Currently gdb supports DW_OP_GNU_push_tls_address, but not
DW_OP_form_tls_address. I think it would be better if the toolchain
as a whole moved to using the standard opcode, and the prerequisite to
this is getting gdb to recognize it.
GCC can sometimes emit DW_OP_form_tls_address for emultls targets. As
far as I know, nobody has ever tried this with gdb (since it wouldn't
work at all).
I don't think there's a major drawback to using a single opcode for
all targets, because computing the location of a thread-local is
already target specific.
This is PR gdb/11616.
I don't know how to write a test case for this; though it's worth
noting that there aren't explicit tests for DW_OP_GNU_push_tls_address
either -- and if I change GCC, these paths will be tested to the same
extent they are now.
2016-09-02 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
PR gdb/11616:
* dwarf2read.c (decode_locdesc): Handle DW_OP_form_tls_address.
* dwarf2loc.c (dwarf2_compile_expr_to_ax): Handle
DW_OP_form_tls_address.
(locexpr_describe_location_piece): Likewise.
* dwarf2expr.h (struct dwarf_expr_context_funcs): Update comment.
* dwarf2expr.c (execute_stack_op): Handle DW_OP_form_tls_address.
(ctx_no_get_tls_address): Mention DW_OP_form_tls_address.
* compile/compile-loc2c.c (struct insn_info): Update comment.
(compute_stack_depth_worker): Handle DW_OP_form_tls_address.
GDB's current behavior when dealing with non-local references in the
context of nested fuctions is approximative:
- code using valops.c:value_of_variable read the first available stack
frame that holds the corresponding variable (whereas there can be
multiple candidates for this);
- code directly relying on read_var_value will instead read non-local
variables in frames where they are not even defined.
This change adds the necessary context to symbol reads (to get the block
they belong to) and to blocks (the static link property, if any) so that
GDB can make the proper decisions when dealing with non-local varibale
references.
gdb/ChangeLog:
* ada-lang.c (ada_read_var_value): Add a var_block argument
and pass it to default_read_var_value.
* block.c (block_static_link): New accessor.
* block.h (block_static_link): Declare it.
* buildsym.c (finish_block_internal): Add a static_link
argument. If there is a static link, associate it to the new
block.
(finish_block): Add a static link argument and pass it to
finish_block_internal.
(end_symtab_get_static_block): Update calls to finish_block and
to finish_block_internal.
(end_symtab_with_blockvector): Update call to
finish_block_internal.
* buildsym.h: Forward-declare struct dynamic_prop.
(struct context_stack): Add a static_link field.
(finish_block): Add a static link argument.
* c-exp.y: Remove an obsolete comment (evaluation of variables
already start from the selected frame, and now they climb *up*
the call stack) and propagate the block information to the
produced expression.
* d-exp.y: Likewise.
* f-exp.y: Likewise.
* go-exp.y: Likewise.
* jv-exp.y: Likewise.
* m2-exp.y: Likewise.
* p-exp.y: Likewise.
* coffread.c (coff_symtab_read): Update calls to finish_block.
* dbxread.c (process_one_symbol): Likewise.
* xcoffread.c (read_xcoff_symtab): Likewise.
* compile/compile-c-symbols.c (convert_one_symbol): Promote the
"sym" parameter to struct block_symbol, update its uses and pass
its block to calls to read_var_value.
(convert_symbol_sym): Update the calls to convert_one_symbol.
* compile/compile-loc2c.c (do_compile_dwarf_expr_to_c): Update
call to read_var_value.
* dwarf2loc.c (block_op_get_frame_base): New.
(dwarf2_block_frame_base_locexpr_funcs): Implement the
get_frame_base method.
(dwarf2_block_frame_base_loclist_funcs): Likewise.
(dwarf2locexpr_baton_eval): Add a frame argument and use it
instead of the selected frame in order to evaluate the
expression.
(dwarf2_evaluate_property): Add a frame argument. Update call
to dwarf2_locexpr_baton_eval to provide a frame in available and
to handle the absence of address stack.
* dwarf2loc.h (dwarf2_evaluate_property): Add a frame argument.
* dwarf2read.c (attr_to_dynamic_prop): Add a forward
declaration.
(read_func_scope): Record any available static link description.
Update call to finish_block.
(read_lexical_block_scope): Update call to finish_block.
* findvar.c (follow_static_link): New.
(get_hosting_frame): New.
(default_read_var_value): Add a var_block argument. Use
get_hosting_frame to handle non-local references.
(read_var_value): Add a var_block argument and pass it to the
LA_READ_VAR_VALUE method.
* gdbtypes.c (resolve_dynamic_range): Update calls to
dwarf2_evaluate_property.
(resolve_dynamic_type_internal): Likewise.
* guile/scm-frame.c (gdbscm_frame_read_var): Update call to
read_var_value, passing it the block coming from symbol lookup.
* guile/scm-symbol.c (gdbscm_symbol_value): Update call to
read_var_value (TODO).
* infcmd.c (finish_command_continuation): Update call to
read_var_value, passing it the block coming from symbol lookup.
* infrun.c (insert_exception_resume_breakpoint): Likewise.
* language.h (struct language_defn): Add a var_block argument to
the LA_READ_VAR_VALUE method.
* objfiles.c (struct static_link_htab_entry): New.
(static_link_htab_entry_hash): New.
(static_link_htab_entry_eq): New.
(objfile_register_static_link): New.
(objfile_lookup_static_link): New.
(free_objfile): Free the STATIC_LINKS hashed map if needed.
* objfiles.h: Include hashtab.h.
(struct objfile): Add a static_links field.
(objfile_register_static_link): New.
(objfile_lookup_static_link): New.
* printcmd.c (print_variable_and_value): Update call to
read_var_value.
* python/py-finishbreakpoint.c (bpfinishpy_init): Likewise.
* python/py-frame.c (frapy_read_var): Update call to
read_var_value, passing it the block coming from symbol lookup.
* python/py-framefilter.c (extract_sym): Add a sym_block
parameter and set the pointed value to NULL (TODO).
(enumerate_args): Update call to extract_sym.
(enumerate_locals): Update calls to extract_sym and to
read_var_value.
* python/py-symbol.c (sympy_value): Update call to
read_var_value (TODO).
* stack.c (read_frame_local): Update call to read_var_value.
(read_frame_arg): Likewise.
(return_command): Likewise.
* symtab.h (struct symbol_block_ops): Add a get_frame_base
method.
(struct symbol): Add a block field.
(SYMBOL_BLOCK): New accessor.
* valops.c (value_of_variable): Remove frame/block handling and
pass the block argument to read_var_value, which does this job
now.
(value_struct_elt_for_reference): Update calls to
read_var_value.
(value_of_this): Pass the block found to read_var_value.
* value.h (read_var_value): Add a var_block argument.
(default_read_var_value): Likewise.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
* gdb.base/nested-subp1.exp: New file.
* gdb.base/nested-subp1.c: New file.
* gdb.base/nested-subp2.exp: New file.
* gdb.base/nested-subp2.c: New file.
* gdb.base/nested-subp3.exp: New file.
* gdb.base/nested-subp3.c: New file.
This patch is mostly extracted from Pedro's C++ branch. It adds explicit
casts from integer to enum types, where it is really the intention to do
so. This could be because we are ...
* iterating on enum values (we need to iterate on an equivalent integer)
* converting from a value read from bytes (dwarf attribute, agent
expression opcode) to the equivalent enum
* reading the equivalent integer value from another language (Python/Guile)
An exception to that is the casts in regcache.c. It seems to me like
struct regcache's register_status field could be a pointer to an array of
enum register_status. Doing so would waste a bit of memory (4 bytes
used by the enum vs 1 byte used by the current signed char, for each
register). If we switch to C++11 one day, we can define the underlying
type of an enum type, so we could have the best of both worlds.
gdb/ChangeLog:
* arm-tdep.c (set_fp_model_sfunc): Add cast from integer to enum.
(arm_set_abi): Likewise.
* ax-general.c (ax_print): Likewise.
* c-exp.y (exp : string_exp): Likewise.
* compile/compile-loc2c.c (compute_stack_depth_worker): Likewise.
(do_compile_dwarf_expr_to_c): Likewise.
* cp-name-parser.y (demangler_special : DEMANGLER_SPECIAL start):
Likewise.
* dwarf2expr.c (execute_stack_op): Likewise.
* dwarf2loc.c (dwarf2_compile_expr_to_ax): Likewise.
(disassemble_dwarf_expression): Likewise.
* dwarf2read.c (dwarf2_add_member_fn): Likewise.
(read_array_order): Likewise.
(abbrev_table_read_table): Likewise.
(read_attribute_value): Likewise.
(skip_unknown_opcode): Likewise.
(dwarf_decode_macro_bytes): Likewise.
(dwarf_decode_macros): Likewise.
* eval.c (value_f90_subarray): Likewise.
* guile/scm-param.c (gdbscm_make_parameter): Likewise.
* i386-linux-tdep.c (i386_canonicalize_syscall): Likewise.
* infrun.c (handle_command): Likewise.
* memory-map.c (memory_map_start_memory): Likewise.
* osabi.c (set_osabi): Likewise.
* parse.c (operator_length_standard): Likewise.
* ppc-linux-tdep.c (ppc_canonicalize_syscall): Likewise, and use
single return point.
* python/py-frame.c (gdbpy_frame_stop_reason_string): Likewise.
* python/py-symbol.c (gdbpy_lookup_symbol): Likewise.
(gdbpy_lookup_global_symbol): Likewise.
* record-full.c (record_full_restore): Likewise.
* regcache.c (regcache_register_status): Likewise.
(regcache_raw_read): Likewise.
(regcache_cooked_read): Likewise.
* rs6000-tdep.c (powerpc_set_vector_abi): Likewise.
* symtab.c (initialize_ordinary_address_classes): Likewise.
* target-debug.h (target_debug_print_signals): Likewise.
* utils.c (do_restore_current_language): Likewise.
For a reason unknown to me GDB was using -w instead of -Wall for 'compile code'.
The problem is later patch for 'compile printf' really needs some warnings to
be able to catch for example missing format string parameters:
(gdb) compile printf "%d\n"
GCC does not seem to be able to cancel -w (there is nothing like -no-w).
Besides that I think even 'compile code' can benefit from -Wall.
That #ifndef change in print_one_macro() is needed otherwise we get
macro-redefinition warnings for the GCC built-in macros (as -w is no
longer in effect). For example, without the #ifndef/#endif one gets:
compile -r -- void _gdb_expr(){int i = 5;}^M
/tmp/gdbobj-xpU1yB/out4.c:4:0: warning: "__FILE__" redefined [-Wbuiltin-macro-redefined]^M
/tmp/gdbobj-xpU1yB/out4.c:5:0: warning: "__LINE__" redefined^M
...
It makes more sense to pick the inferior's version of the macros, hence
#ifndef instead of #undef.
That new testsuite XFAIL is there as if one changes the struct definition to be
compliant with cv-qualifiers (to prevent the warnings):
struct struct_type {
- struct struct_type *selffield;
+ volatile struct struct_type *selffield;
only then GCC/GDB will hit the crash, described in that GDB PR 18202.
gdb/ChangeLog
2015-05-16 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* compile/compile-c-support.c (print_one_macro): Use #ifndef.
(generate_register_struct): Use __gdb_uintptr for TYPE_CODE_PTR.
(c_compute_program): Call generate_register_struct after typedefs.
* compile/compile-loc2c.c (push, pushf_register_address)
(pushf_register): Cast to GCC_UINTPTR.
(do_compile_dwarf_expr_to_c): Use unused attribute. Add space after
type. Use GCC_UINTPTR instead of void *. Remove excessive cast.
(compile_dwarf_expr_to_c): Use GCC_UINTPTR instead of void *.
* compile/compile.c (_initialize_compile): Enable warnings for
COMPILE_ARGS.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2015-05-16 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.compile/compile-ops.exp: Cast param to void.
* gdb.compile/compile.exp: Complete type for _gdb_expr.
(compile code struct_object.selffield = &struct_object): Add xfail.
Fixes building gdb on x86_64-apple-darwin14 with clang, which produces
a number of warnings from -Wformat-nonliteral.
Ref: https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb/2015-02/msg00047.html
gdb/ChangeLog:
2015-02-26 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* auto-load.h (file_is_auto_load_safe): Add ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF.
* complaints.c (vcomplaint): Pass argument FMT directly to
printf-like functions instead of complaint->fmt.
* ctf.c (ctf_save_write_metadata): Add ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF.
* darwin-nat.c (inferior_debug): Add ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF.
* compile/compile-loc2c.c (pushf, unary, binary): Add
ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF.
(do_compile_dwarf_expr_to_c): Pass string literal as format string
to pushf.
(BINARY): Pass string literal as format string to 'binary'.
* compile/compile-object-load.c (link_callbacks_einfo): Add
ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF.
* guile/guile-internal.h (gdbscm_printf): Add ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF.
This final patch adds the new "compile" command and subcommands, and
all the machinery needed to make it work.
A shared library supplied by gcc is used for all communications with
gcc. Types and most aspects of symbols are provided directly by gdb
to the compiler using this library.
gdb provides some information about the user's code using plain text.
Macros are emitted this way, and DWARF location expressions (and
bounds for VLA) are compiled to C code.
This hybrid approach was taken because, on the one hand, it is better
to provide global declarations and such on demand; but on the other
hand, for local variables, translating DWARF location expressions to C
was much simpler than exporting a full compiler API to gdb -- the same
result, only easier to implement, understand, and debug.
In the ordinary mode, the user's expression is wrapped in a dummy
function. After compilation, gdb inserts the resulting object code
into the inferior, then calls this function.
Access to local variables is provided by noting which registers are
used by location expressions, and passing a structure of register
values into the function. Writes to registers are supported by
copying out these values after the function returns.
This approach was taken so that we could eventually implement other
more interesting features based on this same infrastructure; for
example, we're planning to investigate inferior-side breakpoint
conditions.
gdb/ChangeLog
2014-12-12 Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* NEWS: Update.
* symtab.h (struct symbol_computed_ops) <generate_c_location>: New
field.
* p-lang.c (pascal_language_defn): Update.
* opencl-lang.c (opencl_language_defn): Update.
* objc-lang.c (objc_language_defn): Update.
* m2-lang.c (m2_language_defn): Update.
* language.h (struct language_defn) <la_get_compile_instance,
la_compute_program>: New fields.
* language.c (unknown_language_defn, auto_language_defn)
(local_language_defn): Update.
* jv-lang.c (java_language_defn): Update.
* go-lang.c (go_language_defn): Update.
* f-lang.c (f_language_defn): Update.
* dwarf2loc.h (dwarf2_compile_property_to_c): Declare.
* dwarf2loc.c (dwarf2_compile_property_to_c)
(locexpr_generate_c_location, loclist_generate_c_location): New
functions.
(dwarf2_locexpr_funcs, dwarf2_loclist_funcs): Update.
* defs.h (enum compile_i_scope_types): New.
(enum command_control_type) <compile_control>: New constant.
(struct command_line) <control_u>: New field.
* d-lang.c (d_language_defn): Update.
* compile/compile.c: New file.
* compile/compile-c-support.c: New file.
* compile/compile-c-symbols.c: New file.
* compile/compile-c-types.c: New file.
* compile/compile.h: New file.
* compile/compile-internal.h: New file.
* compile/compile-loc2c.c: New file.
* compile/compile-object-load.c: New file.
* compile/compile-object-load.h: New file.
* compile/compile-object-run.c: New file.
* compile/compile-object-run.h: New file.
* cli/cli-script.c (multi_line_command_p, print_command_lines)
(execute_control_command, process_next_line)
(recurse_read_control_structure): Handle compile_control.
* c-lang.h (c_get_compile_context, c_compute_program): Declare.
* c-lang.c (c_language_defn, cplus_language_defn)
(asm_language_defn, minimal_language_defn): Update.
* ada-lang.c (ada_language_defn): Update.
* Makefile.in (SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_OBS, SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_SRCS):
New variables.
(SFILES): Add SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_SRCS.
(HFILES_NO_SRCDIR): Add compile.h.
(COMMON_OBS): Add SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_OBS.
(INIT_FILES): Add SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_SRCS.
(compile.o, compile-c-types.o, compile-c-symbols.o)
(compile-object-load.o, compile-object-run.o, compile-loc2c.o)
(compile-c-support.o): New targets.
gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2014-12-12 Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Altering): Update.
(Compiling and Injecting Code): New node.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2014-12-12 Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* configure.ac: Add gdb.compile/.
* configure: Regenerate.
* gdb.compile/Makefile.in: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-ops.exp: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-ops.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-tls.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-tls.exp: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-constvar.S: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-constvar.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-mod.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-nodebug.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-setjmp-mod.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-setjmp.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-setjmp.exp: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-shlib.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile.exp: New file.
* lib/gdb.exp (skip_compile_feature_tests): New proc.
Tom Tromey