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Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] execlog TCG plugin to log instructions
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Alex Bennée |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] execlog TCG plugin to log instructions |
Date: |
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:57:51 +0100 |
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Alexandre IOOSS <erdnaxe@crans.org> writes:
> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
>
>
> On 7/1/21 8:49 PM, Alex Bennée wrote:
>> Alexandre Iooss <erdnaxe@crans.org> writes:
>>
>>> execlog is a plugin that logs executed instructions with some useful
>>> metadata including memory access.
>>>
>>> The output of the plugin is designed to be usable with other tools. For
>>> example it could be used with a side-channel leakage model to create
>>> side-channel traces from QEMU for security evaluation.
>>>
>>> Changes since v1:
>>> - The output is now easier to parse.
>>> - Use QEMU logging API rather than FILE* to write output.
>>> - Don't reject memory information in user mode.
>>> - Merge memory information with instruction execution. Now one line
>>> means one instruction.
>>> - Add documentation.
>> Where you planning on posting v3? I'm just seeing if we can get this
>> merged before code freeze in a weeks time.
>>
>
> I had a deadline next week but I managed to move it later, so I can
> try to make the important changes tomorrow and send v3.
Cool.
> I think I will contribute the support for triggering the beginning and
> end of tracing in another patch as I believe that's something we don't
> want to rush.
That's fine ;-)
--
Alex Bennée