Debug Local Kernel

Sysprogs forums › Forums › VisualDDK/VirtualKD discussion › Debug Local Kernel

Log In Register Lost Password
Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • July 21, 2009 at 19:50 #93
    Anonymous
    Participant

    Hello,

    Sorry for my bad English.

    In first, thank you for your driver debug integrated solution! It’s a great quality work!

    I would like to know:
    Can I debug with VisualDDK a driver on my local machine? (no in a VMWare of course)
    I tried with “Named pipe”, but I don’t know what set…

    Thanks you a lot again.

    July 21, 2009 at 20:00 #1108
    support
    Keymaster

    No, it is not possible. Full-featured local kernel debugging is impossible by definition: imagine what would happen, if a breakpoint inside a video or keyboard driver (or any other kernel component that makes any critical driver or service wait) is hit: kernel is halted until a debugger resumes it, and a debugger is halted until kernel processes your mouse or keyboard input…
    Some limited local kernel debugging (no stepping, breakpoints, etc; basically, no code execution) is supported by WinDbg, but it is not very useful to debug drivers and not supported by VisualDDK.

    October 5, 2009 at 12:24 #1109
    Anonymous
    Participant

    Ok, thank you for your fastly response.
    Indeed I had thought at limited local kernel debugging of “DebugView” or “WinDbg”. But I completly agree with you, VisualDDK must encourage the good way, and not possible corrupt or crash solution 🙂
    Thanks you again!

  • Author
    Posts
Log In Register Lost Password
Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.