Intel(r) UEFI Development Kit Debugger Tool User Manual
Intel(r) UEFI Development Kit Debugger Tool User Manual
Intel(r) UEFI Development Kit Debugger Tool User Manual
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1<br />
Preface<br />
1.1 Organization of this document<br />
This user manual explains how to set up and perform basic debugging operations using<br />
the <strong>Intel</strong> ® <strong>UEFI</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Kit</strong> <strong>Debugger</strong> <strong>Tool</strong> (<strong>Intel</strong> ® UDK <strong>Debugger</strong> <strong>Tool</strong>). It is provided<br />
as a service to developers to make it easier to debug source code for Unified Extensible<br />
Firmware Interface (<strong>UEFI</strong>) applications, drivers, and firmware. It also includes information<br />
about both Microsoft Windows* and Linux* platforms.<br />
1.2 Required skills<br />
This manual is intended for developers with a solid understanding of the Extensible<br />
Firmware Interface (EFI) <strong>Development</strong> <strong>Kit</strong>, 2nd generation (EDK II), and its related<br />
subjects. A working knowledge of the debugger for your platform will make life easier.<br />
1.3 Terminology<br />
This manual uses the following common terms as described below:<br />
Debug solution: The combination of tools and packages that provide debug<br />
capability on both the host and target systems. This includes the <strong>Intel</strong> UDK<br />
<strong>Debugger</strong> <strong>Tool</strong>, the operating system (OS)-specific debug tool (on the host<br />
system), and the source-level debug package (on the target system).<br />
<strong>Intel</strong> UDK <strong>Debugger</strong> <strong>Tool</strong>: A debugger tool that adds functionality to an OSspecific<br />
debug tool. For example, the <strong>Intel</strong> UDK <strong>Debugger</strong> <strong>Tool</strong> adds functionality<br />
to Microsoft Windows Debug <strong>Tool</strong>* (WinDbg) as well as to the GNU debugger (GDB)<br />
for Linux platforms.<br />
Host debugger: The debug functionality on the host system. The host debugger<br />
is a combination of the <strong>Intel</strong> UDK <strong>Debugger</strong> <strong>Tool</strong> and the OS-specific debug tool.<br />
Target debugger: The debugger functionality on the target system. This<br />
functionality is part of a BIOS image that has been built with the <strong>Intel</strong>-provided<br />
source-level debugger package.<br />
<strong>Debugger</strong> package: A source-level debug package provided by <strong>Intel</strong> and required<br />
during the BIOS build process. When building the target firmware image, the sourcelevel<br />
debugger package must be included in each build in order to use the <strong>Intel</strong> UDK<br />
<strong>Debugger</strong> <strong>Tool</strong> to debug the target system. When included in the firmware build, the<br />
target system has debug functionality (“target debugger”).<br />
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