Accelerated Mac Os X Core Dump Analysis: Training Course Transcript With Gdb And Lldb Practice Exercises

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Opentask, 2016. — 406 p. — ISBN-10: 1908043717. — ISBN-13: 978-1908043719. — Second Edition
The full transcript of Software Diagnostics Services (former Memory Dump Analysis Services) training with 12 step-by-step exercises. Learn how to analyse app crashes and freezes, navigate through process core memory dump space and diagnose corruption, memory leaks, CPU spikes, blocked threads, deadlocks, wait chains, and much more. We use a unique and innovative pattern-driven analysis approach to speed up the learning curve. The training consists of practical step-by-step exercises using GDB and LLDB debuggers highlighting more than 30 memory analysis patterns diagnosed in 64-bit process core memory dumps. The training also includes source code of modelling applications written in Xcode environment, a catalogue of relevant patterns from Software Diagnostics Institute, and an overview of relevant similarities and differences between Windows and Mac OS X user space memory dump analysis useful for engineers with Wintel background. Audience: Software technical support and escalation engineers, system administrators, software developers, security professionals and quality assurance engineersDmitry Vostokov is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, educator, scientist and author. He is the founder of pattern-oriented software diagnostics, forensics and prognostics discipline and Software Diagnostics Institute (DA+TA: DumpAnalysis.org + TraceAnalysis.org). Vostokov has also authored more than 30 books on software diagnostics, forensics and problem solving, memory dump analysis, debugging, software trace and log analysis, reverse engineering and malware analysis. He has more than 20 years of experience in software architecture, design, development and maintenance in a variety of industries including leadership, technical and people management roles. Dmitry also founded Logtellect, OpenTask Iterative and Incremental Publishing (OpenTask.com), Software Diagnostics Services (former Memory Dump Analysis Services) PatternDiagnostics.com and Software Prognostics. In his spare time, he presents various topics on Debugging.TV and explores Software Narratology, an applied science of software stories that he pioneered

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www.ebook3000.com Published by OpenTask, Republic of Ireland Copyright © 2014 by OpenTask Copyright © 2014 by Software Diagnostics Services Copyright © 2014 by Dmitry Vostokov All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher. You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover, and you must impose the same condition on any acquirer. Product and company names mentioned in this book may be trademarks of their owners. OpenTask books and magazines are available through booksellers and distributors worldwide. For further information or comments send requests to [email protected] A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN-l3: 978-1-908043-71-9 (Paperback) 1st printing, 2014 Revision 2 (March 2016) 2 Contents Presentation Slides and Transcript .................................................................................................................................5 Core Dump Collection...................................................................................................................................................25 Practice Exercises .........................................................................................................................................................31 Exercise 0 (GDB) ........................................