Re: [Qemu-devel] Debugging guest OS / tracing instruction pointer

[Clemens Kolbitsch]

Paul Brook wrote:
> On Thursday 14 June 2007, Clemens Kolbitsch wrote:
>   
> > hi!
> > i'm looking for a way to monitor the eip register. is there a simple way
> > to do this? i know that that produces tons of data...
> >
> > even better would be to know where i could intercept the main-loop
> > (exec_cpu ??) to check for a certain eip value...
> >     
>
> qemu already has mechanisms for supporting debugger breakpoints. Sounds like 
> you want something very similar.
>
> Paul
>   
the thing is: i want to monitor the eip... or where the code will jump 
NEXT. the code there is never executed (as it results in a kernel failure)

e.g. i know a buffer overflow will set the return-pointer to 0xABCD and 
"ret" is executed i want the breakpoint to hit

when using casual breakpoints, i think the code there must be executed 
(i.e. the jump must be successful .. what will definitely not be the 
case with 0xABCD)

thanks!