kgdb: core

kgdb core code. Handles the protocol and the arch details.

[ mingo@elte.hu: heavily modified, simplified and cleaned up. ]
[ xemul@openvz.org: use find_task_by_pid_ns ]
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

include/linux/kgdb.h

+/*
+ * This provides the callbacks and functions that KGDB needs to share between
+ * the core, I/O and arch-specific portions.
+ *
+ * Author: Amit Kale <amitkale@linsyssoft.com> and
+ *         Tom Rini <trini@kernel.crashing.org>
+ *
+ * 2001-2004 (c) Amit S. Kale and 2003-2005 (c) MontaVista Software, Inc.
+ * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2. This program is licensed "as is" without any warranty of any
+ * kind, whether express or implied.
+ */
+#ifndef _KGDB_H_
+#define _KGDB_H_
+
+#include <linux/serial_8250.h>
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+#include <asm/kgdb.h>
+
+struct pt_regs;
+
+/*
+ *	kgdb_skipexception - Bail out of KGDB when we've been triggered.
+ *	@exception: Exception vector number
+ *	@regs: Current &struct pt_regs.
+ *
+ *	On some architectures we need to skip a breakpoint exception when
+ *	it occurs after a breakpoint has been removed.
+ */
+extern int kgdb_skipexception(int exception, struct pt_regs *regs);
+
+/*
+ *	kgdb_post_primary_code - Save error vector/code numbers.
+ *	@regs: Original pt_regs.
+ *	@e_vector: Original error vector.
+ *	@err_code: Original error code.
+ *
+ *	This is needed on architectures which support SMP and KGDB.
+ *	This function is called after all the secondary cpus have been put
+ *	to a know spin state and the primary CPU has control over KGDB.
+ */
+extern void kgdb_post_primary_code(struct pt_regs *regs, int e_vector,
+				  int err_code);
+
+/*
+ *	kgdb_disable_hw_debug - Disable hardware debugging while we in kgdb.
+ *	@regs: Current &struct pt_regs.
+ *
+ *	This function will be called if the particular architecture must
+ *	disable hardware debugging while it is processing gdb packets or
+ *	handling exception.
+ */
+extern void kgdb_disable_hw_debug(struct pt_regs *regs);
+
+struct tasklet_struct;
+struct task_struct;
+struct uart_port;
+
+/* To enter the debugger explicitly. */
+void kgdb_breakpoint(void);
+
+extern int kgdb_connected;
+
+extern atomic_t			kgdb_setting_breakpoint;
+extern atomic_t			kgdb_cpu_doing_single_step;
+
+extern struct task_struct	*kgdb_usethread;
+extern struct task_struct	*kgdb_contthread;
+
+enum kgdb_bptype {
+	BP_BREAKPOINT = 0,
+	BP_HARDWARE_BREAKPOINT,
+	BP_WRITE_WATCHPOINT,
+	BP_READ_WATCHPOINT,
+	BP_ACCESS_WATCHPOINT
+};
+
+enum kgdb_bpstate {
+	BP_UNDEFINED = 0,
+	BP_REMOVED,
+	BP_SET,
+	BP_ACTIVE
+};
+
+struct kgdb_bkpt {
+	unsigned long		bpt_addr;
+	unsigned char		saved_instr[BREAK_INSTR_SIZE];
+	enum kgdb_bptype	type;
+	enum kgdb_bpstate	state;
+};
+
+#ifndef KGDB_MAX_BREAKPOINTS
+# define KGDB_MAX_BREAKPOINTS	1000
+#endif
+
+#define KGDB_HW_BREAKPOINT	1
+
+/*
+ * Functions each KGDB-supporting architecture must provide:
+ */
+
+/*
+ *	kgdb_arch_init - Perform any architecture specific initalization.
+ *
+ *	This function will handle the initalization of any architecture
+ *	specific callbacks.
+ */
+extern int kgdb_arch_init(void);
+
+/*
+ *	kgdb_arch_exit - Perform any architecture specific uninitalization.
+ *
+ *	This function will handle the uninitalization of any architecture
+ *	specific callbacks, for dynamic registration and unregistration.
+ */
+extern void kgdb_arch_exit(void);
+
+/*
+ *	pt_regs_to_gdb_regs - Convert ptrace regs to GDB regs
+ *	@gdb_regs: A pointer to hold the registers in the order GDB wants.
+ *	@regs: The &struct pt_regs of the current process.
+ *
+ *	Convert the pt_regs in @regs into the format for registers that
+ *	GDB expects, stored in @gdb_regs.
+ */
+extern void pt_regs_to_gdb_regs(unsigned long *gdb_regs, struct pt_regs *regs);
+
+/*
+ *	sleeping_thread_to_gdb_regs - Convert ptrace regs to GDB regs
+ *	@gdb_regs: A pointer to hold the registers in the order GDB wants.
+ *	@p: The &struct task_struct of the desired process.
+ *
+ *	Convert the register values of the sleeping process in @p to
+ *	the format that GDB expects.
+ *	This function is called when kgdb does not have access to the
+ *	&struct pt_regs and therefore it should fill the gdb registers
+ *	@gdb_regs with what has	been saved in &struct thread_struct
+ *	thread field during switch_to.
+ */
+extern void
+sleeping_thread_to_gdb_regs(unsigned long *gdb_regs, struct task_struct *p);
+
+/*
+ *	gdb_regs_to_pt_regs - Convert GDB regs to ptrace regs.
+ *	@gdb_regs: A pointer to hold the registers we've received from GDB.
+ *	@regs: A pointer to a &struct pt_regs to hold these values in.
+ *
+ *	Convert the GDB regs in @gdb_regs into the pt_regs, and store them
+ *	in @regs.
+ */
+extern void gdb_regs_to_pt_regs(unsigned long *gdb_regs, struct pt_regs *regs);
+
+/*
+ *	kgdb_arch_handle_exception - Handle architecture specific GDB packets.
+ *	@vector: The error vector of the exception that happened.
+ *	@signo: The signal number of the exception that happened.
+ *	@err_code: The error code of the exception that happened.
+ *	@remcom_in_buffer: The buffer of the packet we have read.
+ *	@remcom_out_buffer: The buffer of %BUFMAX bytes to write a packet into.
+ *	@regs: The &struct pt_regs of the current process.
+ *
+ *	This function MUST handle the 'c' and 's' command packets,
+ *	as well packets to set / remove a hardware breakpoint, if used.
+ *	If there are additional packets which the hardware needs to handle,
+ *	they are handled here.  The code should return -1 if it wants to
+ *	process more packets, and a %0 or %1 if it wants to exit from the
+ *	kgdb callback.
+ */
+extern int
+kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int vector, int signo, int err_code,
+			   char *remcom_in_buffer,
+			   char *remcom_out_buffer,
+			   struct pt_regs *regs);
+
+/*
+ *	kgdb_roundup_cpus - Get other CPUs into a holding pattern
+ *	@flags: Current IRQ state
+ *
+ *	On SMP systems, we need to get the attention of the other CPUs
+ *	and get them be in a known state.  This should do what is needed
+ *	to get the other CPUs to call kgdb_wait(). Note that on some arches,
+ *	the NMI approach is not used for rounding up all the CPUs. For example,
+ *	in case of MIPS, smp_call_function() is used to roundup CPUs. In
+ *	this case, we have to make sure that interrupts are enabled before
+ *	calling smp_call_function(). The argument to this function is
+ *	the flags that will be used when restoring the interrupts. There is
+ *	local_irq_save() call before kgdb_roundup_cpus().
+ *
+ *	On non-SMP systems, this is not called.
+ */
+extern void kgdb_roundup_cpus(unsigned long flags);
+
+/* Optional functions. */
+extern int kgdb_validate_break_address(unsigned long addr);
+extern int kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint(unsigned long addr, char *saved_instr);
+extern int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(unsigned long addr, char *bundle);
+
+/*
+ * struct kgdb_arch - Describe architecture specific values.
+ * @gdb_bpt_instr: The instruction to trigger a breakpoint.
+ * @flags: Flags for the breakpoint, currently just %KGDB_HW_BREAKPOINT.
+ * @set_breakpoint: Allow an architecture to specify how to set a software
+ * breakpoint.
+ * @remove_breakpoint: Allow an architecture to specify how to remove a
+ * software breakpoint.
+ * @set_hw_breakpoint: Allow an architecture to specify how to set a hardware
+ * breakpoint.
+ * @remove_hw_breakpoint: Allow an architecture to specify how to remove a
+ * hardware breakpoint.
+ * @remove_all_hw_break: Allow an architecture to specify how to remove all
+ * hardware breakpoints.
+ * @correct_hw_break: Allow an architecture to specify how to correct the
+ * hardware debug registers.
+ */
+struct kgdb_arch {
+	unsigned char		gdb_bpt_instr[BREAK_INSTR_SIZE];
+	unsigned long		flags;
+
+	int	(*set_breakpoint)(unsigned long, char *);
+	int	(*remove_breakpoint)(unsigned long, char *);
+	int	(*set_hw_breakpoint)(unsigned long, int, enum kgdb_bptype);
+	int	(*remove_hw_breakpoint)(unsigned long, int, enum kgdb_bptype);
+	void	(*remove_all_hw_break)(void);
+	void	(*correct_hw_break)(void);
+};
+
+/*
+ * struct kgdb_io - Describe the interface for an I/O driver to talk with KGDB.
+ * @name: Name of the I/O driver.
+ * @read_char: Pointer to a function that will return one char.
+ * @write_char: Pointer to a function that will write one char.
+ * @flush: Pointer to a function that will flush any pending writes.
+ * @init: Pointer to a function that will initialize the device.
+ * @pre_exception: Pointer to a function that will do any prep work for
+ * the I/O driver.
+ * @post_exception: Pointer to a function that will do any cleanup work
+ * for the I/O driver.
+ */
+struct kgdb_io {
+	const char		*name;
+	int			(*read_char) (void);
+	void			(*write_char) (u8);
+	void			(*flush) (void);
+	int			(*init) (void);
+	void			(*pre_exception) (void);
+	void			(*post_exception) (void);
+};
+
+extern struct kgdb_arch		arch_kgdb_ops;
+
+extern int kgdb_register_io_module(struct kgdb_io *local_kgdb_io_ops);
+extern void kgdb_unregister_io_module(struct kgdb_io *local_kgdb_io_ops);
+
+extern int kgdb_hex2long(char **ptr, long *long_val);
+extern int kgdb_mem2hex(char *mem, char *buf, int count);
+extern int kgdb_hex2mem(char *buf, char *mem, int count);
+
+extern int kgdb_isremovedbreak(unsigned long addr);
+
+extern int
+kgdb_handle_exception(int ex_vector, int signo, int err_code,
+		      struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern int kgdb_nmicallback(int cpu, void *regs);
+
+extern int			kgdb_single_step;
+extern atomic_t			kgdb_active;
+
+#endif /* _KGDB_H_ */

kernel/Makefile

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT) += audit.o auditfilter.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL) += auditsc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT_TREE) += audit_tree.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KPROBES) += kprobes.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB) += kgdb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP) += softlockup.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS) += irq/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SECCOMP) += seccomp.o

lib/Kconfig.debug

@@ -622,3 +622,5 @@ config PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT
 	  See Documentation/debugging-via-ohci1394.txt for more information.
 
 source "samples/Kconfig"
+
+source "lib/Kconfig.kgdb"

lib/Kconfig.kgdb

+
+menuconfig KGDB
+	bool "KGDB: kernel debugging with remote gdb"
+	select FRAME_POINTER
+	depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL
+	help
+	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the
+	  kernel using gdb.  Documentation of kernel debugger is available
+	  at http://kgdb.sourceforge.net as well as in DocBook form
+	  in Documentation/DocBook/.  If unsure, say N.
+
+config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB_SHADOW_INFO
+	bool
+
+config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
+	bool
+
+config KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE
+	tristate "KGDB: use kgdb over the serial console"
+	depends on KGDB
+	select CONSOLE_POLL
+	select MAGIC_SYSRQ
+	default y
+	help
+	  Share a serial console with kgdb. Sysrq-g must be used
+	  to break in initially.