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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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*** Changes since GDB 8.0
+* The 'ptype' command now accepts a '/o' flag, which prints the
+ offsets and sizes of fields in a struct, like the pahole(1) tool.
+
* New "--readnever" command line option instructs GDB to not read each
symbol file's symbolic debug information. This makes startup faster
but at the expense of not being able to perform symbolic debugging.