diff --git a/man/coredumpctl.xml b/man/coredumpctl.xml
index 62dbb314c9b..b06cadd08c2 100644
--- a/man/coredumpctl.xml
+++ b/man/coredumpctl.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@
gdb1
will be used. This may be changed using the
option or the $SYSTEMD_DEBUGGER environment
- variable.
+ variable. Use the option to pass extra
+ command line arguments to the debugger.
@@ -217,6 +218,15 @@
will be used.
+
+ ARGS
+ ARGS
+
+ Pass the given ARGS as extra command line arguments
+ to the debugger. Quote as appropriate when ARGS contain whitespace.
+ (See Examples.)
+
+
@@ -323,6 +333,12 @@
# coredumpctl debug
+
+ Use gdb to display full register info from the last core dump
+
+ # coredumpctl debug --debugger-arguments="-batch -ex 'info all-registers'"
+
+
Show information about a process that dumped core,
matching by its PID 6654
diff --git a/shell-completion/bash/coredumpctl b/shell-completion/bash/coredumpctl
index 20886932e22..aef863b0201 100644
--- a/shell-completion/bash/coredumpctl
+++ b/shell-completion/bash/coredumpctl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ _coredumpctl() {
local i verb comps
local cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]} prev=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}
local OPTS='-h --help --version --no-pager --no-legend -o --output -F --field -1
- -r --reverse -S --since -U --until -D --directory -q --quiet --debugger'
+ -r --reverse -S --since -U --until -D --directory -q --quiet --debugger
+ -A --debugger-arguments'
local -A VERBS=(
[LIST]='list info'
diff --git a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
index 91356ad3c99..1a62916427a 100644
--- a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
+++ b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
static usec_t arg_since = USEC_INFINITY, arg_until = USEC_INFINITY;
static const char* arg_field = NULL;
static const char *arg_debugger = NULL;
+static char **arg_debugger_args = NULL;
static const char *arg_directory = NULL;
static char **arg_file = NULL;
static PagerFlags arg_pager_flags = 0;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ static const char* arg_output = NULL;
static bool arg_reverse = false;
static bool arg_quiet = false;
+STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_debugger_args, strv_freep);
STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_file, strv_freep);
static int add_match(sd_journal *j, const char *match) {
@@ -161,20 +163,21 @@ static int help(void) {
" dump [MATCHES...] Print first matching coredump to stdout\n"
" debug [MATCHES...] Start a debugger for the first matching coredump\n"
"\nOptions:\n"
- " -h --help Show this help\n"
- " --version Print version string\n"
- " --no-pager Do not pipe output into a pager\n"
- " --no-legend Do not print the column headers\n"
- " --debugger=DEBUGGER Use the given debugger\n"
- " -1 Show information about most recent entry only\n"
- " -S --since=DATE Only print coredumps since the date\n"
- " -U --until=DATE Only print coredumps until the date\n"
- " -r --reverse Show the newest entries first\n"
- " -F --field=FIELD List all values a certain field takes\n"
- " -o --output=FILE Write output to FILE\n"
- " --file=PATH Use journal file\n"
- " -D --directory=DIR Use journal files from directory\n\n"
- " -q --quiet Do not show info messages and privilege warning\n"
+ " -h --help Show this help\n"
+ " --version Print version string\n"
+ " --no-pager Do not pipe output into a pager\n"
+ " --no-legend Do not print the column headers\n"
+ " --debugger=DEBUGGER Use the given debugger\n"
+ " -A --debugger-arguments=ARGS Pass the given arguments to the debugger\n"
+ " -1 Show information about most recent entry only\n"
+ " -S --since=DATE Only print coredumps since the date\n"
+ " -U --until=DATE Only print coredumps until the date\n"
+ " -r --reverse Show the newest entries first\n"
+ " -F --field=FIELD List all values a certain field takes\n"
+ " -o --output=FILE Write output to FILE\n"
+ " --file=PATH Use journal file\n"
+ " -D --directory=DIR Use journal files from directory\n\n"
+ " -q --quiet Do not show info messages and privilege warning\n"
"\nSee the %s for details.\n"
, program_invocation_short_name
, ansi_highlight()
@@ -197,26 +200,27 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
int c, r;
static const struct option options[] = {
- { "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
- { "version" , no_argument, NULL, ARG_VERSION },
- { "no-pager", no_argument, NULL, ARG_NO_PAGER },
- { "no-legend", no_argument, NULL, ARG_NO_LEGEND },
- { "debugger", required_argument, NULL, ARG_DEBUGGER },
- { "output", required_argument, NULL, 'o' },
- { "field", required_argument, NULL, 'F' },
- { "file", required_argument, NULL, ARG_FILE },
- { "directory", required_argument, NULL, 'D' },
- { "reverse", no_argument, NULL, 'r' },
- { "since", required_argument, NULL, 'S' },
- { "until", required_argument, NULL, 'U' },
- { "quiet", no_argument, NULL, 'q' },
+ { "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
+ { "version" , no_argument, NULL, ARG_VERSION },
+ { "no-pager", no_argument, NULL, ARG_NO_PAGER },
+ { "no-legend", no_argument, NULL, ARG_NO_LEGEND },
+ { "debugger", required_argument, NULL, ARG_DEBUGGER },
+ { "debugger-arguments", required_argument, NULL, 'A' },
+ { "output", required_argument, NULL, 'o' },
+ { "field", required_argument, NULL, 'F' },
+ { "file", required_argument, NULL, ARG_FILE },
+ { "directory", required_argument, NULL, 'D' },
+ { "reverse", no_argument, NULL, 'r' },
+ { "since", required_argument, NULL, 'S' },
+ { "until", required_argument, NULL, 'U' },
+ { "quiet", no_argument, NULL, 'q' },
{}
};
assert(argc >= 0);
assert(argv);
- while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "ho:F:1D:rS:U:q", options, NULL)) >= 0)
+ while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hA:o:F:1D:rS:U:q", options, NULL)) >= 0)
switch(c) {
case 'h':
return help();
@@ -236,6 +240,15 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
arg_debugger = optarg;
break;
+ case 'A': {
+ _cleanup_strv_free_ char **l = NULL;
+ r = strv_split_full(&l, optarg, WHITESPACE, EXTRACT_UNQUOTE);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse debugger arguments '%s': %m", optarg);
+ strv_free_and_replace(arg_debugger_args, l);
+ break;
+ }
+
case ARG_FILE:
r = glob_extend(&arg_file, optarg, GLOB_NOCHECK);
if (r < 0)
@@ -921,7 +934,8 @@ static int dump_core(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
static int run_debug(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
_cleanup_(sd_journal_closep) sd_journal *j = NULL;
- _cleanup_free_ char *exe = NULL, *path = NULL, *debugger = NULL;
+ _cleanup_free_ char *exe = NULL, *path = NULL;
+ _cleanup_strv_free_ char **debugger_call = NULL;
bool unlink_path = false;
const char *data, *fork_name;
size_t len;
@@ -938,9 +952,13 @@ static int run_debug(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
arg_debugger = "gdb";
}
- debugger = strdup(arg_debugger);
- if (!debugger)
- return -ENOMEM;
+ r = strv_extend(&debugger_call, arg_debugger);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_oom();
+
+ r = strv_extend_strv(&debugger_call, arg_debugger_args, false);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_oom();
if (arg_field)
return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
@@ -981,22 +999,26 @@ static int run_debug(int argc, char **argv, void *userdata) {
if (r < 0)
return r;
+ r = strv_extend_strv(&debugger_call, STRV_MAKE(exe, "-c", path), false);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_oom();
+
/* Don't interfere with gdb and its handling of SIGINT. */
(void) ignore_signals(SIGINT, -1);
- fork_name = strjoina("(", debugger, ")");
+ fork_name = strjoina("(", debugger_call[0], ")");
r = safe_fork(fork_name, FORK_RESET_SIGNALS|FORK_DEATHSIG|FORK_CLOSE_ALL_FDS|FORK_RLIMIT_NOFILE_SAFE|FORK_LOG, &pid);
if (r < 0)
goto finish;
if (r == 0) {
- execlp(debugger, debugger, exe, "-c", path, NULL);
+ execvp(debugger_call[0], debugger_call);
log_open();
- log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to invoke %s: %m", debugger);
+ log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to invoke %s: %m", debugger_call[0]);
_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
- r = wait_for_terminate_and_check(debugger, pid, WAIT_LOG_ABNORMAL);
+ r = wait_for_terminate_and_check(debugger_call[0], pid, WAIT_LOG_ABNORMAL);
finish:
(void) default_signals(SIGINT, -1);