2011-10-20 Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>

	PR python/12656

	* python/py-frame.c (frapy_read_var): Use const struct *block.
	* python/py-type.c (typy_lookup_typename): Likewise.
	(typy_lookup_type): Likewise.
	(typy_legacy_template_argument): Likewise.
	(typy_template_argument): Likewise.
	(gdbpy_lookup_type): Likewise.
	* python/py-symbol.c (gdbpy_lookup_symbol): Likewise.
	* python/py-block.c (blpy_block_object): Likewise.
	(blpy_iter): Likewise.
	(blpy_get_start): Likewise.
	(blpy_get_end): Likewise.
	(blpy_get_function): Likewise.
	(blpy_get_superblock): Likewise.
	(set_block):  Likewise.
	(block_to_block_object): Likewise.
	(block_object_to_block): Likewise.
	(blpy_is_valid): Likewise.
	(blpy_get_global_block): New function.
	(blpy_get_static_block): New function.
	(blpy_is_global): New function.
	(blpy_is_static): New function.
	* blockframe.c (block_innermost_frame): Likewise.
	* valops.c (value_of_variable): Likewise.
	* frame.h: Update prototypes.
	* python/python-internal.h: Likewise.
	* value.h: Likewise.

2011-10-20  Phil Muldoon  <pmuldoon@redhat.com>

	PR python/12656

	* gdb.texinfo (Blocks In Python): Document is_static, is_global,
	global_block, static_block function.

2011-10-20  Phil Muldoon  <pmuldoon@redhat.com>

	PR python/12656

	* gdb.python/py-block.exp: Add is_global, is_static, static_block,
	global_block tests.

5 files changed, 100 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/python/py-block.c b/gdb/python/py-block.c
index 08d4455..3f4467a 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-block.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-block.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 typedef struct blpy_block_object {
   PyObject_HEAD
   /* The GDB block structure that represents a frame's code block.  */
-  struct block *block;
+  const struct block *block;
   /* The backing object file.  There is no direct relationship in GDB
      between a block and an object file.  When a block is created also
      store a pointer to the object file for later use.  */
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static PyObject *
 blpy_iter (PyObject *self)
 {
   block_syms_iterator_object *block_iter_obj;
-  struct block *block = NULL;
+  const struct block *block = NULL;
 
   BLPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, block);
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ blpy_iter (PyObject *self)
 static PyObject *
 blpy_get_start (PyObject *self, void *closure)
 {
-  struct block *block = NULL;
+  const struct block *block = NULL;
 
   BLPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, block);
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ blpy_get_start (PyObject *self, void *closure)
 static PyObject *
 blpy_get_end (PyObject *self, void *closure)
 {
-  struct block *block = NULL;
+  const struct block *block = NULL;
 
   BLPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, block);
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static PyObject *
 blpy_get_function (PyObject *self, void *closure)
 {
   struct symbol *sym;
-  struct block *block = NULL;
+  const struct block *block;
 
   BLPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, block);
 
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ blpy_get_function (PyObject *self, void *closure)
 static PyObject *
 blpy_get_superblock (PyObject *self, void *closure)
 {
-  struct block *block = NULL;
-  struct block *super_block = NULL;
+  const struct block *block;
+  const struct block *super_block;
   block_object *self_obj  = (block_object *) self;
 
   BLPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, block);
@@ -153,6 +153,77 @@ blpy_get_superblock (PyObject *self, void *closure)
   Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+/* Return the global block associated to this block.  */
+
+static PyObject *
+blpy_get_global_block (PyObject *self, void *closure)
+{
+  const struct block *block;
+  const struct block *global_block;
+  block_object *self_obj  = (block_object *) self;
+
+  BLPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, block);
+
+  global_block = block_global_block (block);
+
+  return block_to_block_object (global_block,
+				self_obj->objfile);
+
+}
+
+/* Return the static block associated to this block.  Return None
+   if we cannot get the static block (this is the global block).  */
+
+static PyObject *
+blpy_get_static_block (PyObject *self, void *closure)
+{
+  const struct block *block;
+  const struct block *static_block;
+  block_object *self_obj  = (block_object *) self;
+
+  BLPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, block);
+
+  if (BLOCK_SUPERBLOCK (block) == NULL)
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+
+  static_block = block_static_block (block);
+
+  return block_to_block_object (static_block, self_obj->objfile);
+}
+
+/* Implementation of gdb.Block.is_global (self) -> Boolean.
+   Returns True if this block object is a global block.  */
+
+static PyObject *
+blpy_is_global (PyObject *self, void *closure)
+{
+  const struct block *block;
+
+  BLPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, block);
+
+  if (BLOCK_SUPERBLOCK (block))
+    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+
+  Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Implementation of gdb.Block.is_static (self) -> Boolean.
+   Returns True if this block object is a static block.  */
+
+static PyObject *
+blpy_is_static (PyObject *self, void *closure)
+{
+  const struct block *block;
+
+  BLPY_REQUIRE_VALID (self, block);
+
+  if (BLOCK_SUPERBLOCK (block) != NULL
+     && BLOCK_SUPERBLOCK (BLOCK_SUPERBLOCK (block)) == NULL)
+    Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+
+  Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+}
+
 static void
 blpy_dealloc (PyObject *obj)
 {
@@ -176,7 +247,7 @@ blpy_dealloc (PyObject *obj)
    with the life-cycle of the object file associated with this
    block, if needed.  */
 static void
-set_block (block_object *obj, struct block *block,
+set_block (block_object *obj, const struct block *block,
 	   struct objfile *objfile)
 {
   obj->block = block;
@@ -196,7 +267,7 @@ set_block (block_object *obj, struct block *block,
 /* Create a new block object (gdb.Block) that encapsulates the struct
    block object from GDB.  */
 PyObject *
-block_to_block_object (struct block *block, struct objfile *objfile)
+block_to_block_object (const struct block *block, struct objfile *objfile)
 {
   block_object *block_obj;
 
@@ -208,7 +279,7 @@ block_to_block_object (struct block *block, struct objfile *objfile)
 }
 
 /* Return struct block reference that is wrapped by this object.  */
-struct block *
+const struct block *
 block_object_to_block (PyObject *obj)
 {
   if (! PyObject_TypeCheck (obj, &block_object_type))
@@ -269,7 +340,7 @@ blpy_block_syms_dealloc (PyObject *obj)
 static PyObject *
 blpy_is_valid (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
-  struct block *block;
+  const struct block *block;
 
   block = block_object_to_block (self);
   if (block == NULL)
@@ -386,6 +457,14 @@ static PyGetSetDef block_object_getset[] = {
     "Symbol that names the block, or None.", NULL },
   { "superblock", blpy_get_superblock, NULL,
     "Block containing the block, or None.", NULL },
+  { "global_block", blpy_get_global_block, NULL,
+    "Block containing the global block.", NULL },
+  { "static_block", blpy_get_static_block, NULL,
+    "Block containing the static block.", NULL },
+  { "is_static", blpy_is_static, NULL,
+    "Whether this block is a static block.", NULL },
+  { "is_global", blpy_is_global, NULL,
+    "Whether this block is a global block.", NULL },
   { NULL }  /* Sentinel */
 };
 
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-frame.c b/gdb/python/py-frame.c
index 75aa44e..398ce84 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-frame.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-frame.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ frapy_read_var (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
   else if (gdbpy_is_string (sym_obj))
     {
       char *var_name;
-      struct block *block = NULL;
+      const struct block *block = NULL;
       struct cleanup *cleanup;
       volatile struct gdb_exception except;
 
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-symbol.c b/gdb/python/py-symbol.c
index 8a8510e..3fdbe48 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-symbol.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-symbol.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ gdbpy_lookup_symbol (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
   static char *keywords[] = { "name", "block", "domain", NULL };
   struct symbol *symbol;
   PyObject *block_obj = NULL, *ret_tuple, *sym_obj, *bool_obj;
-  struct block *block = NULL;
+  const struct block *block = NULL;
 
   if (! PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords (args, kw, "s|O!i", keywords, &name,
 				     &block_object_type, &block_obj, &domain))
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-type.c b/gdb/python/py-type.c
index 875f7aa..f155d63 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-type.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-type.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ typy_get_sizeof (PyObject *self, void *closure)
 }
 
 static struct type *
-typy_lookup_typename (const char *type_name, struct block *block)
+typy_lookup_typename (const char *type_name, const struct block *block)
 {
   struct type *type = NULL;
   volatile struct gdb_exception except;
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ typy_lookup_typename (const char *type_name, struct block *block)
 
 static struct type *
 typy_lookup_type (struct demangle_component *demangled,
-		  struct block *block)
+		  const struct block *block)
 {
   struct type *type;
   char *type_name;
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ typy_lookup_type (struct demangle_component *demangled,
    versions of GCC, that do not emit DW_TAG_template_*.  */
 
 static PyObject *
-typy_legacy_template_argument (struct type *type, struct block *block,
+typy_legacy_template_argument (struct type *type, const struct block *block,
 			       int argno)
 {
   int i;
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ typy_template_argument (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
   int argno;
   struct type *type = ((type_object *) self)->type;
-  struct block *block = NULL;
+  const struct block *block = NULL;
   PyObject *block_obj = NULL;
   struct symbol *sym;
   struct value *val = NULL;
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ gdbpy_lookup_type (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
   const char *type_name = NULL;
   struct type *type = NULL;
   PyObject *block_obj = NULL;
-  struct block *block = NULL;
+  const struct block *block = NULL;
 
   if (! PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords (args, kw, "s|O", keywords,
 				     &type_name, &block_obj))
diff --git a/gdb/python/python-internal.h b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
index 71325e2..e593612 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python-internal.h
+++ b/gdb/python/python-internal.h
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ char *gdbpy_parse_command_name (const char *name,
 PyObject *symtab_and_line_to_sal_object (struct symtab_and_line sal);
 PyObject *symtab_to_symtab_object (struct symtab *symtab);
 PyObject *symbol_to_symbol_object (struct symbol *sym);
-PyObject *block_to_block_object (struct block *block, struct objfile *objfile);
+PyObject *block_to_block_object (const struct block *block,
+				 struct objfile *objfile);
 PyObject *value_to_value_object (struct value *v);
 PyObject *type_to_type_object (struct type *);
 PyObject *frame_info_to_frame_object (struct frame_info *frame);
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ thread_object *find_thread_object (ptid_t ptid);
 PyObject *find_inferior_object (int pid);
 PyObject *inferior_to_inferior_object (struct inferior *inferior);
 
-struct block *block_object_to_block (PyObject *obj);
+const struct block *block_object_to_block (PyObject *obj);
 struct symbol *symbol_object_to_symbol (PyObject *obj);
 struct value *value_object_to_value (PyObject *self);
 struct value *convert_value_from_python (PyObject *obj);