proc.py

#
# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
#
#  Kernel proc information reader
#
# Copyright (c) 2016 Linaro Ltd
#
# Authors:
#  Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@linaro.org>
#
# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
#

import gdb


class LxVersion(gdb.Command):
    """ Report the Linux Version of the current kernel.
        Equivalent to cat /proc/version on a running target"""

    def __init__(self):
        super(LxVersion, self).__init__("lx-version", gdb.COMMAND_DATA)

    def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
        # linux_banner should contain a newline
        gdb.write(gdb.parse_and_eval("linux_banner").string())

LxVersion()