2002-01-19 04:44:04

by Raman S

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Subject: [Question] Viewing and changing memory contents in Linux

Hi,
Is there an open source utility that allows viewing and modifying
memory contents dynamically while the system is running.....
Thanks.
Raman S




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2002-01-19 06:41:46

by Marvin Justice

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Subject: Re: [Question] Viewing and changing memory contents in Linux

gdb lets you do it - but only for virtual addresses in the context of a
specific process. If you're talking about memory referenced by physical
address then I guess you'd have to be in kernel mode.

-Marvin


On Friday 18 January 2002 10:43 pm, Raman S wrote:
> Hi,
> Is there an open source utility that allows viewing and modifying
> memory contents dynamically while the system is running.....
> Thanks.
> Raman S
>

2002-01-19 07:08:51

by Raman S

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Subject: Re: [Question] Viewing and changing memory contents in Linux


I guess I should be using kdb... Thanks.
Raman S

>From: Marvin Justice <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: "Raman S" <[email protected]>, [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [Question] Viewing and changing memory contents in Linux
>Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 00:46:30 -0600
>
>gdb lets you do it - but only for virtual addresses in the context of a
>specific process. If you're talking about memory referenced by physical
>address then I guess you'd have to be in kernel mode.
>
>-Marvin
>
>
>On Friday 18 January 2002 10:43 pm, Raman S wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Is there an open source utility that allows viewing and modifying
> > memory contents dynamically while the system is running.....
> > Thanks.
> > Raman S
> >
>
>-
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