RE: How to debug driver code (drivers within the zephyr lib - NOT a custom driver), and code within the zephyr library (code that I have not written)?

Vidar Berg — Thu, 15 May 2025 13:39:23 GMT

Hello,

It's good to hear that you were able to get it to work in the end.

[quote user=""]Given the layer of abstraction introduced through the use of a driver in the devicetree, which is configured and initialized BEFORE main, I have been left wondering how I can go about setting break points and debugging code that exists outside of the application layer code I have written, particularly the stuff before main.[/quote]

If you're using our VS Code extension, you can more easily navigate the code included in the current build, including the initialization code that runs before main(). You are also free to place breakpoints in these init functions.

E.g.,

Browsing for the ethernet driver in the SDK tree from the APPLICATIONS view:

Best regards,

Vidar