Re: debugging with gdb

From: Richard Hu (rhu_at_opnet_dot_com)
Date: Thu Mar 03 2005 - 07:16:08 PST

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    If attempting to restart a process results in the following error: 
    "cri_syscall(CR_OP_RSTRT_REAP): Invalid argument", then how can I attach a 
    debugger to it?
    
    Thanks,
    Richard
    
    At 09:01 PM 3/2/2005, you wrote:
    >Richard,
    >
    >  By its nature, cr_restart has to do some pretty "unconventional" 
    > stuff.  However, I am suprised that it is crashing.  The program 
    > cr_restart is really only a requester for the restart, so I am not sure 
    > how valuable it is to run gdb against cr_restart.  What you really 
    > probably want it a way to attach the debugger to the restarted process.
    >  We don't have any currelty known issues or work-arounds related to 
    > debugger use.  I encourage you to enter into bugzilla a detailed 
    > description of your problem and we'll see if it is something we can address.
    >
    >-Paul
    >
    >Richard Hu wrote:
    >
    >>Hi,
    >>
    >>I had a question about debugging when attempting to restart a program 
    >>using your Berkeley Lab Checkpoint/Restart program that I was hoping you 
    >>could answer.  I wrote a simple program that assigns a value to a 
    >>variable, checkpoints the program and then assigns another value to the 
    >>same variable.  When I run the program, it checkpoints properly and I can 
    >>use cr_restart to restart it correctly.  However, when I attempt to step 
    >>through cr_restart using a debugger (gdb in this case), it crashes.
    >>
    >>I searched through bugzilla for any relevant information and could not 
    >>find anything relating to gdb.  Are there any known issues involved with 
    >>attempting to use gdb to step through cr_restart?  If so, are there any 
    >>work-arounds?
    >>
    >>Thank you very much
    >>Richard Hu
    >>rhu_at_opnet_dot_com
    >
    

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