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Re: VMware pre-release with replay / reverse debugging for linux/gdb is available
- From: Hui Zhu <teawater at gmail dot com>
- To: Michael Snyder <msnyder at vmware dot com>
- Cc: gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:45:07 +0800
- Subject: Re: VMware pre-release with replay / reverse debugging for linux/gdb is available
- References: <4ACA7350.9040808@vmware.com>
Cool. Congratulations.
Hui
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 06:29, Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> For those who are interested, VMware has made available a free
> pre-release version of its Workstation 7.0 product, with support
> for replay and reverse debugging of Linux guests using gdb from
> the host.
>
> This is a free download with a time-limited serial number,
> and minimal intrusive requirements (registration with any
> email address, and agreeing to a EULA).
>
> Among the nifty things supported are fully deterministic
> replay debugging of guest kernels, including all drivers and
> modules, starting right from kernel start-up (and including
> reverse debugging). ?User-mode multi-thread reverse/replay
> debugging is also supported. ?This is full-system replay, if
> you go backwards your windows will undraw themselves, files
> will unwrite themselves, etc. ?All processes on the system
> will run backward in sync with each other. ?Packets will
> return to their senders, etc.
>
> Download from here (I hope installation instructions are clear):
> http://communities.vmware.com/community/beta/workstation
>
> "Getting Started" user docs are here:
> http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-10714
>
> Please let me know if you have any problems or comments.
>
> Michael Snyder
> (VMware, Inc.)
>
>