Practical Debugging for Embedded RISC‑V: Diagnosing and fixing Kernel Panics, Dumps, and Failures in RISCV-Based Linux Systems

Explore crash debugging skills in RISC-V devices, develop the skills to analyze binaries, and leverage cutting-edge troubleshooting features through hands-on techniques and expert insights

Key Features

Diagnose and fix kernel panics, crashes, and system failures on RISC-V Linux boards

Apply kernel concepts like interrupts and exceptions in practical debugging

Explore various case studies for crash issues in practice

Book DescriptionUnlock crash debugging skills in RISC-V devices! Written by a Linux kernel engineer and author with over 15 years of industry experience, this book builds a strong foundation in crash debugging and guides you from beginner to advanced level. You will learn powerful techniques to analyze various crash dumps, giving you the ability to debug RISC-V systems at their core.

This practical, three-part journey starts with the essentials of crash debugging process, introducing the type of crashes and troubleshooting steps. The second part walks you through the key fundamentals of RISC-V that are necessary for crash debugging in RISC-V devices. The final part covers innovative methods for crash debugging and the powerful debugging tool, such as Crash Utiltiy and GDB.

By the end of this book, you'll have comprehensive RISC-V expertise with strong crash debugging skills to analyze any memory dumps with confidence.What you will learn

Understand the key features of RISC-V used in real-world projects

Learn how the Linux kernel interfaces with the RISC-V architecture

Understand how RISC-V features are implemented at the software level

Learn practical debugging skills to monitor crashes in a Linux system

Improve troubleshooting skills using GDB and Crash Utility

Examine RISC-V binaries when crash issues occur

Pinpoint the root cause of crashes by analyzing binaries

Who this book is forThis book is for embedded developers, system engineers, firmware engineers, security consultants, and ethical hackers. A basic understanding of C programming is recommended. Familiarity with computer architecture, Linux systems, and security concepts will help you get the most out of this book.