Книга: Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Exam Preparation Kit

Exception Handling and Kernel Debugging

Exception Handling and Kernel Debugging

Exception handling is also the basis for kernel debugging. When you enable kernel debugging in an operating system design, Platform Builder includes the kernel debugging stub (KdStub) in the run-time image to enable components that raise exceptions to break into the debugger. Now you can analyze the situation, step through the code, resume processing, or terminate the application process manually. However, you need a KITL connection to a development workstation in order to interact with the target device. Without a KITL connection, the debugger ignores the exception and lets the application continue to run so that the operating system can use another exception handler as if no debugger was active. If the application does not handle the exception, then the operating system gives the kernel debugger a second chance to perform postmortem debugging. In this context, it is often called just in time (JIT) debugging. The debugger must now accept the exception and waits for a KITL connection to become available for the debug output. Windows Embedded CE waits until you establish the KITL connection and start debugging the target device. Developer documentation often uses the terms first-chance exception and second-chance exception because the kernel debugger has two chances to handle an exception in this scenario, but they are, in fact, referring to the same exception event. For more information about debugging and system testing, read Chapter 5, "Debugging and Testing the System."

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