Imported Genode release 11.11

base-linux/src/base/env/debug.cc

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+/*
+ * \brief  Linux-specific debug utilities
+ * \author Norman Feske
+ * \date   2009-05-16
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * With the enabled 'DEBUG' flag, status information can be printed directly
+ * via a Linux system call by using the 'raw_write_str' function. This output
+ * bypasses the Genode 'LOG' mechanism, which is useful for debugging low-level
+ * code such as a libC back-end.
+ */
+#define DEBUG 1
+
+
+#if DEBUG
+#include <linux_syscalls.h>
+#endif /* DEBUG */
+
+
+/**
+ * Write function targeting directly the Linux system call layer and bypassing
+ * any Genode code.
+ */
+extern "C" int raw_write_str(const char *str)
+{
+#if DEBUG
+	unsigned len = 0;
+	for (; str[len] != 0; len++);
+	lx_syscall(SYS_write, (int)1, str, len);
+	return len;
+#endif /* DEBUG */
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Debug function waiting until the user presses return
+ *
+ * This function is there to delay the execution of a back-end function such
+ * that we have time to attack the GNU debugger to the running process. Once
+ * attached, we can continue execution and use 'gdb' for debugging. In the
+ * normal mode of operation, this function is never used.
+ */
+extern "C" void wait_for_continue(void)
+{
+#if DEBUG
+	char buf[16];
+	lx_syscall(SYS_read, (int)0, buf, sizeof(buf));
+#endif /* DEBUG */
+}