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catiopatio on Dec 9, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: I think I found a Mac kernel bug (2018)

You can debug the kernel remotely over Ethernet: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple-silicon/debu...

If that still fails, virtualization tools provide debugging interfaces you can use to step the execution of the virtualized CPU; e.g. VMware’s “debugStub” feature.

sharikous on Dec 9, 2022 | [–]

You can't with Apple Silicon. It's shameful in my opinion. You still can load a core dump or view the state after a NMI but you can't run the kernel under a debugger.

saagarjha on Dec 9, 2022 | | [–]

You can, the experience is just not very good.

Firmwarrior on Dec 9, 2022 | [–]

haha, let's just let the Apple engineers on this thread figure that shit out

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