On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Venkatram Tummala <venkatram867@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> >> Hi Venkatram... >> >> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 05:34, Venkatram Tummala <venkatram867@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > >> > 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? >> >> None that I know. AFAIK the only way is to recheck the /sys entry and >> reinsert the symbol file (your kernel module file, which has been >> compiled with -g before) to proper position > > With this approach, i can set breakpoints in every function except for the > function that initializes the module because i have to insert the module to > get the kernel module section addresses from /sys as a result of which, the > initializition routine finishes executing which means i can not set any > breakpoints in the module initialize function. > > This is not a problem for the the module exit function or any other function > though. > > There should be a way to tell the kernel that "Look, I dont care where you > put the segments of this module but put them at the same place everytime i > re-insert the module again (atleast until the next reboot)". Conceptually, > this should not be hard to implement (if its not there already) because it > is the same kernel & the same unchanged KO module that i am asking it to > insert. >> >> > 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? Probably i didn't understand the question. Can't you find it by looking at "p modules" from gdb ? Thanks - Manish >> >> AFAIK, again none that I know. >> >> -- >> regards, >> >> Mulyadi Santosa >> Freelance Linux trainer and consultant >> >> blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com >> training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com > > -- Thanks - Manish ================================== [$\*.^ -- I miss being one of them ================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
