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Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/valops.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/valops.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/valops.c b/gdb/valops.c index 1fa188f..46e2639 100644 --- a/gdb/valops.c +++ b/gdb/valops.c @@ -900,7 +900,10 @@ value_one (struct type *type) return val; } -/* Helper function for value_at, value_at_lazy, and value_at_lazy_stack. */ +/* Helper function for value_at, value_at_lazy, and value_at_lazy_stack. + The type of the created value may differ from the passed type TYPE. + Make sure to retrieve the returned values's new type after this call + e.g. in case the type is a variable length array. */ static struct value * get_value_at (struct type *type, CORE_ADDR addr, int lazy) @@ -925,7 +928,10 @@ get_value_at (struct type *type, CORE_ADDR addr, int lazy) value_at_lazy instead. value_at_lazy simply records the address of the data and sets the lazy-evaluation-required flag. The lazy flag is tested in the value_contents macro, which is used if and when - the contents are actually required. + the contents are actually required. The type of the created value + may differ from the passed type TYPE. Make sure to retrieve the + returned values's new type after this call e.g. in case the type + is a variable length array. Note: value_at does *NOT* handle embedded offsets; perform such adjustments before or after calling it. */ @@ -936,7 +942,10 @@ value_at (struct type *type, CORE_ADDR addr) return get_value_at (type, addr, 0); } -/* Return a lazy value with type TYPE located at ADDR (cf. value_at). */ +/* Return a lazy value with type TYPE located at ADDR (cf. value_at). + The type of the created value may differ from the passed type TYPE. + Make sure to retrieve the returned values's new type after this call + e.g. in case the type is a variable length array. */ struct value * value_at_lazy (struct type *type, CORE_ADDR addr) |