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be4d1333 1/* Generate a core file for the inferior process.
1bac305b 2
6aba47ca 3 Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
804e0f53 4 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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5
6 This file is part of GDB.
7
8 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
11 (at your option) any later version.
12
13 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
16 GNU General Public License for more details.
17
18 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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20 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
21 Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */
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22
23#include "defs.h"
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24#include "elf-bfd.h"
25#include "infcall.h"
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26#include "inferior.h"
27#include "gdbcore.h"
be4d1333 28#include "objfiles.h"
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29#include "symfile.h"
30
31#include "cli/cli-decode.h"
be4d1333 32
d3420b2f 33#include "gdb_assert.h"
be4d1333 34
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35/* The largest amount of memory to read from the target at once. We
36 must throttle it to limit the amount of memory used by GDB during
37 generate-core-file for programs with large resident data. */
38#define MAX_COPY_BYTES (1024 * 1024)
39
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40static char *default_gcore_target (void);
41static enum bfd_architecture default_gcore_arch (void);
42static unsigned long default_gcore_mach (void);
43static int gcore_memory_sections (bfd *);
44
45/* Generate a core file from the inferior process. */
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46
47static void
48gcore_command (char *args, int from_tty)
49{
50 struct cleanup *old_chain;
51 char *corefilename, corefilename_buffer[40];
356ae49d 52 asection *note_sec = NULL;
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53 bfd *obfd;
54 void *note_data = NULL;
55 int note_size = 0;
56
57 /* No use generating a corefile without a target process. */
d3420b2f 58 if (!target_has_execution)
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59 noprocess ();
60
61 if (args && *args)
62 corefilename = args;
63 else
64 {
65 /* Default corefile name is "core.PID". */
66 sprintf (corefilename_buffer, "core.%d", PIDGET (inferior_ptid));
67 corefilename = corefilename_buffer;
68 }
69
70 if (info_verbose)
cbb83bd1 71 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout,
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72 "Opening corefile '%s' for output.\n", corefilename);
73
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74 /* Open the output file. */
75 obfd = bfd_openw (corefilename, default_gcore_target ());
76 if (!obfd)
8a3fe4f8 77 error (_("Failed to open '%s' for output."), corefilename);
be4d1333 78
d3420b2f 79 /* Need a cleanup that will close the file (FIXME: delete it?). */
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80 old_chain = make_cleanup_bfd_close (obfd);
81
82 bfd_set_format (obfd, bfd_core);
83 bfd_set_arch_mach (obfd, default_gcore_arch (), default_gcore_mach ());
84
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85 /* An external target method must build the notes section. */
86 note_data = target_make_corefile_notes (obfd, &note_size);
be4d1333 87
d3420b2f 88 /* Create the note section. */
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89 if (note_data != NULL && note_size != 0)
90 {
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91 note_sec = bfd_make_section_anyway (obfd, "note0");
92 if (note_sec == NULL)
8a3fe4f8 93 error (_("Failed to create 'note' section for corefile: %s"),
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94 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
95
96 bfd_set_section_vma (obfd, note_sec, 0);
cbb83bd1 97 bfd_set_section_flags (obfd, note_sec,
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98 SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_READONLY | SEC_ALLOC);
99 bfd_set_section_alignment (obfd, note_sec, 0);
100 bfd_set_section_size (obfd, note_sec, note_size);
101 }
102
d3420b2f 103 /* Now create the memory/load sections. */
be4d1333 104 if (gcore_memory_sections (obfd) == 0)
8a3fe4f8 105 error (_("gcore: failed to get corefile memory sections from target."));
be4d1333 106
d3420b2f 107 /* Write out the contents of the note section. */
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108 if (note_data != NULL && note_size != 0)
109 {
110 if (!bfd_set_section_contents (obfd, note_sec, note_data, 0, note_size))
8a3fe4f8 111 warning (_("writing note section (%s)"), bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
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112 }
113
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114 /* Succeeded. */
115 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, "Saved corefile %s\n", corefilename);
be4d1333 116
d3420b2f 117 /* Clean-ups will close the output file and free malloc memory. */
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118 do_cleanups (old_chain);
119 return;
120}
121
122static unsigned long
123default_gcore_mach (void)
124{
d3420b2f 125#if 1 /* See if this even matters... */
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126 return 0;
127#else
be4d1333 128#ifdef TARGET_ARCHITECTURE
d3420b2f 129 const struct bfd_arch_info *bfdarch = TARGET_ARCHITECTURE;
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130
131 if (bfdarch != NULL)
132 return bfdarch->mach;
6dbdc4a3 133#endif /* TARGET_ARCHITECTURE */
be4d1333 134 if (exec_bfd == NULL)
8a3fe4f8 135 error (_("Can't find default bfd machine type (need execfile)."));
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136
137 return bfd_get_mach (exec_bfd);
6dbdc4a3 138#endif /* 1 */
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139}
140
141static enum bfd_architecture
142default_gcore_arch (void)
143{
144#ifdef TARGET_ARCHITECTURE
145 const struct bfd_arch_info * bfdarch = TARGET_ARCHITECTURE;
146
147 if (bfdarch != NULL)
148 return bfdarch->arch;
149#endif
150 if (exec_bfd == NULL)
8a3fe4f8 151 error (_("Can't find bfd architecture for corefile (need execfile)."));
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152
153 return bfd_get_arch (exec_bfd);
154}
155
156static char *
157default_gcore_target (void)
158{
d3420b2f 159 /* FIXME: This may only work for ELF targets. */
be4d1333 160 if (exec_bfd == NULL)
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161 return NULL;
162 else
163 return bfd_get_target (exec_bfd);
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164}
165
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166/* Derive a reasonable stack segment by unwinding the target stack,
167 and store its limits in *BOTTOM and *TOP. Return non-zero if
168 successful. */
be4d1333 169
cbb83bd1 170static int
69db8bae 171derive_stack_segment (bfd_vma *bottom, bfd_vma *top)
be4d1333 172{
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173 struct frame_info *fi, *tmp_fi;
174
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175 gdb_assert (bottom);
176 gdb_assert (top);
be4d1333 177
d3420b2f 178 /* Can't succeed without stack and registers. */
be4d1333 179 if (!target_has_stack || !target_has_registers)
d3420b2f 180 return 0;
be4d1333 181
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182 /* Can't succeed without current frame. */
183 fi = get_current_frame ();
184 if (fi == NULL)
185 return 0;
be4d1333 186
d3420b2f 187 /* Save frame pointer of TOS frame. */
8d357cca 188 *top = get_frame_base (fi);
d3420b2f 189 /* If current stack pointer is more "inner", use that instead. */
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190 if (INNER_THAN (read_sp (), *top))
191 *top = read_sp ();
192
d3420b2f 193 /* Find prev-most frame. */
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194 while ((tmp_fi = get_prev_frame (fi)) != NULL)
195 fi = tmp_fi;
196
d3420b2f 197 /* Save frame pointer of prev-most frame. */
8d357cca 198 *bottom = get_frame_base (fi);
be4d1333 199
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200 /* Now canonicalize their order, so that BOTTOM is a lower address
201 (as opposed to a lower stack frame). */
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202 if (*bottom > *top)
203 {
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204 bfd_vma tmp_vma;
205
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206 tmp_vma = *top;
207 *top = *bottom;
208 *bottom = tmp_vma;
209 }
210
d3420b2f 211 return 1;
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212}
213
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214/* Derive a reasonable heap segment for ABFD by looking at sbrk and
215 the static data sections. Store its limits in *BOTTOM and *TOP.
216 Return non-zero if successful. */
be4d1333 217
cbb83bd1 218static int
69db8bae 219derive_heap_segment (bfd *abfd, bfd_vma *bottom, bfd_vma *top)
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220{
221 bfd_vma top_of_data_memory = 0;
222 bfd_vma top_of_heap = 0;
223 bfd_size_type sec_size;
224 struct value *zero, *sbrk;
225 bfd_vma sec_vaddr;
226 asection *sec;
227
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228 gdb_assert (bottom);
229 gdb_assert (top);
be4d1333 230
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231 /* This function depends on being able to call a function in the
232 inferior. */
be4d1333 233 if (!target_has_execution)
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234 return 0;
235
236 /* The following code assumes that the link map is arranged as
237 follows (low to high addresses):
be4d1333 238
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239 ---------------------------------
240 | text sections |
241 ---------------------------------
242 | data sections (including bss) |
243 ---------------------------------
244 | heap |
245 --------------------------------- */
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246
247 for (sec = abfd->sections; sec; sec = sec->next)
248 {
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249 if (bfd_get_section_flags (abfd, sec) & SEC_DATA
250 || strcmp (".bss", bfd_section_name (abfd, sec)) == 0)
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251 {
252 sec_vaddr = bfd_get_section_vma (abfd, sec);
2c500098 253 sec_size = bfd_get_section_size (sec);
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254 if (sec_vaddr + sec_size > top_of_data_memory)
255 top_of_data_memory = sec_vaddr + sec_size;
256 }
257 }
d3420b2f 258
be4d1333 259 /* Now get the top-of-heap by calling sbrk in the inferior. */
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260 if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("sbrk", NULL, NULL) != NULL)
261 {
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262 sbrk = find_function_in_inferior ("sbrk");
263 if (sbrk == NULL)
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264 return 0;
265 }
266 else if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("_sbrk", NULL, NULL) != NULL)
267 {
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268 sbrk = find_function_in_inferior ("_sbrk");
269 if (sbrk == NULL)
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270 return 0;
271 }
272 else
be4d1333 273 return 0;
20fe79c8 274
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275 zero = value_from_longest (builtin_type_int, 0);
276 gdb_assert (zero);
277 sbrk = call_function_by_hand (sbrk, 1, &zero);
278 if (sbrk == NULL)
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279 return 0;
280 top_of_heap = value_as_long (sbrk);
281
d3420b2f 282 /* Return results. */
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283 if (top_of_heap > top_of_data_memory)
284 {
285 *bottom = top_of_data_memory;
286 *top = top_of_heap;
d3420b2f 287 return 1;
be4d1333 288 }
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289
290 /* No additional heap space needs to be saved. */
291 return 0;
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292}
293
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294static void
295make_output_phdrs (bfd *obfd, asection *osec, void *ignored)
296{
297 int p_flags = 0;
298 int p_type;
299
300 /* FIXME: these constants may only be applicable for ELF. */
20fe79c8 301 if (strncmp (bfd_section_name (obfd, osec), "load", 4) == 0)
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302 p_type = PT_LOAD;
303 else
304 p_type = PT_NOTE;
305
306 p_flags |= PF_R; /* Segment is readable. */
307 if (!(bfd_get_section_flags (obfd, osec) & SEC_READONLY))
308 p_flags |= PF_W; /* Segment is writable. */
309 if (bfd_get_section_flags (obfd, osec) & SEC_CODE)
310 p_flags |= PF_X; /* Segment is executable. */
311
d3420b2f 312 bfd_record_phdr (obfd, p_type, 1, p_flags, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, &osec);
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313}
314
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315static int
316gcore_create_callback (CORE_ADDR vaddr, unsigned long size,
317 int read, int write, int exec, void *data)
be4d1333 318{
cbb83bd1 319 bfd *obfd = data;
be4d1333 320 asection *osec;
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321 flagword flags = SEC_ALLOC | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_LOAD;
322
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323 /* If the memory segment has no permissions set, ignore it, otherwise
324 when we later try to access it for read/write, we'll get an error
325 or jam the kernel. */
326 if (read == 0 && write == 0 && exec == 0)
327 {
328 if (info_verbose)
329 {
330 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, "Ignore segment, %s bytes at 0x%s\n",
331 paddr_d (size), paddr_nz (vaddr));
332 }
333
334 return 0;
335 }
336
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337 if (write == 0)
338 {
339 /* See if this region of memory lies inside a known file on disk.
340 If so, we can avoid copying its contents by clearing SEC_LOAD. */
341 struct objfile *objfile;
342 struct obj_section *objsec;
343
344 ALL_OBJSECTIONS (objfile, objsec)
345 {
346 bfd *abfd = objfile->obfd;
347 asection *asec = objsec->the_bfd_section;
348 bfd_vma align = (bfd_vma) 1 << bfd_get_section_alignment (abfd,
349 asec);
350 bfd_vma start = objsec->addr & -align;
351 bfd_vma end = (objsec->endaddr + align - 1) & -align;
352 /* Match if either the entire memory region lies inside the
353 section (i.e. a mapping covering some pages of a large
354 segment) or the entire section lies inside the memory region
355 (i.e. a mapping covering multiple small sections).
356
357 This BFD was synthesized from reading target memory,
358 we don't want to omit that. */
359 if (((vaddr >= start && vaddr + size <= end)
360 || (start >= vaddr && end <= vaddr + size))
361 && !(bfd_get_file_flags (abfd) & BFD_IN_MEMORY))
362 {
363 flags &= ~SEC_LOAD;
364 goto keep; /* break out of two nested for loops */
365 }
366 }
367
368 keep:
369 flags |= SEC_READONLY;
370 }
371
372 if (exec)
373 flags |= SEC_CODE;
374 else
375 flags |= SEC_DATA;
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377 osec = bfd_make_section_anyway (obfd, "load");
378 if (osec == NULL)
be4d1333 379 {
8a3fe4f8 380 warning (_("Couldn't make gcore segment: %s"),
be4d1333 381 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
cbb83bd1 382 return 1;
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383 }
384
385 if (info_verbose)
386 {
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387 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, "Save segment, %s bytes at 0x%s\n",
388 paddr_d (size), paddr_nz (vaddr));
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389 }
390
391 bfd_set_section_size (obfd, osec, size);
cbb83bd1 392 bfd_set_section_vma (obfd, osec, vaddr);
d3420b2f 393 bfd_section_lma (obfd, osec) = 0; /* ??? bfd_set_section_lma? */
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394 bfd_set_section_flags (obfd, osec, flags);
395 return 0;
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396}
397
398static int
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399objfile_find_memory_regions (int (*func) (CORE_ADDR, unsigned long,
400 int, int, int, void *),
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401 void *obfd)
402{
d3420b2f 403 /* Use objfile data to create memory sections. */
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404 struct objfile *objfile;
405 struct obj_section *objsec;
406 bfd_vma temp_bottom, temp_top;
407
d3420b2f 408 /* Call callback function for each objfile section. */
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409 ALL_OBJSECTIONS (objfile, objsec)
410 {
411 bfd *ibfd = objfile->obfd;
412 asection *isec = objsec->the_bfd_section;
413 flagword flags = bfd_get_section_flags (ibfd, isec);
414 int ret;
415
416 if ((flags & SEC_ALLOC) || (flags & SEC_LOAD))
417 {
418 int size = bfd_section_size (ibfd, isec);
419 int ret;
420
cbb83bd1 421 ret = (*func) (objsec->addr, bfd_section_size (ibfd, isec),
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422 1, /* All sections will be readable. */
423 (flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0, /* Writable. */
424 (flags & SEC_CODE) != 0, /* Executable. */
425 obfd);
426 if (ret != 0)
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427 return ret;
428 }
429 }
430
d3420b2f 431 /* Make a stack segment. */
be4d1333 432 if (derive_stack_segment (&temp_bottom, &temp_top))
cbb83bd1 433 (*func) (temp_bottom, temp_top - temp_bottom,
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434 1, /* Stack section will be readable. */
435 1, /* Stack section will be writable. */
436 0, /* Stack section will not be executable. */
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437 obfd);
438
439 /* Make a heap segment. */
440 if (derive_heap_segment (exec_bfd, &temp_bottom, &temp_top))
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441 (*func) (temp_bottom, temp_top - temp_bottom,
442 1, /* Heap section will be readable. */
443 1, /* Heap section will be writable. */
444 0, /* Heap section will not be executable. */
be4d1333 445 obfd);
d3420b2f 446
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447 return 0;
448}
449
450static void
451gcore_copy_callback (bfd *obfd, asection *osec, void *ignored)
452{
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453 bfd_size_type size, total_size = bfd_section_size (obfd, osec);
454 file_ptr offset = 0;
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455 struct cleanup *old_chain = NULL;
456 void *memhunk;
457
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458 /* Read-only sections are marked; we don't have to copy their contents. */
459 if ((bfd_get_section_flags (obfd, osec) & SEC_LOAD) == 0)
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460 return;
461
462 /* Only interested in "load" sections. */
20fe79c8 463 if (strncmp ("load", bfd_section_name (obfd, osec), 4) != 0)
d3420b2f 464 return;
be4d1333 465
804e0f53 466 size = min (total_size, MAX_COPY_BYTES);
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467 memhunk = xmalloc (size);
468 /* ??? This is crap since xmalloc should never return NULL. */
469 if (memhunk == NULL)
8a3fe4f8 470 error (_("Not enough memory to create corefile."));
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471 old_chain = make_cleanup (xfree, memhunk);
472
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473 while (total_size > 0)
474 {
475 if (size > total_size)
476 size = total_size;
477
478 if (target_read_memory (bfd_section_vma (obfd, osec) + offset,
479 memhunk, size) != 0)
480 {
481 warning (_("Memory read failed for corefile section, %s bytes at 0x%s."),
482 paddr_d (size), paddr (bfd_section_vma (obfd, osec)));
483 break;
484 }
485 if (!bfd_set_section_contents (obfd, osec, memhunk, offset, size))
486 {
487 warning (_("Failed to write corefile contents (%s)."),
488 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
489 break;
490 }
491
492 total_size -= size;
493 offset += size;
494 }
be4d1333 495
d3420b2f 496 do_cleanups (old_chain); /* Frees MEMHUNK. */
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497}
498
499static int
500gcore_memory_sections (bfd *obfd)
501{
502 if (target_find_memory_regions (gcore_create_callback, obfd) != 0)
d3420b2f 503 return 0; /* FIXME: error return/msg? */
be4d1333 504
d3420b2f 505 /* Record phdrs for section-to-segment mapping. */
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506 bfd_map_over_sections (obfd, make_output_phdrs, NULL);
507
d3420b2f 508 /* Copy memory region contents. */
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509 bfd_map_over_sections (obfd, gcore_copy_callback, NULL);
510
d3420b2f 511 return 1;
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512}
513
514void
515_initialize_gcore (void)
516{
1bedd215 517 add_com ("generate-core-file", class_files, gcore_command, _("\
d3420b2f 518Save a core file with the current state of the debugged process.\n\
1bedd215 519Argument is optional filename. Default filename is 'core.<process_id>'."));
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520
521 add_com_alias ("gcore", "generate-core-file", class_files, 1);
522 exec_set_find_memory_regions (objfile_find_memory_regions);
523}
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