Add a way to select which registers to show

[hrw]

Seer shows all registers given by GDB:

Would be nice to be able to select which ones should be displayed.

[epasveer]

Easy to do. Do you want the selected list to persist for the next time you start Seer?

[hrw]

Would be nice.

Maybe add a button above the list which would give a way to add them back. Remove could be in context menu for example.

[epasveer]

Perhaps a way to create and select profiles? A profile would be a list of certain registers to show. There would be a default profile called All. You can create new ones and select which one to use throughout your debug session. These would persist for the next time Seer is used.

[hrw]

First profile would be "show basic registers" (eax, ebx etc on x86-64, x, w, v* etc on aarch64).

[hrw]

On aarch64 Seer shows 593 registers so profiles would be great addon.

Most of them are not needed during debugging.

[epasveer]

On aarch64 Seer shows 593 registers

Wow!

I'll add profiles for sure. The notion of "basic" may need clarification. It's do-able. I just don't know what the basic ones are. But I can find out...

[hrw]

On x86-64 it is easy as gdb shows only what matters:

(gdb) info registers
rax            0x0                 0
rbx            0x0                 0
rcx            0x0                 0
rdx            0x60fb1             397233
rsi            0x0                 0
rdi            0x0                 0
rbp            0x0                 0x0
rsp            0x0                 0x0
r8             0x0                 0
r9             0x0                 0
r10            0x0                 0
r11            0x0                 0
r12            0x0                 0
r13            0x0                 0
r14            0x0                 0
r15            0x0                 0
rip            0xfff0              0xfff0
eflags         0x2                 [ IOPL=0 ]
cs             0xf000              61440
ss             0x0                 0
ds             0x0                 0
es             0x0                 0
fs             0x0                 0
gs             0x0                 0
fs_base        0x0                 0
gs_base        0x0                 0
k_gs_base      0x0                 0
cr0            0x60000010          [ CD NW ET ]
cr2            0x0                 0
cr3            0x0                 [ PDBR=0 PCID=0 ]
cr4            0x0                 [ ]
cr8            0x0                 0
efer           0x0                 [ ]
xmm0           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm1           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm2           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm3           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm4           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm5           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm6           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm7           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm8           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm9           {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm10          {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm11          {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm12          {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm13          {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm14          {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
xmm15          {v4_float = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_double = {0x0, 0x0}, v16_int8 = {0x0 <repeats 16 times>}, v8_int16 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v4_int32 = {0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0}, v2_int64 = {0x0, 0x0}, uint128 = 0x0}
mxcsr          0x1f80              [ IM DM ZM OM UM PM ]

[epasveer]

I've implemented the "register profile" feature.

Register profiles can be created. A profile selects which registers to actually show. Multiple profiles are allowed. You can create new ones and modify existing ones. There is one profile that is special. It's called 'allregisters'. It means show all registers. It can't be modified or deleted.

Switching between register profiles is easily done using the "Profile" list selector.

You can create/modify/delete profiles.

Creating or modifying a profile will bring up the profile editor where you can select which registers to show.

[epasveer]

Seer remembers which profile. So it will use it the next time Seer is started.

[epasveer]

Let me know what you think, when you find time.

[hrw]

"Disable selected" button does not uncheck enabled entries in "enabled" column.

With 592 entries it is easier to disable all and then enable those I want.

[hrw]

I exported list, did search/replace and imported back.

[epasveer]

Hi,

Sorry, I don't think I was clear in my directions.

Select the names you want to modify. Here I selected a range of names. Use the LMB.

Hit "Disable Selected".

You can get fancy and select ranges and individual items, all in one go.

Click on the first one to select with LMB. Then, while holding down CTRL+SHIFT, LMB click on another name. You'll see the selected range. Then click "Disable Selected".

Hitting CTRL-A will select all names. Then you can deselect the ones you want to keep. Then click "Disable Selected".

[epasveer]

Closing this task. Can be re-opened if required.