xen kernel/module debug under RHEL5.4

prepare kernel code:


            Download kernel-<>-src.rpm from http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/

            Install the src package, go to /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/,
            rpmbuild -bp --target=`uname -m` kernel-2.6.spec 2>prep-err.log |tee
            prep-out.log(refer: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/I_need_the_Kernel_Source)

            cp
            rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-2.6.18/linux-2.6.18.x86_64/configs/kernel-2.6.18-x86_64-xen.config
             to rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-2.6.18/linux-2.6.18.x86_64/.config; make; make
             install; make modules_install; As http://docs.fedoraproject.org//release-notes/fc4/errata/

            As root: depmod 2.6.18-prep; mkinitrd -v -f --with=aacraid --with=sd_mod --with=scsi_mod initrd-2.6.18-prep.img 2.6.18-prep
              

gdbserver-xen

compile kernel with debug info and frame pointer enable

compile xen with domu_debug=y in Rules.mk

 

gdbserver-xen 127.0.0.1:9999 --attach domID to attach to domU

gdb vmlinux

target remote 127.0.01:9999

 

only can set breakpoint in kernel code, not modues. And always got domU crash when quit gdb.

crash tools

1. Enable domU dump in /etc/xen/xend-config.sxp

2. use crash command to find the core dump line, disassembly partial code by "dis xen_connect"

3. objdump -d -S xensocket.ko > xensocket.s

4. Compare xensocket.s and disassembly output to find error code