It used to be that building the Linux kernel was not easy. Testing and debugging were even worse. Nowadays, it is reasonably easy to build a custom kernel and test or debug it using virtualization.

When you write programs in user space, the worst thing that can happen to your program is a core dump. Your program did something very wrong, so the operating system decided to give you all of its ...

As with many Linux-related topics, the issue of using debuggers to troubleshoot the Linux kernel is not only technical--it's political. Linux is being mostly developed on the x86 platform, which does ...

Advanced iOS kernel debugging for exploit developers: A presentation by Stefan Esser (@i0n1c) at the Breakpoint security conference in Melbourne, Australia. Synopsis: With the release of iOS 6 Apple ...

An internal Apple kernel debug kit suggests Apple has tested a MacBook with the A15 chip, alongside a separate A18 Pro-based ...

Apple is developing a high-end iMac featuring the M5 Max chip, according to information from leaked internal software. The ...