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-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/Makefile1
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/.gitignore2
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile11
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/__init__.py1
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/cpus.py135
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py65
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/modules.py96
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py177
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/tasks.py100
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py156
-rw-r--r--kernel/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py30
11 files changed, 774 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/Makefile b/kernel/scripts/gdb/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62f5f65be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir-y := linux
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/.gitignore b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52e4e6114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cf1ecf61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+always := gdb-scripts
+
+SRCTREE := $(shell cd $(srctree) && /bin/pwd)
+
+$(obj)/gdb-scripts:
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
+ $(Q)ln -fsn $(SRCTREE)/$(obj)/*.py $(objtree)/$(obj)
+endif
+ @:
+
+clean-files := *.pyc *.pyo $(if $(KBUILD_SRC),*.py)
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/__init__.py b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4680fb176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# nothing to do for the initialization of this package
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/cpus.py b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/cpus.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4297b83fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/cpus.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+# per-cpu tools
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011-2013
+#
+# Authors:
+# Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import gdb
+
+from linux import tasks, utils
+
+
+MAX_CPUS = 4096
+
+
+def get_current_cpu():
+ if utils.get_gdbserver_type() == utils.GDBSERVER_QEMU:
+ return gdb.selected_thread().num - 1
+ elif utils.get_gdbserver_type() == utils.GDBSERVER_KGDB:
+ tid = gdb.selected_thread().ptid[2]
+ if tid > (0x100000000 - MAX_CPUS - 2):
+ return 0x100000000 - tid - 2
+ else:
+ return tasks.get_thread_info(tasks.get_task_by_pid(tid))['cpu']
+ else:
+ raise gdb.GdbError("Sorry, obtaining the current CPU is not yet "
+ "supported with this gdb server.")
+
+
+def per_cpu(var_ptr, cpu):
+ if cpu == -1:
+ cpu = get_current_cpu()
+ if utils.is_target_arch("sparc:v9"):
+ offset = gdb.parse_and_eval(
+ "trap_block[{0}].__per_cpu_base".format(str(cpu)))
+ else:
+ try:
+ offset = gdb.parse_and_eval(
+ "__per_cpu_offset[{0}]".format(str(cpu)))
+ except gdb.error:
+ # !CONFIG_SMP case
+ offset = 0
+ pointer = var_ptr.cast(utils.get_long_type()) + offset
+ return pointer.cast(var_ptr.type).dereference()
+
+
+cpu_mask = {}
+
+
+def cpu_mask_invalidate(event):
+ global cpu_mask
+ cpu_mask = {}
+ gdb.events.stop.disconnect(cpu_mask_invalidate)
+ if hasattr(gdb.events, 'new_objfile'):
+ gdb.events.new_objfile.disconnect(cpu_mask_invalidate)
+
+
+def cpu_list(mask_name):
+ global cpu_mask
+ mask = None
+ if mask_name in cpu_mask:
+ mask = cpu_mask[mask_name]
+ if mask is None:
+ mask = gdb.parse_and_eval(mask_name + ".bits")
+ if hasattr(gdb, 'events'):
+ cpu_mask[mask_name] = mask
+ gdb.events.stop.connect(cpu_mask_invalidate)
+ if hasattr(gdb.events, 'new_objfile'):
+ gdb.events.new_objfile.connect(cpu_mask_invalidate)
+ bits_per_entry = mask[0].type.sizeof * 8
+ num_entries = mask.type.sizeof * 8 / bits_per_entry
+ entry = -1
+ bits = 0
+
+ while True:
+ while bits == 0:
+ entry += 1
+ if entry == num_entries:
+ return
+ bits = mask[entry]
+ if bits != 0:
+ bit = 0
+ break
+
+ while bits & 1 == 0:
+ bits >>= 1
+ bit += 1
+
+ cpu = entry * bits_per_entry + bit
+
+ bits >>= 1
+ bit += 1
+
+ yield cpu
+
+
+class PerCpu(gdb.Function):
+ """Return per-cpu variable.
+
+$lx_per_cpu("VAR"[, CPU]): Return the per-cpu variable called VAR for the
+given CPU number. If CPU is omitted, the CPU of the current context is used.
+Note that VAR has to be quoted as string."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(PerCpu, self).__init__("lx_per_cpu")
+
+ def invoke(self, var_name, cpu=-1):
+ var_ptr = gdb.parse_and_eval("&" + var_name.string())
+ return per_cpu(var_ptr, cpu)
+
+
+PerCpu()
+
+
+class LxCurrentFunc(gdb.Function):
+ """Return current task.
+
+$lx_current([CPU]): Return the per-cpu task variable for the given CPU
+number. If CPU is omitted, the CPU of the current context is used."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(LxCurrentFunc, self).__init__("lx_current")
+
+ def invoke(self, cpu=-1):
+ var_ptr = gdb.parse_and_eval("&current_task")
+ return per_cpu(var_ptr, cpu).dereference()
+
+
+LxCurrentFunc()
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c947f0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+# kernel log buffer dump
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011, 2012
+#
+# Authors:
+# Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import gdb
+import string
+
+from linux import utils
+
+
+class LxDmesg(gdb.Command):
+ """Print Linux kernel log buffer."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(LxDmesg, self).__init__("lx-dmesg", gdb.COMMAND_DATA)
+
+ def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
+ log_buf_addr = int(str(gdb.parse_and_eval("log_buf")).split()[0], 16)
+ log_first_idx = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("log_first_idx"))
+ log_next_idx = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("log_next_idx"))
+ log_buf_len = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("log_buf_len"))
+
+ inf = gdb.inferiors()[0]
+ start = log_buf_addr + log_first_idx
+ if log_first_idx < log_next_idx:
+ log_buf_2nd_half = -1
+ length = log_next_idx - log_first_idx
+ log_buf = inf.read_memory(start, length)
+ else:
+ log_buf_2nd_half = log_buf_len - log_first_idx
+ log_buf = inf.read_memory(start, log_buf_2nd_half) + \
+ inf.read_memory(log_buf_addr, log_next_idx)
+
+ pos = 0
+ while pos < log_buf.__len__():
+ length = utils.read_u16(log_buf[pos + 8:pos + 10])
+ if length == 0:
+ if log_buf_2nd_half == -1:
+ gdb.write("Corrupted log buffer!\n")
+ break
+ pos = log_buf_2nd_half
+ continue
+
+ text_len = utils.read_u16(log_buf[pos + 10:pos + 12])
+ text = log_buf[pos + 16:pos + 16 + text_len]
+ time_stamp = utils.read_u64(log_buf[pos:pos + 8])
+
+ for line in memoryview(text).tobytes().splitlines():
+ gdb.write("[{time:12.6f}] {line}\n".format(
+ time=time_stamp / 1000000000.0,
+ line=line))
+
+ pos += length
+
+
+LxDmesg()
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/modules.py b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/modules.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25db8cff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/modules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+# module tools
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2013
+#
+# Authors:
+# Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import gdb
+
+from linux import cpus, utils
+
+
+module_type = utils.CachedType("struct module")
+
+
+def module_list():
+ global module_type
+ module_ptr_type = module_type.get_type().pointer()
+ modules = gdb.parse_and_eval("modules")
+ entry = modules['next']
+ end_of_list = modules.address
+
+ while entry != end_of_list:
+ yield utils.container_of(entry, module_ptr_type, "list")
+ entry = entry['next']
+
+
+def find_module_by_name(name):
+ for module in module_list():
+ if module['name'].string() == name:
+ return module
+ return None
+
+
+class LxModule(gdb.Function):
+ """Find module by name and return the module variable.
+
+$lx_module("MODULE"): Given the name MODULE, iterate over all loaded modules
+of the target and return that module variable which MODULE matches."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(LxModule, self).__init__("lx_module")
+
+ def invoke(self, mod_name):
+ mod_name = mod_name.string()
+ module = find_module_by_name(mod_name)
+ if module:
+ return module.dereference()
+ else:
+ raise gdb.GdbError("Unable to find MODULE " + mod_name)
+
+
+LxModule()
+
+
+class LxLsmod(gdb.Command):
+ """List currently loaded modules."""
+
+ _module_use_type = utils.CachedType("struct module_use")
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(LxLsmod, self).__init__("lx-lsmod", gdb.COMMAND_DATA)
+
+ def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
+ gdb.write(
+ "Address{0} Module Size Used by\n".format(
+ " " if utils.get_long_type().sizeof == 8 else ""))
+
+ for module in module_list():
+ gdb.write("{address} {name:<19} {size:>8} {ref}".format(
+ address=str(module['module_core']).split()[0],
+ name=module['name'].string(),
+ size=str(module['core_size']),
+ ref=str(module['refcnt']['counter'])))
+
+ source_list = module['source_list']
+ t = self._module_use_type.get_type().pointer()
+ entry = source_list['next']
+ first = True
+ while entry != source_list.address:
+ use = utils.container_of(entry, t, "source_list")
+ gdb.write("{separator}{name}".format(
+ separator=" " if first else ",",
+ name=use['source']['name'].string()))
+ first = False
+ entry = entry['next']
+ gdb.write("\n")
+
+
+LxLsmod()
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd5bea965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+# load kernel and module symbols
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011-2013
+#
+# Authors:
+# Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import gdb
+import os
+import re
+import string
+
+from linux import modules, utils
+
+
+if hasattr(gdb, 'Breakpoint'):
+ class LoadModuleBreakpoint(gdb.Breakpoint):
+ def __init__(self, spec, gdb_command):
+ super(LoadModuleBreakpoint, self).__init__(spec, internal=True)
+ self.silent = True
+ self.gdb_command = gdb_command
+
+ def stop(self):
+ module = gdb.parse_and_eval("mod")
+ module_name = module['name'].string()
+ cmd = self.gdb_command
+
+ # enforce update if object file is not found
+ cmd.module_files_updated = False
+
+ # Disable pagination while reporting symbol (re-)loading.
+ # The console input is blocked in this context so that we would
+ # get stuck waiting for the user to acknowledge paged output.
+ show_pagination = gdb.execute("show pagination", to_string=True)
+ pagination = show_pagination.endswith("on.\n")
+ gdb.execute("set pagination off")
+
+ if module_name in cmd.loaded_modules:
+ gdb.write("refreshing all symbols to reload module "
+ "'{0}'\n".format(module_name))
+ cmd.load_all_symbols()
+ else:
+ cmd.load_module_symbols(module)
+
+ # restore pagination state
+ gdb.execute("set pagination %s" % ("on" if pagination else "off"))
+
+ return False
+
+
+class LxSymbols(gdb.Command):
+ """(Re-)load symbols of Linux kernel and currently loaded modules.
+
+The kernel (vmlinux) is taken from the current working directly. Modules (.ko)
+are scanned recursively, starting in the same directory. Optionally, the module
+search path can be extended by a space separated list of paths passed to the
+lx-symbols command."""
+
+ module_paths = []
+ module_files = []
+ module_files_updated = False
+ loaded_modules = []
+ breakpoint = None
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(LxSymbols, self).__init__("lx-symbols", gdb.COMMAND_FILES,
+ gdb.COMPLETE_FILENAME)
+
+ def _update_module_files(self):
+ self.module_files = []
+ for path in self.module_paths:
+ gdb.write("scanning for modules in {0}\n".format(path))
+ for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
+ for name in files:
+ if name.endswith(".ko"):
+ self.module_files.append(root + "/" + name)
+ self.module_files_updated = True
+
+ def _get_module_file(self, module_name):
+ module_pattern = ".*/{0}\.ko$".format(
+ module_name.replace("_", r"[_\-]"))
+ for name in self.module_files:
+ if re.match(module_pattern, name) and os.path.exists(name):
+ return name
+ return None
+
+ def _section_arguments(self, module):
+ try:
+ sect_attrs = module['sect_attrs'].dereference()
+ except gdb.error:
+ return ""
+ attrs = sect_attrs['attrs']
+ section_name_to_address = {
+ attrs[n]['name'].string() : attrs[n]['address']
+ for n in range(int(sect_attrs['nsections']))}
+ args = []
+ for section_name in [".data", ".data..read_mostly", ".rodata", ".bss"]:
+ address = section_name_to_address.get(section_name)
+ if address:
+ args.append(" -s {name} {addr}".format(
+ name=section_name, addr=str(address)))
+ return "".join(args)
+
+ def load_module_symbols(self, module):
+ module_name = module['name'].string()
+ module_addr = str(module['module_core']).split()[0]
+
+ module_file = self._get_module_file(module_name)
+ if not module_file and not self.module_files_updated:
+ self._update_module_files()
+ module_file = self._get_module_file(module_name)
+
+ if module_file:
+ gdb.write("loading @{addr}: {filename}\n".format(
+ addr=module_addr, filename=module_file))
+ cmdline = "add-symbol-file {filename} {addr}{sections}".format(
+ filename=module_file,
+ addr=module_addr,
+ sections=self._section_arguments(module))
+ gdb.execute(cmdline, to_string=True)
+ if not module_name in self.loaded_modules:
+ self.loaded_modules.append(module_name)
+ else:
+ gdb.write("no module object found for '{0}'\n".format(module_name))
+
+ def load_all_symbols(self):
+ gdb.write("loading vmlinux\n")
+
+ # Dropping symbols will disable all breakpoints. So save their states
+ # and restore them afterward.
+ saved_states = []
+ if hasattr(gdb, 'breakpoints') and not gdb.breakpoints() is None:
+ for bp in gdb.breakpoints():
+ saved_states.append({'breakpoint': bp, 'enabled': bp.enabled})
+
+ # drop all current symbols and reload vmlinux
+ gdb.execute("symbol-file", to_string=True)
+ gdb.execute("symbol-file vmlinux")
+
+ self.loaded_modules = []
+ module_list = modules.module_list()
+ if not module_list:
+ gdb.write("no modules found\n")
+ else:
+ [self.load_module_symbols(module) for module in module_list]
+
+ for saved_state in saved_states:
+ saved_state['breakpoint'].enabled = saved_state['enabled']
+
+ def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
+ self.module_paths = arg.split()
+ self.module_paths.append(os.getcwd())
+
+ # enforce update
+ self.module_files = []
+ self.module_files_updated = False
+
+ self.load_all_symbols()
+
+ if hasattr(gdb, 'Breakpoint'):
+ if not self.breakpoint is None:
+ self.breakpoint.delete()
+ self.breakpoint = None
+ self.breakpoint = LoadModuleBreakpoint(
+ "kernel/module.c:do_init_module", self)
+ else:
+ gdb.write("Note: symbol update on module loading not supported "
+ "with this gdb version\n")
+
+
+LxSymbols()
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/tasks.py b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2037d9bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+# task & thread tools
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011-2013
+#
+# Authors:
+# Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import gdb
+
+from linux import utils
+
+
+task_type = utils.CachedType("struct task_struct")
+
+def task_lists():
+ global task_type
+ task_ptr_type = task_type.get_type().pointer()
+ init_task = gdb.parse_and_eval("init_task").address
+ t = g = init_task
+
+ while True:
+ while True:
+ yield t
+
+ t = utils.container_of(t['thread_group']['next'],
+ task_ptr_type, "thread_group")
+ if t == g:
+ break
+
+ t = g = utils.container_of(g['tasks']['next'],
+ task_ptr_type, "tasks")
+ if t == init_task:
+ return
+
+def get_task_by_pid(pid):
+ for task in task_lists():
+ if int(task['pid']) == pid:
+ return task
+ return None
+
+
+class LxTaskByPidFunc(gdb.Function):
+ """Find Linux task by PID and return the task_struct variable.
+
+$lx_task_by_pid(PID): Given PID, iterate over all tasks of the target and
+return that task_struct variable which PID matches."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(LxTaskByPidFunc, self).__init__("lx_task_by_pid")
+
+ def invoke(self, pid):
+ task = get_task_by_pid(pid)
+ if task:
+ return task.dereference()
+ else:
+ raise gdb.GdbError("No task of PID " + str(pid))
+
+
+LxTaskByPidFunc()
+
+
+thread_info_type = utils.CachedType("struct thread_info")
+
+ia64_task_size = None
+
+
+def get_thread_info(task):
+ global thread_info_type
+ thread_info_ptr_type = thread_info_type.get_type().pointer()
+ if utils.is_target_arch("ia64"):
+ global ia64_task_size
+ if ia64_task_size is None:
+ ia64_task_size = gdb.parse_and_eval("sizeof(struct task_struct)")
+ thread_info_addr = task.address + ia64_task_size
+ thread_info = thread_info_addr.cast(thread_info_ptr_type)
+ else:
+ thread_info = task['stack'].cast(thread_info_ptr_type)
+ return thread_info.dereference()
+
+
+class LxThreadInfoFunc (gdb.Function):
+ """Calculate Linux thread_info from task variable.
+
+$lx_thread_info(TASK): Given TASK, return the corresponding thread_info
+variable."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(LxThreadInfoFunc, self).__init__("lx_thread_info")
+
+ def invoke(self, task):
+ return get_thread_info(task)
+
+
+LxThreadInfoFunc()
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..128c306db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+# common utilities
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011-2013
+#
+# Authors:
+# Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import gdb
+
+
+class CachedType:
+ def __init__(self, name):
+ self._type = None
+ self._name = name
+
+ def _new_objfile_handler(self, event):
+ self._type = None
+ gdb.events.new_objfile.disconnect(self._new_objfile_handler)
+
+ def get_type(self):
+ if self._type is None:
+ self._type = gdb.lookup_type(self._name)
+ if self._type is None:
+ raise gdb.GdbError(
+ "cannot resolve type '{0}'".format(self._name))
+ if hasattr(gdb, 'events') and hasattr(gdb.events, 'new_objfile'):
+ gdb.events.new_objfile.connect(self._new_objfile_handler)
+ return self._type
+
+
+long_type = CachedType("long")
+
+
+def get_long_type():
+ global long_type
+ return long_type.get_type()
+
+
+def offset_of(typeobj, field):
+ element = gdb.Value(0).cast(typeobj)
+ return int(str(element[field].address).split()[0], 16)
+
+
+def container_of(ptr, typeobj, member):
+ return (ptr.cast(get_long_type()) -
+ offset_of(typeobj, member)).cast(typeobj)
+
+
+class ContainerOf(gdb.Function):
+ """Return pointer to containing data structure.
+
+$container_of(PTR, "TYPE", "ELEMENT"): Given PTR, return a pointer to the
+data structure of the type TYPE in which PTR is the address of ELEMENT.
+Note that TYPE and ELEMENT have to be quoted as strings."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ super(ContainerOf, self).__init__("container_of")
+
+ def invoke(self, ptr, typename, elementname):
+ return container_of(ptr, gdb.lookup_type(typename.string()).pointer(),
+ elementname.string())
+
+ContainerOf()
+
+
+BIG_ENDIAN = 0
+LITTLE_ENDIAN = 1
+target_endianness = None
+
+
+def get_target_endianness():
+ global target_endianness
+ if target_endianness is None:
+ endian = gdb.execute("show endian", to_string=True)
+ if "little endian" in endian:
+ target_endianness = LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ elif "big endian" in endian:
+ target_endianness = BIG_ENDIAN
+ else:
+ raise gdb.GdgError("unknown endianness '{0}'".format(str(endian)))
+ return target_endianness
+
+
+def read_u16(buffer):
+ if get_target_endianness() == LITTLE_ENDIAN:
+ return ord(buffer[0]) + (ord(buffer[1]) << 8)
+ else:
+ return ord(buffer[1]) + (ord(buffer[0]) << 8)
+
+
+def read_u32(buffer):
+ if get_target_endianness() == LITTLE_ENDIAN:
+ return read_u16(buffer[0:2]) + (read_u16(buffer[2:4]) << 16)
+ else:
+ return read_u16(buffer[2:4]) + (read_u16(buffer[0:2]) << 16)
+
+
+def read_u64(buffer):
+ if get_target_endianness() == LITTLE_ENDIAN:
+ return read_u32(buffer[0:4]) + (read_u32(buffer[4:8]) << 32)
+ else:
+ return read_u32(buffer[4:8]) + (read_u32(buffer[0:4]) << 32)
+
+
+target_arch = None
+
+
+def is_target_arch(arch):
+ if hasattr(gdb.Frame, 'architecture'):
+ return arch in gdb.newest_frame().architecture().name()
+ else:
+ global target_arch
+ if target_arch is None:
+ target_arch = gdb.execute("show architecture", to_string=True)
+ return arch in target_arch
+
+
+GDBSERVER_QEMU = 0
+GDBSERVER_KGDB = 1
+gdbserver_type = None
+
+
+def get_gdbserver_type():
+ def exit_handler(event):
+ global gdbserver_type
+ gdbserver_type = None
+ gdb.events.exited.disconnect(exit_handler)
+
+ def probe_qemu():
+ try:
+ return gdb.execute("monitor info version", to_string=True) != ""
+ except:
+ return False
+
+ def probe_kgdb():
+ try:
+ thread_info = gdb.execute("info thread 2", to_string=True)
+ return "shadowCPU0" in thread_info
+ except:
+ return False
+
+ global gdbserver_type
+ if gdbserver_type is None:
+ if probe_qemu():
+ gdbserver_type = GDBSERVER_QEMU
+ elif probe_kgdb():
+ gdbserver_type = GDBSERVER_KGDB
+ if not gdbserver_type is None and hasattr(gdb, 'events'):
+ gdb.events.exited.connect(exit_handler)
+ return gdbserver_type
diff --git a/kernel/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py b/kernel/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48489285f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+# loader module
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2012, 2013
+#
+# Authors:
+# Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import os
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/scripts/gdb")
+
+try:
+ gdb.parse_and_eval("0")
+ gdb.execute("", to_string=True)
+except:
+ gdb.write("NOTE: gdb 7.2 or later required for Linux helper scripts to "
+ "work.\n")
+else:
+ import linux.utils
+ import linux.symbols
+ import linux.modules
+ import linux.dmesg
+ import linux.tasks
+ import linux.cpus