On various occasions, I’ve received inquiries about how to install and start using WinDbg. For this reason, in this post, I’m going to show you how to configure an environment with WinDbg and virtual ...

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 ...

Kprobes is a mechanism used to register breakpoints and corresponding handlers. After enabling Kprobes support in the kernel, we can debug any instruction at any kernel address. This article explains ...

Often the pivotal factor in achieving development timetables comes down to one's efficiency in finding and fixing bugs. Debugging inside the Linux kernel can be quite challenging. No matter how you ...

"The code, the test programs, the review behind the list above and the first draft of this text were done with an LLM coding ...

Linus is famously against the use of interactive debuggers on the kernel, but many developers use them anyway. Debugging a running kernel is a little harder than working with a typical application, ...

When debugging something as involved as kernel scheduler timings, you would typically use one of the software-based debugging mechanisms available. However, in cases when software is close to bare ...

Modern compilers perform a lot of optimizations, which can complicate debugging. Song Liu and Thierry Treyer spoke about a potential improvement to BPF Type Format (BTF) debugging information that ...

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 Apple ...

A kernel debug kit inside Apple hints that the company has run some tests for a MacBook powered by an A15 chip, as well as a separate entry for an A18 Pro chip for a MacBook. This information came ...