[vbox-dev] Turning on Virtual Disk (VD group) debug logs on VBox

[Quaizar Vohra]

Vasily,

Thanks!

I installed Linux as host on my MAC and created a debug build for
VirtualBox on Linux. I have been able to turn on the required logs.

Regards,
Quaizar


On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 5:14 AM, Vasily Levchenko <
vasily.levchenko at oracle.com> wrote:

> Quaizar,
>
>
> Note:
> As Alexander has mentioned already there're no documented way to build
> VirtualBox on ML (the crash will be at runtime), but you can use as hint
>
> https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/emulators/virtualbox/files
> patch-apple-gcc42.diff
> and patch-build.diff
>
> On Jul 11, 2013, at 7:24 PM, Quaizar Vohra <quaizar.vohra at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Ramshankar,
>
> Thanks!
>
> I am running a release build and not a debug build
>
> Given that my MAC is running OSX mountain lion I am not able to create a
> debug build. Do you guys have any URL where I can get a debug build from?
> Or any suggestions how to get one for  mountain-lion.
>
> Do you need a debug build for all debug logs. I have not been able to see
> any logs even with
> VBOX_LOG=+all on my MAC?
>
> Thanks,
> Quaizar
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 5:27 AM, Ramshankar <
> ramshankar.venkataraman at oracle.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi Quaizar,
>>
>> Since you did not explicitly mention it, are you using a debug build or a
>> release build? You need a debug build of VirtualBox for this level of
>> logging.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ram.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 07/11/13 05:39 AM, Quaizar Vohra wrote:
>>
>> Haven't received any response. Would greatly appreciate any help or hints
>> on this.
>>
>>  Thanks,
>> Quaizar
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Quaizar Vohra <quaizar.vohra at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to turn on logging for operations in VD.cpp & VMDK.cpp. I
>>> have tried several options with no success.
>>>
>>>  I am on OS X host running Mountain Lion.
>>>
>>>  I have tried turning on the logs by setting the env variables and
>>> starting VirtualBox client manually from the same shell (which starts
>>> VBoxSvc as well) followed by VirtualBoxVM also from the same shell. Here is
>>> what I have tried.
>>>
>>>  qvs-MacBook-Pro:Logs qv$ env | grep VB
>>> VBOX_LOG_FLAGS=time tid thread
>>> VBOX_LOG=+main.e.l.f+defualt.e.l.f+VD.e.l.f+VD_VMDK.e.l.f
>>> qvs-MacBook-Pro:Logs qv$ VirtualBox &
>>> [1] 3175
>>> qvs-MacBook-Pro:Logs qv$
>>> /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/../Resources/VirtualBoxVM.app/Contents/MacOS/VirtualBoxVM
>>> --comment ubuntu-gnome-13.04 --startvm 0daa22b1-4869-4173-bc36-64ee3a558841
>>> --no-startvm-errormsgbox &
>>> [2] 3180
>>>
>>>
>>>  I have run gdb on VirtualBoxVM, attached to the running process and
>>> tried calling RTLogGroupSettings(0,
>>> "+main.e.l.f+defualt.e.l.f+VD.e.l.f+VD_VMDK.e.l.f");
>>>
>>>  I have tried putting the env variables in my .bash_profile and then
>>> starting VirtualBox client from the Launchpad and the VM from VirtualBox
>>> still to no avail.
>>>
>>>  Do I need a debug image to turn on this logging? Or is this is a OSX
>>> issue?
>>>
>>>  I have also spent some time browsing thru the vbox-log.cpp & log.cpp
>>> but haven't got any clues.
>>>
>>>  Would greatly appreciate any help with this.
>>>
>>>  Thanks,
>>> Quaizar
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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