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1 /* Definitions for a frame unwinder, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
2
3 Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4
5 This file is part of GDB.
6
7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
10 (at your option) any later version.
11
12 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 GNU General Public License for more details.
16
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
19
20 #if !defined (FRAME_UNWIND_H)
21 #define FRAME_UNWIND_H 1
22
23 struct frame_data;
24 struct frame_info;
25 struct frame_id;
26 struct frame_unwind;
27 struct gdbarch;
28 struct regcache;
29 struct value;
30
31 #include "frame.h" /* For enum frame_type. */
32
33 /* The following unwind functions assume a chain of frames forming the
34 sequence: (outer) prev <-> this <-> next (inner). All the
35 functions are called with the next frame's `struct frame_info'
36 and this frame's prologue cache.
37
38 THIS frame's register values can be obtained by unwinding NEXT
39 frame's registers (a recursive operation).
40
41 THIS frame's prologue cache can be used to cache information such
42 as where this frame's prologue stores the previous frame's
43 registers. */
44
45 /* Given THIS frame, take a whiff of its registers (namely
46 the PC and attributes) and if SELF is the applicable unwinder,
47 return non-zero. Possibly also initialize THIS_PROLOGUE_CACHE. */
48
49 typedef int (frame_sniffer_ftype) (const struct frame_unwind *self,
50 struct frame_info *this_frame,
51 void **this_prologue_cache);
52
53 /* A default frame sniffer which always accepts the frame. Used by
54 fallback prologue unwinders. */
55
56 int default_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
57 struct frame_info *this_frame,
58 void **this_prologue_cache);
59
60 /* Assuming the frame chain: (outer) prev <-> this <-> next (inner);
61 use THIS frame, and through it the NEXT frame's register unwind
62 method, to determine the frame ID of THIS frame.
63
64 A frame ID provides an invariant that can be used to re-identify an
65 instance of a frame. It is a combination of the frame's `base' and
66 the frame's function's code address.
67
68 Traditionally, THIS frame's ID was determined by examining THIS
69 frame's function's prologue, and identifying the register/offset
70 used as THIS frame's base.
71
72 Example: An examination of THIS frame's prologue reveals that, on
73 entry, it saves the PC(+12), SP(+8), and R1(+4) registers
74 (decrementing the SP by 12). Consequently, the frame ID's base can
75 be determined by adding 12 to the THIS frame's stack-pointer, and
76 the value of THIS frame's SP can be obtained by unwinding the NEXT
77 frame's SP.
78
79 THIS_PROLOGUE_CACHE can be used to share any prolog analysis data
80 with the other unwind methods. Memory for that cache should be
81 allocated using FRAME_OBSTACK_ZALLOC(). */
82
83 typedef void (frame_this_id_ftype) (struct frame_info *this_frame,
84 void **this_prologue_cache,
85 struct frame_id *this_id);
86
87 /* Assuming the frame chain: (outer) prev <-> this <-> next (inner);
88 use THIS frame, and implicitly the NEXT frame's register unwind
89 method, to unwind THIS frame's registers (returning the value of
90 the specified register REGNUM in the previous frame).
91
92 Traditionally, THIS frame's registers were unwound by examining
93 THIS frame's function's prologue and identifying which registers
94 that prolog code saved on the stack.
95
96 Example: An examination of THIS frame's prologue reveals that, on
97 entry, it saves the PC(+12), SP(+8), and R1(+4) registers
98 (decrementing the SP by 12). Consequently, the value of the PC
99 register in the previous frame is found in memory at SP+12, and
100 THIS frame's SP can be obtained by unwinding the NEXT frame's SP.
101
102 This function takes THIS_FRAME as an argument. It can find the
103 values of registers in THIS frame by calling get_frame_register
104 (THIS_FRAME), and reinvoke itself to find other registers in the
105 PREVIOUS frame by calling frame_unwind_register (THIS_FRAME).
106
107 The result is a GDB value object describing the register value. It
108 may be a lazy reference to memory, a lazy reference to the value of
109 a register in THIS frame, or a non-lvalue.
110
111 THIS_PROLOGUE_CACHE can be used to share any prolog analysis data
112 with the other unwind methods. Memory for that cache should be
113 allocated using FRAME_OBSTACK_ZALLOC(). */
114
115 typedef struct value * (frame_prev_register_ftype)
116 (struct frame_info *this_frame, void **this_prologue_cache,
117 int regnum);
118
119 /* Deallocate extra memory associated with the frame cache if any. */
120
121 typedef void (frame_dealloc_cache_ftype) (struct frame_info *self,
122 void *this_cache);
123
124 /* Assuming the frame chain: (outer) prev <-> this <-> next (inner);
125 use THIS frame, and implicitly the NEXT frame's register unwind
126 method, return PREV frame's architecture. */
127
128 typedef struct gdbarch *(frame_prev_arch_ftype) (struct frame_info *this_frame,
129 void **this_prologue_cache);
130
131 struct frame_unwind
132 {
133 /* The frame's type. Should this instead be a collection of
134 predicates that test the frame for various attributes? */
135 enum frame_type type;
136 /* Should an attribute indicating the frame's address-in-block go
137 here? */
138 frame_this_id_ftype *this_id;
139 frame_prev_register_ftype *prev_register;
140 const struct frame_data *unwind_data;
141 frame_sniffer_ftype *sniffer;
142 frame_dealloc_cache_ftype *dealloc_cache;
143 frame_prev_arch_ftype *prev_arch;
144 };
145
146 /* Register a frame unwinder, _prepending_ it to the front of the
147 search list (so it is sniffed before previously registered
148 unwinders). By using a prepend, later calls can install unwinders
149 that override earlier calls. This allows, for instance, an OSABI
150 to install a a more specific sigtramp unwinder that overrides the
151 traditional brute-force unwinder. */
152 extern void frame_unwind_prepend_unwinder (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
153 const struct frame_unwind *unwinder);
154
155 /* Add a frame sniffer to the list. The predicates are polled in the
156 order that they are appended. The initial list contains the dummy
157 frame sniffer. */
158
159 extern void frame_unwind_append_unwinder (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
160 const struct frame_unwind *unwinder);
161
162 /* Iterate through sniffers for THIS frame until one returns with an
163 unwinder implementation. Possibly initialize THIS_CACHE. */
164
165 extern const struct frame_unwind *frame_unwind_find_by_frame (struct frame_info *this_frame,
166 void **this_cache);
167
168 /* Helper functions for value-based register unwinding. These return
169 a (possibly lazy) value of the appropriate type. */
170
171 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME did not save REGNUM. */
172
173 struct value *frame_unwind_got_optimized (struct frame_info *frame,
174 int regnum);
175
176 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME copied REGNUM into
177 register NEW_REGNUM. */
178
179 struct value *frame_unwind_got_register (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
180 int new_regnum);
181
182 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME saved REGNUM in memory at
183 ADDR. */
184
185 struct value *frame_unwind_got_memory (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
186 CORE_ADDR addr);
187
188 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME's saved version of
189 REGNUM has a known constant (computed) value of VAL. */
190
191 struct value *frame_unwind_got_constant (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
192 ULONGEST val);
193
194 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME's saved version of
195 REGNUM has a known constant (computed) value which is stored
196 inside BUF. */
197
198 struct value *frame_unwind_got_bytes (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
199 gdb_byte *buf);
200
201 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME's saved version of REGNUM
202 has a known constant (computed) value of ADDR. Convert the
203 CORE_ADDR to a target address if necessary. */
204
205 struct value *frame_unwind_got_address (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
206 CORE_ADDR addr);
207
208 #endif
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