IOKernelDebugger
Kernel debugger nub.
Declaration
class IOKernelDebugger : IOServiceOverview
This object interfaces with the KDP (kernel debugger protocol) module and dispatches KDP requests to its target (provider). The target, designated as the debugger device, must implement a pair of handler functions that are called to handle KDP transmit and receive requests during a debugging session. Only a single IOKernelDebugger in the system can be active at a given time. The active IOKernelDebugger is the one that has an IOKDP object attached as a client.
The debugger device is usually a subclass of IOEthernetController. However, any IOService can service an IOKernelDebugger client, implement the two polled mode handlers, and transport the KDP packets through a data channel. However, KDP assumes that the debugger device is an Ethernet interface and therefore it will always send, and expect to receive, an Ethernet frame.
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