2011-12-27 Mark Kettenis <kettenis@gnu.org>

       * inf-ptrace.c [PT_IO && PIOD_READ_AUXV]
       (inf_ptrace_xfer_partial): Implement TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV.
       (inf_ptrace_auxv_parse): New function.
       (inf_ptrace_target): Initialize to_auxv_parse field.

2 files changed, 65 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 87031a6..13381f8 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-12-27  Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>
+
+	* inf-ptrace.c [PT_IO && PIOD_READ_AUXV]
+	(inf_ptrace_xfer_partial): Implement TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV.
+	(inf_ptrace_auxv_parse): New function.
+	(inf_ptrace_target): Initialize to_auxv_parse field.
+
 2011-12-27  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 
 	* ada-lang.c (should_use_wild_match): New function.
diff --git a/gdb/inf-ptrace.c b/gdb/inf-ptrace.c
index 110e825..8f0d08b 100644
--- a/gdb/inf-ptrace.c
+++ b/gdb/inf-ptrace.c
@@ -582,6 +582,26 @@ inf_ptrace_xfer_partial (struct target_ops *ops, enum target_object object,
       return -1;
 
     case TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV:
+#if defined (PT_IO) && defined (PIOD_READ_AUXV)
+      /* OpenBSD 4.5 has a new PIOD_READ_AUXV operation for the PT_IO
+	 request that allows us to read the auxilliary vector.  Other
+	 BSD's may follow if they feel the need to support PIE.  */
+      {
+	struct ptrace_io_desc piod;
+
+	if (writebuf)
+		return -1;
+	piod.piod_op = PIOD_READ_AUXV;
+	piod.piod_addr = readbuf;
+	piod.piod_offs = (void *) (long) offset;
+	piod.piod_len = len;
+
+	errno = 0;
+	if (ptrace (PT_IO, pid, (caddr_t)&piod, 0) == 0)
+	  /* Return the actual number of bytes read or written.  */
+	  return piod.piod_len;
+      }
+#endif
       return -1;
 
     case TARGET_OBJECT_WCOOKIE:
@@ -619,6 +639,41 @@ inf_ptrace_pid_to_str (struct target_ops *ops, ptid_t ptid)
   return normal_pid_to_str (ptid);
 }
 
+#if defined (PT_IO) && defined (PIOD_READ_AUXV)
+
+/* Read one auxv entry from *READPTR, not reading locations >= ENDPTR.
+   Return 0 if *READPTR is already at the end of the buffer.
+   Return -1 if there is insufficient buffer for a whole entry.
+   Return 1 if an entry was read into *TYPEP and *VALP.  */
+
+static int
+inf_ptrace_auxv_parse (struct target_ops *ops, gdb_byte **readptr,
+		       gdb_byte *endptr, CORE_ADDR *typep, CORE_ADDR *valp)
+{
+  struct type *int_type = builtin_type (target_gdbarch)->builtin_int;
+  struct type *ptr_type = builtin_type (target_gdbarch)->builtin_data_ptr;
+  const int sizeof_auxv_type = TYPE_LENGTH (int_type);
+  const int sizeof_auxv_val = TYPE_LENGTH (ptr_type);
+  enum bfd_endian byte_order = gdbarch_byte_order (target_gdbarch);
+  gdb_byte *ptr = *readptr;
+
+  if (endptr == ptr)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (endptr - ptr < 2 * sizeof_auxv_val)
+    return -1;
+
+  *typep = extract_unsigned_integer (ptr, sizeof_auxv_type, byte_order);
+  ptr += sizeof_auxv_val;	/* Alignment.  */
+  *valp = extract_unsigned_integer (ptr, sizeof_auxv_val, byte_order);
+  ptr += sizeof_auxv_val;
+
+  *readptr = ptr;
+  return 1;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 /* Create a prototype ptrace target.  The client can override it with
    local methods.  */
 
@@ -644,6 +699,9 @@ inf_ptrace_target (void)
   t->to_pid_to_str = inf_ptrace_pid_to_str;
   t->to_stop = inf_ptrace_stop;
   t->to_xfer_partial = inf_ptrace_xfer_partial;
+#if defined (PT_IO) && defined (PIOD_READ_AUXV)
+  t->to_auxv_parse = inf_ptrace_auxv_parse;
+#endif
 
   return t;
 }