ACRN-Crashlog
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Introduction
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``ACRN-Crashlog`` is a collective name for various tools (``acrnprobe``,
``usercrash_s``, ``usercrash_c``, ``debugger``, and more) and an overall
control utility called ``crashlogctl``. Together these tools collect logs
and information after each crash or event on an ACRN platform, including
the hypervisor, Service VM, and Android as a Guest (AaaG).
``ACRN-Crashlog`` provides a flexible way to configure which events are
of interest, by using an XML configuration file.
Building
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Build Dependencies
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The ``ACRN-Crashlog`` tool depends on the following libraries
(build and runtime):
- libevent
- OpenSSL
- libxml2
- systemd
- libblkid
- e2fsprogs
Refer to the :ref:`getting_started` for instructions on how to set up your
build environment, and follow the instructions below to build and configure the
``ACRN-Crashlog`` tool.
Build
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To build the ``ACRN-Crashlog``, run:
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cd misc/debug_tools/acrn_crashlog
make
To remove all generated files and return the folder to its clean state,
use:
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cd misc/debug_tools/acrn_crashlog
make clean
Installing
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To install the build:
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cd misc/debug_tools/acrn_crashlog
sudo make install
Enabling/Disabling
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To enable this tool:
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sudo crashlogctl enable
Then it will show:
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... Backup core pattern to /var/log/crashlog/default_core_pattern
'/usr/share/acrn/crashlog/40-watchdog.conf' ->
'/etc/systemd/system.conf.d/40-watchdog.conf'
'/usr/share/acrn/crashlog/80-coredump.conf' ->
'/etc/sysctl.d/80-coredump.conf'
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/acrnprobe.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/acrnprobe.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/usercrash.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/usercrash.service.
*** Please reboot your system. ***
Follow the hints to reboot the system:
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sudo reboot
To disable this tool:
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sudo crashlogctl disable
Then it will show:
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Removed /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/acrnprobe.service.
Removed /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/usercrash.service.
removed '/etc/sysctl.d/80-coredump.conf'
removed '/etc/systemd/system.conf.d/40-watchdog.conf'
*** Please reboot your system. ***
Follow the hints to reboot the system:
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sudo reboot
To check the status of this tool:
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sudo crashlogctl is-active
It will show the status of the related services. Example:
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acrnprobe : inactive
usercrash : inactive
Usage
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The ``acrnprobe`` tool provides ``history_event`` (under
``/var/log/crashlog/history_event``) to record ACRN-related events and
crash information.
``ACRN-Crashlog`` also provides a tool called ``debugger`` to dump specific
process information:
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sudo debugger 12
Replace ``12`` with the process ID you want to dump.
.. note::
You need to be ``root`` to use the ``debugger``.
Source Code
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The source code structure:
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acrn-crashlog/
├── acrnprobe
│ └── include
├── common
│ └── include
├── data
└── usercrash
└── include
- ``acrnprobe``: tool that gathers all the crash and event logs on the
platform. For the hypervisor, the log is collected with ``acrnlog``. For the
Service VM, the userspace crash log is collected with ``usercrash``, and the
kernel crash log is collected with the inherent mechanism, such as ``ipanic``
or ``pstore``. For an AaaG VM, the log is collected by monitoring the change
of related folders on the Service VM image, such as ``/data/logs/``.
``acrnprobe`` also provides a flexible way to configure which crash or event
to collect, by using an XML configuration file.
- ``common``: some utils for logs, command and string.
- ``data``: configuration file, service files and shell script.
- ``usercrash``: tool that gets the crash information for the
crashing process in userspace.
Acrnprobe
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The ``acrnprobe`` tool detects all critical events on the platform and collects
specific information for debug purposes. The information is saved as
logs.
For more details on ``acrnprobe``, see :ref:`acrnprobe_doc`.
Usercrash
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The ``usercrash`` tool gets the crash information of the crashing process in
userspace. It works in a client/server model. The server is autostarted, and
the client is
configured in ``core_pattern`` or ``coredump-wrapper``, which will be
triggered once a crash occurs in userspace.
For more details on ``usercrash``, see :ref:`usercrash_doc`.
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