The Linux kernel debugger (KDB) allows you to debug the Linux kernel. This aptly named tool is essentially a patch to the kernel code that lets hackers access kernel memory and data structures. One of ...

It used to be that building the Linux kernel was not easy. Testing and debugging were even worse. Nowadays, it is reasonably easy to build a custom kernel and test or debug it using virtualization ...

As most experienced kernel programmers know, there is already a way to debug a kernel using GDB and the serial line. But, in my experience, it really doesn't work very well.

I'm trying to do some kernel level debugging in FreeBSD. I've compiled the kernel with options DDB and KDB along with makeoptions DEBUG=-g. I can enter the debugger using "sysctl debug.kdb.enter=1 ...

This chapter covers the advantages that UML can provide in the area of kernel development and debugging. UML offers the advantage of source-level kernel debugging using gdb. Using gdb, you can view ...

As with many Linux-related topics, the issue of using debuggers to troubleshoot the Linux kernel is not only technical--it's political. Linux is being mostly developed on the x86 platform, which does ...

Advanced iOS kernel debugging for exploit developers: A presentation by Stefan Esser (@i0n1c) at the Breakpoint security conference in Melbourne, Australia. Synopsis: With the release of iOS 6 ...