linux-kernel-module-cheat/run-gdb-user

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os

import common
import lkmc.import_path

class Main(common.LkmcCliFunction):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__(
            description='''GDB step debug guest userland processes without gdbserver.

More information at: https://github.com/cirosantilli/linux-kernel-module-cheat#gdb-step-debug-userland-processes
'''
        )
        self.add_argument(
            'executable',
            help='Path to the executable to be debugged relative to the Buildroot build directory.'
        )
        self.add_argument(
            'break_at',
            default=None,
            help='Break at this point, e.g. main.',
            nargs='?'
        )

    def timed_main(self):
        raise Exception("This is known to be broken, but fixing shouldn't be too hard! Keyword: get_argparse. See also: https://github.com/cirosantilli/linux-kernel-module-cheat/issues/63")
        executable = self.env['image']
        addr = self.get_elf_entry(os.path.join(self.env['buildroot_build_build_dir'], executable))
        args = {}
        args['before'] = '-ex \"add-symbol-file {} {}\"'.format(executable, hex(addr))
        # Or else lx-symbols throws for arm:
        # gdb.MemoryError: Cannot access memory at address 0xbf0040cc
        # TODO understand better.
        # Also, lx-symbols overrides the add-symbol-file commands.
        args['no_lxsymbols'] = True
        args['break_at'] = self.env['break_at']
        rungdb = lkmc.import_path.import_path_main('run-gdb')
        return rungdb(**args)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    Main().cli()