alistair23-linux/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py

#
# 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

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()