Enable guest debugging for HyperV on windows #478
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Nice. Any chance we could land this after #469? :P |
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Yes, I was thinking on doing that to be less work for solving conflicts |
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Great stuff, One small comment, lets get @ludfjig to review this one last time before we merge
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- Previously, interrupting a running vCPU under debug meant directly sending a SIGINT signal, since we have a way to handle interrupt sending, there is no need to do that. Signed-off-by: Doru Blânzeanu <[email protected]>
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Description
This closes #241
This brings the same debugging behavior to windows guests as kvm and mshv guests have on linux.
Some of the duplicated debug logic that is implemented on each hypervisor driver will be refactored later in a single implementation.
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This pull request introduces significant updates to the Hyperlight debugging functionality, expanding support to Windows environments, refactoring the codebase to improve modularity, and enhancing the debugging capabilities. The most important changes include adding Windows-specific signal handling, introducing the
HypervDebugstruct for Hyper-V guest debugging, and removing Linux-specific dependencies from cross-platform code.Cross-platform debugging enhancements:
src/hyperlight_host/src/hypervisor/gdb/event_loop.rs: Added conditional compilation for signal handling to differentiate between Linux (libc::SIGINT,libc::SIGSEGV) and Windows (SIGINT,SIGSEGV). Updated signal handling logic to use platform-specific signals. [1] [2]src/hyperlight_host/build.rs: Removed Linux-specific constraints from thegdbfeature configuration, allowing debugging on Windows.Windows debugging support:
src/hyperlight_host/src/hypervisor/gdb/hyperv_debug.rs: Added theHypervDebugstruct to implement debugging functionalities for Hyper-V guests, including hardware and software breakpoints, register manipulation, and vCPU stop reason handling.src/hyperlight_host/src/hypervisor/gdb/mod.rs: IntegratedHypervDebuginto the debugging module and updated theGuestDebugtrait visibility topub(super)for better encapsulation. [1] [2] [3]Refactoring for improved modularity:
src/hyperlight_host/src/hypervisor/gdb/x86_64_target.rs: Replaced the thread ID with anInterruptHandlefor vCPU thread management. Added methods for setting the interrupt handle and interrupting vCPU execution. Updated tests to reflect these changes. [1] [2] [3] [4]src/hyperlight_host/src/hypervisor/gdb/mod.rs: Refactoredcreate_gdb_threadto handle the newInterruptHandlemechanism and updated the communication protocol for initializing the debugger. [1] [2]Documentation updates:
docs/how-to-debug-a-hyperlight-guest.md: Updated documentation to reflect support for debugging on Windows and clarified the removal ofKVMandMSHVguest-specific mentions. [1] [2]These changes collectively enhance the flexibility of Hyperlight's debugging capabilities, making it more robust and suitable for cross-platform use.