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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/vax-tdep.c b/gdb/vax-tdep.c
index f9f044a..e5b7cb8 100644
--- a/gdb/vax-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/vax-tdep.c
@@ -212,7 +212,21 @@ vax_return_value (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct type *type,
if (TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_STRUCT
|| TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_UNION
|| TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_ARRAY)
- return RETURN_VALUE_STRUCT_CONVENTION;
+ {
+ /* The default on VAX is to return structures in static memory.
+ Consequently a function must return the address where we can
+ find the return value. */
+
+ if (readbuf)
+ {
+ ULONGEST addr;
+
+ regcache_raw_read_unsigned (regcache, VAX_R0_REGNUM, &addr);
+ read_memory (addr, readbuf, len);
+ }
+
+ return RETURN_VALUE_ABI_RETURNS_ADDRESS;
+ }
if (readbuf)
{