monitor
ARES System Manual: Kernel Monitor
The monitor is a program in ring 1 (the linkset root) that provides quality-of-life functions for managing the kernel. It may safely be deleted, but it is of value to most users, as it resets the kernel in case of a crash.
(This module was previously called 'hypervisor'. In Companion, the term 'hypervisor' was sometimes used loosely to refer to both the package manager and the user memory delegate; this program and its duties are unrelated to either.)
The monitor is not part of the OS and cannot be invoked with a system command. Instead it may be accessed by right-clicking on ARES in the unit's inventory and choosing 'Touch'. This will present the unit with a text prompt.
To send a debug command to the kernel (as described in kernel), enter
To change kernels, type
The command
If the kernel is non-responsive, the
Logging
The kernel monitor also provides system event logging functionality.
The command
The command
The command
Standard Kernels
This version of ARES includes the following kernels:
-
No other kernels are included at this time, as the
The monitor is a program in ring 1 (the linkset root) that provides quality-of-life functions for managing the kernel. It may safely be deleted, but it is of value to most users, as it resets the kernel in case of a crash.
(This module was previously called 'hypervisor'. In Companion, the term 'hypervisor' was sometimes used loosely to refer to both the package manager and the user memory delegate; this program and its duties are unrelated to either.)
The monitor is not part of the OS and cannot be invoked with a system command. Instead it may be accessed by right-clicking on ARES in the unit's inventory and choosing 'Touch'. This will present the unit with a text prompt.
To send a debug command to the kernel (as described in kernel), enter
4096 <command>, e.g. 4096 reset to instruct the kernel to restart itself if possible. This is equivalent to the input built-in =ddt reset.
To change kernels, type
k <kernel>, e.g. k _psyche to load the default Psyche kernel image. Inactive kernels consume no resources; see further below for a list of provided kernels.
The command
reset will reset the current kernel.
If the kernel is non-responsive, the
4096 reset command (i.e., =ddt reset) will not be received. If this occurs, use the reset command to reload the current kernel.
Logging
The kernel monitor also provides system event logging functionality.
The command
l (lower-case L) will toggle direct logging of all incoming kernel calls.
The command
L (capital L) will send this information to the debug channel instead of OwnerSay.
The command
s will enable advanced logging, which captures events after the kernel parses them and provides additional context about the kernel's decisions. This requires the verbose logging (_psyche.debug2) kernel.
Standard Kernels
This version of ARES includes the following kernels:
-
_psyche-0.4.3 is the default production kernel.
No other kernels are included at this time, as the
_monitor logger provides most of the utility of strong debugging.