From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32745 invoked by alias); 11 Dec 2009 16:38:18 -0000 Received: (qmail 32734 invoked by uid 22791); 11 Dec 2009 16:38:17 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mail-ew0-f223.google.com (HELO mail-ew0-f223.google.com) (209.85.219.223) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:37:35 +0000 Received: by ewy23 with SMTP id 23so1265476ewy.4 for ; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:37:32 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.213.96.65 with SMTP id g1mr1805749ebn.44.1260549451335; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:37:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <388588.71616.qm@web112518.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <816087.35180.qm@web112515.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <4B218B30.4010501@vmware.com> <119734.20965.qm@web112506.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <388588.71616.qm@web112518.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:38:00 -0000 Message-ID: <5e81cb500912110837x41c113c0jf7eef412b1805e9d@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: porting reversible on arm/mips From: Sean Chen To: paawan oza Cc: Hui Zhu , Michael Snyder , "gdb@sourceware.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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/msg00074.txt.bz2 On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:03 PM, paawan oza wrote: > 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. >>> >>> -> =A0mips/arm architecture involves, complete writing to arm/mips inst= ruction 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 wri= tten 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. >> >> >> >> > > > > > Hui, let me answer these questions for you. No, there are prebuilt Linux kernel images available. You can use them with QEMU. --=20 Best Regards, Sean Chen