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authorJason Molenda <jmolenda@apple.com>1999-11-09 01:23:30 +0000
committerJason Molenda <jmolenda@apple.com>1999-11-09 01:23:30 +0000
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import gdb-1999-11-08 snapshot
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1 files changed, 266 insertions, 55 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/remote.c b/gdb/remote.c
index cd4eda0..e638136 100644
--- a/gdb/remote.c
+++ b/gdb/remote.c
@@ -280,28 +280,6 @@ static serial_t remote_desc = NULL;
to denote that the target is in kernel mode. */
static int cisco_kernel_mode = 0;
-/* Maximum number of bytes to read/write at once. The value here
- is chosen to fill up a packet (the headers account for the 32). */
-#define MAXBUFBYTES(N) (((N)-32)/2)
-
-/* Having this larger than 400 causes us to be incompatible with m68k-stub.c
- and i386-stub.c. Normally, no one would notice because it only matters
- for writing large chunks of memory (e.g. in downloads). Also, this needs
- to be more than 400 if required to hold the registers (see below, where
- we round it up based on REGISTER_BYTES). */
-/* Round up PBUFSIZ to hold all the registers, at least. */
-#define PBUFSIZ ((REGISTER_BYTES > MAXBUFBYTES (400)) \
- ? (REGISTER_BYTES * 2 + 32) \
- : 400)
-
-
-/* This variable sets the number of bytes to be written to the target
- in a single packet. Normally PBUFSIZ is satisfactory, but some
- targets need smaller values (perhaps because the receiving end
- is slow). */
-
-static int remote_write_size;
-
/* This variable sets the number of bits in an address that are to be
sent in a memory ("M" or "m") packet. Normally, after stripping
leading zeros, the entire address would be sent. This variable
@@ -315,18 +293,226 @@ static int remote_write_size;
static int remote_address_size;
-/* This is the size (in chars) of the first response to the `g' command. This
- is used to limit the size of the memory read and write commands to prevent
- stub buffers from overflowing. The size does not include headers and
- trailers, it is only the payload size. */
-
-static int remote_register_buf_size = 0;
-
/* Tempoary to track who currently owns the terminal. See
target_async_terminal_* for more details. */
static int remote_async_terminal_ours_p;
+
+/* This is the size (in chars) of the first response to the ``g''
+ packet. It is used as a heuristic when determining the maximum
+ size of memory-read and memory-write packets. A target will
+ typically only reserve a buffer large enough to hold the ``g''
+ packet. The size does not include packet overhead (headers and
+ trailers). */
+
+static long actual_register_packet_size;
+
+/* This is the maximum size (in chars) of a non read/write packet. It
+ is also used as a cap on the size of read/write packets. */
+
+static long remote_packet_size;
+/* compatibility. */
+#define PBUFSIZ (remote_packet_size)
+
+/* User configurable variables for the number of characters in a
+ memory read/write packet. MIN (PBUFSIZ, g-packet-size) is the
+ default. Some targets need smaller values (fifo overruns, et.al.)
+ and some users need larger values (speed up transfers). The
+ variables ``preferred_*'' (the user request), ``current_*'' (what
+ was actually set) and ``forced_*'' (Positive - a soft limit,
+ negative - a hard limit). */
+
+struct memory_packet_config
+{
+ char *name;
+ long size;
+ int fixed_p;
+};
+
+/* Compute the current size of a read/write packet. Since this makes
+ use of ``actual_register_packet_size'' the computation is dynamic. */
+
+static long
+get_memory_packet_size (struct memory_packet_config *config)
+{
+ /* NOTE: The somewhat arbitrary 16k comes from the knowledge (folk
+ law?) that some hosts don't cope very well with large alloca()
+ calls. Eventually the alloca() code will be replaced by calls to
+ xmalloc() and make_cleanups() allowing this restriction to either
+ be lifted or removed. */
+#ifndef MAX_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE
+#define MAX_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE 16384
+#endif
+ /* NOTE: 16 is just chosen at random. */
+#ifndef MIN_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE
+#define MIN_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE 16
+#endif
+ long what_they_get;
+ if (config->fixed_p)
+ {
+ if (config->size <= 0)
+ what_they_get = MAX_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE;
+ else
+ what_they_get = config->size;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ what_they_get = remote_packet_size;
+ /* Limit the packet to the size specified by the user. */
+ if (config->size > 0
+ && what_they_get > config->size)
+ what_they_get = config->size;
+ /* Limit it to the size of the targets ``g'' response. */
+ if (actual_register_packet_size > 0
+ && what_they_get > actual_register_packet_size)
+ what_they_get = actual_register_packet_size;
+ }
+ if (what_they_get > MAX_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE)
+ what_they_get = MAX_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE;
+ if (what_they_get < MIN_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE)
+ what_they_get = MIN_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE;
+ return what_they_get;
+}
+
+/* Update the size of a read/write packet. If they user wants
+ something really big then do a sanity check. */
+
+static void
+set_memory_packet_size (char *args, struct memory_packet_config *config)
+{
+ int fixed_p = config->fixed_p;
+ long size = config->size;
+ if (args == NULL)
+ error ("Argument required (integer, `fixed' or `limited').");
+ else if (strcmp (args, "hard") == 0
+ || strcmp (args, "fixed") == 0)
+ fixed_p = 1;
+ else if (strcmp (args, "soft") == 0
+ || strcmp (args, "limit") == 0)
+ fixed_p = 0;
+ else
+ {
+ char *end;
+ size = strtoul (args, &end, 0);
+ if (args == end)
+ error ("Invalid %s (bad syntax).", config->name);
+#if 0
+ /* Instead of explicitly capping the size of a packet to
+ MAX_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE or dissallowing it, the user is
+ instead allowed to set the size to something arbitrarily
+ large. */
+ if (size > MAX_REMOTE_PACKET_SIZE)
+ error ("Invalid %s (too large).", config->name);
+#endif
+ }
+ /* Extra checks? */
+ if (fixed_p && !config->fixed_p)
+ {
+ if (! query ("The target may not be able to correctly handle a %s\n"
+ "of %ld bytes. Change the packet size? ",
+ config->name, size))
+ error ("Packet size not changed.");
+ }
+ /* Update the config. */
+ config->fixed_p = fixed_p;
+ config->size = size;
+}
+
+static void
+show_memory_packet_size (struct memory_packet_config *config)
+{
+ printf_filtered ("The %s is %ld. ", config->name, config->size);
+ if (config->fixed_p)
+ printf_filtered ("Packets are fixed at %ld bytes.\n",
+ get_memory_packet_size (config));
+ else
+ printf_filtered ("Packets are limited to %ld bytes.\n",
+ get_memory_packet_size (config));
+}
+
+static struct memory_packet_config memory_write_packet_config =
+{
+ "memory-write-packet-size",
+};
+
+static void
+set_memory_write_packet_size (char *args, int from_tty)
+{
+ set_memory_packet_size (args, &memory_write_packet_config);
+}
+
+static void
+show_memory_write_packet_size (char *args, int from_tty)
+{
+ show_memory_packet_size (&memory_write_packet_config);
+}
+
+static long
+get_memory_write_packet_size (void)
+{
+ return get_memory_packet_size (&memory_write_packet_config);
+}
+
+static struct memory_packet_config memory_read_packet_config =
+{
+ "memory-read-packet-size",
+};
+
+static void
+set_memory_read_packet_size (char *args, int from_tty)
+{
+ set_memory_packet_size (args, &memory_read_packet_config);
+}
+
+static void
+show_memory_read_packet_size (char *args, int from_tty)
+{
+ show_memory_packet_size (&memory_read_packet_config);
+}
+
+static long
+get_memory_read_packet_size (void)
+{
+ long size = get_memory_packet_size (&memory_read_packet_config);
+ /* FIXME: cagney/1999-11-07: Functions like getpkt() need to get an
+ extra buffer size argument before the memory read size can be
+ increased beyond PBUFSIZ. */
+ if (size > PBUFSIZ)
+ size = PBUFSIZ;
+ return size;
+}
+
+/* Register packet size initialization. Since the bounds change when
+ the architecture changes (namely REGISTER_BYTES) this all needs to
+ be multi-arched. */
+
+static void
+register_remote_packet_sizes (void)
+{
+ REGISTER_GDBARCH_SWAP (remote_packet_size);
+ REGISTER_GDBARCH_SWAP (actual_register_packet_size);
+}
+
+static void
+build_remote_packet_sizes (void)
+{
+ /* Maximum number of characters in a packet. This default m68k-stub.c and
+ i386-stub.c stubs. */
+ remote_packet_size = 400;
+ /* Should REGISTER_BYTES needs more space than the default, adjust
+ the size accordingly. Remember that each byte is encoded as two
+ characters. 32 is the overhead for the packet header /
+ footer. NOTE: cagney/1999-10-26: I suspect that 8
+ (``$NN:G...#NN'') is a better guess, the below has been padded a
+ little. */
+ if (REGISTER_BYTES > ((remote_packet_size - 32) / 2))
+ remote_packet_size = (REGISTER_BYTES * 2 + 32);
+
+ /* This one is filled in when a ``g'' packet is received. */
+ actual_register_packet_size = 0;
+}
+
/* Generic configuration support for packets the stub optionally
supports. Allows the user to specify the use of the packet as well
as allowing GDB to auto-detect support in the remote stub. */
@@ -2749,8 +2935,11 @@ remote_fetch_registers (regno)
sprintf (buf, "g");
remote_send (buf);
- if (remote_register_buf_size == 0)
- remote_register_buf_size = strlen (buf);
+ /* Save the size of the packet sent to us by the target. Its used
+ as a heuristic when determining the max size of packets that the
+ target can safely receive. */
+ if (actual_register_packet_size == 0)
+ actual_register_packet_size = strlen (buf);
/* Unimplemented registers read as all bits zero. */
memset (regs, 0, REGISTER_BYTES);
@@ -3095,9 +3284,7 @@ remote_write_bytes (CORE_ADDR memaddr, char *myaddr, int len)
check_binary_download (memaddr);
/* Determine the max packet size. */
- max_buf_size = min (remote_write_size, PBUFSIZ);
- if (remote_register_buf_size != 0)
- max_buf_size = min (max_buf_size, remote_register_buf_size);
+ max_buf_size = get_memory_write_packet_size ();
buf = alloca (max_buf_size + 1);
/* Subtract header overhead from max payload size - $M<memaddr>,<len>:#nn */
@@ -3228,15 +3415,13 @@ remote_read_bytes (memaddr, myaddr, len)
char *myaddr;
int len;
{
- char *buf = alloca (PBUFSIZ);
+ char *buf;
int max_buf_size; /* Max size of packet output buffer */
int origlen;
- /* Chop the transfer down if necessary */
-
- max_buf_size = min (remote_write_size, PBUFSIZ);
- if (remote_register_buf_size != 0)
- max_buf_size = min (max_buf_size, remote_register_buf_size);
+ /* Create a buffer big enough for this packet. */
+ max_buf_size = get_memory_read_packet_size ();
+ buf = alloca (max_buf_size);
origlen = len;
while (len > 0)
@@ -3477,7 +3662,7 @@ putpkt_binary (buf, cnt)
{
int i;
unsigned char csum = 0;
- char *buf2 = alloca (PBUFSIZ);
+ char *buf2 = alloca (cnt + 6);
char *junkbuf = alloca (PBUFSIZ);
int ch;
@@ -3487,9 +3672,6 @@ putpkt_binary (buf, cnt)
/* Copy the packet into buffer BUF2, encapsulating it
and giving it a checksum. */
- if (cnt > BUFSIZ - 5) /* Prosanity check */
- abort ();
-
p = buf2;
*p++ = '$';
@@ -5220,7 +5402,11 @@ set_remote_cmd (args, from_tty)
static void
build_remote_gdbarch_data ()
{
+ build_remote_packet_sizes ();
+
+ /* Cisco stuff */
tty_input = xmalloc (PBUFSIZ);
+ remote_address_size = TARGET_PTR_BIT;
}
void
@@ -5228,16 +5414,16 @@ _initialize_remote ()
{
static struct cmd_list_element *remote_set_cmdlist;
static struct cmd_list_element *remote_show_cmdlist;
+ struct cmd_list_element *tmpcmd;
/* architecture specific data */
build_remote_gdbarch_data ();
register_gdbarch_swap (&tty_input, sizeof (&tty_input), NULL);
+ register_remote_packet_sizes ();
+ register_gdbarch_swap (&remote_address_size,
+ sizeof (&remote_address_size), NULL);
register_gdbarch_swap (NULL, 0, build_remote_gdbarch_data);
- /* runtime constants - we retain the value of remote_write_size
- across architecture swaps. */
- remote_write_size = PBUFSIZ;
-
init_remote_ops ();
add_target (&remote_ops);
@@ -5298,14 +5484,39 @@ terminating `#' character and checksum.",
&setlist),
&showlist);
- add_show_from_set
- (add_set_cmd ("remotewritesize", no_class,
- var_integer, (char *) &remote_write_size,
- "Set the maximum number of bytes per memory write packet.\n",
- &setlist),
- &showlist);
+ /* Install commands for configuring memory read/write packets. */
+
+ add_cmd ("remotewritesize", no_class, set_memory_write_packet_size,
+ "Set the maximum number of bytes per memory write packet (deprecated).\n",
+ &setlist);
+ add_cmd ("remotewritesize", no_class, set_memory_write_packet_size,
+ "Show the maximum number of bytes per memory write packet (deprecated).\n",
+ &showlist);
+ add_cmd ("memory-write-packet-size", no_class,
+ set_memory_write_packet_size,
+ "Set the maximum number of bytes per memory-write packet.\n"
+ "Specify the number of bytes in a packet or 0 (zero) for the\n"
+ "default packet size. The actual limit is further reduced\n"
+ "dependent on the target. Specify ``fixed'' to disable the\n"
+ "further restriction and ``limit'' to enable that restriction\n",
+ &remote_set_cmdlist);
+ add_cmd ("memory-read-packet-size", no_class,
+ set_memory_read_packet_size,
+ "Set the maximum number of bytes per memory-read packet.\n"
+ "Specify the number of bytes in a packet or 0 (zero) for the\n"
+ "default packet size. The actual limit is further reduced\n"
+ "dependent on the target. Specify ``fixed'' to disable the\n"
+ "further restriction and ``limit'' to enable that restriction\n",
+ &remote_set_cmdlist);
+ add_cmd ("memory-write-packet-size", no_class,
+ show_memory_write_packet_size,
+ "Show the maximum number of bytes per memory-write packet.\n",
+ &remote_show_cmdlist);
+ add_cmd ("memory-read-packet-size", no_class,
+ show_memory_read_packet_size,
+ "Show the maximum number of bytes per memory-read packet.\n",
+ &remote_show_cmdlist);
- remote_address_size = TARGET_PTR_BIT;
add_show_from_set
(add_set_cmd ("remoteaddresssize", class_obscure,
var_integer, (char *) &remote_address_size,