HP gnu source-level debugger 5992-4701 User Manual

Page 219

Advertising
background image

Java VM Debugging Commands

The following commands have been added to enhance Java debugging support:

brbacktrace

Prints backtrace of mixed Java and native frames. Standard
backtrace command of GDB has been enhanced to work with mixed
Java and native stack frames.

info frame

Prints Java frame specific information for a Java frame. Standard
frame command of GDB has been enhanced to interpret a Java
stack frame.

info threads

Prints state information for Java threads.

thread

Prints detailed state information for the current Java thread.

Java subcommands

The following Java subcommands have been added:

java args <frame-number>

Prints the current or specified Java frame
arguments information

java bytecodes <methodOop>

Disassembles the given Java method bytecode

java heap-histogram

Displays the Java heap object histogram

java instances <klassOop>

Locates the instances of the given klassOop in
the Java heap.

java jvm-state

Prints current status of JVM internal states

java locals

Prints the current or specified Java frame locals
information

java mutex-info

Prints details of static mutexes

java object <object-ptr>

Prints the given Java object field information

java oop <Java_heap_address>

Locates Java object oop of the given Java heap
address

java references <oop>

Locates references to the given Java object in the
Java heap

java unwind-info <pc>

Prints unwind information of the code where the
PC is located

java unwind-table

Prints the dynamically generated Java Unwind
Table

Type help java followed by the subcommand name for full documentation. Command
name abbreviations are allowed if they are unambiguous.

14.25 Language support

219

Advertising