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diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-debugvm.xml b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-debugvm.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..83f21db4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-debugvm.xml @@ -0,0 +1,666 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage debugvm +--> +<!-- + Copyright (C) 2006-2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. + + This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as + available from https://www.virtualbox.org. + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License + as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the + License. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>. + + SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only +--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[ +<!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent"> +%all.entities; +]> +<refentry id="vboxmanage-debugvm" lang="en"> + <refentryinfo> + <pubdate>$Date: 2022-08-22 19:43:14 +0200 (Mon, 22 Aug 2022) $</pubdate> + <title>VBoxManage debugvm</title> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-debugvm</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VBoxManage-debugvm</refname> + <refpurpose>introspection and guest debugging</refpurpose> + <refclass>&product-name;</refclass> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-dumpvmcore"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">dumpvmcore</arg> + <arg>--filename=<replaceable>name</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-info"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">info</arg> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>item</replaceable></arg> + <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>args</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-injectnmi"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">injectnmi</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-log"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">log</arg> + <group><arg>--release</arg><arg>--debug</arg></group> + <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>group-settings</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-logdest"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">logdest</arg> + <group><arg>--release</arg><arg>--debug</arg></group> + <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>destinations</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-logflags"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">logflags</arg> + <group><arg>--release</arg><arg>--debug</arg></group> + <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>flags</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-osdetect"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">osdetect</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-osinfo"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">osinfo</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-osdmesg"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">osdmesg</arg> + <arg>--lines=<replaceable>lines</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-getregisters"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">getregisters</arg> + <arg>--cpu=<replaceable>id</replaceable></arg> + <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>reg-set.reg-name</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-setregisters"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">setregisters</arg> + <arg>--cpu=<replaceable>id</replaceable></arg> + <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>reg-set.reg-name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-show"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">show</arg> + <group><arg>--human-readable</arg><arg>--sh-export</arg><arg>--sh-eval</arg><arg>--cmd-set</arg></group> + <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>settings-item</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-stack"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">stack</arg> + <arg>--cpu=<replaceable>id</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-statistics"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">statistics</arg> + <arg>--reset</arg> + <arg>--descriptions</arg> + <arg>--pattern=<replaceable>pattern</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-debugvm-guestsample"> + <command>VBoxManage debugvm</command> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">guestsample</arg> + <arg>--filename=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--sample-interval-us=<replaceable>interval</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--sample-time-us=<replaceable>time</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>The "debugvm" commands are for experts who want to tinker with the + exact details of virtual machine execution. Like the VM debugger + described in <xref linkend="ts_debugger" />, these commands are only useful if you are + very familiar with the details of the PC architecture and how to debug + software.</para> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-common-options"> + <title>Common options</title> + <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL"/> + <para>The subcommands of <command>debugvm</command> all operate on a running virtual + machine:</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para>Either the UUID or the name (case sensitive) of a VM.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-dumpvmcore"> + <title>debugvm dumpvmcore</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Creates a system dump file of the specified VM. This file will have + the standard ELF core format (with custom sections); see + <xref linkend="ts_guest-core-format" />. + </para> + <para> + This corresponds to the <command>writecore</command> command in the debugger. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--filename=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>The name of the output file.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-info"> + <title>debugvm info</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Displays info items relating to the VMM, device emulations and + associated drivers. + </para> + <para> + This corresponds to the <command>info</command> command in the debugger. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>item</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para>Name of the info item to display. The special name + <option>help</option> will list all the available info items and + hints about optional arguments.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>args</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para>Optional argument string for the info item handler. Most info items + does not take any extra arguments. Arguments not recognized are generally + ignored.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-injectnmi"> + <title>debugvm injectnmi</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Causes a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) to be injected into the guest. This + might be useful for certain debugging scenarios. What happens exactly is + dependent on the guest operating system, but an NMI can crash the whole + guest operating system. Do not use unless you know what you're doing. + </para> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-log"> + <title>debugvm log</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Changes the group settings for either debug (<option>--debug</option>) + or release (<option>--release</option>) logger of the VM process. + </para> + <para> + The <replaceable>group-settings</replaceable> are typically strings on the form + <computeroutput>em.e.f.l</computeroutput>, <computeroutput>hm=~0</computeroutput> + and <computeroutput>-em.f</computeroutput>. Basic wildcards are supported for + group matching. The <computeroutput>all</computeroutput> group is an alias for + all the groups. + </para> + <para> + Please do keep in mind that the group settings are applied as modifications + to the current ones. + </para> + <para> + This corresponds to the <command>log</command> command in the debugger. + </para> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-logdest"> + <title>debugvm logdest</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Changes the destination settings for either debug (<option>--debug</option>) + or release (<option>--release</option>) logger of the VM process. For details + on the destination format, the best source is src/VBox/Runtime/common/log/log.cpp. + </para> + <para> + The <replaceable>destinations</replaceable> is one or more mnemonics, optionally + prefixed by "no" to disable them. Some of them take values after a ":" or "=" + separator. Multiple mnemonics can be separated by space or given as separate + arguments on the command line. + </para> + <para> + List of available destination: + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>file[=<replaceable>file</replaceable>], nofile</option></term> + <listitem><para>Specifies a log file. If no filename is given, one will be + generated based on the current UTC time and VM process name and placed in + the current directory of the VM process. Note that this will currently not + have any effect if the log file has already been opened. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>dir=<replaceable>directory</replaceable>, nodir</option></term> + <listitem><para>Specifies the output directory for log files. Note that this + will currently not have any effect if the log file has already been opened. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>history=<replaceable>count</replaceable>, nohistory</option></term> + <listitem><para>A non-zero value enables log historization, with the value + specifying how many old log files to keep. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>histsize=<replaceable>bytes</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>The max size of a log file before it is historized. Default is infinite.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>histtime=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>The max age (in seconds) of a log file before it is historized. Default is infinite.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>ringbuffer, noringbuffer</option></term> + <listitem><para>Only log to the log buffer until an explicit flush (e.g. via an assertion) + occurs. This is fast and saves diskspace.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>stdout, nostdout</option></term> + <listitem><para>Write the log content to standard output.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>stdout, nostdout</option></term> + <listitem><para>Write the log content to standard error.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>debugger, nodebugger</option></term> + <listitem><para>Write the log content to the debugger, if supported by the host OS.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>com, nocom</option></term> + <listitem><para>Writes logging to the COM port. This is only applicable for raw-mode and ring-0 logging.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>user, nouser</option></term> + <listitem><para>Custom destination which has no meaning to VM processes..</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + <para> + This corresponds to the <command>logdest</command> command in the debugger. + </para> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-logflags"> + <title>debugvm logflags</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Changes the flags on either debug (<option>--debug</option>) or release + (<option>--release</option>) logger of the VM process. Please note that the + modifications are applied onto the existing changes, they are not replacing them. + </para> + <para> + The <replaceable>flags</replaceable> are a list of flag mnemonics, optionally + prefixed by a "no", "!", "~" or "-" to negate their meaning. The "+" prefix + can be used to undo previous negation or use as a separator, though better use + whitespace or separate arguments for that. + </para> + <para> + List of log flag mnemonics, with their counter form where applicable + (asterisk indicates defaults): + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>enabled*, disabled</option></term> + <listitem><para>Enables or disables logging.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>buffered, unbuffered*</option></term> + <listitem><para>Enabling buffering of log output before it hits the destinations.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>writethrough(/writethru)</option></term> + <listitem><para>Whether to open the destination file with writethru buffering settings or not.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>flush</option></term> + <listitem><para>Enables flushing of the output file (to disk) after each log statement.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <!-- Prefixes --> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>lockcnts</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with lock counts for the current thread.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>cpuid</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the ID of the current CPU.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>pid</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the current process ID.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>flagno</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the numberic flags corresponding to the log statement.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>flag</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the flag mnemonics corresponding to the log statement.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>groupno</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the log group number for the log statement producing it.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>group</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the log group name for the log statement producing it.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>tid</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the current thread identifier.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>thread</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the current thread name.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>time</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the current UTC wall time.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>timeprog</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the current monotonic time since the start of the program.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>msprog</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the current monotonic timestamp value in milliseconds since the start of the program.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>ts</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the current monotonic timestamp value in nanoseconds.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>tsc</option></term> + <listitem><para>Prefix each log line with the current CPU timestamp counter (TSC) value.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>rel, abs*</option></term> + <listitem><para>Selects the whether <computeroutput>ts</computeroutput> and + <computeroutput>tsc</computeroutput> prefixes should be displayed as relative to the + previous log line or as absolute time.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>hex*, dec</option></term> + <listitem><para>Selects the whether the <computeroutput>ts</computeroutput> and + <computeroutput>tsc</computeroutput> prefixes should be formatted as hexadecimal + or decimal.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <!-- Suffixes and weird stuff. --> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>custom</option></term> + <listitem><para>Custom log prefix, has by default no meaning for VM processes.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>usecrlf, uself*</option></term> + <listitem><para>Output with DOS style (CRLF) or just UNIX style (LF) line endings.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>overwrite*, append</option></term> + <listitem><para>Overwrite the destination file or append to it.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para> + This corresponds to the <command>logflags</command> command in the debugger. + </para> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-osdetect"> + <title>debugvm osdetect</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Make the VMM's debugger facility (re)-detect the guest operating system (OS). + This will first load all debugger plug-ins. + </para> + <para> + This corresponds to the <command>detect</command> command in the debugger. + </para> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-osinfo"> + <title>debugvm osinfo</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Displays information about the guest operating system (OS) previously + detected by the VMM's debugger facility. + </para> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-osdmesg"> + <title>debugvm osdmesg</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Displays the guest OS kernel log, if detected and supported. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--lines=<replaceable>lines</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>Number of lines of the log to display, counting from + the end. The default is infinite.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-getregisters"> + <title>debugvm getregisters</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Retrieves register values for guest CPUs and emulated devices. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>reg-set.reg-name</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para>One of more registers, each having one of the following forms:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem><para>register-set.register-name.sub-field</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>register-set.register-name</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>cpu-register-name.sub-field</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>cpu-register-name</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>all</para></listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>The <replaceable>all</replaceable> form will cause all registers + to be shown (no sub-fields). The registers names are case-insensitive. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--cpu=<replaceable>id</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>Selects the CPU register set when specifying just a + CPU register (3rd and 4th form). The default is 0.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-setregisters"> + <title>debugvm setregisters</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Changes register values for guest CPUs and emulated devices. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>reg-set.reg-name=value</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para>One of more register assignment, each having one of the following forms:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem><para>register-set.register-name.sub-field=value</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>register-set.register-name=value</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>cpu-register-name.sub-field=value</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>cpu-register-name=value</para></listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>The value format should be in the same style as what + <command>getregisters</command> displays, with the exception that + both octal and decimal can be used instead of hexadecimal.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--cpu=<replaceable>id</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>Selects the CPU register set when specifying just a + CPU register (3rd and 4th form). The default is 0.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-show"> + <title>debugvm show</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Shows logging settings for the VM. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--human-readable</option></term> + <listitem><para>Selects human readable output.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--sh-export</option></term> + <listitem><para>Selects output format as bourne shell style <command>export</command> commands.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--sh-eval</option></term> + <listitem><para>Selects output format as bourne shell style <command>eval</command> command input.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--cmd-set</option></term> + <listitem><para>Selects output format as DOS style <command>SET</command> commands.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>settings-item</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para>What to display. One or more of the following:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>logdbg-settings - debug log settings.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>logrel-settings - release log settings.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>log-settings - alias for both debug and release log settings.</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-stack"> + <title>debugvm stack</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Unwinds the guest CPU stacks to the best of our ability. It is + recommended to first run the <command>osdetect</command> command, as this + gives both symbols and perhaps unwind information. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--cpu=<replaceable>id</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>Selects a single guest CPU to display the stack for. The default is all CPUs.</para> </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-statistics"> + <title>debugvm statistics</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Displays or resets VMM statistics. + </para> + <para> + Retrieves register values for guest CPUs and emulated devices. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--pattern=<replaceable>pattern</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>DOS/NT-style wildcards patterns for selecting statistics. Multiple + patterns can be specified by using the '|' (pipe) character as separator.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--reset</option></term> + <listitem><para>Select reset instead of display mode.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-debugvm-guestsample"> + <title>debugvm guestsample</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Creates a sample report of the guest activity. + </para> + <para> + Retrieves the filename to dump the report to. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--filename=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>The filename to dump the sample report to.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--sample-interval-us=<replaceable>interval</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>The interval in microseconds between guest samples.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--sample-time-us=<replaceable>time</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para>The amount of microseconds to take guest samples.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + </refsect2> + + </refsect1> + +</refentry> + |