Windows 2000 Kernel Debugging - Steven Mcdowell

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Résumé :
This comprehensive guide to Windows 2000 kernel debugging will be invaluable to anyone who must analyze and prevent Windows 2000 system crashes - especially device driver authors and debuggers. Renowned kernel debugging expert Steven McDowell covers every aspect of kernel debugging and crash dump analysis-including advanced hardware debugging and other techniques barely addressed in Microsoft's documentation.

Discover what Microsoft's WinDbg debugger can (and can't) do for you, and how to configure both local and remote kernel debugging environments. Learn to use Windows 2000's crash dump feature, step by step. Learn how to start and stop errant drivers, pause target systems, retrieve system and driver state, and step through source code using breakpoints and source-level debugging.

McDowell demonstrates techniques for taking control of target systems, including finding lost memory blocks, setting process and thread contexts, and reviewing 1/0 system error logs. You'll learn how to use Microsoft's powerful Debugger Extensions to run virtually any command you choose, and master the new Driver Verifier, which can detect common mistakes in driver code with unprecedented speed and accuracy.

Biographie:
STEVEN McDOWELL has been developing kernel-mode and operating system software for fourteen years at companies such as IBM, NCR, and Network Engines. He currently leads the platform software team at Network Engines, developing clustered server appliances. He has taught classes on kernel debugging and clustering technologies at a variety of industry conferences, including USENIX and Internet World. He is co-author of Universal Serial Bus Explained (Prentice Hall PTR).

Sommaire:

• Preparing for Kernel debugging
• The stop screen
• Overview of WinDbg and KD
• Kernel debugging
• Debugging the hardware
• Working with memory dumps
• Remote debugging
• Debugger extensions
• Driver verifier
• Debugging resources