2 # gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
4 # kernel log buffer dump
6 # Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011, 2012
9 # Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
11 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
16 from linux import utils
19 class LxDmesg(gdb.Command):
20 """Print Linux kernel log buffer."""
23 super(LxDmesg, self).__init__("lx-dmesg", gdb.COMMAND_DATA)
25 def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
26 log_buf_addr = int(str(gdb.parse_and_eval(
27 "'printk.c'::log_buf")).split()[0], 16)
28 log_first_idx = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("'printk.c'::log_first_idx"))
29 log_next_idx = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("'printk.c'::log_next_idx"))
30 log_buf_len = int(gdb.parse_and_eval("'printk.c'::log_buf_len"))
32 inf = gdb.inferiors()[0]
33 start = log_buf_addr + log_first_idx
34 if log_first_idx < log_next_idx:
36 length = log_next_idx - log_first_idx
37 log_buf = utils.read_memoryview(inf, start, length).tobytes()
39 log_buf_2nd_half = log_buf_len - log_first_idx
40 a = utils.read_memoryview(inf, start, log_buf_2nd_half)
41 b = utils.read_memoryview(inf, log_buf_addr, log_next_idx)
42 log_buf = a.tobytes() + b.tobytes()
45 while pos < log_buf.__len__():
46 length = utils.read_u16(log_buf[pos + 8:pos + 10])
48 if log_buf_2nd_half == -1:
49 gdb.write("Corrupted log buffer!\n")
51 pos = log_buf_2nd_half
54 text_len = utils.read_u16(log_buf[pos + 10:pos + 12])
55 text = log_buf[pos + 16:pos + 16 + text_len].decode()
56 time_stamp = utils.read_u64(log_buf[pos:pos + 8])
58 for line in text.splitlines():
59 gdb.write("[{time:12.6f}] {line}\n".format(
60 time=time_stamp / 1000000000.0,