From 5f0962748d46c63aaf5c46dcb1c8f52dfb7b717f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Corbet Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 15:55:49 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Sphinxify gdb-kernel-debugging.txt and move to dev-tools Acked-by: Jan Kiszka Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- .../gdb-kernel-debugging.rst} | 77 +++++++++++-------- Documentation/dev-tools/tools.rst | 1 + 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) rename Documentation/{gdb-kernel-debugging.txt => dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst} (73%) diff --git a/Documentation/gdb-kernel-debugging.txt b/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst similarity index 73% rename from Documentation/gdb-kernel-debugging.txt rename to Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst index 7050ce8794b9..5e93c9bc6619 100644 --- a/Documentation/gdb-kernel-debugging.txt +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. highlight:: none + Debugging kernel and modules via gdb ==================================== @@ -13,54 +15,58 @@ be transferred to the other gdb stubs as well. Requirements ------------ - o gdb 7.2+ (recommended: 7.4+) with python support enabled (typically true - for distributions) +- gdb 7.2+ (recommended: 7.4+) with python support enabled (typically true + for distributions) Setup ----- - o Create a virtual Linux machine for QEMU/KVM (see www.linux-kvm.org and - www.qemu.org for more details). For cross-development, - http://landley.net/aboriginal/bin keeps a pool of machine images and - toolchains that can be helpful to start from. +- Create a virtual Linux machine for QEMU/KVM (see www.linux-kvm.org and + www.qemu.org for more details). For cross-development, + http://landley.net/aboriginal/bin keeps a pool of machine images and + toolchains that can be helpful to start from. - o Build the kernel with CONFIG_GDB_SCRIPTS enabled, but leave - CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED off. If your architecture supports - CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER, keep it enabled. +- Build the kernel with CONFIG_GDB_SCRIPTS enabled, but leave + CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED off. If your architecture supports + CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER, keep it enabled. - o Install that kernel on the guest. +- Install that kernel on the guest. + Alternatively, QEMU allows to boot the kernel directly using -kernel, + -append, -initrd command line switches. This is generally only useful if + you do not depend on modules. See QEMU documentation for more details on + this mode. - Alternatively, QEMU allows to boot the kernel directly using -kernel, - -append, -initrd command line switches. This is generally only useful if - you do not depend on modules. See QEMU documentation for more details on - this mode. +- Enable the gdb stub of QEMU/KVM, either - o Enable the gdb stub of QEMU/KVM, either - at VM startup time by appending "-s" to the QEMU command line - or + + or + - during runtime by issuing "gdbserver" from the QEMU monitor console - o cd /path/to/linux-build +- cd /path/to/linux-build - o Start gdb: gdb vmlinux +- Start gdb: gdb vmlinux - Note: Some distros may restrict auto-loading of gdb scripts to known safe - directories. In case gdb reports to refuse loading vmlinux-gdb.py, add + Note: Some distros may restrict auto-loading of gdb scripts to known safe + directories. In case gdb reports to refuse loading vmlinux-gdb.py, add:: add-auto-load-safe-path /path/to/linux-build - to ~/.gdbinit. See gdb help for more details. + to ~/.gdbinit. See gdb help for more details. + +- Attach to the booted guest:: - o Attach to the booted guest: (gdb) target remote :1234 Examples of using the Linux-provided gdb helpers ------------------------------------------------ - o Load module (and main kernel) symbols: +- Load module (and main kernel) symbols:: + (gdb) lx-symbols loading vmlinux scanning for modules in /home/user/linux/build @@ -72,17 +78,20 @@ Examples of using the Linux-provided gdb helpers ... loading @0xffffffffa0000000: /home/user/linux/build/drivers/ata/ata_generic.ko - o Set a breakpoint on some not yet loaded module function, e.g.: +- Set a breakpoint on some not yet loaded module function, e.g.:: + (gdb) b btrfs_init_sysfs Function "btrfs_init_sysfs" not defined. Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) y Breakpoint 1 (btrfs_init_sysfs) pending. - o Continue the target +- Continue the target:: + (gdb) c - o Load the module on the target and watch the symbols being loaded as well as - the breakpoint hit: +- Load the module on the target and watch the symbols being loaded as well as + the breakpoint hit:: + loading @0xffffffffa0034000: /home/user/linux/build/lib/libcrc32c.ko loading @0xffffffffa0050000: /home/user/linux/build/lib/lzo/lzo_compress.ko loading @0xffffffffa006e000: /home/user/linux/build/lib/zlib_deflate/zlib_deflate.ko @@ -91,7 +100,8 @@ Examples of using the Linux-provided gdb helpers Breakpoint 1, btrfs_init_sysfs () at /home/user/linux/fs/btrfs/sysfs.c:36 36 btrfs_kset = kset_create_and_add("btrfs", NULL, fs_kobj); - o Dump the log buffer of the target kernel: +- Dump the log buffer of the target kernel:: + (gdb) lx-dmesg [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu @@ -102,19 +112,22 @@ Examples of using the Linux-provided gdb helpers [ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000000009fc00-0x000000000009ffff] reserved .... - o Examine fields of the current task struct: +- Examine fields of the current task struct:: + (gdb) p $lx_current().pid $1 = 4998 (gdb) p $lx_current().comm $2 = "modprobe\000\000\000\000\000\000\000" - o Make use of the per-cpu function for the current or a specified CPU: +- Make use of the per-cpu function for the current or a specified CPU:: + (gdb) p $lx_per_cpu("runqueues").nr_running $3 = 1 (gdb) p $lx_per_cpu("runqueues", 2).nr_running $4 = 0 - o Dig into hrtimers using the container_of helper: +- Dig into hrtimers using the container_of helper:: + (gdb) set $next = $lx_per_cpu("hrtimer_bases").clock_base[0].active.next (gdb) p *$container_of($next, "struct hrtimer", "node") $5 = { @@ -144,7 +157,7 @@ List of commands and functions ------------------------------ The number of commands and convenience functions may evolve over the time, -this is just a snapshot of the initial version: +this is just a snapshot of the initial version:: (gdb) apropos lx function lx_current -- Return current task diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/tools.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/tools.rst index 43f7deeccae4..824ae8e54dd5 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/tools.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/tools.rst @@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ whole; patches welcome! ubsan kmemleak kmemcheck + gdb-kernel-debugging