Debugging

LLVM Tips/Tricks This is a collection of tips/tricks that I have learned while working with LLVM. I will keep updating this page as I learn more. (Last updated: 31st October 2022) Debugging LLVM (opt) passes with VSCode Refer to this blog post: Debugging LLVM (opt) passes with VSCode to ease the process of debugging LLVM passes using VSCode’s amazing debugging capabilities. Generating the CFG for a function Using IDA Pro for reverse engineering binaries, has made me a huge fan of CFGs, for analyzing control flows for low level applications....

Advanced GDB Debugging In this post, I would like to point out some tips/tricks to make debugging easier with GDB. I will be focusing on Linux x86_64 binaries, but most of the things should work on other architectures as well. I will try to cover both I am gonna assume basic familiarity with GDB, such as setting breakpoints/stepping through code, etc. If you are not familiar with GDB, I would recommend reading/watching some basic tutorial for GDB....