2 # gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
4 # load kernel and module symbols
6 # Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011-2013
11 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
18 from linux import modules, utils
21 if hasattr(gdb, 'Breakpoint'):
22 class LoadModuleBreakpoint(gdb.Breakpoint):
23 def __init__(self, spec, gdb_command):
24 super(LoadModuleBreakpoint, self).__init__(spec, internal=True)
26 self.gdb_command = gdb_command
29 module = gdb.parse_and_eval("mod")
30 module_name = module['name'].string()
31 cmd = self.gdb_command
33 # enforce update if object file is not found
34 cmd.module_files_updated = False
36 # Disable pagination while reporting symbol (re-)loading.
37 # The console input is blocked in this context so that we would
38 # get stuck waiting for the user to acknowledge paged output.
39 show_pagination = gdb.execute("show pagination", to_string=True)
40 pagination = show_pagination.endswith("on.\n")
41 gdb.execute("set pagination off")
43 if module_name in cmd.loaded_modules:
44 gdb.write("refreshing all symbols to reload module "
45 "'{0}'\n".format(module_name))
46 cmd.load_all_symbols()
48 cmd.load_module_symbols(module)
50 # restore pagination state
51 gdb.execute("set pagination %s" % ("on" if pagination else "off"))
56 class LxSymbols(gdb.Command):
57 """(Re-)load symbols of Linux kernel and currently loaded modules.
59 The kernel (vmlinux) is taken from the current working directly. Modules (.ko)
60 are scanned recursively, starting in the same directory. Optionally, the module
61 search path can be extended by a space separated list of paths passed to the
62 lx-symbols command."""
66 module_files_updated = False
71 super(LxSymbols, self).__init__("lx-symbols", gdb.COMMAND_FILES,
72 gdb.COMPLETE_FILENAME)
74 def _update_module_files(self):
75 self.module_files = []
76 for path in self.module_paths:
77 gdb.write("scanning for modules in {0}\n".format(path))
78 for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
80 if name.endswith(".ko") or name.endswith(".ko.debug"):
81 self.module_files.append(root + "/" + name)
82 self.module_files_updated = True
84 def _get_module_file(self, module_name):
85 module_pattern = ".*/{0}\.ko(?:.debug)?$".format(
86 module_name.replace("_", r"[_\-]"))
87 for name in self.module_files:
88 if re.match(module_pattern, name) and os.path.exists(name):
92 def _section_arguments(self, module):
94 sect_attrs = module['sect_attrs'].dereference()
97 attrs = sect_attrs['attrs']
98 section_name_to_address = {
99 attrs[n]['battr']['attr']['name'].string(): attrs[n]['address']
100 for n in range(int(sect_attrs['nsections']))}
102 for section_name in [".data", ".data..read_mostly", ".rodata", ".bss",
103 ".text", ".text.hot", ".text.unlikely"]:
104 address = section_name_to_address.get(section_name)
106 args.append(" -s {name} {addr}".format(
107 name=section_name, addr=str(address)))
110 def load_module_symbols(self, module):
111 module_name = module['name'].string()
112 module_addr = str(module['core_layout']['base']).split()[0]
114 module_file = self._get_module_file(module_name)
115 if not module_file and not self.module_files_updated:
116 self._update_module_files()
117 module_file = self._get_module_file(module_name)
120 if utils.is_target_arch('s390'):
121 # Module text is preceded by PLT stubs on s390.
122 module_arch = module['arch']
123 plt_offset = int(module_arch['plt_offset'])
124 plt_size = int(module_arch['plt_size'])
125 module_addr = hex(int(module_addr, 0) + plt_offset + plt_size)
126 gdb.write("loading @{addr}: {filename}\n".format(
127 addr=module_addr, filename=module_file))
128 cmdline = "add-symbol-file {filename} {addr}{sections}".format(
129 filename=module_file,
131 sections=self._section_arguments(module))
132 gdb.execute(cmdline, to_string=True)
133 if module_name not in self.loaded_modules:
134 self.loaded_modules.append(module_name)
136 gdb.write("no module object found for '{0}'\n".format(module_name))
138 def load_all_symbols(self):
139 gdb.write("loading vmlinux\n")
141 # Dropping symbols will disable all breakpoints. So save their states
142 # and restore them afterward.
144 if hasattr(gdb, 'breakpoints') and not gdb.breakpoints() is None:
145 for bp in gdb.breakpoints():
146 saved_states.append({'breakpoint': bp, 'enabled': bp.enabled})
148 # drop all current symbols and reload vmlinux
149 orig_vmlinux = 'vmlinux'
150 for obj in gdb.objfiles():
151 if obj.filename.endswith('vmlinux'):
152 orig_vmlinux = obj.filename
153 gdb.execute("symbol-file", to_string=True)
154 gdb.execute("symbol-file {0}".format(orig_vmlinux))
156 self.loaded_modules = []
157 module_list = modules.module_list()
159 gdb.write("no modules found\n")
161 [self.load_module_symbols(module) for module in module_list]
163 for saved_state in saved_states:
164 saved_state['breakpoint'].enabled = saved_state['enabled']
166 def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
167 self.module_paths = [os.path.expanduser(p) for p in arg.split()]
168 self.module_paths.append(os.getcwd())
171 self.module_files = []
172 self.module_files_updated = False
174 self.load_all_symbols()
176 if hasattr(gdb, 'Breakpoint'):
177 if self.breakpoint is not None:
178 self.breakpoint.delete()
179 self.breakpoint = None
180 self.breakpoint = LoadModuleBreakpoint(
181 "kernel/module.c:do_init_module", self)
183 gdb.write("Note: symbol update on module loading not supported "
184 "with this gdb version\n")