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2022-04-15Return void from gdb_putcTom Tromey1-5/+2
I don't think it's very useful to return the character from gdb_putc, so this patch changes it to return void.
2022-04-15Handle "set height 1"Tom Tromey1-2/+8
PR cli/17151 points out that "set height 1" has pathological behavior in gdb. What I see is that gdb will endlessly print the pagination prompt. This patch takes a simple and expedient approach to a fix: pretend that the height is really 2. Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17151
2022-04-15Allow word wrapping even when paging is disabledTom Tromey1-8/+44
PR cli/20741 points out that when pagination is disabled, this also disabled word wrapping. However, the manual documents that these settings are separate -- if you intend to disable the wrapping, you must use "set width unlimited". This patch fixes the bug by letting the pagination-disabled case fall through to the code that also handles word-wrapping. Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20741
2022-04-07gdb: don't try to use readline before it's initializedAndrew Burgess1-2/+15
While working on a different patch, I triggered an assertion from the initialize_current_architecture code, specifically from one of the *_gdbarch_init functions in a *-tdep.c file. This exposes a couple of issues with GDB. This is easy enough to reproduce by adding 'gdb_assert (false)' into a suitable function. For example, I added a line into i386_gdbarch_init and can see the following issue. I start GDB and immediately hit the assert, the output is as you'd expect, except for the very last line: $ ./gdb/gdb --data-directory ./gdb/data-directory/ ../../src.dev-1/gdb/i386-tdep.c:8455: internal-error: i386_gdbarch_init: Assertion `false' failed. A problem internal to GDB has been detected, further debugging may prove unreliable. ----- Backtrace ----- ... snip ... --------------------- ../../src.dev-1/gdb/i386-tdep.c:8455: internal-error: i386_gdbarch_init: Assertion `false' failed. A problem internal to GDB has been detected, further debugging may prove unreliable. Quit this debugging session? (y or n) ../../src.dev-1/gdb/ser-event.c:212:16: runtime error: member access within null pointer of type 'struct serial' Something goes wrong when we try to query the user. Note, I configured GDB with --enable-ubsan, I suspect that without this the above "error" would actually just be a crash. The backtrace from ser-event.c:212 looks like this: (gdb) bt 10 #0 serial_event_clear (event=0x675c020) at ../../src/gdb/ser-event.c:212 #1 0x0000000000769456 in invoke_async_signal_handlers () at ../../src/gdb/async-event.c:211 #2 0x000000000295049b in gdb_do_one_event () at ../../src/gdbsupport/event-loop.cc:194 #3 0x0000000001f015f8 in gdb_readline_wrapper ( prompt=0x67135c0 "../../src/gdb/i386-tdep.c:8455: internal-error: i386_gdbarch_init: Assertion `false' failed.\nA problem internal to GDB has been detected,\nfurther debugging may prove unreliable.\nQuit this debugg"...) at ../../src/gdb/top.c:1141 #4 0x0000000002118b64 in defaulted_query(const char *, char, typedef __va_list_tag __va_list_tag *) ( ctlstr=0x2e4eb68 "%s\nQuit this debugging session? ", defchar=0 '\000', args=0x7fffffffa6e0) at ../../src/gdb/utils.c:934 #5 0x0000000002118f72 in query (ctlstr=0x2e4eb68 "%s\nQuit this debugging session? ") at ../../src/gdb/utils.c:1026 #6 0x00000000021170f6 in internal_vproblem(internal_problem *, const char *, int, const char *, typedef __va_list_tag __va_list_tag *) (problem=0x6107bc0 <internal_error_problem>, file=0x2b976c8 "../../src/gdb/i386-tdep.c", line=8455, fmt=0x2b96d7f "%s: Assertion `%s' failed.", ap=0x7fffffffa8e8) at ../../src/gdb/utils.c:417 #7 0x00000000021175a0 in internal_verror (file=0x2b976c8 "../../src/gdb/i386-tdep.c", line=8455, fmt=0x2b96d7f "%s: Assertion `%s' failed.", ap=0x7fffffffa8e8) at ../../src/gdb/utils.c:485 #8 0x00000000029503b3 in internal_error (file=0x2b976c8 "../../src/gdb/i386-tdep.c", line=8455, fmt=0x2b96d7f "%s: Assertion `%s' failed.") at ../../src/gdbsupport/errors.cc:55 #9 0x000000000122d5b6 in i386_gdbarch_init (info=..., arches=0x0) at ../../src/gdb/i386-tdep.c:8455 (More stack frames follow...) It turns out that the problem is that the async event handler mechanism has been invoked, but this has not yet been initialized. If we look at gdb_init (in gdb/top.c) we can indeed see the call to gdb_init_signals is after the call to initialize_current_architecture. If I reorder the calls, moving gdb_init_signals earlier, then the initial error is resolved, however, things are still broken. I now see the same "Quit this debugging session? (y or n)" prompt, but when I provide an answer and press return GDB immediately crashes. So what's going on now? The next problem is that the call_readline field within the current_ui structure is not initialized, and this callback is invoked to process the reply I entered. The problem is that call_readline is setup as a result of calling set_top_level_interpreter, which is called from captured_main_1. Unfortunately, set_top_level_interpreter is called after gdb_init is called. I wondered how to solve this problem for a while, however, I don't know if there's an easy "just reorder some lines" solution here. Looking through captured_main_1 there seems to be a bunch of dependencies between printing various things, parsing config files, and setting up the interpreter. I'm sure there is a solution hiding in there somewhere.... I'm just not sure I want to spend any longer looking for it. So. I propose a simpler solution, more of a hack/work-around. In utils.c we already have a function filtered_printing_initialized, this is checked in a few places within internal_vproblem. In some of these cases the call gates whether or not GDB will query the user. My proposal is to add a new readline_initialized function, which checks if the current_ui has had readline initialized yet. If this is not the case then we should not attempt to query the user. After this change GDB prints the error message, the backtrace, and then aborts (including dumping core). This actually seems pretty sane as, if GDB has not yet made it through the initialization then it doesn't make much sense to allow the user to say "no, I don't want to quit the debug session" (I think).
2022-03-31Style URLs in GDB outputTom Tromey1-2/+3
I noticed that GDB will display URLs in a few spots. This changes them to be styled. Originally I thought I'd introduce a new "url" style, but there aren't many places to use this, so I just reused filename styling instead. This patch also changes the debuginfod URL list to be printed one URL per line. I think this is probably a bit easier to read.
2022-03-30Only allow QUIT on the main threadTom Tromey1-0/+4
Pedro pointed out that gdb worker threads should not react to quits. While I don't think that the new DWARF reader can call QUIT from a worker thread (and I don't think the existing minsym threading code can either), it seems safest to address this before checking in the new code. This patch arranges for the QUIT macro to only work on the main thread.
2022-03-29Remove unnecessary calls to wrap_here and gdb_flushTom Tromey1-6/+0
Various spots in gdb currently know about the wrap buffer, and so are careful to call wrap_here to be certain that all output has been flushed. Now that the pager is just an ordinary stream, this isn't needed, and a simple call to gdb_flush is enough. Similarly, there are places where gdb prints to gdb_stderr, but first flushes gdb_stdout. stderr_file already flushes gdb_stdout, so these aren't needed.
2022-03-29Remove vfprintf_styledTom Tromey1-11/+0
Nothing calls vfprintf_styled any more, so remove it.
2022-03-29Rename fprintf_symbol_filteredTom Tromey1-3/+3
fprintf_symbol_filtered is misnamed, because whether filtering happens is now up to the stream. This renames it to fprintf_symbol, which isn't a great name (the first "f" doesn't mean much and the second one is truly meaningless here), but "print_symbol" was already taken.
2022-03-29Rename puts_filtered_tabularTom Tromey1-7/+6
puts_filtered_tabular is now misnamed, because whether filtering happens is now up to the stream. So, rename it. (This function is pretty weird, and should probably be rewritten to avoid using the chars_printed global, and moved into objc-lang.c. However, I haven't done so.)
2022-03-29Rename print_spaces_filteredTom Tromey1-1/+1
print_spaces_filtered is now misnamed, because whether filtering happens is up to the stream. So, rename it.
2022-03-29Unify gdb printf functionsTom Tromey1-41/+31
Now that filtered and unfiltered output can be treated identically, we can unify the printf family of functions. This is done under the name "gdb_printf". Most of this patch was written by script.
2022-03-29Unify gdb putc functionsTom Tromey1-22/+6
Now that filtered and unfiltered output can be treated identically, we can unify the putc family of functions. This is done under the name "gdb_putc". Most of this patch was written by script.
2022-03-29Unify gdb puts functionsTom Tromey1-27/+21
Now that filtered and unfiltered output can be treated identically, we can unify the puts family of functions. This is done under the name "gdb_puts". Most of this patch was written by script.
2022-03-29Unify vprintf functionsTom Tromey1-48/+11
Now that filtered and unfiltered output can be treated identically, we can unify the vprintf family of functions: vprintf_filtered, vprintf_unfiltered, vfprintf_filtered and vfprintf_unfiltered. (For the gdb_stdout variants, recall that only printf_unfiltered gets truly unfiltered output at this point.) This removes one such function and renames the remaining two to "gdb_vprintf". All callers are updated. Much of this patch was written by script.
2022-03-29Remove fputs_styled_unfilteredTom Tromey1-11/+0
fputs_styled_unfiltered is only called from cli_ui_out, so remove it. This area will be further simplified in future patches.
2022-03-29Change the pager to a ui_fileTom Tromey1-160/+96
This rewrites the output pager as a ui_file implementation. A new header is introduced to declare the pager class. The implementation remains in utils.c for the time being, because there are some static globals there that must be used by this code. (This could be cleaned up at some future date.) I went through all the text output in gdb to ensure that this change should be ok. There are a few cases: * Any existing call to printf_unfiltered is required to be avoid the pager. This is ensured directly in the implementation. * All remaining calls to the f*_unfiltered functions -- the ones that take an explicit ui_file -- either send to an unfiltered stream (e.g., gdb_stderr), which is obviously ok; or conditionally send to gdb_stdout I investigated all such calls by searching for: grep -e '\bf[a-z0-9_]*_unfiltered' *.[chyl] */*.[ch] | grep -v gdb_stdlog | grep -v gdb_stderr This yields a number of candidates to check. * The breakpoint _print_recreate family, and save_trace_state_variables. These are used for "save" commands and so are fine. * Things printing to a temporary stream. Obviously ok. * Disassembly selftests. * print_gdb_help - this is non-obvious, but ok because paging isn't yet enabled at this point during startup. * serial.c - doens't use gdb_stdout * The code in compile/. This is all printing to a file. * DWARF DIE dumping - doesn't reference gdb_stdout. * Calls to the _filtered form -- these are all clearly ok, because if they are using gdb_stdout, then filtering will still apply; and if not, then filtering never applied and still will not. Therefore, at this point, there is no longer any distinction between all the other _filtered and _unfiltered calls, and they can be unified. In this patch, take special note of the vfprintf_maybe_filtered and ui_file::vprintf change. This is one instance of the above idea, erasing the distinction between filtered and unfiltered -- in this part of the change, the "unfiltered_output" flag is never passe to cli_ui_out. Subsequent patches will go much further in this direction. Also note the can_emit_style_escape changes in ui-file.c. Checking against gdb_stdout or gdb_stderr was always a bit of a hack; and now it is no longer needed, because this is decision can be more fully delegated to the particular ui_file implementation. ui_file::can_page is removed, because this patch removed the only call to it. I think this is the main part of fixing PR cli/7234. Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7234
2022-03-29Remove vfprintf_styled_no_gdbfmtTom Tromey1-15/+0
This removes vfprintf_styled_no_gdbfmt, inlining it at the sole point of call.
2022-03-29Add puts_unfiltered method to ui_fileTom Tromey1-1/+3
When the pager is rewritten as a ui_file, gdb will still need a way to bypass the filtering. After examining a few approaches, I chose this patch, which adds a puts_unfiltered method to ui_file. For most implementations of ui_file, this will just delegate to puts. This patch also switches printf_unfiltered to use the new method.
2022-03-29Only have one API for unfiltered outputTom Tromey1-12/+0
At the end of this series, the use of unfiltered output will be very restricted -- only places that definitely need it will use it. To this end, I thought it would be good to reduce the number of _unfiltered APIs that are exposed. This patch changes gdb so that only printf_unfiltered exists. (After this patch, the f* variants still exist as well, but those will be removed later.)
2022-03-28Switch gdb_stdlog to use timestamped_fileTom Tromey1-29/+1
Currently, timestamps for logging are done by looking for the use of gdb_stdlog in vfprintf_unfiltered. This seems potentially buggy, in that during logging or other redirects (like execute_fn_to_ui_file) we might have gdb_stdout==gdb_stdlog and so, conceivably, wind up with timestamps in a log when they were not desired. It seems better, instead, for timestamps to be a property of the ui_file itself. This patch changes gdb to use the new timestamped_file for gdb_stdlog where appropriate, and removes the special case from vfprintf_unfiltered. Note that this may somewhat change the output in some cases -- in particular, when going through execute_fn_to_ui_file (or the _string variant), timestamps won't be emitted. This could be fixed in those functions, but it wasn't clear to me whether this is really desirable. Note also that this changes the TUI to send gdb_stdlog to gdb_stderr. I imagine that the previous use of gdb_stdout here was inadvertent. (And in any case it probably doesn't matter.)
2022-03-28Add new timestamped_file classTom Tromey1-1/+1
This adds a "timestamped_file" subclass of ui_file. This class adds a timestamp to its output when appropriate. That is, it follows the rule already used in vfprintf_unfiltered of adding a timestamp at most once per write. The new class is not yet used.
2022-02-24Support template lookups in strncmp_iw_with_modeKeith Seitz1-1/+81
This patch adds support for wild template parameter list matches, similar to how ABI tags or function overloads are now handled. With this patch, users will be able to "gloss over" the details of matching template parameter lists. This is accomplished by adding (yet more) logic to strncmp_iw_with_mode to skip parameter lists if none is explicitly given by the user. Here's a simple example using gdb.linespec/cpls-ops.exp: Before ------ (gdb) ptype test_op_call type = struct test_op_call { public: void operator()(void); void operator()(int); void operator()(long); void operator()<int>(int *); } (gdb) b test_op_call::operator() Breakpoint 1 at 0x400583: test_op_call::operator(). (3 locations) (gdb) i b Num Type Disp Enb Address What 1 breakpoint keep y <MULTIPLE> 1.1 y 0x400583 in test_op_call::operator()(int) at cpls-ops.cc:43 1.2 y 0x40058e in test_op_call::operator()() at cpls-ops.cc:47 1.3 y 0x40059e in test_op_call::operator()(long) at cpls-ops.cc:51 The breakpoint at test_op_call::operator()<int> was never set. After ----- (gdb) b test_op_call::operator() Breakpoint 1 at 0x400583: test_op_call::operator(). (4 locations) (gdb) i b Num Type Disp Enb Address What 1 breakpoint keep y <MULTIPLE> 1.1 y 0x400583 in test_op_call::operator()(int) at cpls-ops.cc:43 1.2 y 0x40058e in test_op_call::operator()() at cpls-ops.cc:47 1.3 y 0x40059e in test_op_call::operator()(long) at cpls-ops.cc:51 1.4 y 0x4008d0 in test_op_call::operator()<int>(int*) at cpls-ops.cc:57 Similar to how scope lookups work, passing "-qualified" to the break command will cause a literal lookup of the symbol. In the example immediately above, this will cause GDB to only find the three non-template functions.
2022-02-24Unit tests for strncmp_iw_with_modeKeith Seitz1-0/+565
This patch attempts to make a start at adding unit tests for strncmp_iw_with_mode. While there is quite a bit of testing of this function in other tests, these are currently end-to-end tests. This patch attempts to cover the basics of string matching, white space, C++ ABI tags, and several other topics. However, one area that is ostensibly missing is testing the `match_for_lcd' feature. This is otherwise tested as part of our end-to-end DejaGNU-based testing.
2022-02-20gdb: Only paginate for filtered output in fputs_maybe_filteredLancelot SIX1-1/+2
A have had situation where a unfiltered output (done using fputs_unfiltered) ended up triggering pagination. The backtrace for this was: ... #24 0x000055839377ee4e in check_async_event_handlers () at ../../gdb/async-event.c:335 #25 0x0000558394b67b57 in gdb_do_one_event () at ../../gdbsupport/event-loop.cc:216 #26 0x0000558394587454 in gdb_readline_wrapper (prompt=0x7ffd907712d0 "--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--") at ../../gdb/top.c:1148 #27 0x0000558394707270 in prompt_for_continue () at ../../gdb/utils.c:1438 #28 0x00005583947088b3 in fputs_maybe_filtered (linebuffer=0x60c0000f4000 " [...quite big message...]", stream=0x60300028e9d0, filter=0) at ../../gdb/utils.c:1752 #29 0x0000558394708e57 in fputs_unfiltered (linebuffer=0x60c0000f4000 " [...quite big message...]", stream=0x60300028e9d0) at ../../gdb/utils.c:1811 ... This comes from what appears to be a oversight in fputs_maybe_filtered. This function has a FILTER parameter which if true makes the function pause after every screenful (i.e. triggers pagination). The filter parameter is correctly used to guard the first place where prompt_for_continue. There is a second place in the function which can call prompt_for_continue, but is currently unguarded. I believe that this is an oversight, this patch fixes that. Tested on Linux-x86_64, no regression observed. Change-Id: Iad8ffd50a87cf20077500878e2564b5a7dc81ece
2022-02-04Remove host_hex_valueTom Tromey1-2/+2
I noticed that host_hex_value is redundant, because gdbsupport already has fromhex. This patch removes the former in favor of the latter. Regression tested on x86-64 Fedora 34.
2022-01-26Remove global wrap_here functionTom Tromey1-17/+3
This removes the global wrap_here function, so that future calls cannot be introduced. Instead, all callers must use the method on the appropriate ui_file. This temporarily moves the implementation of this method to utils.c. This will change once the remaining patches to untangle the pager have been written.
2022-01-26Always call the wrap_here methodTom Tromey1-4/+4
This changes all existing calls to wrap_here to call the method on the appropriate ui_file instead. The choice of ui_file is determined by context.
2022-01-26Convert wrap_here to use integer parameterTom Tromey1-33/+19
I think it only really makes sense to call wrap_here with an argument consisting solely of spaces. Given this, it seemed better to me that the argument be an int, rather than a string. This patch is the result. Much of it was written by a script.
2022-01-26gdb: add string_file::release methodSimon Marchi1-1/+1
A common pattern for string_file is to want to move out the internal string buffer, because it is the result of the computation that we want to return. It is the reason why string_file::string returns a non-const reference, as explained in the comment. I think it would make sense to have a dedicated method for that instead and make string_file::string return a const reference. This allows removing the explicit std::move in the typical case. Note that compile_program::compute was missing a move, meaning that the resulting string was copied. With the new version, it's not possible to forget to move. Change-Id: Ieaefa35b73daa7930b2f3a26988b6e3b4121bb79
2022-01-25Reduce explicit use of gdb_stdoutTom Tromey1-5/+5
In an earlier version of the pager rewrite series, it was important to audit unfiltered output calls to see which were truly necessary. This is no longer necessary, but it still seems like a decent cleanup to change calls to avoid explicitly passing gdb_stdout. That is, rather than using something like fprintf_unfiltered with gdb_stdout, the code ought to use plain printf_unfiltered instead. This patch makes this change. I went ahead and converted all the _filtered calls I could find, as well, for the same clarity.
2022-01-18Move gdb_regex to gdbsupportTom Tromey1-1/+1
This moves the gdb_regex convenience class to gdbsupport.
2022-01-18Introduce gdb-hashtab module in gdbsupportTom Tromey1-24/+0
gdb has some extensions and helpers for working with the libiberty hash table. This patch consolidates these and moves them to gdbsupport.
2022-01-18Move gdb obstack code to gdbsupportTom Tromey1-1/+1
This moves the gdb-specific obstack code -- both extensions like obconcat and obstack_strdup, and things like auto_obstack -- to gdbsupport.
2022-01-18Move gdb_argv to gdbsupportTom Tromey1-11/+1
This moves the gdb_argv class to a new header in gdbsupport.
2022-01-05Implement putstr and putstrn in ui_fileTom Tromey1-97/+0
In my tour of the ui_file subsystem, I found that fputstr and fputstrn can be simplified. The _filtered forms are never used (and IMO unlikely to ever be used) and so can be removed. And, the interface can be simplified by removing a callback function and moving the implementation directly to ui_file. A new self-test is included. Previously, I think nothing was testing this code. Regression tested on x86-64 Fedora 34.
2022-01-05Fix pager regressionTom Tromey1-0/+1
The patch to fix paging with redirection caused a regression in the internal AdaCore test suite. The problem occurs when running an MI command from the CLI using interpreter-exec, when paging is enabled. This scenario isn't covered by the current test suite, so this patch includes a new test. The problem is that, in this situation, MI does: fputs_unfiltered (strcmp (context->command, "target-select") == 0 ? "^connected" : "^done", mi->raw_stdout); Here raw_stdout is a stdio_file wrapping stdout, so the pager thinks that it is ok to buffer the output. However, in this setup, it isn't ok, and flushing the wrap buffer doesn't really work properly. Also, MI next does: mi_out_put (uiout, mi->raw_stdout); ... but this uses ui_file::write, which also doesn't flush the wrap buffer. I think all this will be fixed by the pager rewrite series I'm working on. However, in the meantime, adding the old gdb_stdout check back to the pager fixes this problem. Regression tested on x86-64 Fedora 34.
2022-01-01Automatic Copyright Year update after running gdb/copyright.pyJoel Brobecker1-1/+1
This commit brings all the changes made by running gdb/copyright.py as per GDB's Start of New Year Procedure. For the avoidance of doubt, all changes in this commits were performed by the script.
2021-12-29Fix logging redirection bug with pagerTom Tromey1-1/+1
I noticed yesterday that if gdb output is redirected to a file, the pager will still be active. This is irritating, because the output isn't actually visible -- just the pager prompt. Looking in bugzilla, I found that this had been filed 17 years ago, as PR cli/8798. This patch fixes the bug. It changes the pagination code to query the particular ui-file to see if paging is allowable. The ui-file implementations are changed so that only the stdout implementation and a tee (where one sub-file is stdout) can page. Regression tested on x86-64 Fedora 34. Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8798
2021-12-29Remove unusual use of core_addr_eq and core_addr_hashTom Tromey1-21/+0
gdbtypes.h uses core_addr_eq and core_addr_hash in a weird way: taking the address of a member and then passing this (as a void*) to these functions. It seems better to simply inline the ordinary code here. CORE_ADDR is a scalar so it can be directly compared, and the identity hash function seems safe to assume as well. After this, core_addr_eq and core_addr_hash are unused, so this patch removes them.
2021-12-24Remove gdb_print_host_addressTom Tromey1-8/+0
gdb_print_host_address is just a simple wrapper around fprintf_filtered. However, it is readily replaced in all callers by a combination of %s and call to host_address_to_string. This also simplifies the code, so I think it's worthwhile to remove this function. Regression tested on x86-64 Fedora 64.
2021-12-24Move gdb_bfd_errmsg to gdb_bfd.cTom Tromey1-28/+0
gdb_bfd.c contains most of gdb's BFD-related utility functions. However, gdb_bfd_errmsg is in utils.c. It seemed better to me to move this out of util.[ch] and into the BFD-related file instead. Tested by rebuilding.
2021-12-20Remove print_spacesTom Tromey1-6/+0
This removes the print_spaces helper function, in favor of using the "*%s" idiom that's already used in many places in gdb. One spot (in symmisc.c) is changed to use print_spaces_filtered, because the rest of that function is using filtered output. (This highlights one way that the printf idiom is better -- this error is harder to make when using that.) Regression tested on x86-64 Fedora 34.
2021-12-20Remove puts_debugTom Tromey1-85/+0
I noticed that puts_debug isn't used in the tree. git log tells me that the last use was removed in 2015: commit 40e0b27177e747600d3ec186458fe0e482a1cf77 Author: Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> Date: Mon Aug 24 15:40:26 2015 +0100 Delete the remaining ROM monitor targets ... and this commit mentions that the code being removed here probably hadn't worked for 6 years prior to that. Based on this, I'm removing puts_debug. I don't think it's useful. Tested by rebuilding.
2021-12-20Make n_spaces return a const char *Tom Tromey1-1/+1
n_spaces keeps the spaces in a static buffer. If a caller overwrites these, it may give an incorrect result to a subsequent caller. So, make the return type const to help avoid this outcome.
2021-11-16gdb/gdbsupport: make xstrprintf and xstrvprintf return a unique_ptrAndrew Burgess1-2/+2
The motivation is to reduce the number of places where unmanaged pointers are returned from allocation type routines. All of the callers are updated. There should be no user visible changes after this commit.
2021-10-28gdb: add add_setshow_prefix_cmdSimon Marchi1-7/+3
There's a common pattern to call add_basic_prefix_cmd and add_show_prefix_cmd to add matching set and show commands. Add the add_setshow_prefix_cmd function to factor that out and use it at a few places. Change-Id: I6e9e90a30e9efb7b255bf839cac27b85d7069cfd
2021-10-04Use unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> when demanglingTom Tromey1-8/+3
I noticed that some methods in language_defn could use unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> rather than a plain 'char *'. This patch implements this change, fixing up the fallout and changing gdb_demangle to also return this type. In one spot, std::string is used to simplify some related code, and in another, an auto_obstack is used to avoid manual management. Regression tested on x86-64 Fedora 34.
2021-09-28gdb: print backtrace for internal error/warningAndrew Burgess1-1/+35
This commit builds on previous work to allow GDB to print a backtrace of itself when GDB encounters an internal-error or internal-warning. This fixes PR gdb/26377. There's not many places where we call internal_warning, and I guess in most cases the user would probably continue their debug session. And so, in order to avoid cluttering up the output, by default, printing of a backtrace is off for internal-warnings. In contrast, printing of a backtrace is on by default for internal-errors, as I figure that in most cases hitting an internal-error is going to be the end of the debug session. Whether a backtrace is printed or not can be controlled with the new settings: maintenance set internal-error backtrace on|off maintenance show internal-error backtrace maintenance set internal-warning backtrace on|off maintenance show internal-warning backtrace Here is an example of what an internal-error now looks like with the backtrace included: (gdb) maintenance internal-error blah ../../src.dev-3/gdb/maint.c:82: internal-error: blah A problem internal to GDB has been detected, further debugging may prove unreliable. ----- Backtrace ----- 0x5c61ca gdb_internal_backtrace_1 ../../src.dev-3/gdb/bt-utils.c:123 0x5c626d _Z22gdb_internal_backtracev ../../src.dev-3/gdb/bt-utils.c:165 0xe33237 internal_vproblem ../../src.dev-3/gdb/utils.c:393 0xe33539 _Z15internal_verrorPKciS0_P13__va_list_tag ../../src.dev-3/gdb/utils.c:470 0x1549652 _Z14internal_errorPKciS0_z ../../src.dev-3/gdbsupport/errors.cc:55 0x9c7982 maintenance_internal_error ../../src.dev-3/gdb/maint.c:82 0x636f57 do_simple_func ../../src.dev-3/gdb/cli/cli-decode.c:97 .... snip, lots more backtrace lines .... --------------------- ../../src.dev-3/gdb/maint.c:82: internal-error: blah A problem internal to GDB has been detected, further debugging may prove unreliable. Quit this debugging session? (y or n) y This is a bug, please report it. For instructions, see: <https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>. ../../src.dev-3/gdb/maint.c:82: internal-error: blah A problem internal to GDB has been detected, further debugging may prove unreliable. Create a core file of GDB? (y or n) n My hope is that this backtrace might make it slightly easier to diagnose GDB issues if all that is provided is the console output, I find that we frequently get reports of an assert being hit that is located in pretty generic code (frame.c, value.c, etc) and it is not always obvious how we might have arrived at the assert. Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26377
2021-09-07gdb: make use of std::string in utils.cAndrew Burgess1-29/+25
Replace some of the manual string management (malloc/free) with std::string when creating commands in utils.c. Things are a little bit messy as, creating the prefix commands (using add_basic_prefix_cmd and add_show_prefix_cmd), doesn't copy the doc string, while creating the actual set/show commands (using add_setshow_enum_cmd) does copy the doc string. As a result, I have retained the use of xstrprintf when creating the prefix command doc strings, but switched to using std::string when creating the actual set/show commands. There should be no user visible changes after this commit.