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authorJan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>2016-04-06 15:57:08 +0200
committerJan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>2016-04-06 15:57:08 +0200
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parent15dd01b1209ec92b361dd2547708dd17ffc2a786 (diff)
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Print the "file" command suggestion in exec_file_locate_attach
currently: $ gdbserver-7.9 :1234 true & $ gdb -q -ex 'target remote :1234' # that -q is not relevant here Remote debugging using :1234 warning: Could not load vsyscall page because no executable was specified try using the "file" command first. 0x00007ffff7ddcc80 in ?? () (gdb) b main No symbol table is loaded. Use the "file" command. Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) _ Provide more suggestive message to use the "file" command. gdb/ChangeLog 2016-04-06 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * exec.c (exec_file_locate_attach): Print warning for unsupported target_pid_to_exec_file. * symfile-mem.c (add_vsyscall_page): Remove the "file" command message part.
Diffstat (limited to 'gdb')
-rw-r--r--gdb/ChangeLog8
-rw-r--r--gdb/exec.c8
-rw-r--r--gdb/remote.c27
-rw-r--r--gdb/symfile-mem.c3
4 files changed, 43 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index fc9448d..c59249f 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2016-04-06 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+ Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+
+ * exec.c (exec_file_locate_attach): Print warning for unsupported
+ target_pid_to_exec_file.
+ * symfile-mem.c (add_vsyscall_page): Remove the "file" command
+ message part.
+
2016-04-04 Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
* cli/cli-decode.c (help_cmd_list): Fix function doc and remove
diff --git a/gdb/exec.c b/gdb/exec.c
index 90811c0..a10ab9b 100644
--- a/gdb/exec.c
+++ b/gdb/exec.c
@@ -151,7 +151,13 @@ exec_file_locate_attach (int pid, int from_tty)
/* Try to determine a filename from the process itself. */
exec_file = target_pid_to_exec_file (pid);
if (exec_file == NULL)
- return;
+ {
+ warning (_("No executable has been specified and target does not "
+ "support\n"
+ "determining executable automatically. "
+ "Try using the \"file\" command."));
+ return;
+ }
/* If gdb_sysroot is not empty and the discovered filename
is absolute then prefix the filename with gdb_sysroot. */
diff --git a/gdb/remote.c b/gdb/remote.c
index 5c407b6..a88f4cd 100644
--- a/gdb/remote.c
+++ b/gdb/remote.c
@@ -1496,6 +1496,15 @@ enum {
static struct packet_config remote_protocol_packets[PACKET_MAX];
+/* gdbserver < 7.7 (before its fix from 2013-12-11) did reply to any
+ unknown 'v' packet with string "OK". "OK" gets interpreted by GDB
+ as a reply to known packet. For packet "vFile:setfs:" it is an
+ invalid reply and GDB would return error in
+ remote_hostio_set_filesystem, making remote files access impossible.
+ If this variable is non-zero it means the remote gdbserver is buggy
+ and any not yet detected packets are assumed as unsupported. */
+static int unknown_v_replies_ok;
+
/* Returns the packet's corresponding "set remote foo-packet" command
state. See struct packet_config for more details. */
@@ -1519,6 +1528,9 @@ packet_config_support (struct packet_config *config)
case AUTO_BOOLEAN_FALSE:
return PACKET_DISABLE;
case AUTO_BOOLEAN_AUTO:
+ if (unknown_v_replies_ok && config->name != NULL
+ && config->name[0] == 'v')
+ return PACKET_DISABLE;
return config->support;
default:
gdb_assert_not_reached (_("bad switch"));
@@ -4023,6 +4035,21 @@ remote_start_remote (int from_tty, struct target_ops *target, int extended_p)
if (packet_support (PACKET_QAllow) != PACKET_DISABLE)
remote_set_permissions (target);
+ /* See unknown_v_replies_ok description. */
+ {
+ const char v_mustreplyempty[] = "vMustReplyEmpty";
+
+ putpkt (v_mustreplyempty);
+ getpkt (&rs->buf, &rs->buf_size, 0);
+ if (strcmp (rs->buf, "OK") == 0)
+ unknown_v_replies_ok = 1;
+ else if (strcmp (rs->buf, "") == 0)
+ unknown_v_replies_ok = 0;
+ else
+ error (_("Remote replied unexpectedly to '%s': %s"), v_mustreplyempty,
+ rs->buf);
+ }
+
/* Next, we possibly activate noack mode.
If the QStartNoAckMode packet configuration is set to AUTO,
diff --git a/gdb/symfile-mem.c b/gdb/symfile-mem.c
index 8eb5176..79739a6 100644
--- a/gdb/symfile-mem.c
+++ b/gdb/symfile-mem.c
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ add_vsyscall_page (struct target_ops *target, int from_tty)
format should fix this. */
{
warning (_("Could not load vsyscall page "
- "because no executable was specified\n"
- "try using the \"file\" command first."));
+ "because no executable was specified"));
return;
}
args.bfd = bfd;