From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14876 invoked by alias); 11 Dec 2009 13:03:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 14868 invoked by uid 22791); 11 Dec 2009 13:03:40 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from web112518.mail.gq1.yahoo.com (HELO web112518.mail.gq1.yahoo.com) (98.137.26.190) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with SMTP; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:03:33 +0000 Received: (qmail 72784 invoked by uid 60001); 11 Dec 2009 13:03:31 -0000 Message-ID: <388588.71616.qm@web112518.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Received: from [123.237.137.157] by web112518.mail.gq1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:03:31 PST References: <816087.35180.qm@web112515.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <4B218B30.4010501@vmware.com> <119734.20965.qm@web112506.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:03:00 -0000 From: paawan oza Subject: Re: porting reversible on arm/mips To: Hui Zhu Cc: Michael Snyder , "gdb@sourceware.org" In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2009-12/txt/msg00070.txt.bz2 Do I need to cross compile the kernel for arm? or I can get readily arm linux to be deployed directly on qemu or skyeye ? ----- Original Message ---- From: Hui Zhu To: paawan oza Cc: Michael Snyder ; "gdb@sourceware.org" Sent: Fri, December 11, 2009 7:45:11 AM Subject: Re: porting reversible on arm/mips For the sim, maybe you can try the qemu or skyeye. Thanks, Hui On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:10, paawan oza wrote: > My target may be arm/mips. > but some of the common hurdles are following. > > 1) getting virtual machine which has capability gives me arm processor > > 2) getting the arm linux ISO. > > Can somebody give me some pointers regarding above ? > > Regards,. > Oza. > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Michael Snyder > To: paawan oza > Cc: Hui Zhu ; "gdb@sourceware.org" > Sent: Fri, December 11, 2009 5:28:40 AM > Subject: Re: porting reversible on arm/mips > > paawan oza wrote: >> Hi, >> >> there are pending tasks as mentioned in >> http://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/ReverseDebug >> >> I would like take one of the archs and port reversible on it. >> >> If I correctly understand the task. >> >> -> mips/arm architecture involves, complete writing to arm/mips instruction set and parsing of the same. >> >> -> I assume that there is no basic framework done for mips/arm, such as function call recording, instruction parsing etc, everything has to be written from beginning. >> >> Let me know If my understanding is correct of the current state of code. > > I think Hui has already done some work for Mips record/replay. > Maybe you and he could work together on that? > > If you want to work on Arm, as far as I know, you would have > that field all to yourself. > > > >