* infcall.c (call_function_by_hand): Handle language-specific

	pass and return by reference.

	* cp-abi.c (cp_pass_by_reference): New.
	* cp-abi.h (cp_pass_by_reference): Declare.
	(struct cp_abi_ops): Add pass_by_reference.
	* gnu-v3-abi.c (gnuv3_pass_by_reference): New.
	(init_gnuv3_ops): Set pass_by_reference.

	* language.c (language_pass_by_reference): New.
	(default_pass_by_reference): New.
	(unknown_language_defn, auto_language_defn, local_language_defn): Add
	default_pass_by_reference.
	* langauge.h (struct language_defn): Add la_pass_by_reference.
	(language_pass_by_reference, default_pass_by_reference): Declare.
	* ada-lang.c (ada_language_defn): Add default_pass_by_reference.
	* c-lang.c (c_language_defn, asm_language_defn)
	(minimal_language_defn): Likewise.
	(cplus_language_defn): Add cp_pass_by_reference.
	* f-lang.c (f_language_defn): Add default_pass_by_reference.
	* jv-lang.c (java_language_defn): Likewise.
	* m2-lang.c (m2_language_defn): Likewise.
	* objc-lang.c (objc_language_defn): Likewise.
	* p-lang.c (pascal_language_defn): Likewise.
	* scm-lang.c (scm_language_defn): Likewise

	* gdb.cp/pass-by-ref.cc, gdb.cp/pass-by-ref.exp: New files.

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/language.c b/gdb/language.c
index 3cc513f..d5c6a94 100644
--- a/gdb/language.c
+++ b/gdb/language.c
@@ -1045,6 +1045,23 @@ language_class_name_from_physname (const struct language_defn *current_language,
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Return non-zero if TYPE should be passed (and returned) by
+   reference at the language level.  */
+int
+language_pass_by_reference (struct type *type)
+{
+  return current_language->la_pass_by_reference (type);
+}
+
+/* Return zero; by default, types are passed by value at the language
+   level.  The target ABI may pass or return some structs by reference
+   independent of this.  */
+int
+default_pass_by_reference (struct type *type)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /* Return the default string containing the list of characters
    delimiting words.  This is a reasonable default value that
    most languages should be able to use.  */
@@ -1191,6 +1208,7 @@ const struct language_defn unknown_language_defn =
   default_word_break_characters,
   unknown_language_arch_info,	/* la_language_arch_info.  */
   default_print_array_index,
+  default_pass_by_reference,
   LANG_MAGIC
 };
 
@@ -1228,6 +1246,7 @@ const struct language_defn auto_language_defn =
   default_word_break_characters,
   unknown_language_arch_info,	/* la_language_arch_info.  */
   default_print_array_index,
+  default_pass_by_reference,
   LANG_MAGIC
 };
 
@@ -1264,6 +1283,7 @@ const struct language_defn local_language_defn =
   default_word_break_characters,
   unknown_language_arch_info,	/* la_language_arch_info.  */
   default_print_array_index,
+  default_pass_by_reference,
   LANG_MAGIC
 };