Avoid memcpys in regcache read_part/write_part for full registers.

Additionally, tidy up the functions: Remove asserts, use gdb_byte,
update comments.

gdb/
	* regcache.c (readable_regcache::read_part): Avoid memcpy when
	possible.
	(regcache::write_part): Likewise.
	(readable_regcache::cooked_read_part): Update comment.
	(readable_regcache::cooked_write_part): Likewise.
	* regcache.h: (readable_regcache::read_part): Likewise.
	(regcache::write_part): Likewise.

gdb/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2018-06-21  Alan Hayward  <alan.hayward@arm.com>
+
+        * regcache.c (readable_regcache::read_part): Avoid memcpy when
+        possible.
+        (regcache::write_part): Likewise.
+        (readable_regcache::cooked_read_part): Update comment.
+        (readable_regcache::cooked_write_part): Likewise.
+        * regcache.h: (readable_regcache::read_part): Likewise.
+        (regcache::write_part): Likewise.
+
 2018-06-21  Richard Bunt  <richard.bunt@arm.com>
 	    Dirk Schubert  <dirk.schubert@arm.com>
 

gdb/regcache.c

@@ -775,77 +775,85 @@ regcache::cooked_write (int regnum, const gdb_byte *buf)
 				   regnum, buf);
 }
 
-/* Perform a partial register transfer using a read, modify, write
+/* See regcache.h.  */
-   operation.  */
 
 enum register_status
-readable_regcache::read_part (int regnum, int offset, int len, void *in,
+readable_regcache::read_part (int regnum, int offset, int len,
-			      bool is_raw)
+			      gdb_byte *out, bool is_raw)
 {
-  struct gdbarch *gdbarch = arch ();
+  int reg_size = register_size (arch (), regnum);
-  gdb_byte *reg = (gdb_byte *) alloca (register_size (gdbarch, regnum));
+
+  gdb_assert (out != NULL);
+  gdb_assert (offset >= 0 && len >= 0 && offset + len <= reg_size);
+
+  if (offset == 0 && len == 0)
+    {
+      /* Nothing to do.  */
+      return REG_VALID;
+    }
+
+  if (offset == 0 && len == reg_size)
+    {
+      /* Read the full register.  */
+      return (is_raw) ? raw_read (regnum, out) : cooked_read (regnum, out);
+    }
 
-  gdb_assert (in != NULL);
-  gdb_assert (offset >= 0 && offset <= m_descr->sizeof_register[regnum]);
-  gdb_assert (len >= 0 && offset + len <= m_descr->sizeof_register[regnum]);
-  /* Something to do?  */
-  if (offset + len == 0)
-    return REG_VALID;
-  /* Read (when needed) ...  */
   enum register_status status;
+  gdb_byte *reg = (gdb_byte *) alloca (reg_size);
 
-  if (is_raw)
+  /* Read full register to buffer.  */
-    status = raw_read (regnum, reg);
+  status = (is_raw) ? raw_read (regnum, reg) : cooked_read (regnum, reg);
-  else
-    status = cooked_read (regnum, reg);
   if (status != REG_VALID)
     return status;
 
-  /* ... modify ...  */
+  /* Copy out.  */
-  memcpy (in, reg + offset, len);
+  memcpy (out, reg + offset, len);
-
   return REG_VALID;
 }
 
+/* See regcache.h.  */
+
 enum register_status
 regcache::write_part (int regnum, int offset, int len,
-		     const void *out, bool is_raw)
+		      const gdb_byte *in, bool is_raw)
 {
-  struct gdbarch *gdbarch = arch ();
+  int reg_size = register_size (arch (), regnum);
-  gdb_byte *reg = (gdb_byte *) alloca (register_size (gdbarch, regnum));
 
-  gdb_assert (out != NULL);
+  gdb_assert (in != NULL);
-  gdb_assert (offset >= 0 && offset <= m_descr->sizeof_register[regnum]);
+  gdb_assert (offset >= 0 && len >= 0 && offset + len <= reg_size);
-  gdb_assert (len >= 0 && offset + len <= m_descr->sizeof_register[regnum]);
+
-  /* Something to do?  */
+  if (offset == 0 && len == 0)
-  if (offset + len == 0)
-    return REG_VALID;
-  /* Read (when needed) ...  */
-  if (offset > 0
-      || offset + len < m_descr->sizeof_register[regnum])
     {
-      enum register_status status;
+      /* Nothing to do.  */
-
+      return REG_VALID;
-      if (is_raw)
-	status = raw_read (regnum, reg);
-      else
-	status = cooked_read (regnum, reg);
-      if (status != REG_VALID)
-	return status;
     }
 
-  memcpy (reg + offset, out, len);
+  if (offset == 0 && len == reg_size)
-  /* ... write (when needed).  */
+    {
-  if (is_raw)
+      /* Write the full register.  */
-    raw_write (regnum, reg);
+      (is_raw) ? raw_write (regnum, in) : cooked_write (regnum, in);
-  else
+      return REG_VALID;
-    cooked_write (regnum, reg);
+    }
 
+  enum register_status status;
+  gdb_byte *reg = (gdb_byte *) alloca (reg_size);
+
+  /* Read existing register to buffer.  */
+  status = (is_raw) ? raw_read (regnum, reg) : cooked_read (regnum, reg);
+  if (status != REG_VALID)
+    return status;
+
+  /* Update buffer, then write back to regcache.  */
+  memcpy (reg + offset, in, len);
+  is_raw ? raw_write (regnum, reg) : cooked_write (regnum, reg);
   return REG_VALID;
 }
 
+/* See regcache.h.  */
+
 enum register_status
-readable_regcache::raw_read_part (int regnum, int offset, int len, gdb_byte *buf)
+readable_regcache::raw_read_part (int regnum, int offset, int len,
+				  gdb_byte *buf)
 {
   assert_regnum (regnum);
   return read_part (regnum, offset, len, buf, true);
@@ -861,6 +869,8 @@ regcache::raw_write_part (int regnum, int offset, int len,
   write_part (regnum, offset, len, buf, true);
 }
 
+/* See regcache.h.  */
+
 enum register_status
 readable_regcache::cooked_read_part (int regnum, int offset, int len,
 				     gdb_byte *buf)
@@ -869,6 +879,8 @@ readable_regcache::cooked_read_part (int regnum, int offset, int len,
   return read_part (regnum, offset, len, buf, false);
 }
 
+/* See regcache.h.  */
+
 void
 regcache::cooked_write_part (int regnum, int offset, int len,
 			     const gdb_byte *buf)

gdb/regcache.h

@@ -253,8 +253,11 @@ public:
   struct value *cooked_read_value (int regnum);
 
 protected:
-  enum register_status read_part (int regnum, int offset, int len, void *in,
+
-				  bool is_raw);
+  /* Perform a partial register transfer using a read, modify, write
+     operation.  Will fail if register is currently invalid.  */
+  enum register_status read_part (int regnum, int offset, int len,
+				  gdb_byte *out, bool is_raw);
 };
 
 /* Buffer of registers, can be read and written.  */
@@ -355,9 +358,10 @@ private:
 			int regnum, const void *in_buf,
 			void *out_buf, size_t size) const;
 
+  /* Perform a partial register transfer using a read, modify, write
+     operation.  */
   enum register_status write_part (int regnum, int offset, int len,
-				   const void *out, bool is_raw);
+				   const gdb_byte *in, bool is_raw);
-
 
   /* The address space of this register cache (for registers where it
      makes sense, like PC or SP).  */