################################

proc do_insmod {name} {
    global GDB ARG

    set timeout 5

    ##
    # Let the sys_init_module return
    # since module_list struct is initialised in this routine.
    ##
    prompt_wait $GDB
    send "finish\r"
    prompt_wait $GDB

    ##
    # find the start address of the module.
    ##
    set tmp "p/x (int)module_list + module_list->size_of_struct\r"
    send $tmp

    ##
    # gdb prints the expression values as
    # $<num> = 0x<hex value>
    # Capture the hex value into modstart
    ##
    set buf [prompt_wait {= (0x[0-9a-f]+)}]
    set succ [regexp "= (.+)" $buf tmp modstart]

    set modpath [get_module_path $name]

    ##
    # Reload symbols only if we have a module path
    ##

    if {$modpath != 0} {
        ##
        # Reload all kernel symbols
        ##
        prompt_wait $GDB
        send "symbol-file $ARG\r"
        prompt_wait "y or n"
        send "y\r"

        ##
        # Load the symbols for our module
        ##
        prompt_wait $GDB


        send "add-symbol-file $modpath $modstart\r"
        prompt_wait "y or n"
        send "y\r"

        ##
        # print the module_list head to make sure init() and cleanup()
        # are valid addresses
        ##
        prompt_wait $GDB
        send "p *module_list\r"
        prompt_wait $GDB
        puts "\r\r>> Finished loading symbols for $name ...\r"

        send " \r"
    }

    prompt_wait $GDB

    ##
    # Back to user
    ##
    set timeout -1
}

#######################################################################
# shell() is the main dispatch loop.
# 
# - Passes user 
#
# Args:
#   name - name of the module being loaded
#
# Returns: None
#######################################################################

proc shell {} {
    global spawn_id, user_spawn_id
    global RE_BREAKPOINT
    global QUIT_CHAR

    while 1 {
    	expect {
            ##
            # gracefully exit when the gdb exits.
            ##
            eof {
                return
                }
            
            ##
            # Hooks for gdb output.
            # Note: order is important
            ##
            -re     $RE_BREAKPOINT {
                    set modname $expect_out(1,string);
                    set bpline $expect_out(buffer); 

                    puts "\r *** Module $modname loaded *** \r"
                    send_user -raw  -- $bpline
                    do_insmod $modname
               }

            ##
            # Catch all from gdb and pass it to the user
            ##
            -re ".+" {
                    send_user -raw -- $expect_out(buffer);
               }

            ##
            # Catch user QUIT sequence.
            # Currently should be a single character.
            ##
	    	-i $user_spawn_id $QUIT_CHAR {return}

            ##
            # Catch all from user and pass it to gdb
            ##
            -i $user_spawn_id -re .+ {
                    send -- $expect_out(buffer); 
               }

        }
	}
}

#######################################################################
# prompt_wait() : Can be called anytime we wait for a prompt.
# Respects user input while waiting for the prompt.
#######################################################################

proc prompt_wait {prompt} {
    global user_spawn_id
    global QUIT_CHAR

    set buf "<none>"

    expect {
        -re $prompt {
                set buf $expect_out(buffer);
                send_user -raw -- $buf
            }

        -re ".+" {
                set buf $expect_out(buffer);
                send_user -raw -- $buf
                exp_continue;
            }

           timeout {
                puts "\rTIMEDOUT on prompt $prompt!!!\r"
                return 0;
            }

	    	-i $user_spawn_id $QUIT_CHAR {return}
            -i $user_spawn_id -re .+ {
                    send -- $expect_out(buffer); 
            }
    }

    return $buf
}

##
# Setup a breakpoint at sys_init_module
# Prepare to enter "att 1"
##
proc initgdb {pid} {
    global GDB

##
# user can press the 'enter' once they start the UML kernel.
##

    prompt_wait $GDB
    send "att 1"

    prompt_wait $GDB
    send "b sys_init_module\r"

    prompt_wait $GDB
    send "b panic\r"

    prompt_wait $GDB
    send "b stop\r"

    prompt_wait $GDB
    send "handle SIGWINCH nostop noprint pass\r"

    prompt_wait $GDB
    send "b start_kernel\r"

    prompt_wait $GDB
    send "c\r"
}

##
# Spawn our gdb with linux
##
set pid [spawn $PROG $ARG]

puts "\r\n\n            ******** GDB pid is $pid ********\r"
puts "Start UML as: $ARG <kernel switches> debug gdb-pid=$pid\r\n\r\n\r\n"

##
# Initialise gdb
##
initgdb $pid

##
# Main dispatch loop
##
shell

##
# Cleanup
##
system stty sane

puts "\r----- umlgdb finished----\r"



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