Due to the lack of debug information in the binary, GDB is unable to figure
out what language is being used. This may be a problem when doing remote
debugging and the binary stops at the entry point containing asm code.
In this case GDB will switch to asm as current language and will not switch
back to C when it reaches main, which in turn causes the compile feature check
to malfunction.
This is solved by forcing the language to C after reaching main.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
2015-08-26 Luis Machado <lgustavo@codesourcery.com>
* gdb.compile/compile-ifunc.exp (with_test_prefix): Force language
to C.
GDB could:
compile code struct_object.selffield = &struct_object
./compile/compile-c-types.c:83: internal-error: insert_type: Assertion `add == NULL || add->gcc_type == gcc_type' failed.
A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
further debugging may prove unreliable.
Quit this debugging session? (y or n) FAIL: gdb.compile/compile.exp: compile code struct_object.selffield = &struct_object (GDB internal
error)
The bug was not in GDB but in the GCC part interfacing with GDB.
Alexandre Oliva has fixed it the right way:
https://gcc.gnu.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=gcc.git;a=commitdiff;h=072dfdba0ea62abb65514cb3a90cdf3868efe286
git://gcc.gnu.org/git/gcc.git
aoliva/libcp1
Attaching this GDB testsuite update + info to user s/he should upgrade GCC.
After Alex upstreams the fix I can update the message to contain the specific
GCC release.
gdb/ChangeLog
2015-07-08 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
PR compile/18484
* compile/compile-c-types.c (insert_type): Change gdb_assert to error.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2015-07-08 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
PR compile/18484
* gdb.compile/compile.c (struct struct_type): Add volatile to
selffield's type.
* gdb.compile/compile.exp
(compile code struct_object.selffield = &struct_object): Skip further
struct_object tests if this one xfails.
Patch implementing '@' GDB array operator in GCC has been rejected:
https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2015-06/msg00414.html
and so there is now a GDB tracker to implement it just in GDB:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18489
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2015-06-04 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.compile/compile-print.exp (compile print *vararray@3)
(compile print *vararrayp@3): Change xfail to kfail compile/18489.
Currently inferior memory is allocated by inferior mmap() but it is never
deallocated; despite the injected objfile incl. its symbols is freed. This was
intentional so that one can do for example:
inferior:
char *str = "foo";
GDB:
(gdb) compile code str = "bar";
I believe later patches will be needed to introduce full control over keeping
vs. discarding the injected module as being discussed in:
compile: objfiles lifetime UI
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb/2015-04/msg00051.html
Message-ID: <20150429135735.GA16974@host1.jankratochvil.net>
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb/2015-05/msg00007.html
As decided by Phil it is better not to leak inferior pages as users can
workaround the issue above for example by:
(gdb) compile code str = strdup ("bar");
I have checked that in fact gdb/doc/ (written by Phil) already expects the
injected code will be unmapped so that does not need to be changed:
compile code int ff = 5; p = &ff;
In this example, @code{p} would point to @code{ff} when the
@code{compile} command is executing the source code provided to it.
However, as variables in the (example) program persist with their
assigned values, the variable @code{p} would point to an invalid
location when the command exists.
gdb/ChangeLog
2015-04-28 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* arch-utils.c (default_infcall_munmap): New.
* arch-utils.h (default_infcall_munmap): New declaration.
* compile/compile-object-load.c (struct munmap_list, munmap_list_add)
(munmap_list_free, munmap_listp_free_cleanup): New.
(struct setup_sections_data): Add field munmap_list_headp.
(setup_sections): Call munmap_list_add.
(compile_object_load): New variable munmap_list_head, initialize
setup_sections_data.munmap_list_headp, return munmap_list_head.
* compile/compile-object-load.h (struct munmap_list): New declaration.
(struct compile_module): Add field munmap_list_head.
(munmap_list_free): New declaration.
* compile/compile-object-run.c (struct do_module_cleanup): Add field
munmap_list_head.
(do_module_cleanup): Call munmap_list_free.
(compile_object_run): Pass munmap_list_head to do_module_cleanup.
* gdbarch.c: Regenerate.
* gdbarch.h: Regenerate.
* gdbarch.sh (infcall_munmap): New.
* linux-tdep.c (linux_infcall_munmap): New.
(linux_init_abi): Install it.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2015-04-28 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.compile/compile.exp (keep jit in memory): Rename to ...
(do not keep jit in memory): ... this.
(expect 5): Change it to ...
(expect no 5): ... this.
It is planned the existing GDB command 'print' will be able to evaluate its
expressions using the compiler. There will be some option to choose between
the existing GDB evaluation and the compiler evaluation. But as an
intermediate step this patch provides the expression printing feature as a new
command.
I can imagine it could be also called 'maintenance compile print' as in the
future one should be able to use its functionality by the normal 'print'
command.
There was a discussion with Eli about the command name:
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2015-03/msg00880.html
As there were no other comments yet I haven't renamed it yet, before there is
some confirmation about settlement on the final name.
Support for the GDB '@' operator to create arrays has been submitted for GCC:
[gcc patch] libcc1: '@' GDB array operator
https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2015-03/msg01451.html
gdb/ChangeLog
2015-05-16 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
* NEWS (Changes since GDB 7.9): Add compile print.
* compile/compile-c-support.c (add_code_header, add_code_footer)
(c_compute_program): Add COMPILE_I_PRINT_ADDRESS_SCOPE and
COMPILE_I_PRINT_VALUE_SCOPE.
* compile/compile-internal.h (COMPILE_I_PRINT_OUT_ARG_TYPE)
(COMPILE_I_PRINT_OUT_ARG, COMPILE_I_EXPR_VAL, COMPILE_I_EXPR_PTR_TYPE):
New.
* compile/compile-object-load.c: Include block.h.
(get_out_value_type): New function.
(compile_object_load): Handle COMPILE_I_PRINT_ADDRESS_SCOPE and
COMPILE_I_PRINT_VALUE_SCOPE. Set compile_module's OUT_VALUE_ADDR and
OUT_VALUE_TYPE.
* compile/compile-object-load.h (struct compile_module): Add fields
out_value_addr and out_value_type.
* compile/compile-object-run.c: Include valprint.h and compile.h.
(struct do_module_cleanup): Add fields out_value_addr and
out_value_type.
(do_module_cleanup): Handle COMPILE_I_PRINT_ADDRESS_SCOPE and
COMPILE_I_PRINT_VALUE_SCOPE.
(compile_object_run): Propagate out_value_addr and out_value_type.
Pass OUT_VALUE_ADDR.
* compile/compile.c: Include valprint.h.
(compile_print_value, compile_print_command): New functions.
(eval_compile_command): Handle failed COMPILE_I_PRINT_ADDRESS_SCOPE.
(_initialize_compile): Update compile code help text. Install
compile_print_command.
* compile/compile.h (compile_print_value): New prototype.
* defs.h (enum compile_i_scope_types): Add
COMPILE_I_PRINT_ADDRESS_SCOPE and COMPILE_I_PRINT_VALUE_SCOPE.
gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2015-05-16 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Compiling and Injecting Code): Add compile print.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2015-05-16 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.compile/compile-print.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-print.exp: New file.
For a reason unknown to me GDB was using -w instead of -Wall for 'compile code'.
The problem is later patch for 'compile printf' really needs some warnings to
be able to catch for example missing format string parameters:
(gdb) compile printf "%d\n"
GCC does not seem to be able to cancel -w (there is nothing like -no-w).
Besides that I think even 'compile code' can benefit from -Wall.
That #ifndef change in print_one_macro() is needed otherwise we get
macro-redefinition warnings for the GCC built-in macros (as -w is no
longer in effect). For example, without the #ifndef/#endif one gets:
compile -r -- void _gdb_expr(){int i = 5;}^M
/tmp/gdbobj-xpU1yB/out4.c:4:0: warning: "__FILE__" redefined [-Wbuiltin-macro-redefined]^M
/tmp/gdbobj-xpU1yB/out4.c:5:0: warning: "__LINE__" redefined^M
...
It makes more sense to pick the inferior's version of the macros, hence
#ifndef instead of #undef.
That new testsuite XFAIL is there as if one changes the struct definition to be
compliant with cv-qualifiers (to prevent the warnings):
struct struct_type {
- struct struct_type *selffield;
+ volatile struct struct_type *selffield;
only then GCC/GDB will hit the crash, described in that GDB PR 18202.
gdb/ChangeLog
2015-05-16 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* compile/compile-c-support.c (print_one_macro): Use #ifndef.
(generate_register_struct): Use __gdb_uintptr for TYPE_CODE_PTR.
(c_compute_program): Call generate_register_struct after typedefs.
* compile/compile-loc2c.c (push, pushf_register_address)
(pushf_register): Cast to GCC_UINTPTR.
(do_compile_dwarf_expr_to_c): Use unused attribute. Add space after
type. Use GCC_UINTPTR instead of void *. Remove excessive cast.
(compile_dwarf_expr_to_c): Use GCC_UINTPTR instead of void *.
* compile/compile.c (_initialize_compile): Enable warnings for
COMPILE_ARGS.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2015-05-16 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.compile/compile-ops.exp: Cast param to void.
* gdb.compile/compile.exp: Complete type for _gdb_expr.
(compile code struct_object.selffield = &struct_object): Add xfail.
One could not call IFUNCs (=indirect functions) from the compiled injected
code. Either it errored with:
gdb command line:1:1: error: function return type cannot be function
or it just called the IFUNC dispatcher in normal way, returning real function
implementation address instead of the function return value (and thus no
function was called).
gdb/ChangeLog
2015-02-26 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* compile/compile-c-symbols.c (convert_one_symbol, convert_symbol_bmsym)
(gcc_symbol_address): Call gnu_ifunc_resolve_addr.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2015-02-26 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.compile/compile-ifunc.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-ifunc.exp: New file.
TBH while I always comment reasons for each of the compilation options in
reality I tried them all and chose that combination that needs the most simple
compile/compile-object-load.c (ld.so emulation) implementation.
gdb/ChangeLog
2015-01-22 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* compile/compile.c (_initialize_compile): Use -fPIE for compile_args.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2015-01-22 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.compile/compile.exp (pointer to jit function): New test.
On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 07:00:28 +0100, Yao Qi wrote:
The build on mingw host is broken because mingw has no mkdtemp.
../../../git/gdb/compile/compile.c: In function 'get_compile_file_tempdir':
../../../git/gdb/compile/compile.c:194:3: error: implicit declaration of function 'mkdtemp' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
tempdir_name = mkdtemp (tname);
^
../../../git/gdb/compile/compile.c:194:16: error: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast [-Werror]
tempdir_name = mkdtemp (tname);
^
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
In the end I have managed to test it by Wine myself:
$ wine build_win32/gdb/gdb.exe -q build_win32/gdb/gdb.exe -ex start -ex 'compile code 1' -ex 'set confirm no' -ex quit
[...]
Temporary breakpoint 1, main (argc=1, argv=0x241418) at ../../gdb/gdb.c:29
29 args.argc = argc;
Could not load libcc1.so: Module not found.
Even if it managed to load libcc1.so (it needs host-dependent name libcc1.dll)
then it would soon end up at least on:
default_infcall_mmap:
error (_("This target does not support inferior memory allocation by mmap."));
As currently there is only:
linux-tdep.c:
set_gdbarch_infcall_mmap (gdbarch, linux_infcall_mmap);
While one could debug Linux targets from MS-Windows host I find it somehow
overcomplicated now when we are trying to get it running at least on native
Linux x86*.
The 'compile' project needs a larger port effort to run on MS-Windows.
gdb/ChangeLog
2014-12-17 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
Fix MinGW compilation.
* compile/compile.c (get_compile_file_tempdir): Call error if
!HAVE_MKDTEMP.
* config.in: Regenerate.
* configure: Regenerate.
* configure.ac (AC_CHECK_FUNCS): Add mkdtemp.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2014-12-17 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
Fix MinGW compilation.
* gdb.compile/compile-ops.exp: Update untested message if
!skip_compile_feature_tests.
* gdb.compile/compile-setjmp.exp: Likewise.
* gdb.compile/compile-tls.exp: Likewise.
* gdb.compile/compile.exp: Likewise.
* lib/gdb.exp (skip_compile_feature_tests): Check also "Command not
supported on this host".
This final patch adds the new "compile" command and subcommands, and
all the machinery needed to make it work.
A shared library supplied by gcc is used for all communications with
gcc. Types and most aspects of symbols are provided directly by gdb
to the compiler using this library.
gdb provides some information about the user's code using plain text.
Macros are emitted this way, and DWARF location expressions (and
bounds for VLA) are compiled to C code.
This hybrid approach was taken because, on the one hand, it is better
to provide global declarations and such on demand; but on the other
hand, for local variables, translating DWARF location expressions to C
was much simpler than exporting a full compiler API to gdb -- the same
result, only easier to implement, understand, and debug.
In the ordinary mode, the user's expression is wrapped in a dummy
function. After compilation, gdb inserts the resulting object code
into the inferior, then calls this function.
Access to local variables is provided by noting which registers are
used by location expressions, and passing a structure of register
values into the function. Writes to registers are supported by
copying out these values after the function returns.
This approach was taken so that we could eventually implement other
more interesting features based on this same infrastructure; for
example, we're planning to investigate inferior-side breakpoint
conditions.
gdb/ChangeLog
2014-12-12 Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* NEWS: Update.
* symtab.h (struct symbol_computed_ops) <generate_c_location>: New
field.
* p-lang.c (pascal_language_defn): Update.
* opencl-lang.c (opencl_language_defn): Update.
* objc-lang.c (objc_language_defn): Update.
* m2-lang.c (m2_language_defn): Update.
* language.h (struct language_defn) <la_get_compile_instance,
la_compute_program>: New fields.
* language.c (unknown_language_defn, auto_language_defn)
(local_language_defn): Update.
* jv-lang.c (java_language_defn): Update.
* go-lang.c (go_language_defn): Update.
* f-lang.c (f_language_defn): Update.
* dwarf2loc.h (dwarf2_compile_property_to_c): Declare.
* dwarf2loc.c (dwarf2_compile_property_to_c)
(locexpr_generate_c_location, loclist_generate_c_location): New
functions.
(dwarf2_locexpr_funcs, dwarf2_loclist_funcs): Update.
* defs.h (enum compile_i_scope_types): New.
(enum command_control_type) <compile_control>: New constant.
(struct command_line) <control_u>: New field.
* d-lang.c (d_language_defn): Update.
* compile/compile.c: New file.
* compile/compile-c-support.c: New file.
* compile/compile-c-symbols.c: New file.
* compile/compile-c-types.c: New file.
* compile/compile.h: New file.
* compile/compile-internal.h: New file.
* compile/compile-loc2c.c: New file.
* compile/compile-object-load.c: New file.
* compile/compile-object-load.h: New file.
* compile/compile-object-run.c: New file.
* compile/compile-object-run.h: New file.
* cli/cli-script.c (multi_line_command_p, print_command_lines)
(execute_control_command, process_next_line)
(recurse_read_control_structure): Handle compile_control.
* c-lang.h (c_get_compile_context, c_compute_program): Declare.
* c-lang.c (c_language_defn, cplus_language_defn)
(asm_language_defn, minimal_language_defn): Update.
* ada-lang.c (ada_language_defn): Update.
* Makefile.in (SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_OBS, SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_SRCS):
New variables.
(SFILES): Add SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_SRCS.
(HFILES_NO_SRCDIR): Add compile.h.
(COMMON_OBS): Add SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_OBS.
(INIT_FILES): Add SUBDIR_GCC_COMPILE_SRCS.
(compile.o, compile-c-types.o, compile-c-symbols.o)
(compile-object-load.o, compile-object-run.o, compile-loc2c.o)
(compile-c-support.o): New targets.
gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2014-12-12 Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Altering): Update.
(Compiling and Injecting Code): New node.
gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
2014-12-12 Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* configure.ac: Add gdb.compile/.
* configure: Regenerate.
* gdb.compile/Makefile.in: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-ops.exp: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-ops.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-tls.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-tls.exp: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-constvar.S: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-constvar.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-mod.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-nodebug.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-setjmp-mod.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-setjmp.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-setjmp.exp: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile-shlib.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile.c: New file.
* gdb.compile/compile.exp: New file.
* lib/gdb.exp (skip_compile_feature_tests): New proc.
Jan Kratochvil