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2018-09-10Reword gdb.GdbError textTom Tromey2-6/+21
PR python/23108 points out that the gdb.GdbError documentation is somewhat difficult to find. The exception is apparently just mentioned in passing. This patch introduces a new table and adds a bit more text to try to make it more obvious. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/23108: * python.texi (Exception Handling): Rearrange gdb.GdbError text and add a table.
2018-09-10Avoid warnings from makeinfoTom Tromey3-5/+12
"make info" gives a number of warnings about the use of a "." in @ref-like commands. These come from the ".info" suffix. I think this suffix is redundant, and removing the suffix also removes the warning. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * gdb.texinfo (Compilation): Use "gcc", not "gcc.info", in @xref. (Machine Code): Use "binutils", not "binutils.info", in @pxref. (Separate Debug Files): Use "ld", not "ld.info", in @ref. * python.texi (Objfiles In Python): Use "ld", not "ld.info", in @ref.
2018-09-10Document that Frame.block can throwTom Tromey2-1/+10
PR python/16484 points out that Frame.block can throw an exception, but this is not documented. This patch fixes the documentation. Changing Frame.block to return None would be nice, but I suspect it's too late for that change. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/16484: * python.texi (Frames In Python): Document that Frame.block can throw.
2018-09-10Fix typo in pretty-printer exampleTom Tromey2-1/+6
PR python/23487 points out that the "disable pretty-printer" example has a typo that makes it incorrect. This patch fixes the typo. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/23487: * gdb.texinfo (Pretty-Printer Commands): Fix typo in example.
2018-09-10Update Python Block.end documentationTom Tromey2-1/+8
PR python/16033 points out that Block.end doesn't describe whether it is inclusive or exclusive. This patch fixes the documentation. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/16033: * python.texi (Blocks In Python): Document that Block.end is exclusive.
2018-09-08gdb: Add builtin types for 24 bit integers.John Darrington1-0/+2
Add int24 and uint24. These are used by the upcoming S12Z target, but will be needed for any arch which features 24 bit registers. * gdb/gdbtypes.h (struct builtin_type): New members builtin_int24 and builtin_uint24; * gdb/gdbtypes.c: Initialize them. * gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo (Predefined Target Types): Mention types int24 and uint24.
2018-08-29C++ compile supportKeith Seitz2-0/+15
This patch adds *basic* support for C++ to the compile feature. It does most simple type conversions, including everything that C compile does and your basic "with-classes" type of C++. I've written a new compile-support.exp support file which adds a new test facility for automating and simplifying "compile print" vs "compile code" testing. See testsuite/lib/compile-support.exp and CompileExpression for more on that. The tests use this facility extensively. This initial support has several glaring omissions: - No template support at all I have follow-on patches for this, but they add much complexity to this "basic" support. Consequently, they will be submitted separately. - Cannot print functions The code template needs tweaking, and I simply haven't gotten to it yet. - So-called "special function" support is not included Using constructors, destructors, operators, etc will not work. I have follow-on patches for that, but they require some work because of the recent churn in symbol searching. - There are several test suite references to "compile/1234" bugs. I will file bugs and update the test suite's bug references before pushing these patches. The test suite started as a copy of the original C-language support, but I have written tests to exercise the basic functionality of the plug-in. I've added a new option for outputting debug messages for C++ type-conversion ("debug compile-cplus-types"). gdb/ChangeLog: * Makefile.in (SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_SRCS): Add compile-cplus-symbols.c and compile-cplus-types.c. (HFILES_NO_SRCDIR): Add gcc-cp-plugin.h. * c-lang.c (cplus_language_defn): Set C++ compile functions. * c-lang.h (cplus_get_compile_context, cplus_compute_program): Declare. * compile/compile-c-support.c: Include compile-cplus.h. (load_libcompile): Templatize. (get_compile_context): "New" function. (c_get_compile_context): Use get_compile_context. (cplus_get_compile_context): New function. (cplus_push_user_expression, cplus_pop_user_expression) (cplus_add_code_header, cplus_add_input, cplus_compile_program) (cplus_compute_program): Define new structs/functions. * compile/compile-cplus-symmbols.c: New file. * compile/compile-cplus-types.c: New file. * compile/compile-cplus.h: New file. * compile/compile-internal.h (debug_compile_oracle, GCC_TYPE_NONE): Declare. * compile/compile-object-load.c (get_out_value_type): Use strncmp_iw when comparing symbol names. (compile_object_load): Add mst_bss and mst_data. * compile/compile.c (_initialize_compile): Remove -Wno-implicit-function-declaration from `compile_args'. * compile/gcc-cp-plugin.h: New file. * NEWS: Mention C++ compile support and new debug options. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-anonymous.cc: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-anonymous.exp: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-array-decay.cc: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-array-decay.exp: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-inherit.cc: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-inherit.exp: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-member.cc: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-member.exp: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-method.cc: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-method.exp: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-mod.c: "New" file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-namespace.cc: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-namespace.exp: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-nested.cc: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-nested.exp: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-print.c: "New" file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-print.exp: "New" file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-virtual.cc: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus-virtual.exp: New file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus.c: "New" file. * gdb.compile/compile-cplus.exp: "New" file. * lib/compile-support.exp: New file. doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Compiling and injecting code in GDB): Document set/show "compile-oracle" and "compile-cplus-types" commands.
2018-08-22MI: Print frame architecture when printing frames on an MI channelJan Vrany2-44/+84
When printing frames on an MI channel also print the frame architecture like in: (gdb) -stack-list-frames 3 3 ^done,stack= [frame={level="3",addr="0x000107a4",func="foo", file="recursive2.c",fullname="/home/foo/bar/recursive2.c", line="14",arch="i386:x86_64"}] (gdb) This is useful for MI clients that need to know the architecture in order to perform further analysis, for example to use their own disassembler to analyze machine code. gdb/Changelog: 2018-08-22 Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz> * stack.c (print_frame): Print frame architecture when printing on an MI output. * NEWS: Mention new "arch" attribute in frame output. gdb/testsuite/Changelog 2018-08-22 Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz> * lib/mi-support.exp (mi_expect_stop): Update regexp to accommodate new "arch" field in frame output. * gdb.mi/mi-return.exp: Likewise. * gdb.mi/mi-stack.exp: Likewise. * gdb.mi/mi-syn-frame.exp: Likewise. * gdb.mi/user-selected-context-sync.exp: Likewise. gdb/doc/Changelog 2018-08-22 Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz> * gdb.texinfo (The -stack-list-frames Command): Update description to mention "arch". Update MI examples throughout the document to contain "arch" in frame output.
2018-08-22Add AArch64 SVE to NEWS and GDB manualAlan Hayward2-0/+20
gdb/ * NEWS: Add SVE to 8.2 section. gdb/doc/ * doc/gdb.texinfo (AArch64 SVE): New subsubsection.
2018-08-14MI: Add -a option to the "-data-disassemble" commandJan Vrany2-0/+16
The CLI "disassemble" command allows specifying a single address - in that case the function surrounding that address is disassembled. This commit adds this feature to the equivalent MI command "-data-disassemble". gdb/ChangeLog: 2018-08-14 Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz> * mi/mi-cmd-disas.c (mi_cmd_disassemble): Add -a option. If used, use find_pc_partial_function to find address range to disassemble. * mi/mi-main.c (mi_cmd_list_features): Report "data-disassemble-a-option" feature. * NEWS: Mention new -data-disassemble option -a. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2018-08-14 Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz> * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Data Manipulation): Document "-data-disassemble -a addr". (GDB/MI Support Commands): Document "data-disassemble-a-option" feature. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2018-08-14 Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz> * gdb.mi/mi-disassemble.exp (test_disassembly_only): Add tests for -data-disassemble -a. (test_disassembly_bogus_args): Likewise.
2018-08-07Add doc and news for DWARF index cacheSimon Marchi2-0/+33
New in v3: - Address Eli's comments. This patch adds doc and news for the feature introduced by the previous patch. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Mention the index cache. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Index Files Speed Up GDB): Add section about symbol index cache.
2018-07-27Improve gcore manpage and clarify "-o" optionSergio Durigan Junior2-11/+20
Ref.: https://bugs.debian.org/904628 It has been reported that gcore's manpage is a bit imprecise when it comes to two things: - It doesn't explicity say that the command accepts more than one PID on its CLI. - It fails to mention that the argument passed through the "-o" option is actually a prefix that will be used to compose the corefile's filename, and not the actual filename. I decided to give it a try and rewrite parts of the text to further clarify these two points. I ended up rewording the "Description" section because, IMHO, it was a bit confuse to understand. To make things consistent, I've also renamed the "$name" variable in the gcore.in script, and expanded the usage text. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2018-07-27 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (gcore man): Rewrite "Description" and "-o" option sections to further clarify that gcore can take more than one PID, and that "-o" is used to specify a prefix, not a filename. gdb/ChangeLog: 2018-07-27 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gcore.in: Rename variable "name" to "prefix". Expand "usage" text.
2018-07-26gdb: Add switch to disable DWARF stack unwindersAndrew Burgess2-0/+29
Add a maintenance command to disable the DWARF stack unwinders. Normal users would not need this feature, but it is useful to allow extended testing of fallback stack unwinding strategies, for example, prologue scanners. This is a partial implementation of the idea discussed in pr gdb/8434, which talks about a generic ability to disable any frame unwinder. Being able to arbitrarily disable any frame unwinder would be a more complex patch, and I was unsure how useful such a feature would really be, however, I can see (and have) a real need to disable DWARF unwinders. That's why this patch only targets that specific set of unwinders. If in the future we find ourselves adding more switches to disable different unwinders, then we should probably move to a more generic solution, and remove this patch. gdb/ChangeLog: * dwarf2-frame-tailcall.c (tailcall_frame_sniffer): Exit early if DWARF unwinders are disabled. * dwarf2-frame.c: Add dwarf2read.h include. (dwarf2_frame_sniffer): Exit early if DWARF unwinders are disabled. (dwarf2_frame_unwinders_enabled_p): Define. (show_dwarf_unwinders_enabled_p): New function. (_initialize_dwarf2_frame): Register switch to control DWARF unwinder use. * dwarf2-frame.h (dwarf2_frame_unwinders_enabled_p): Declare. * dwarf2read.c (set_dwarf_cmdlist): Remove static keyword. (show_dwarf_cmdlist): Remove static keyword. * dwarf2read.h (set_dwarf_cmdlist): Declare. (show_dwarf_cmdlist): Declare. * NEWS: Document new feature. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Add description of maintenance command to control dwarf unwinders. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.base/maint.exp: Add check that dwarf unwinders control flag is visible.
2018-07-12Documents the new commands 'frame apply', faas, taas, tfaasPhilippe Waroquiers2-2/+193
Documents the new commands 'frame apply', faas, taas, tfaas. Documents the new arguments [FLAG]... added to 'thread apply'. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-07-12 Philippe Waroquiers <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be> * gdb.texinfo (Debugging Programs with Multiple Threads): Document changes to 'thread apply'. Document 'taas'. Document 'tfaas'. (Examining the Stack): Document 'frame apply'. Document 'faas'.
2018-07-11Implement IPv6 support for GDB/gdbserverSergio Durigan Junior2-5/+54
This patch implements IPv6 support for both GDB and gdbserver. Based on my research, it is the fourth attempt to do that since 2006. Since I used ideas from all of the previous patches, I also added their authors's names on the ChangeLogs as a way to recognize their efforts. For reference sake, you can find the previous attempts at: https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2006-09/msg00192.html https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2014-02/msg00248.html https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2016-02/msg00226.html The basic idea behind the patch is to start using the new 'getaddrinfo'/'getnameinfo' calls, which are responsible for translating names and addresses in a protocol-independent way. This means that if we ever have a new version of the IP protocol, we won't need to change the code again (or, at least, won't have to change the majority of the code). The function 'getaddrinfo' returns a linked list of possible addresses to connect to. Dealing with multiple addresses proved to be a hard task with the current TCP auto-retry mechanism implemented on ser-tcp:net_open. For example, when gdbserver listened only on an IPv4 socket: $ ./gdbserver --once 127.0.0.1:1234 ./a.out and GDB was instructed to try to connect to both IPv6 and IPv4 sockets: $ ./gdb -ex 'target extended-remote localhost:1234' ./a.out the user would notice a somewhat big delay before GDB was able to connect to the IPv4 socket. This happened because GDB was trying to connect to the IPv6 socket first, and had to wait until the connection timed out before it tried to connect to the IPv4 socket. For that reason, I had to rewrite the main loop and implement a new method for handling multiple connections. After some discussion, Pedro and I agreed on the following algorithm: 1) For each entry returned by 'getaddrinfo', we try to open a socket and connect to it. 2.a) If we have a successful 'connect', we just use that connection. 2.b) If we don't have a successfull 'connect', but if we've got a ECONNREFUSED (meaning the the connection was refused), we keep track of this fact by using a flag. 2.c) If we don't have a successfull 'connect', but if we've got a EINPROGRESS (meaning that the connection is in progress), we perform a 'select' call on the socket until we have a result (either a successful connection, or an error on the socket). 3) If tcp_auto_retry is true, and we haven't gotten a successful connection, and at least one of our attempts failed with ECONNREFUSED, then we wait a little bit (i.e., call 'wait_for_connect'), check to see if there was a timeout/interruption (in which case we bail out), and then go back to (1). After multiple tests, I was able to connect without delay on the scenario described above, and was also able to connect in all other types of scenarios. I also implemented some hostname parsing functions (along with their corresponding unit tests) which are used to help GDB and gdbserver to parse hostname strings provided by the user. These new functions are living inside common/netstuff.[ch]. I've had to do that since IPv6 introduces a new URL scheme, which defines that square brackets can be used to enclose the host part and differentiate it from the port (e.g., "[::1]:1234" means "host ::1, port 1234"). I spent some time thinking about a reasonable way to interpret what the user wants, and I came up with the following: - If the user has provided a prefix that doesn't specify the protocol version (i.e., "tcp:" or "udp:"), or if the user has not provided any prefix, don't make any assumptions (i.e., assume AF_UNSPEC when dealing with 'getaddrinfo') *unless* the host starts with "[" (in which case, assume it's an IPv6 host). - If the user has provided a prefix that does specify the protocol version (i.e., "tcp4:", "tcp6:", "udp4:" or "udp6:"), then respect that. This method doesn't follow strictly what RFC 2732 proposes (that literal IPv6 addresses should be provided enclosed in "[" and "]") because IPv6 addresses still can be provided without square brackets in our case, but since we have prefixes to specify protocol versions I think this is not an issue. Another thing worth mentioning is the new 'GDB_TEST_SOCKETHOST' testcase parameter, which makes it possible to specify the hostname (without the port) to be used when testing GDB and gdbserver. For example, to run IPv6 tests: $ make check-gdb RUNTESTFLAGS='GDB_TEST_SOCKETHOST=tcp6:[::1]' Or, to run IPv4 tests: $ make check-gdb RUNTESTFLAGS='GDB_TEST_SOCKETHOST=tcp4:127.0.0.1' This required a few changes on the gdbserver-base.exp, and also a minimal adjustment on gdb.server/run-without-local-binary.exp. Finally, I've implemented a new testcase, gdb.server/server-connect.exp, which is supposed to run on the native host and perform various "smoke tests" using different connection methods. This patch has been regression-tested on BuildBot and locally, and also built using a x86_64-w64-mingw32 GCC, and no problems were found. gdb/ChangeLog: 2018-07-11 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com> Tsutomu Seki <sekiriki@gmail.com> Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * Makefile.in (SUBDIR_UNITTESTS_SRCS): Add 'unittests/parse-connection-spec-selftests.c'. (COMMON_SFILES): Add 'common/netstuff.c'. (HFILES_NO_SRCDIR): Add 'common/netstuff.h'. * NEWS (Changes since GDB 8.2): Mention IPv6 support. * common/netstuff.c: New file. * common/netstuff.h: New file. * ser-tcp.c: Include 'netstuff.h' and 'wspiapi.h'. (wait_for_connect): Update comment. New parameter 'gdb::optional<int> sock' instead of 'struct serial *scb'. Use 'sock' directly instead of 'scb->fd'. (try_connect): New function, with code from 'net_open'. (net_open): Rewrite main loop to deal with multiple sockets/addresses. Handle IPv6-style hostnames; implement support for IPv6 connections. * unittests/parse-connection-spec-selftests.c: New file. gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog: 2018-07-11 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com> Tsutomu Seki <sekiriki@gmail.com> * Makefile.in (SFILES): Add '$(srcdir)/common/netstuff.c'. (OBS): Add 'common/netstuff.o'. (GDBREPLAY_OBS): Likewise. * gdbreplay.c: Include 'wspiapi.h' and 'netstuff.h'. (remote_open): Implement support for IPv6 connections. * remote-utils.c: Include 'netstuff.h', 'filestuff.h' and 'wspiapi.h'. (handle_accept_event): Accept connections from IPv6 sources. (remote_prepare): Handle IPv6-style hostnames; implement support for IPv6 connections. (remote_open): Implement support for printing connections from IPv6 sources. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2018-07-11 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com> Tsutomu Seki <sekiriki@gmail.com> * README (Testsuite Parameters): Mention new 'GDB_TEST_SOCKETHOST' parameter. * boards/native-extended-gdbserver.exp: Do not set 'sockethost' by default. * boards/native-gdbserver.exp: Likewise. * gdb.server/run-without-local-binary.exp: Improve regexp used for detecting when a remote debugging connection succeeds. * gdb.server/server-connect.exp: New file. * lib/gdbserver-support.exp (gdbserver_default_get_comm_port): Do not prefix the port number with ":". (gdbserver_start): New global GDB_TEST_SOCKETHOST. Implement support for detecting and using it. Add '$debughost_gdbserver' to the list of arguments used to start gdbserver. Handle case when gdbserver cannot resolve a network name. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2018-07-11 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com> Tsutomu Seki <sekiriki@gmail.com> * gdb.texinfo (Remote Connection Commands): Add explanation about new IPv6 support. Add new connection prefixes.
2018-07-09gdb: Use add_setshow_zuinteger_unlimited_cmd in remote.cAndrew Burgess2-5/+19
Switch to use add_setshow_zuinteger_unlimited_cmd for some of the control variables in remote.c. The variables hardware-watchpoint-limit, hardware-breakpoint-limit, and hardware-watchpoint-length-limit are all changed. For example, a user will now see this: (gdb) show remote hardware-breakpoint-limit The maximum number of target hardware breakpoints is unlimited. Instead of this: (gdb) show remote hardware-breakpoint-limit The maximum number of target hardware breakpoints is -1. And can do this: (gdb) set remote hardware-breakpoint-limit unlimited However, previously any negative value implied "unlimited", now only -1, or the text "unlimited" can be used for unlimited. Any other negative value will give an error about invalid input. This is a small change in the user interface, but, hopefully, this will not cause too many problems. I've also added show functions for these three variables to allow for internationalisation. gdb/ChangeLog: * remote.c (show_hardware_watchpoint_limit): New function. (show_hardware_watchpoint_length_limit): New function. (show_hardware_breakpoint_limit): New function. (_initialize_remote): Use add_setshow_zuinteger_unlimited_cmd where appropriate, update help text. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Remote Configuration): Update descriptions for set/show of hardware-watchpoint-limit, hardware-breakpoint-limit, and hardware-watchpoint-length-limit variables.
2018-07-02GDB PR tdep/8282: MIPS: Wire in `set disassembler-options'Maciej W. Rozycki2-1/+7
Implement MIPS target support for passing options to the disassembler, complementing commit 65b48a81404c ("GDB: Add support for the new set/show disassembler-options commands."). This includes options that expect an argument, so adjust the generic code and data structures used so as to handle such options. So as to give backends syntax flexibility no specific delimiter has been defined to separate options from their respective arguments, so it has to be included as the last character of the option name. Completion code however has not been adjusted and consequently option arguments cannot be completed at this time. Also the MIPS target has non-empty defaults for the options, so that ABI names for the general-purpose registers respect our `set mips abi ...' setting rather than always being determined from the ELF headers of the binary file selected. Handle these defaults as implicit options, never shown to the user and always prepended to the user-specified options, so that the latters can override the defaults. The resulting output for the MIPS target is as follows: (gdb) show disassembler-options The current disassembler options are '' The following disassembler options are supported for use with the 'set disassembler-options <option>[,<option>...]' command: no-aliases Use canonical instruction forms. msa Recognize MSA instructions. virt Recognize the virtualization ASE instructions. xpa Recognize the eXtended Physical Address (XPA) ASE instructions. ginv Recognize the Global INValidate (GINV) ASE instructions. gpr-names=ABI Print GPR names according to specified ABI. Default: based on binary being disassembled. fpr-names=ABI Print FPR names according to specified ABI. Default: numeric. cp0-names=ARCH Print CP0 register names according to specified architecture. Default: based on binary being disassembled. hwr-names=ARCH Print HWR names according to specified architecture. Default: based on binary being disassembled. reg-names=ABI Print GPR and FPR names according to specified ABI. reg-names=ARCH Print CP0 register and HWR names according to specified architecture. For the options above, the following values are supported for "ABI": numeric 32 n32 64 For the options above, the following values are supported for "ARCH": numeric r3000 r3900 r4000 r4010 vr4100 vr4111 vr4120 r4300 r4400 r4600 r4650 r5000 vr5400 vr5500 r5900 r6000 rm7000 rm9000 r8000 r10000 r12000 r14000 r16000 mips5 mips32 mips32r2 mips32r3 mips32r5 mips32r6 mips64 mips64r2 mips64r3 mips64r5 mips64r6 interaptiv-mr2 sb1 loongson2e loongson2f loongson3a octeon octeon+ octeon2 octeon3 xlr xlp (gdb) which corresponds to what `objdump --help' used to print for the MIPS target, with minor formatting changes, most notably option argument lists being wrapped, but also the amount of white space separating options from the respective descriptions. The relevant part the new code is now also used by `objdump --help', which means these formatting changes apply to both outputs, except for argument list wrapping, which is GDB-specific. This also adds a separating new line between the heading and option lists where descriptions are provided, hence: (gdb) set architecture s390:31-bit (gdb) show disassembler-options The current disassembler options are '' The following disassembler options are supported for use with the 'set disassembler-options <option>[,<option>...]' command: esa Disassemble in ESA architecture mode zarch Disassemble in z/Architecture mode insnlength Print unknown instructions according to length from first two bits (gdb) but: (gdb) set architecture powerpc:common (gdb) show disassembler-options The current disassembler options are '' The following disassembler options are supported for use with the 'set disassembler-options <option>[,<option>...]' command: 403, 405, 440, 464, 476, 601, 603, 604, 620, 7400, 7410, 7450, 7455, 750cl, 821, 850, 860, a2, altivec, any, booke, booke32, cell, com, e200z4, e300, e500, e500mc, e500mc64, e5500, e6500, e500x2, efs, efs2, power4, power5, power6, power7, power8, power9, ppc, ppc32, 32, ppc64, 64, ppc64bridge, ppcps, pwr, pwr2, pwr4, pwr5, pwr5x, pwr6, pwr7, pwr8, pwr9, pwrx, raw, spe, spe2, titan, vle, vsx (gdb) Existing affected target backends have been adjusted accordingly. This has been verified manually with: (gdb) set architecture arm (gdb) set architecture powerpc:common (gdb) set architecture s390:31-bit to cause no issues with the `show disassembler-options' and `set disassembler-options' commands. A test case for the MIPS target has also been provided, covering the default settings with ABI overrides as well as disassembler option overrides. 2018-07-02 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@mips.com> Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca> include/ PR tdep/8282 * dis-asm.h (disasm_option_arg_t): New typedef. (disasm_options_and_args_t): Likewise. (disasm_options_t): Add `arg' member, document members. (disassembler_options_mips): New prototype. (disassembler_options_arm, disassembler_options_powerpc) (disassembler_options_s390): Update prototypes. opcodes/ PR tdep/8282 * mips-dis.c (mips_option_arg_t): New enumeration. (mips_options): New variable. (disassembler_options_mips): New function. (print_mips_disassembler_options): Reimplement in terms of `disassembler_options_mips'. * arm-dis.c (disassembler_options_arm): Adapt to using the `disasm_options_and_args_t' structure. * ppc-dis.c (disassembler_options_powerpc): Likewise. * s390-dis.c (disassembler_options_s390): Likewise. gdb/ PR tdep/8282 * disasm.h (gdb_disassembler): Add `m_disassembler_options_holder'. member * disasm.c (get_all_disassembler_options): New function. (gdb_disassembler::gdb_disassembler): Use it. (gdb_buffered_insn_length_init_dis): Likewise. (gdb_buffered_insn_length): Adjust accordingly. (set_disassembler_options): Handle options with arguments. (show_disassembler_options_sfunc): Likewise. Add a leading new line if showing options with descriptions. (disassembler_options_completer): Adapt to using the `disasm_options_and_args_t' structure. * mips-tdep.c (mips_disassembler_options): New variable. (mips_disassembler_options_o32): Likewise. (mips_disassembler_options_n32): Likewise. (mips_disassembler_options_n64): Likewise. (gdb_print_insn_mips): Don't set `disassembler_options'. (gdb_print_insn_mips_n32, gdb_print_insn_mips_n64): Remove functions. (mips_gdbarch_init): Always set `gdbarch_print_insn' to `gdb_print_insn_mips'. Set `gdbarch_disassembler_options', `gdbarch_disassembler_options_implicit' and `gdbarch_valid_disassembler_options'. * arm-tdep.c (_initialize_arm_tdep): Adapt to using the `disasm_options_and_args_t' structure. * gdbarch.sh (disassembler_options_implicit): New `gdbarch' method. (valid_disassembler_options): Switch from `disasm_options_t' to the `disasm_options_and_args_t' structure. * NEWS: Document `set disassembler-options' support for the MIPS target. * gdbarch.h: Regenerate. * gdbarch.c: Regenerate. gdb/doc/ PR tdep/8282 * gdb.texinfo (Source and Machine Code): Document `set disassembler-options' support for the MIPS target. gdb/testsuite/ PR tdep/8282 * gdb.arch/mips-disassembler-options.exp: New test. * gdb.arch/mips-disassembler-options.s: New test source.
2018-06-28Add an optional offset option to the "add-symbol-file" commandPetr Tesarik2-1/+9
If all sections of a symbol file are loaded with a fixed offset, it is easier to specify that offset than listing all sections explicitly. There is also a similar option for "symbol-file". gdb/ChangeLog: 2018-06-28 Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> * symfile.c (add_symbol_file_command, _initialize_symfile): Add option "-o" to add-symbol-file-load to add an offset to each section's load address. * symfile.c (set_objfile_default_section_offset): New function. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2018-06-28 Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> * gdb.texinfo (Files): Document "add-symbol-file -o offset". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2018-06-28 Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> * gdb.base/relocate.exp: Add test for "add-symbol-file -o ".
2018-06-28Make add-symbol-file's address argument optionalPetr Tesarik2-9/+13
The (first) .text section must be always specified as the second non-option argument. The documentation states that GDB cannot figure out this address by itself. This is true if the object file was indeed relocated, but it is also confusing, because all other sections can be omitted and will use the address provided by BFD. gdb/ChangeLog: 2018-06-28 Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> * symfile.c (add_symbol_file_command, _initialize_symfile): Do not require the second argument. If omitted, load sections at the addresses specified in the file. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2018-06-28 Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> * gdb.texinfo (Files): The address argument for "add-symbol-file" is no longer mandatory. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2018-06-28 Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> * gdb.base/relocate.exp: Test add-symbol-file behavior when the address argument is omitted.
2018-06-28Add an optional offset option to the "symbol-file" commandPetr Tesarik2-1/+10
If the main file is relocated at runtime, all symbols are offset by a fixed amount. Let the user specify this offset when loading a symbol file. gdb/ChangeLog: 2018-06-28 Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> * symfile.c (symbol_file_command, symbol_file_add_main_1) (_initialize_symfile): Add option "-o" to symbol-file to add an offset to each section of the symbol file. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2018-06-28 Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> * gdb.texinfo (Files): Document "symbol-file -o offset". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2018-06-28 Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.cz> * gdb.base/relocate.exp: Add test for "symbol-file -o ".
2018-06-14[gdb] Fixup incomplete patch 0dbfed25e9Tom de Vries1-1/+1
2018-06-14[gdb] Add 'Concept Index' entry '&' for background executionTom de Vries2-0/+5
GDB's execution commands have a foreground and background variant: f.i., there's 'continue' and 'continue&', and both are listed individually in the 'Command, Variable, and Function Index'. But the '&' is not listed in the 'Concept Index' as being connected with the concept background execution. This patch adds an '&' in the 'Concept Index': ... * $_, $__, and value history: Memory. (line 119) +* &, background execution of commands: Background Execution. + (line 16) * --annotate: Mode Options. (line 121) ... pointing to this line in 'Background Execution': ... To specify background execution, add a '&' to the command. ... Build on x86_64. 2018-06-14 Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de> * gdb.texinfo (Background Execution): Add @cindex for '&'.
2018-06-11Fix build of GDB documentation.Eli Zaretskii2-0/+5
gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-06-11 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> * gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Add a missing @anchor.
2018-06-08linux: Add maintenance commands to test libthread_dbGary Benson2-0/+25
This commit adds two new commands which may be used to test thread debugging libraries used by GDB: * "maint check libthread-db" tests the thread debugging library GDB is using for the current inferior. * "maint set/show check-libthread-db" selects whether libthread_db tests should be run automatically as libthread_db is auto-loaded. The default is to not run tests automatically. The test itself is a basic integrity check exercising all libthread_db functions used by GDB on GNU/Linux systems. By extension this also exercises the proc_service functions provided by GDB that libthread_db uses. This functionality is useful for NPTL developers and libthread_db developers. It could also prove useful investigating bugs reported against GDB where the thread debugging library or GDB's proc_service layer is suspect. gdb/ChangeLog: * linux-thread-db.c (valprint.h): New include. (struct check_thread_db_info): New structure. (check_thread_db_on_load, tdb_testinfo): New static globals. (check_thread_db, check_thread_db_callback): New functions. (try_thread_db_load_1): Run integrity checks if requested. (maintenance_check_libthread_db): New function. (_initialize_thread_db): Register "maint check libthread-db" and "maint set/show check-libthread-db". * NEWS: Mention the above new commands. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Document "maint check libthread-db" and "maint set/show check-libthread-db". gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.threads/check-libthread-db.exp: New file. * gdb.threads/check-libthread-db.c: Likewise.
2018-06-05Add "continue" response to pagerTom Tromey2-5/+13
This adds a "continue" response to the pager. If the user types "c" in response to the pager prompt, pagination will be disabled for the duration of one command -- but re-enabled afterward. This is handy if you type a command that produces a lot of output, and you don't want to baby-sit it by typing "return" each time the prompt comes up. Tested by the buildbot. gdb/ChangeLog 2018-06-05 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR cli/12326: * NEWS: Add entry about pager. * utils.c (pagination_disabled_for_command): New global. (prompt_for_continue): Allow "c" response to prompt. (reinitialize_more_filter): Clear pagination_disabled_for_command. (fputs_maybe_filtered): Check pagination_disabled_for_command. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-06-05 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR cli/12326: * gdb.texinfo (Screen Size): Document "c" response to pagination prompt. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog 2018-06-05 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR cli/12326: * gdb.cp/static-print-quit.exp: Update. * lib/gdb.exp (pagination_prompt): Update. * gdb.base/page.exp: Use pagination_prompt. Add new tests. * gdb.python/python.exp: Update.
2018-05-31Fix "set" handling of Python parametersTom Tromey1-6/+8
It's long bothered me that setting a Python parameter from the CLI will print the "set" help text by default. I think usually "set" commands should be silent. And, while you can modify this behavior a bit by providing a "get_set_string" method, if this method returns an empty string, a blank line will be printed. This patch removes the "help" behavior and changes the get_set_string behavior to avoid printing a blank line. The code has a comment about preserving API behavior, but I don't think this is truly important; and in any case the workaround -- implementing get_set_string -- is trivial. Regression tested on x86-64 Fedora 26. 2018-04-26 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * NEWS: Mention new "set" behavior. * python/py-param.c (get_set_value): Don't print an empty string. Don't call get_doc_string. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-04-26 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * python.texi (Parameters In Python): Update get_set_string documentation.
2018-05-31Add basic Python API for convenience variablesTom Tromey1-2/+21
This adds a basic Python API for accessing convenience variables. With this, convenience variables can be read and set from Python. Although gdb supports convenience variables whose value changes at each call, this is not exposed to Python; it could be, but I think it's just as good to write a convenience function in this situation. This is PR python/23080. Tested on x86-64 Fedora 26. 2018-04-22 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/23080: * NEWS: Update for new functions. * python/py-value.c (gdbpy_set_convenience_variable) (gdbpy_convenience_variable): New functions. * python/python-internal.h (gdbpy_convenience_variable) (gdbpy_set_convenience_variable): Declare. * python/python.c (python_GdbMethods): Add convenience_variable, set_convenience_variable. doc/ChangeLog 2018-04-22 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/23080: * python.texi (Basic Python): Document gdb.convenience_variable, gdb.set_convenience_variable. testsuite/ChangeLog 2018-04-22 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/23080: * gdb.python/python.exp: Add convenience variable tests.
2018-05-31arch-utils: Make the last endianness actually chosen stickyMaciej W. Rozycki2-0/+14
Use the last endianness explicitly selected, either by choosing a binary file or with the `set endian' command, for future automatic selection. As observed with the `gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp' test case when discarding the binary file even while connected to a live target the endianness automatically selected is reset to the GDB target's default, even if it does not match the endianness of the target being talked to. For example with a little-endian MIPS target and the default endianness being big we get this: (gdb) file .../gdb/testsuite/outputs/gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols/step-over-no-symbols Reading symbols from .../gdb/testsuite/outputs/gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols/step-over-no-symbols...done. (gdb) delete breakpoints (gdb) info breakpoints No breakpoints or watchpoints. (gdb) break main Breakpoint 1 at 0x400840: file .../gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/start.c, line 34. [...] (gdb) continue Continuing. Breakpoint 1, main () at .../gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/start.c:34 34 foo(); (gdb) delete breakpoints Delete all breakpoints? (y or n) y (gdb) info breakpoints No breakpoints or watchpoints. (gdb) file A program is being debugged already. Are you sure you want to change the file? (y or n) y No executable file now. Discard symbol table from `.../gdb/testsuite/outputs/gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols/step-over-no-symbols'? (y or n) y No symbol file now. (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: purging symbols p /x $pc $1 = 0x40084000 (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: get before PC break *$pc Breakpoint 2 at 0x40084000 (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: break *$pc set displaced-stepping off (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: set displaced-stepping off stepi Warning: Cannot insert breakpoint 2. Cannot access memory at address 0x40084000 Command aborted. (gdb) FAIL: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: stepi p /x $pc $2 = 0x40084000 (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: get after PC FAIL: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: advanced Remote debugging from host ... monitor exit (gdb) Killing process(es): ... testcase .../gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp completed in 2 seconds which shows that with the removal of the executable debugged the endianness of $pc still at `main' gets swapped and the value in that register is now incorrectly interpreted as 0x40084000 rather than 0x400840 as shown earlier on with the `break' command. Consequently the debug session no longer works as expected, until the endianness is overridden with an explicit `set endian little' command. This will happen while working with any target hardware whose endianness does not match the default GDB target's endianness guessed and recorded for a later use in `initialize_current_architecture'. Given that within a single run of GDB it is more likely that consecutive target connections will use the same endianness than that the endianness will be swapped between connections, it makes sense to preserve the last endianness explicitly selected as the automatic default. It will make a session like above, where an executable is removed, work correctly and will retain the endianness for a further reconnection to the target. And the new automatic default will still be overridden by subsequently choosing a binary to debug, or with an explicit `set endian' command. With the change in place the test case above completes successfully: (gdb) continue Continuing. Breakpoint 1, main () at .../gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/start.c:34 34 foo(); (gdb) delete breakpoints Delete all breakpoints? (y or n) y (gdb) info breakpoints No breakpoints or watchpoints. (gdb) file A program is being debugged already. Are you sure you want to change the file? (y or n) y No executable file now. Discard symbol table from `.../gdb/testsuite/outputs/gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols/step-over-no-symbols'? (y or n) y No symbol file now. (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: purging symbols p /x $pc warning: GDB can't find the start of the function at 0x400840. GDB is unable to find the start of the function at 0x400840 and thus can't determine the size of that function's stack frame. This means that GDB may be unable to access that stack frame, or the frames below it. This problem is most likely caused by an invalid program counter or stack pointer. However, if you think GDB should simply search farther back from 0x400840 for code which looks like the beginning of a function, you can increase the range of the search using the `set heuristic-fence-post' command. $1 = 0x400840 (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: get before PC break *$pc Breakpoint 2 at 0x400840 (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: break *$pc set displaced-stepping off (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: set displaced-stepping off stepi warning: GDB can't find the start of the function at 0x4007f8. 0x004007f8 in ?? () (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: stepi p /x $pc $2 = 0x4007f8 (gdb) PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: get after PC PASS: gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp: displaced=off: advanced Remote debugging from host ... monitor exit (gdb) Killing process(es): ... testcase .../gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/step-over-no-symbols.exp completed in 2 seconds gdb/ * arch-utils.c (gdbarch_info_fill): Set `default_byte_order' to the endianness selected. * NEWS: Document `set endian auto' mode operation update. gdb/doc/ * gdb.texinfo (Choosing Target Byte Order): Document endianness selection details with the `set endian auto' mode. gdb/testsuite * gdb.base/endian.exp: New test. * gdb.base/endian.c: New test source.
2018-05-31Add Aarch64 SVE target descriptionAlan Hayward1-0/+4
No code uses the new descriptions yet. gdb/ * aarch64-linux-nat.c (aarch64_linux_read_description): Add parmeter zero. * aarch64-linux-tdep.c (aarch64_linux_core_read_description): Likewise. * aarch64-tdep.c (tdesc_aarch64_list): Add. (aarch64_read_description): Use VQ to index tdesc_aarch64_list. (aarch64_gdbarch_init): Add parmeter zero. * aarch64-tdep.h (aarch64_read_description): Add VQ parmeter. * arch/aarch64.c (aarch64_create_target_description): Check VQ. * arch/aarch64.h (aarch64_create_target_description): Add VQ. parmeter. * doc/gdb.texinfo: Describe SVE feature * features/aarch64-sve.c: New file. gdbserver/ * linux-aarch64-tdesc.c (aarch64_linux_read_description): Add null VQ.
2018-05-24Fix help and documentation for inferior commandsTom Tromey1-1/+4
This changes inferior.c to add Usage lines for all commands, and to change how "metasyntactic variables" are written to conform to GNU style. While doing this I noticed that the manual doesn't document the argument to "info inferiors", so I've added that as well. ChangeLog 2018-04-27 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * inferior.c (initialize_inferiors): Update help strings. doc/ChangeLog 2018-04-27 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * gdb.texinfo (Inferiors and Programs): Document argument to "info inferiors".
2018-05-04Allow breakpoint commands to be set from PythonTom Tromey2-1/+7
This changes the Python API so that breakpoint commands can be set by writing to the "commands" attribute. ChangeLog 2018-05-04 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/22731: * NEWS: Mention that breakpoint commands are writable. * python/py-breakpoint.c (bppy_set_commands): New function. (breakpoint_object_getset) <"commands">: Use it. doc/ChangeLog 2018-05-04 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/22731: * python.texi (Breakpoints In Python): Mention that "commands" is writable. testsuite/ChangeLog 2018-05-04 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/22731: * gdb.python/py-breakpoint.exp: Test setting breakpoint commands.
2018-05-02Handle var_zuinteger and var_zuinteger_unlimited from PythonTom Tromey2-0/+19
PR python/20084 points out that the Python API doesn't handle the var_zuinteger and var_zuinteger_unlimited parameter types. This patch adds support for these types. Regression tested on x86-64 Fedora 26. ChangeLog 2018-05-02 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/20084: * python/python.c (gdbpy_parameter_value): Handle var_zuinteger and var_zuinteger_unlimited. * python/py-param.c (struct parm_constant): Add PARAM_ZUINTEGER and PARAM_ZUINTEGER_UNLIMITED. (set_parameter_value): Handle var_zuinteger and var_zuinteger_unlimited. (add_setshow_generic): Likewise. (parmpy_init): Likewise. doc/ChangeLog 2018-05-02 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/20084: * python.texi (Parameters In Python): Document PARAM_ZUINTEGER and PARAM_ZUINTEGER_UNLIMITED. testsuite/ChangeLog 2018-05-02 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR python/20084: * gdb.python/py-parameter.exp: Add PARAM_ZUINTEGER and PARAM_ZUINTEGER_UNLIMITED tests.
2018-04-30Expose type alignment on gdb.TypeTom Tromey2-0/+11
This adds an "alignof" attribute to gdb.Type in the Python API. 2018-04-30 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * NEWS: Mention Type.align. * python/py-type.c (typy_get_alignof): New function. (type_object_getset): Add "alignof". 2018-04-30 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * python.texi (Types In Python): Document Type.align. 2018-04-30 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * gdb.python/py-type.exp: Check align attribute. * gdb.python/py-type.c: New "aligncheck" global.
2018-04-13Show line numbers in output for "info var/func/type"Andreas Arnez2-9/+19
The GDB commands "info variables", "info functions", and "info types" show the appropriate list of definitions matching the given pattern. They also group them by source files. But no line numbers within these source files are shown. The line number information is particularly useful to the user when a simple "grep" doesn't readily point to a definition. This is often the case when the definition involves a macro, occurs within a namespace, or when the identifier appears very frequently in the source file. This patch enriches the printout of these commands by the line numbers and adjusts affected test cases to the changed output where necessary. The new output looks like this: (gdb) i variables All defined variables: File foo.c: 3: const char * const foo; 1: int x; The line number is followed by a colon and a tab character, which is then followed by the symbol definition. If no line number is available, the tab is printed out anyhow, so definitions line up. gdb/ChangeLog: * symtab.c (print_symbol_info): Precede the symbol definition by the line number when available. * NEWS: Advertise this enhancement. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Mention the fact that "info variables/functions/types" show source files and line numbers. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.ada/info_types.exp: Adjust expected output to the line numbers now printed by "info var/func/type". * gdb.base/completion.exp: Likewise. * gdb.base/included.exp: Likewise. * gdb.cp/cp-relocate.exp: Likewise. * gdb.cp/cplusfuncs.exp: Likewise. * gdb.cp/namespace.exp: Likewise. * gdb.dwarf2/dw2-case-insensitive.exp: Likewise.
2018-04-13btrace: set/show record btrace cpuMarkus Metzger2-0/+67
Add new set/show commands to set the processor that is used for enabling errata workarounds when decoding branch trace. The general format is "<vendor>:<identifier>" but we also allow two special values "auto" and "none". The default is "auto", which is the current behaviour of having GDB determine the processor on which the trace was recorded. If that cpu is not known to the trace decoder, e.g. when using an old decoder on a new system, decode may fail with "unknown cpu". In most cases it should suffice to 'downgrade' decode to assume an older cpu. Unfortunately, we can't do this automatically. The other special value, "none", disables errata workarounds. gdb/ * NEWS (New options): announce set/show record btrace cpu. * btrace.c: Include record-btrace.h. (btrace_compute_ftrace_pt): Skip enabling errata workarounds if the vendor is unknown. (btrace_compute_ftrace_1): Add cpu parameter. Update callers. Maybe overwrite the btrace configuration's cpu. (btrace_compute_ftrace): Add cpu parameter. Update callers. (btrace_fetch): Add cpu parameter. Update callers. (btrace_maint_update_pt_packets): Call record_btrace_get_cpu. Maybe overwrite the btrace configuration's cpu. Skip enabling errata workarounds if the vendor is unknown. * python/py-record-btrace.c: Include record-btrace.h. (recpy_bt_begin, recpy_bt_end, recpy_bt_instruction_history) (recpy_bt_function_call_history): Call record_btrace_get_cpu. * record-btrace.c (record_btrace_cpu_state_kind): New. (record_btrace_cpu): New. (set_record_btrace_cpu_cmdlist): New. (record_btrace_get_cpu): New. (require_btrace_thread, record_btrace_info) (record_btrace_resume_thread): Call record_btrace_get_cpu. (cmd_set_record_btrace_cpu_none): New. (cmd_set_record_btrace_cpu_auto): New. (cmd_set_record_btrace_cpu): New. (cmd_show_record_btrace_cpu): New. (_initialize_record_btrace): Initialize set/show record btrace cpu commands. * record-btrace.h (record_btrace_get_cpu): New. testsuite/ * gdb.btrace/cpu.exp: New. doc/ * gdb.texinfo: Document set/show record btrace cpu.
2018-03-27set varsize-limit: New GDB setting for maximum dynamic object sizeJoel Brobecker2-0/+36
This is a command we somehow forgot to contribute at the time the Ada language was first contributed to the FSF. This command allows the user to change the maximum size we allow when reading memory from dynamic objects (the default is 65536 bytes). At the moment, this limit is only used by Ada, and so the implementation is kept inside ada-lang.c. However, it is conceivable that other language might want to use it also to handle the same kind of issues; for instance, this might be useful when handling dynamic types in C. So the name of the setting was made language-neutral, to allow for this. Note that an alias for "set var" needs to be introduced as well. We are not adding a test for that, since this is a feature that is already exercized by numerous existing tests. gdb/ChangeLog * NEWS: Add entry describing new "set|show varsize-limit" command. * ada-lang.c (_initialize_ada_language): Add "set/show varsize-limit" command. * printcmd.c (_initialize_printcmd): Add "set var" alias of "set variable". gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Ada Settings): New subsubsection. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.ada/varsize_limit: New testcase. Tested on x86_64-linux.
2018-03-26Allow hiding of some filtered framesTom Tromey2-0/+11
When a frame filter elides some frames, they are still printed by "bt", indented a few spaces. PR backtrace/15582 notes that it would be nice for users if elided frames could simply be dropped. This patch adds this capability. gdb/ChangeLog 2018-03-26 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR backtrace/15582: * stack.c (backtrace_command): Parse "hide" argument. * python/py-framefilter.c (py_print_frame): Handle PRINT_HIDE. * extension.h (enum frame_filter_flags) <PRINT_HIDE>: New constant. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-03-26 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR backtrace/15582: * gdb.texinfo (Backtrace): Mention "hide" argument. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog 2018-03-26 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> PR backtrace/15582: * gdb.python/py-framefilter.exp: Add "bt hide" test.
2018-03-26Rationalize "backtrace" command line parsingTom Tromey2-31/+33
The backtrace command has peculiar command-line parsing. In particular, it splits the command line, then loops over the arguments. If it sees a word it recognizes, like "full", it effectively drops this word from the argument vector. Then, it pastes together the remaining arguments, passing them on to backtrace_command_1, which in turn passes the resulting string to parse_and_eval_long. The documentation doesn't mention the parse_and_eval_long at all, so it is a bit of a hidden feature that you can "bt 3*2". The strange algorithm above also means you can "bt 3 * no-filters 2" and get 6 frames... This patch changes backtrace's command line parsing to be a bit more rational. Now, special words like "full" are only recognized at the start of the command. This also updates the documentation to describe the various bt options individually. gdb/ChangeLog 2018-03-26 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * stack.c (backtrace_command): Rewrite command line parsing. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-03-26 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * gdb.texinfo (Backtrace): Describe options individually.
2018-03-19Convert observers to C++Tom Tromey2-313/+4
This converts observers from using a special source-generating script to be plain C++. This version of the patch takes advantage of C++11 by using std::function and variadic templates; incorporates Pedro's patches; and renames the header file to "observable.h" (this change eliminates the need for a clean rebuild). Note that Pedro's patches used a template lambda in tui-hooks.c, but this failed to compile on some buildbot instances (presumably due to differing C++ versions); I replaced this with an ordinary template function. Regression tested on the buildbot. gdb/ChangeLog 2018-03-19 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * unittests/observable-selftests.c: New file. * common/observable.h: New file. * observable.h: New file. * ada-lang.c, ada-tasks.c, agent.c, aix-thread.c, annotate.c, arm-tdep.c, auto-load.c, auxv.c, break-catch-syscall.c, breakpoint.c, bsd-uthread.c, cli/cli-interp.c, cli/cli-setshow.c, corefile.c, dummy-frame.c, event-loop.c, event-top.c, exec.c, extension.c, frame.c, gdbarch.c, guile/scm-breakpoint.c, infcall.c, infcmd.c, inferior.c, inflow.c, infrun.c, jit.c, linux-tdep.c, linux-thread-db.c, m68klinux-tdep.c, mi/mi-cmd-break.c, mi/mi-interp.c, mi/mi-main.c, objfiles.c, ppc-linux-nat.c, ppc-linux-tdep.c, printcmd.c, procfs.c, python/py-breakpoint.c, python/py-finishbreakpoint.c, python/py-inferior.c, python/py-unwind.c, ravenscar-thread.c, record-btrace.c, record-full.c, record.c, regcache.c, remote.c, riscv-tdep.c, sol-thread.c, solib-aix.c, solib-spu.c, solib.c, spu-multiarch.c, spu-tdep.c, stack.c, symfile-mem.c, symfile.c, symtab.c, thread.c, top.c, tracepoint.c, tui/tui-hooks.c, tui/tui-interp.c, valops.c: Update all users. * tui/tui-hooks.c (tui_bp_created_observer) (tui_bp_deleted_observer, tui_bp_modified_observer) (tui_inferior_exit_observer, tui_before_prompt_observer) (tui_normal_stop_observer, tui_register_changed_observer): Remove. (tui_observers_token): New global. (attach_or_detach, tui_attach_detach_observers): New functions. (tui_install_hooks, tui_remove_hooks): Use tui_attach_detach_observers. * record-btrace.c (record_btrace_thread_observer): Remove. (record_btrace_thread_observer_token): New global. * observer.sh: Remove. * observer.c: Rename to observable.c. * observable.c (namespace gdb_observers): Define new objects. (observer_debug): Move into gdb_observers namespace. (struct observer, struct observer_list, xalloc_observer_list_node) (xfree_observer_list_node, generic_observer_attach) (generic_observer_detach, generic_observer_notify): Remove. (_initialize_observer): Update. Don't include observer.inc. * Makefile.in (generated_files): Remove observer.h, observer.inc. (clean mostlyclean): Likewise. (observer.h, observer.inc): Remove targets. (SUBDIR_UNITTESTS_SRCS): Add observable-selftests.c. (COMMON_SFILES): Use observable.c, not observer.c. * .gitignore: Remove observer.h. gdb/doc/ChangeLog 2018-03-19 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * observer.texi: Remove. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog 2018-03-19 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> * gdb.gdb/observer.exp: Remove.
2018-03-03Add a new debug knob for the FreeBSD native target.John Baldwin2-0/+10
For now this just logs information about the state of the current LWP for each STOPPED event in fbsd_wait(). gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS (Changes since GDB 8.1): Add "set/show debug fbsd-nat". * fbsd-nat.c (debug_fbsd_nat): New variable. (show_fbsd_nat_debug): New function. (fbsd_wait): Log LWP info if "debug_fbsd_nat" is enabled. (_initialize_fbsd_nat): Add "fbsd-nat" debug boolean command. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Debugging Output): Document "set/show debug fbsd-nat".
2018-02-19gdb/doc: Additional information about 'info line'Andrew Burgess2-6/+18
Extend the documentation of 'info line' command to: 1. Make 'info line' with no argument more obvious, and make it clearer what this does. 2. Cover what happens when a secod 'info line' with no argument is issued. 3. Extend the example output for 'info line ...' to include symbolic addresses. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Machine Code): Additional information about "info line" command.
2018-01-31(Ada) Add gdb-mi support for stopping at start of exception handler.Xavier Roirand1-0/+44
Following my previous commit which add support for stopping at start of exception handler, this commit adds required gdb-mi support for this feature. gdb/ChangeLog: * mi/mi-cmd-catch.c (mi_cmd_catch_handlers): New function. * mi/mi-cmds.c (mi_cmds): Add catch-handlers command. * mi/mi-cmds.h (mi_cmd_catch_handlers): Add external declaration. * NEWS: Document "-catch-handlers" command. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Ada Exception gdb/mi Catchpoints): Add documentation for new "-catch-handlers" command. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.ada/mi_catch_ex_hand.exp: New testcase. * gdb.ada/mi_catch_ex_hand/foo.adb: New file. Tested on x86_64-linux.
2018-01-15Fix gdb.texinfo moreSzabolcs Nagy2-0/+5
Add incorrectly removed @pindex back. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (gdb-add-index man): Add pindex.
2018-01-15Fix gdb.texinfo for old makeinfo (again)Szabolcs Nagy2-4/+8
With old makeinfo (version 4.13) the changes introduced in commit ba643918cf869fa0d064d733f69b453b6fe642ea Author: Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> Install and generate docs for gdb-add-index fail to build with gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo:2498: warning: `.' or `,' must follow @xref, not `@'. gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo:2517: warning: `.' or `,' must follow @xref, not `@'. gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo:43443: Node `gdb-add-index man' requires a sectioning command (e.g., @unnumberedsubsec). gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo:43443: `gdb-add-index man' has no Up field (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo:43350: Next field of node `gdbinit man' not pointed to (perhaps incorrect sectioning?). gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo:43443: This node (gdb-add-index man) has the bad Prev. This patch fixes the warnings too. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (set cwd): Add period. (gdb-add-index man): Move anchor.
2018-01-12Install and generate docs for gdb-add-indexSergio Durigan Junior3-1/+86
The "gdb-add-index" script has been resurrected on: commit caf26be91a584ef141ac5d3cb31007731af8b8e3 Author: Samuel Bronson <naesten@gmail.com> Date: Fri Nov 15 16:09:33 2013 -0500 Resurrect gdb-add-index as a contrib script However, for some reason (I couldn't find it in the archives), only the script has been checked-in; the Makefile parts responsible for installing it in the system were left out. This commit fixes that, by also resurrecting the Makefile and documentation bits. This commit is part of our effort to upstream the local Fedora GDB changes. With this commit, we'll only carry a very small Fedora-specific modification to the script. gdb/ChangeLog: 2017-01-12 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * Makefile.in (install-only): Install gdb-add-index. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2017-01-12 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Index Files): Mention gdb-add-index. (gdb-add-index man): New section. * Makefile.in (gdb-add-index.1): New rule to generate manpage from gdb.texinfo.
2018-01-11Fix gdb.texinfo for old makeinfoSzabolcs Nagy2-1/+5
With old makeinfo (version 4.13) the changes introduced in commit 2d97a5d9d33aea87c3bd02fd1fa417f5d4e1fa05 Author: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Document support for 'info proc' on FreeBSD. fail to build. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (pwd): Fix whitespace.
2018-01-09Document support for 'info proc' on FreeBSD.John Baldwin2-32/+53
Since the 'info proc' support on FreeBSD does not use /proc, reword the documentation for 'info proc' to not assume /proc. This includes renaming the node to 'Process Information' and suggesting that additional process information can be queried via different OS-specific interfaces. This is also cleans up the description of 'info proc' support for core files a bit as /proc is not used for core file support on any current platform. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Document that 'info proc' now works on FreeBSD. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (pwd): Update cross-reference for Process Information node and remove explicit /proc reference. (Native): Rename subsection from SVR4 Process Information to Process Information. (Process Information): Reword introduction to be less /proc centric. Document support for "info proc" on FreeBSD.
2018-01-03(Ada) New command to stop at start of exception handler.Xavier Roirand2-0/+25
When using gdb for debugging Ada source code, there are several catchpoint types you can define in order to stop upon certain conditions. Let's use this small example: procedure Foo is begin begin raise Constraint_Error; exception when Program_Error => null; when Constraint_Error => null; when others => null; end; end Foo; One can stop when the exception is being raised by using the exception catchpoint like below: (gdb) catch exception Catchpoint 1: all Ada exceptions (gdb) In that case, when running Foo, gdb will stop at the line where the exception was raised: begin >>> raise Constraint_Error; exception This patch introduces new type of catchpoint, when the user wants to stop at the location of the exception handling. Imagine we want to stop on any exception handled by the program, we can do: (gdb) catch handlers Catchpoint 1: all Ada exceptions handlers (gdb) r Starting program: /tmp/foo By doing so, when running Foo, gdb will stop here: Catchpoint 1, exception at 0x000000000040255a in foo () at foo.adb:25 25 when Constraint_Error => (gdb) It is also possible to stop when the Constraint_Error exception is being handled in this program. With this patch, we can use: (gdb) catch handlers Constraint_Error Catchpoint 1: `Constraint_Error' Ada exception handlers (gdb) Like for other catchpoint, you can set a condition when adding a catchpoint on exception handlers. Here the handlers catchpoint checks Global_Var: (gdb) catch handlers Constraint_Error if Global_Var /= 0 gdb/ChangeLog: * ada-lang.h (ada_exception_catchpoint_kind) <ada_catch_handlers>: Add field. * ada-lang.c (struct exception_support_info) <catch_handlers_sym>: Add field. (default_exception_support_info) <catch_handlers_sym>: Add field. (exception_support_info_fallback) <catch_handlers_sym>: Add field. (ada_exception_name_addr_1): Add "catch handlers" handling. (ada_exception_catchpoint_cond_string) <ex>: New parameter. Update all callers. (create_excep_cond_exprs) <ex>: Add parameter. (re_set_exception): Update create_excep_cond_exprs call. (print_it_exception, print_one_exception, print_mention_exception) (print_recreate_exception): Add "catch handler" handling. (allocate_location_catch_handlers, re_set_catch_handlers) (check_status_catch_handlers, print_it_catch_handlers) (print_one_catch_handlers, print_mention_catch_handlers) (print_recreate_catch_handlers): New function. (catch_handlers_breakpoint_ops): New variable. (catch_ada_exception_command_split) <is_catch_handlers_cmd>: Add parameter. Add "catch handler" handling. (ada_exception_sym_name, ada_exception_breakpoint_ops): Add "catch handler" handling. (ada_exception_catchpoint_cond_string): Add "catch handler" handling. (create_ada_exception_catchpoint): Update create_excep_cond_exprs call. (catch_ada_handlers_command): New function. (initialize_ada_catchpoint_ops): Initialize "catch handlers" operations structure. (_initialize_ada_language): Add "catch handlers" command entry. * NEWS: Document "catch handlers" feature. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Set Catchpoints): Add documentation for new "catch handlers" action. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: * gdb.ada/excep_handle.exp: New testcase. * gdb.ada/excep_handle/foo.adb: New file. * gdb.ada/excep_handle/pck.ads: New file. Tested on x86_64-linux.
2018-01-02Update copyright year range in all GDB filesJoel Brobecker15-19/+19
gdb/ChangeLog: Update copyright year range in all GDB files
2017-12-27tdesc: handle arbitrary strings in tdesc_register_in_reggroup_pStafford Horne2-4/+12
tdesc_register_in_reggroup_p in now able to handle arbitrary groups. This is useful when groups are created while the target descriptor file is received from the remote. This can be the case of a soft core target processor where registers/groups can change. gdb/ChangeLog: yyyy-mm-dd Franck Jullien <franck.jullien@gmail.com> Stafford Horne <shorne@gmail.com> * target-descriptions.c (tdesc_register_in_reggroup_p): Support arbitrary strings. (tdesc_use_registers): Add logic to register new reggroups. (tdesc_reg::group): Update comment to indicate we allow arbitrary strings. * NEWS (Changes since GDB 8.0): Announce that GDB supports arbitrary reggroups. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: yyyy-mm-dd Stafford Horne <shorne@gmail.com> * gdb.xml/extra-regs.xml: Add example foo reggroup. * gdb.xml/tdesc-regs.exp: Add test to check for foo reggroup. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: yyyy-mm-dd Stafford Horne <shorne@gmail.com> * gdb.texinfo (Target Description Format): Explain that arbitrary strings are now allowed for register groups.