Hi,
i am trying to debug kernel modules on 2.6.32 with vmware workstation.
For that, i need to add symbols to gdb using "add-symbol-file" by giving the various section addresses of the kernel module ( .text, .data, .bss etc ). I find these addresses by inserting the module & looking into /sys/module/<module-name>/sections & finally i rmmod the module.
But the problem is, i add these module section addresses to gdb and attach gdb to the vmware instance & now load the module again(this time, to debug), the section addresses of the module change. So i can't set any breakpoints.
So, the question is -
1) Is there any way to tell the kernel not to load these module sections at different addresses every time the module is inserted & removed . That is, can we have the module loaded at exactly the same address everytime?
2) Is there any way to overcome this problem so that i can debug the module using vmware even though the module is loaded at different addresses?
Thanks.
Regards,
Venkatram Tummala
