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| -rw-r--r-- | scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py | 127 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py | 1 |
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diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..bd21a9624428 --- /dev/null +++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +# +# 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 + + +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 + + 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( + string.replace(module_name, "_", 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(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) + 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") + + module_list = modules.ModuleList() + 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() + + +LxSymbols() diff --git a/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py b/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py index 649584105a72..0b0faa4cb5a0 100644 --- a/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py +++ b/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py @@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ except: "work.\n") else: import linux.utils + import linux.symbols |