xen-hypervisor: provide a debug=y build of Xen #9676
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C: Xen
P: default
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The problem you're addressing (if any)
When attempting to debug a Xen issue it's common practice to ask the user to switch to a debug build of Xen (a Xen hypervisor built with
CONFIG_DEBUG=y
). Building such debug enabled hypervisor can be difficult for users, so it would be best to provide one in QubesOS.The solution you'd like
Users should be able to switch to a debug build of Xen without having to resort to build it themselves. FreeBSD for example builds the hypervisor twice to create a debug=n and debug=y versions of Xen, and installs the later as
xen-debug
:https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/emulators/xen-kernel/Makefile
The value to a user, and who that user might be
Make it easier to switch to debug build of Xen, and as a result provide more helpful information for debugging hypervisor issues.
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