creating a core dump

[Feng, Shuchen]

Till Straumann wrote :

> sebastian ssmoller wrote:
>> hi,
>> i am using rtems on m68k. is there a (simple) possibility to 
>> 1. create a core dump and 
>> 2. send it the host via serial io ?
>> 
>> where do i find the code used to create such a core dump (gcc, newlib,
>> rtems, ...) ?
>> 
>> thx
>>regards,
>>seb

>If you have another VME board use your secondary board
>to grab the target board's memory over the VME backplane
>and ship it to the host e.g., via network. This is faster
>and in many cases you can even obtain a coredump of a
>crashed board which is very desirable.

>I have some patches to the 68k exception handler so it
>dumps register contents to a known place if it crashes.

>I also have an application which converts a raw memory
>image into a core file that can be analyzed with GDB.

>Finally, I have a small patch for GDB to add core-file
>support for m68k-rtems.

>Let me know if you are interested in details


Yes, I am interested in  details, especially for
the powerpc-rtems.


> -- Till

> BTW: all of these things [perhaps with the exception
> of GDB] come on the 'RTEMS evaluation CD'.