From: Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@oracle.com>
To: "Zulauf, John" <john.zulauf@intel.com>
Cc: "Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" <Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>
Subject: Re: GDBDSX support for new linux boot loading sequence?
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:42:43 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130620144243.6dc39d18@mantra.us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E941822908490240B808ABA7586B3C0A27B7F9D9@FMSMSX113.amr.corp.intel.com>
On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:42 +0000
"Zulauf, John" <john.zulauf@intel.com> wrote:
> I recently tried to use gdbsx to debug a linux kernel running as an
> HVM. Even with the correct vmlinux, gdb was unable to correctly map
> the symbol information to the correct memory locations. Upon some
> investigation it appears that the new Linux loader sequence is
> loading the compressed vmlinux as a file, decompressing and then
> relocating it before executing it.
>
> Are there known methods to getting gdbsx to work in the context of
> this new loading scheme?
>
> Any pointers would be of great use.
CCing xen-devel.
Hmm... no, have not run into that, so never thought about it. I don't
mind looking into it, but it will take some time. Meanwhile, if you
find something, do let me know.
BTW, please cc xen-devel in future.
thanks
Mukesh
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2013-06-20 21:42 ` Mukesh Rathor [this message]
2013-06-25 10:16 ` GDBDSX support for new linux boot loading sequence? Ian Campbell
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