Make "set scheduler-locking step" depend on user intention, only

Currently, "set scheduler-locking step" is a bit odd.  The manual
documents it as being optimized for stepping, so that focus of
debugging does not change unexpectedly, but then it says that
sometimes other threads may run, and thus focus may indeed change
unexpectedly...  A user can then be excused to get confused and wonder
why does GDB behave like this.

I don't think a user should have to know about details of how "next"
or whatever other run control command is implemented internally to
understand when does the "scheduler-locking step" setting take effect.

This patch completes a transition that the code has been moving
towards for a while.  It makes "set scheduler-locking step" hold
threads depending on whether the _command_ the user entered was a
stepping command [step/stepi/next/nexti], or not.

Before, GDB could end up locking threads even on "continue" if for
some reason run control decides a thread needs to be single stepped
(e.g., for a software watchpoint).

After, if a "continue" happens to need to single-step for some reason,
we won't lock threads (unless when stepping over a breakpoint,
naturally).  And if a stepping command wants to continue a thread for
bit, like when skipping a function to a step-resume breakpoint, we'll
still lock threads, so focus of debugging doesn't change.

In order to make this work, we need to record in the thread structure
whether what set it running was a stepping command.

(A follow up patch will remove the "step" parameters of 'proceed' and 'resume')

FWIW, Fedora GDB, which defaults to "scheduler-locking step" (mainline
defaults to "off") carries a different patch that goes in this
direction as well.

Tested on x86_64 Fedora 20, native and gdbserver.

gdb/ChangeLog:
2015-03-24  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* gdbthread.h (struct thread_control_state) <stepping_command>:
	New field.
	* infcmd.c (step_once): Pass step=1 to clear_proceed_status.  Set
	the thread's stepping_command field.
	* infrun.c (resume): Check the thread's stepping_command flag to
	determine which threads should be resumed.  Rename 'entry_step'
	local to user_step.
	(clear_proceed_status_thread): Clear 'stepping_command'.
	(schedlock_applies): Change parameter type to struct thread_info
	pointer.  Adjust.
	(find_thread_needs_step_over): Remove 'step' parameter.  Adjust.
	(switch_back_to_stepped_thread): Adjust calls to
	'schedlock_applies'.
	(_initialize_infrun): Adjust "set scheduler-locking step" help.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
2015-03-24  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* gdb.threads/schedlock.exp (test_step): No longer expect that
	"set scheduler-locking step" with "next" over a function call runs
	threads unlocked.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
2015-03-24  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (test_step) <set scheduler-locking step>: No longer
	mention that threads may sometimes run unlocked.
This commit is contained in:
Pedro Alves 2015-03-24 17:50:31 +00:00
parent 885eeb5b8e
commit 856e7dd698
8 changed files with 60 additions and 34 deletions

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@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
2015-03-24 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* gdbthread.h (struct thread_control_state) <stepping_command>:
New field.
* infcmd.c (step_once): Pass step=1 to clear_proceed_status. Set
the thread's stepping_command field.
* infrun.c (resume): Check the thread's stepping_command flag to
determine which threads should be resumed. Rename 'entry_step'
local to user_step.
(clear_proceed_status_thread): Clear 'stepping_command'.
(schedlock_applies): Change parameter type to struct thread_info
pointer. Adjust.
(find_thread_needs_step_over): Remove 'step' parameter. Adjust.
(switch_back_to_stepped_thread): Adjust calls to
'schedlock_applies'.
(_initialize_infrun): Adjust "set scheduler-locking step" help.
2015-03-24 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* infrun.c (step_start_function): Delete and ...

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@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
2015-03-24 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (test_step) <set scheduler-locking step>: No longer
mention that threads may sometimes run unlocked.
2015-03-23 Yurij Grechishhev <yurij.grechishhev@gmail.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Remote configuration): Document "set/show

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@ -5846,9 +5846,8 @@ current thread may run when the inferior is resumed. The @code{step}
mode optimizes for single-stepping; it prevents other threads
from preempting the current thread while you are stepping, so that
the focus of debugging does not change unexpectedly.
Other threads only rarely (or never) get a chance to run
when you step. They are more likely to run when you @samp{next} over a
function call, and they are completely free to run when you use commands
Other threads never get a chance to run when you step, and they are
completely free to run when you use commands
like @samp{continue}, @samp{until}, or @samp{finish}. However, unless another
thread hits a breakpoint during its timeslice, @value{GDBN} does not change
the current thread away from the thread that you are debugging.

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@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ struct thread_control_state
thread was resumed as a result of a command applied to some other
thread (e.g., "next" with scheduler-locking off). */
struct interp *command_interp;
/* Whether the command that started the thread was a stepping
command. This is used to decide whether "set scheduler-locking
step" behaves like "on" or "off". */
int stepping_command;
};
/* Inferior thread specific part of `struct infcall_suspend_state'.

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@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ step_once (int skip_subroutines, int single_inst, int count, int thread)
THREAD is set. */
struct thread_info *tp = inferior_thread ();
clear_proceed_status (!skip_subroutines);
clear_proceed_status (1);
set_step_frame ();
if (!single_inst)
@ -1121,6 +1121,7 @@ step_once (int skip_subroutines, int single_inst, int count, int thread)
tp->control.step_over_calls = STEP_OVER_ALL;
tp->step_multi = (count > 1);
tp->control.stepping_command = 1;
proceed ((CORE_ADDR) -1, GDB_SIGNAL_DEFAULT, 1);
/* For async targets, register a continuation to do any

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@ -2038,7 +2038,6 @@ user_visible_resume_ptid (int step)
we get a SIGINT random_signal, but for remote debugging and perhaps
other targets, that's not true).
STEP nonzero if we should step (zero to continue instead).
SIG is the signal to give the inferior (zero for none). */
void
resume (int step, enum gdb_signal sig)
@ -2050,13 +2049,10 @@ resume (int step, enum gdb_signal sig)
CORE_ADDR pc = regcache_read_pc (regcache);
struct address_space *aspace = get_regcache_aspace (regcache);
ptid_t resume_ptid;
/* From here on, this represents the caller's step vs continue
request, while STEP represents what we'll actually request the
target to do. STEP can decay from a step to a continue, if e.g.,
we need to implement single-stepping with breakpoints (software
single-step). When deciding whether "set scheduler-locking step"
applies, it's the callers intention that counts. */
const int entry_step = step;
/* This represents the user's step vs continue request. When
deciding whether "set scheduler-locking step" applies, it's the
user's intention that counts. */
const int user_step = tp->control.stepping_command;
tp->stepped_breakpoint = 0;
@ -2165,7 +2161,7 @@ resume (int step, enum gdb_signal sig)
target_pass_signals ((int) GDB_SIGNAL_LAST, signal_pass);
/* ... and safe to let other threads run, according to
schedlock. */
resume_ptid = user_visible_resume_ptid (entry_step);
resume_ptid = user_visible_resume_ptid (user_step);
target_resume (resume_ptid, 0, GDB_SIGNAL_0);
discard_cleanups (old_cleanups);
return;
@ -2207,7 +2203,7 @@ resume (int step, enum gdb_signal sig)
Unless we're calling an inferior function, as in that
case we pretend the inferior doesn't run at all. */
if (!tp->control.in_infcall)
set_running (user_visible_resume_ptid (entry_step), 1);
set_running (user_visible_resume_ptid (user_step), 1);
discard_cleanups (old_cleanups);
return;
}
@ -2280,7 +2276,7 @@ resume (int step, enum gdb_signal sig)
/* Decide the set of threads to ask the target to resume. Start
by assuming everything will be resumed, than narrow the set
by applying increasingly restricting conditions. */
resume_ptid = user_visible_resume_ptid (entry_step);
resume_ptid = user_visible_resume_ptid (user_step);
/* Even if RESUME_PTID is a wildcard, and we end up resuming less
(e.g., we might need to step over a breakpoint), from the
@ -2413,6 +2409,7 @@ clear_proceed_status_thread (struct thread_info *tp)
tp->control.proceed_to_finish = 0;
tp->control.command_interp = NULL;
tp->control.stepping_command = 0;
/* Discard any remaining commands or status from previous stop. */
bpstat_clear (&tp->control.stop_bpstat);
@ -2492,21 +2489,19 @@ thread_still_needs_step_over (struct thread_info *tp)
we're about to do a step/next-like command to a thread. */
static int
schedlock_applies (int step)
schedlock_applies (struct thread_info *tp)
{
return (scheduler_mode == schedlock_on
|| (scheduler_mode == schedlock_step
&& step));
&& tp->control.stepping_command));
}
/* Look a thread other than EXCEPT that has previously reported a
breakpoint event, and thus needs a step-over in order to make
progress. Returns NULL is none is found. STEP indicates whether
we're about to step the current thread, in order to decide whether
"set scheduler-locking step" applies. */
progress. Returns NULL is none is found. */
static struct thread_info *
find_thread_needs_step_over (int step, struct thread_info *except)
find_thread_needs_step_over (struct thread_info *except)
{
struct thread_info *tp, *current;
@ -2517,7 +2512,7 @@ find_thread_needs_step_over (int step, struct thread_info *except)
/* If scheduler locking applies, we can avoid iterating over all
threads. */
if (schedlock_applies (step))
if (schedlock_applies (except))
{
if (except != current
&& thread_still_needs_step_over (current))
@ -2652,7 +2647,7 @@ proceed (CORE_ADDR addr, enum gdb_signal siggnal, int step)
Look for a thread other than the current (TP) that reported a
breakpoint hit and hasn't been resumed yet since. */
step_over = find_thread_needs_step_over (step, tp);
step_over = find_thread_needs_step_over (tp);
if (step_over != NULL)
{
if (debug_infrun)
@ -5592,7 +5587,7 @@ switch_back_to_stepped_thread (struct execution_control_state *ecs)
current thread is stepping. If some other thread not the
event thread is stepping, then it must be that scheduler
locking is not in effect. */
if (schedlock_applies (0))
if (schedlock_applies (ecs->event_thread))
return 0;
/* Look for the stepping/nexting thread, and check if any other
@ -5628,7 +5623,7 @@ switch_back_to_stepped_thread (struct execution_control_state *ecs)
stepping, then scheduler locking can't be in effect,
otherwise we wouldn't have resumed the current event
thread in the first place. */
gdb_assert (!schedlock_applies (currently_stepping (tp)));
gdb_assert (!schedlock_applies (tp));
stepping_thread = tp;
}
@ -7875,9 +7870,8 @@ Set mode for locking scheduler during execution."), _("\
Show mode for locking scheduler during execution."), _("\
off == no locking (threads may preempt at any time)\n\
on == full locking (no thread except the current thread may run)\n\
step == scheduler locked during every single-step operation.\n\
In this mode, no other thread may run during a step command.\n\
Other threads may run while stepping over a function call ('next')."),
step == scheduler locked during stepping commands (step, next, stepi, nexti).\n\
In this mode, other threads may run during other commands."),
set_schedlock_func, /* traps on target vector */
show_scheduler_mode,
&setlist, &showlist);

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@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
2015-03-24 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* gdb.threads/schedlock.exp (test_step): No longer expect that
"set scheduler-locking step" with "next" over a function call runs
threads unlocked.
2015-03-24 Antoine Tremblay <antoine.tremblay@ericsson.com>
* gdb.mi/mi-pending.exp: Fix output of breakpoint test.

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@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ proc test_step { schedlock cmd call_function } {
step_ten_loops $cmd
# "next" lets other threads run while stepping over functions.
if { $schedlock == "on" || ($schedlock == "step" && !$call_function) } {
if { $schedlock == "on" || $schedlock == "step" } {
set locked 1
} else {
set locked 0
@ -302,10 +301,10 @@ foreach schedlock {"off" "step" "on"} {
test_step $schedlock "step" 0
}
with_test_prefix "cmd=next" {
# With "next", and schedlock "step", threads run unlocked
# when stepping over a function call. This exercises both
# with and without a function call. Without a function
# call "next" should behave just like "step".
# In GDB <= 7.9, with schedlock "step", "next" would
# unlock threads when stepping over a function call. This
# exercises "next" with and without a function call. WRT
# "schedlock step", "next" should behave just like "step".
foreach call_function {0 1} {
with_test_prefix "call_function=$call_function" {
test_step $schedlock "next" $call_function