This parameter defines the file name for the flash BIOS config space loaded
startup if existing and saved on exit if modified. The Bochs BIOS doesn't
use this feature yet. Updated 'romimage' option documentation.
This PR is for "I/O Interface to Bochs Debugger" from ring3 (port range:
**0x8A00 - 0x8A01**)
PR #64 was for E9 HACK (port **0xE9**)
By enabling the iodebug's 'all_rings' option, you can utilize the port
I/O Interface to Bochs Debugger from ring3. This PR allows the code
running inside Bochs (ring3) to monitor memory ranges, trace individual
instructions, and observe register values during execution.
https://bochs.sourceforge.io/doc/docbook/development/debugger-advanced.html
IMO very useful for:
- user-mode sandbox (ex Cuckoo)
- malware analysis
- API/SYSCALL hook/monitor from ring3
- automation + instrumentation from user mode code
...
A complement for PR #64
**This PR is 100% backward compatibility**
btw, @stlintel I'm not certain about:
- if misc is the ideal location for this.. should I create a new
iodebug-option for this?
- should I remove the #if in 'new bx_param_bool_c'?
- the new .bochsrc entry makes sense for you?
By enabling the 'all_rings' option, you can utilize the port e9 hack
from ring3
IMO very useful for:
- user-mode sandbox (ex Cuckoo)
- malware analysis
- API/SYSCALL logger with a simple hook from ring3
- automation + instrumentation from user mode code
- ...
So yes, from this PR a user-mode-sandbox can display on the console of
the system running Bochs anything that is written to 0xE9 port
**This PR is 100% backward compatibility**
btw, @stlintel I'm not certain if **bochs/config.cc** is the ideal
location to define **bool port_e9_hack_all_rings** (unmapped io/dev is
better?)
This adds over-current signaling to the USBs four host controllers.
To signal an OC, use the runtime configuration and set the checkbox (GUI) or text config's parameter to 1.
This pull request also adds USB documentation to user.dbk.
- Fixed USB devices list by adding a terminating NULL entry.
- Disable USB device options parameter if device is set to "none".
- Related documentation updates.
loaded in bochsrc with "plugin_ctrl" or with their own name, the user plugin
option and the special cases for PLUGTYPE_USER are no longer needed. Updated
example patch to make it work with the latest SVN code.
- The selected / detected disk image mode is now stored as a string constant to
simplify code (same as Bochs core).
- Changed command line option to select operation mode to "-func=X" to avoid
confusion with disk image mode.
- Documentation updates.
implementing disk image support with an external C++ class. With the new code
it's now easier to implement support for additional disk images formats, so we
don't need the old stub anymore.
