[Qemu-devel] Make QEMU more friendly for kernel debug

[Qemu-devel] Make QEMU more friendly for kernel debug

[prime]

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Hello everyone,
   I find that I can't single step OS kernels use qemu.When I use "step" or
"next" command in gdb,
the kernel always enter its interrupt route instead
 of executing the next instruction after the breakpoint.So I modify QEMU's
source code to disable interrupts in single step mode,and now I can use
 "step" or "next" command in gdb to single step
 functions.

   Should I post the patch? It is a very small modification.


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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life:
the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for
the suffering of mankind.
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Re: [Qemu-devel] Make QEMU more friendly for kernel debug

[Mulyadi Santosa]

Hi..


> So I modify
> QEMU's source code to disable interrupts in single step mode,and now
> I can use "step" or "next" command in gdb to single step
>  functions.

very interesting! Please post your patch on qemu-devel and preferably on 
qemu.dad-answers.com too. Personally, I'd be glad to review it.

regards

Mulyadi

Re: [Qemu-devel] Make QEMU more friendly for kernel debug

[prime]

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On 2/25/06, Mulyadi Santosa <a_mulyadi@softhome.net> wrote:
>
> Hi..
>
>
> > So I modify
> > QEMU's source code to disable interrupts in single step mode,and now
> > I can use "step" or "next" command in gdb to single step
> >  functions.
>
> very interesting! Please post your patch on qemu-devel and preferably on
> qemu.dad-answers.com too. Personally, I'd be glad to review it.
>
> regards
>
> Mulyadi
>
> I have post the patch here.
http://qemu.dad-answers.com/viewtopic.php?t=921

regards

Mingyan Guo

--
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life:
the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for
the suffering of mankind.
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[Qemu-devel] Make QEMU more friendly for kernel debug

[prime]

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Hello everyone,
   I find that I can't single step OS kernels use qemu.When I use "step"
or "next" command in gdb,the kernel always enter its interrupt route
instead of executing the next instruction after the breakpoint.So I modify
QEMU's source code to disable interrupts in single step mode,and now I
can use "step" or "next" command in gdb to single step functions.

   Should I post the patch? It is a very small modification.

--
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life:
the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for
the suffering of mankind.
                         ---------Bertrand Russell

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Re: [Qemu-devel] Make QEMU more friendly for kernel debug

[prime]

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On 2/26/06, Tace <tacetan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>     Please do...
>
>     I got a question, doesn't disable the interrupts changes the
> underlying system? Perhaps a good way would be to monitor the
> completion of the interrupt routine before singlestepping to the next
> instruction?
>
>
> On 2/23/06, prime <guomingyan@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >     I find that I can't single step OS kernels use qemu.When I use
> "step"
> >  or "next" command in gdb,the kernel always enter its interrupt route
> >  instead of executing the next instruction after the breakpoint.So I
> modify
> >  QEMU's source code to disable interrupts in single step mode,and now I
> >  can use "step" or "next" command in gdb to single step functions.
> >
> >     Should I post the patch? It is a very small modification.
> >
> > --
> > Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life:
> > the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for
> > the suffering of mankind.
> >                          ---------Bertrand Russell
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Qemu-devel mailing list
> > Qemu-devel@nongnu.org
> > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel
> >
> >
> >
>
Hi,
  I have post the patch here http://qemu.dad-answers.com/viewtopic.php?t=921

  Disable interrupts in single step has very few
effects on the underlying system,in my opinion.
  In normal mode(without single step),many
instructions are executed between two interrupts,
but in single step mode,we have done too much extra
ministrant work besides execute one instruction while the "virtual clock"
running. So only one
instruction can be executed between two clock
interrupts.And I think,disable interrupts in single
step mode is a simple method to cancel the "virtual time" we have used for
doing extra ministrant work.

  For example,if we define CONFIG_SLIRP,then after
gdb_handle_packet() starts "virtual clock" by
vm_start(),we have to do much work to handle slirp,
and it needs lots "virtual time".This is just a
simple instance,and there are many cases elsewhere.

PS. Please forgive my poor English,and it is my second language.

--
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life:
the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for
the suffering of mankind.
                         ---------Bertrand Russell

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