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using gdb's 'kvm proc' to debug LWPs
Hi all,
I'd like some help examining LWP backtraces on a running NetBSD system
in a qemu-kvm virtual machine.
I've successfully done the following to examine LWP backtraces in crash
dumps:
$ gdb /path/to/netbsd.gdb
(gdb) target kvm /path/to/netbsd.0.core
(gdb) dir /path/to/kernel/source/code
(gdb) kvm proc 0xdeadbeef
(gdb) bt full
I'm now trying to do something similar on a *running* NetBSD kernel in a
qemu-kvm virtual machine (Linux host). qemu has remote gdb stubs, which
makes it great for stepping the kernel without having to deal with
serial ports or rebuilding the kernel with KGDB enabled.
I'm able to successfully connect and do normal gdb things:
$ kvm <args> -S -s
$ gdb /path/to/netbsd.gdb
(gdb) target remote localhost:1234
(gdb) dir /path/to/kernel/source/code
(gdb) bt full
So I can see the current LWP backtrace easily. Unfortunately, the
following fails:
(gdb) kvm proc 0xdeadbeef
No kernel memory image.
Does anyone know how I can examine the backtraces of other LWPs from a
live kernel? Does 'kvm proc' work with a KGDB setup?
Thanks,
Richard
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