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authorSergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com>2017-11-20 16:34:59 -0500
committerSergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com>2017-12-15 15:07:42 -0500
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Implement pahole-like 'ptype /o' option
This commit implements the pahole-like '/o' option for 'ptype', which prints the offsets and sizes of struct fields, reporting whenever there is a hole found. The output is heavily based on pahole(1), with a few modifications here and there to adjust it to our reality. Here's an example: /* offset | size */ type = struct wer : public tuv { public: /* 32 | 24 */ struct tyu { /* 32:31 | 4 */ int a1 : 1; /* 32:28 | 4 */ int a2 : 3; /* 32: 5 | 4 */ int a3 : 23; /* 35: 3 | 1 */ char a4 : 2; /* XXX 3-bit hole */ /* XXX 4-byte hole */ /* 40 | 8 */ int64_t a5; /* 48:27 | 4 */ int a6 : 5; /* 48:56 | 8 */ int64_t a7 : 3; /* total size (bytes): 24 */ } a1; /* total size (bytes): 56 */ } A big part of this patch handles the formatting logic of 'ptype', which is a bit messy. The code to handle bitfield offsets, however, took some time to craft. My thanks to Pedro Alves for figuring things out and pointing me to the right direction, as well as coming up with a way to inspect the layout of structs with bitfields (see testcase for comments). After many discussions both on IRC and at the mailing list, I tried to implement printing vtables and inherited classes. Unfortunately the code grew too complex and there were still a few corner cases failing so I had to drop the attempt. This should be implemented in a future patch. This patch is the start of a long-term work I'll do to flush the local patches we carry for Fedora GDB. In this specific case, I'm aiming at upstreaming the feature implemented by the 'pahole.py' script that is shipped with Fedora GDB: <https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/gdb/blob/master/f/gdb-archer.patch#_311> This has been regression-tested on the BuildBot. There's a new testcase for it, along with an update to the documentation. I also thought it was worth mentioning this feature in the NEWS file. gdb/ChangeLog: 2017-12-15 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> PR cli/16224 * NEWS (Changes since GDB 8.0): Mention new '/o' flag. * c-typeprint.c (OFFSET_SPC_LEN): New define. (c_type_print_varspec_prefix): New argument 'struct print_offset_data *'. (c_type_print_base_1): New function and prototype. (c_print_type_1): New function, with code from 'c_print_type'. (c_print_type): Use 'c_print_type_1'. (c_type_print_varspec_prefix): New argument 'struct print_offset_data *'. Use it. Call 'c_type_print_base_1' instead of 'c_print_type_base'. (print_spaces_filtered_with_print_options): New function. (output_access_specifier): Take new argument FLAGS. Modify function to call 'print_spaces_filtered_with_print_options'. (c_print_type_vtable_offset_marker): New function. (c_print_type_union_field_offset): New function. (c_print_type_struct_field_offset): New function. (c_print_type_no_offsets): New function. (c_type_print_base_struct_union): New argument 'struct print_offset_data *'. Print offsets and sizes for struct/union/class fields. * typeprint.c (const struct type_print_options type_print_raw_options): Initialize 'print_offsets'. (static struct type_print_options default_ptype_flags): Likewise. (struct print_offset_data print_offset_default_data): New variable. (whatis_exp): Handle '/o' option. (_initialize_typeprint): Add '/o' flag to ptype's help. * typeprint.h (struct print_offset_data): New struct. (struct type_print_options) <print_offsets>: New field. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2017-12-15 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> PR cli/16224 * gdb.base/ptype-offsets.cc: New file. * gdb.base/ptype-offsets.exp: New file. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2017-12-15 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> PR cli/16224 * gdb.texinfo (ptype): Add documentation for new flag '/o'.
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-12-15 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com>
+
+ PR cli/16224
+ * gdb.texinfo (ptype): Add documentation for new flag '/o'.
+
2017-12-13 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
* python.texi (Manipulating breakpoints using Python): Document
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index da3ed28..60ed80c 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -17216,6 +17216,130 @@ names are substituted when printing other types.
@item T
Print typedefs defined in the class. This is the default, but the flag
exists in case you change the default with @command{set print type typedefs}.
+
+@item o
+Print the offsets and sizes of fields in a struct, similar to what the
+@command{pahole} tool does. This option implies the @code{/tm} flags.
+
+For example, given the following declarations:
+
+@smallexample
+struct tuv
+@{
+ int a1;
+ char *a2;
+ int a3;
+@};
+
+struct xyz
+@{
+ int f1;
+ char f2;
+ void *f3;
+ struct tuv f4;
+@};
+
+union qwe
+@{
+ struct tuv fff1;
+ struct xyz fff2;
+@};
+
+struct tyu
+@{
+ int a1 : 1;
+ int a2 : 3;
+ int a3 : 23;
+ char a4 : 2;
+ int64_t a5;
+ int a6 : 5;
+ int64_t a7 : 3;
+@};
+@end smallexample
+
+Issuing a @kbd{ptype /o struct tuv} command would print:
+
+@smallexample
+(@value{GDBP}) ptype /o struct tuv
+/* offset | size */ type = struct tuv @{
+/* 0 | 4 */ int a1;
+/* XXX 4-byte hole */
+/* 8 | 8 */ char *a2;
+/* 16 | 4 */ int a3;
+
+ /* total size (bytes): 24 */
+ @}
+@end smallexample
+
+Notice the format of the first column of comments. There, you can
+find two parts separated by the @samp{|} character: the @emph{offset},
+which indicates where the field is located inside the struct, in
+bytes, and the @emph{size} of the field. Another interesting line is
+the marker of a @emph{hole} in the struct, indicating that it may be
+possible to pack the struct and make it use less space by reorganizing
+its fields.
+
+It is also possible to print offsets inside an union:
+
+@smallexample
+(@value{GDBP}) ptype /o union qwe
+/* offset | size */ type = union qwe @{
+/* 24 */ struct tuv @{
+/* 0 | 4 */ int a1;
+/* XXX 4-byte hole */
+/* 8 | 8 */ char *a2;
+/* 16 | 4 */ int a3;
+
+ /* total size (bytes): 24 */
+ @} fff1;
+/* 40 */ struct xyz @{
+/* 0 | 4 */ int f1;
+/* 4 | 1 */ char f2;
+/* XXX 3-byte hole */
+/* 8 | 8 */ void *f3;
+/* 16 | 24 */ struct tuv @{
+/* 16 | 4 */ int a1;
+/* XXX 4-byte hole */
+/* 24 | 8 */ char *a2;
+/* 32 | 4 */ int a3;
+
+ /* total size (bytes): 24 */
+ @} f4;
+
+ /* total size (bytes): 40 */
+ @} fff2;
+
+ /* total size (bytes): 40 */
+ @}
+@end smallexample
+
+In this case, since @code{struct tuv} and @code{struct xyz} occupy the
+same space (because we are dealing with an union), the offset is not
+printed for them. However, you can still examine the offset of each
+of these structures' fields.
+
+Another useful scenario is printing the offsets of a struct containing
+bitfields:
+
+@smallexample
+(@value{GDBP}) ptype /o struct tyu
+/* offset | size */ type = struct tyu @{
+/* 0:31 | 4 */ int a1 : 1;
+/* 0:28 | 4 */ int a2 : 3;
+/* 0: 5 | 4 */ int a3 : 23;
+/* 3: 3 | 1 */ signed char a4 : 2;
+/* XXX 3-bit hole */
+/* XXX 4-byte hole */
+/* 8 | 8 */ int64_t a5;
+/* 16:27 | 4 */ int a6 : 5;
+/* 16:56 | 8 */ int64_t a7 : 3;
+
+ /* total size (bytes): 24 */
+ @}
+@end smallexample
+
+Note how the offset information is now extended to also include how
+many bits are left to be used in each bitfield.
@end table
@kindex ptype