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Yarden Laifenfeld
November 22, 2022
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Java Debugging Internals
Yarden Laifenfeld
November 22, 2022
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Java Debugging Internals @yardenlaif
2 Who Am I? • Software Engineer at Rookout •
Background in low level C programming in linux IOT environments • Java, Go, Ruby • C#, Python, JavaScript, C++
Non Breaking Breakpoints 3
Non Breaking Breakpoints 4
jdb -attach 8000 java -agentlib:jdwp= transport=dt_socket,server=y, suspend=n,address=*:8000 myApp JDB -
The Java Debugger 5 JVM MyApp Debugger CLI
JPDA - Java Platform Debugging Architecture The Java Platform Debugger
Architecture (JPDA) consists of three interfaces designed for use by debuggers in development environments for desktop systems. - Oracle Documentation 6
JPDA - Java Platform Debugging Architecture • JDI - Java
Debug Interface • JDWP - Java Debug Wire Protocol • JVMTI - Java Virtual Machine Tool Interface 7
JDI - Java Debug Interface • High level Java API
• Inspect & Control • Connect remotely 8
JDI - Java Debug Interface • Add breakpoint ◦ createBreakpointRequest
• Collect data ◦ visibleVariables ◦ getArgumentValues ◦ frames • Continue program ◦ resume 9
Using JDI • No availability during collection • Zero control
or visibility • Easy to make mistakes • Single instance debugging 10
JPDA - Java Platform Debugging Architecture • JDI - Java
Debug Interface • JDWP - Java Debug Wire Protocol • JVMTI - Java Virtual Machine Tool Interface 11
JDWP - Java Debug Wire Protocol • A protocol •
Used for communication between a debugger and the JVM which it debugs 12 JVM MyApp Debugger CLI JDWP
Using JDWP • No availability during collection • Zero control
or visibility • Easy to make mistakes • Single instance debugging • Managing multiple clients and connecting to multiple servers 13
JPDA - Java Platform Debugging Architecture • JDI - Java
Debug Interface • JDWP - Java Debug Wire Protocol • JVMTI - Java Virtual Machine Tool Interface 14
JVMTI - Java Virtual Machine Tool Interface • Native programming
interface • Interacts directly with the JVM • Inspect & Control 15
JVMTI - Java Virtual Machine Tool Interface • SetBreakpoint •
SetEventNotificationMode ◦ Breakpoint • GetLocalObject ◦ jobject 16
JVMTI - Get Stack Trace /* Get Stack Trace */
err = (*jvmti)->GetStackTrace(jvmti, thr, 0, 5, &frames, &count); if (err != JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) { printf("(GetThreadInfo) Error expected: %d, got: %d\n", JVMTI_ERROR_NONE, err); describe(err); printf("\n"); } printf("Number of records filled: %d\n", count); if (err == JVMTI_ERROR_NONE && count >=1) { char *methodName; methodName = "yet_to_call()"; char *declaringClassName; jclass declaring_class; int i=0; printf("Exception Stack Trace\n"); printf("=====================\n"); printf("Stack Trace Depth: %d\n", count); for ( i=0; i < count; i++) { err = (*jvmti)->GetMethodName(jvmti, frames[i].method, &methodName, NULL, NULL); if (err == JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) { err = (*jvmti)->GetMethodDeclaringClass(jvmti, frames[i].method, &declaring_class); err = (*jvmti)->GetClassSignature(jvmti, declaring_class, &declaringClassName, NULL); if (err == JVMTI_ERROR_NONE) { printf("at method %s() in class %s\n", methodName, declaringClassName); } } } } 17 *A lot of code*
Java - Get Stack Trace Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace() 18
Using JVMTI • Incredibly Complex • Native vulnerabilities • Not
portable • Bugs are catastrophic 19
20 Newer? Simpler? Full control? In-process? Unbreakable?
Requirements 21 • Don’t break • Predictability • Availability •
Performance • Security and compliance • Multi-instance debugging
Thread 2: Client Connection public Response Process(Request req) { String
id = req.GetID(); if (isExistingUser(id)) { return new Response("User exists!"); } // Create new user... } Requirements 22 • Don’t break • Availability Thread 1: Server Client Connection Thread 3: Client Connection public Response Process(Request req) { String id = req.GetID(); if (isExistingUser(id)) { return new Response("User exists!"); } // Create new user... } Thread 2: Client Connection public Response Process(Request req) { String id = req.GetID(); if (isExistingUser(id)) { return new Response("User exists!"); } // Create new user... }
-agentlib:jdwp address=*:8000 transport=dt_socket server=y suspend=n Break It Down java -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,
suspend=n,address=*:8000 myApp 23
Java Agents 24
Java Agents 25 JVM MyApp Java Agent java.lang.Instrument API
Sample Program 26 1| public class HelloWorld { 2| public
static void main(String[] args) { 3| while(true) { 4| System.out.println("Hello, World!"); 5| } 6| } 7| }
Sample Program 27 • Build HelloWorld to JAR • Run:
java -jar HelloWorld.jar • Output: Hello, World! Hello, World! ...
Java Agent - Premain 28 public class JavaAgent { public
static void premain(String agentArgs, Instrumentation instrumentation) throws Exception { System.out.println("Hello, JavaSummit!"); } }
Java Agent - Premain 29 public class JavaAgent { public
static void premain(String agentArgs, Instrumentation instrumentation) throws Exception { System.out.println("Hello, JavaSummit!"); } }
Java Agent - Premain 30 public class JavaAgent { public
static void premain(String agentArgs, Instrumentation instrumentation) throws Exception { System.out.println("Hello, JavaSummit!"); } }
Java Agent - Premain 31 public class JavaAgent { public
static void premain(String agentArgs, Instrumentation instrumentation) throws Exception { System.out.println("Hello, JavaSummit!"); } }
Java Agent - Premain 32 • Build JavaAgent to JAR
• Run with java agent: java -javaagent:JavaAgent.jar -jar HelloWorld.jar • Output: Hello, JavaSummit! Hello, World! ...
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 33 JVM Compiler Code Bytecode
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 34 JVM 32 | … 33
| new Item() 34 | … Class Loader Get Item class bytecode Return Item class bytecode
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 35 JVM 32 | … 33
| new Item() 34 | … Class Loader Get Item class bytecode Return Item class bytecode Class File Transformer Return transformed Item class bytecode
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 36 public class JavaAgent { public
static void premain(String agentArgs, Instrumentation instrumentation) throws Exception { System.out.println("Hello, JavaSummit!"); } } • void addTransformer(ClassFileTransformer transformer);
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 37 public class DebugTransformer implements ClassFileTransformer
{ @Override public byte[] transform(ClassLoader classLoader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer) {
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 38 public class DebugTransformer implements ClassFileTransformer
{ @Override public byte[] transform(ClassLoader classLoader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer) {
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 39 public class DebugTransformer implements ClassFileTransformer
{ @Override public byte[] transform(ClassLoader classLoader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer) {
Open Source Bytecode Manipulation Tools BCEL ASM 40
Bytecode Abstraction 41 • AbstractInsnNode ◦ JumpInsnNode ◦ MethodInsnNode ◦
VarInsnNode • InsnList instructions
Bytecode Manipulation 42 byte[] addPrintCall(byte[] classfileBuffer) { // Add call
to System.out.println("Transformed!") // Return transformed bytecode }
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 43 public class DebugTransformer implements ClassFileTransformer
{ @Override public byte[] transform(ClassLoader classLoader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer) { if (className.contains("HelloWorld")) { return addPrintCall(classfileBuffer); } return classfileBuffer; } }
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 44 public class DebugTransformer implements ClassFileTransformer
{ @Override public byte[] transform(ClassLoader classLoader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer) { if (className.contains("HelloWorld")) { return addPrintCall(classfileBuffer); } return classfileBuffer; } }
Java Agent - Premain 45 public class JavaAgent { public
static void premain(String agentArgs, Instrumentation instrumentation) throws Exception { DebugTransformer transformer = new DebugTransformer(); instrumentation.addTransformer(transformer); } }
Java Agent - Premain 46 public class JavaAgent { public
static void premain(String agentArgs, Instrumentation instrumentation) throws Exception { DebugTransformer transformer = new DebugTransformer(); instrumentation.addTransformer(transformer); } }
Java Agent - Premain 47 • Build JavaAgent to JAR
• Run with java agent: java -javaagent:JavaAgent.jar -jar HelloWorld.jar • Output: Transformed! Hello, World! Hello, World! ...
Non-Breaking Breakpoints!
Profiling Interpreter C2 C1 Profiling Profiling Interpreter C2 C1 Profiling
JVM Execution Engine 49
Add Breakpoint 50 public void Breakpoint(Object[] locals) { System.out.println("Breakpoint hit!");
for (Object local : locals) { System.out.println(local); } }
Add Breakpoint 51 byte[] addBreakpoint(byte[] classfileBuffer, int lineno) { //
Find where to insert Breakpoint call // Push local variables onto stack // Insert call to Breakpoint // Return transformed bytecode }
Add Breakpoint 52 byte[] addBreakpoint(byte[] classfileBuffer, int lineno) { //
Find where to insert Breakpoint call // Push local variables onto stack // Insert call to Breakpoint // Return transformed bytecode }
Add Breakpoint 53 byte[] addBreakpoint(byte[] classfileBuffer, int lineno) { //
Find where to insert Breakpoint call // Push local variables onto stack // Insert call to Breakpoint // Return transformed bytecode }
Add Breakpoint 54 byte[] addBreakpoint(byte[] classfileBuffer, int lineno) { //
Find where to insert Breakpoint call // Push local variables onto stack // Insert call to Breakpoint // Return transformed bytecode }
Add Breakpoint 55 byte[] addBreakpoint(byte[] classfileBuffer, int lineno) { //
Find where to insert Breakpoint call // Push local variables onto stack // Insert call to Breakpoint // Return transformed bytecode }
Sample Program 56 1| public class HelloWorld { 2| public
static void main(String[] args) { 3| while(true) { 4| System.out.println("Hello, World!"); 5| } 6| } 7| }
Java Agent - ClassFileTransformer 57 public class DebugTransformer implements ClassFileTransformer
{ @Override public byte[] transform(ClassLoader classLoader, String className, Class<?> classBeingRedefined, ProtectionDomain protectionDomain, byte[] classfileBuffer) { if (className.contains("HelloWorld")) { return addBreakpoint(classfileBuffer, 4); } return classfileBuffer; } }
Java Agent - Premain 58 • Build JavaAgent to JAR
• Run with java agent: java -javaagent:JavaAgent.jar -jar HelloWorld.jar • Output: Breakpoint hit! [Ljava.lang.Object;@3d075dc0 Hello, World! ...
59 What if the class has already been loaded?
Magic Instrumentation 60 void redefineClasses(ClassDefinition... definitions) void retransformClasses(Class<?>... classes)
Putting it all together 61 • Transform on demand •
Add call to breakpoint function • Access locals as objects
62 Putting it all together
Thank You @yardenlaif rookout.com