1. 默认设置下,在调试多进程程序时GDB只会调试主进程。但是GDB(>V7.0)支持多进程的分别以及同时调试,换句话说,GDB可以同时调试多个程序。只需要设置follow-fork-mode(默认值:parent)和detach-on-fork(默认值:on)即可。
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2. GDB默认支持调试多线程,跟主线程,子线程block在create thread。
例程:
#include <pthread.h>
void processA();
void processB();
void * processAworker(void *arg);
int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
void processA()
void * processAworker(void *arg)
void processB()
输出:
ProcessB: 803 step1
ProcessB: 803 step2
ProcessB: 803 step3
ProcessA: 802 thread 3077555904 step2
ProcessA: 802 thread 3077555904 step3
ProcessA: 802 thread 3077553008 step2
ProcessA: 802 thread 3077553008 step3
调试:
1. 调试主进程,block子进程。
(gdb) show detach-on-fork
Whether gdb will detach the child of a fork is off.
(gdb) catch fork
Catchpoint 1 (fork)
(gdb) r
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Catchpoint 1 (forked process 3475), 0x00110424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
Missing separate debuginfos, use: debuginfo-install glibc-2.12-1.47.el6.i686
(gdb) break test.c:14
Breakpoint 2 at 0x8048546: file test.c, line 14.
(gdb) cont
[New process 3475]
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Breakpoint 2, main (argc=1, argv=0xbffff364) at test.c:14
Missing separate debuginfos, use: debuginfo-install glibc-2.12-1.47.el6.i686
(gdb) info inferiors
* 1
2. 切换到子进程:
[Switching to inferior 2 [process 3475] (/home/cnwuwil/labs/c-lab/test)]
[Switching to thread 2 (Thread 0xb7fe86c0 (LWP 3475))]
#0
(gdb) info inferiors
* 2
(gdb) inferior 1
[Switching to inferior 1 [process 3472] (/home/cnwuwil/labs/c-lab/test)]
[Switching to thread 1 (Thread 0xb7fe86c0 (LWP 3472))]
#0
(gdb) info inferiors
* 1
3. 设断点继续调试主进程,主进程产生两个子线程:
Breakpoint 3 at 0x804867d: file test.c, line 50. (2 locations)
(gdb) cont
ProcessA: 3472 step1
[New Thread 0xb7fe7b70 (LWP 3562)]
ProcessA: 3472 thread 3086911168 step2
Breakpoint 3, processAworker (arg=0x0) at test.c:50
(gdb) info inferiors
* 1
(gdb) info threads
* 1 Thread 0xb7fe86c0 (LWP 3472)
4. 切换到主进程中的子线程,注意:线程2为前面产生的子进程
[Switching to thread 3 (Thread 0xb7fe7b70 (LWP 3562))]#0
(gdb) cont
ProcessA: 3472 thread 3086911168 step3
ProcessA: 3472 thread 3086908272 step2
[Switching to Thread 0xb7fe7b70 (LWP 3562)]
Breakpoint 3, processAworker (arg=0x0) at test.c:50
(gdb) info threads
* 3 Thread 0xb7fe7b70 (LWP 3562)
(gdb) thread 1