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Minimal Linux Bootloader debugging story 🐞

This post discusses the debugging process of a failure in the continuous integration testing of the Minimal Linux Bootloader. It explores the root cause of the issue and presents a quick mitigation.

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Feb 11, 2024β€’18m read timeβ€’From michael.stapelberg.ch
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Background info on the bootloaderSymptomMeta: Following AlongUp/Downgrade VersionsNew HypothesisDebugging with QEMUUsing an older QEMUDebug symbolsAutomation with .gdbinitUnderstanding program flowWait, this isn’t GDB!Debugging the failing loopRoot causeBonus: reading BIOS sourceMitigationConclusionAppendix: Resources
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