1 /* Core dump and executable file functions below target vector, for GDB.
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25 #include "arch-utils.h"
26 #include "gdb_string.h"
30 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
31 #include <sys/file.h> /* needed for F_OK and friends */
33 #include "frame.h" /* required by inferior.h */
40 #include "gdbthread.h"
45 #include "readline/readline.h"
47 #include "gdb_assert.h"
48 #include "exceptions.h"
59 /* List of all available core_fns. On gdb startup, each core file
60 register reader calls deprecated_add_core_fns() to register
61 information on each core format it is prepared to read. */
63 static struct core_fns
*core_file_fns
= NULL
;
65 /* The core_fns for a core file handler that is prepared to read the core
66 file currently open on core_bfd. */
68 static struct core_fns
*core_vec
= NULL
;
70 /* FIXME: kettenis/20031023: Eventually this variable should
73 struct gdbarch
*core_gdbarch
= NULL
;
75 static void core_files_info (struct target_ops
*);
77 static struct core_fns
*sniff_core_bfd (bfd
*);
79 static int gdb_check_format (bfd
*);
81 static void core_open (char *, int);
83 static void core_detach (char *, int);
85 static void core_close (int);
87 static void core_close_cleanup (void *ignore
);
89 static void get_core_registers (int);
91 static void add_to_thread_list (bfd
*, asection
*, void *);
93 static int ignore (CORE_ADDR
, bfd_byte
*);
95 static int core_file_thread_alive (ptid_t tid
);
97 static void init_core_ops (void);
99 void _initialize_corelow (void);
101 struct target_ops core_ops
;
103 /* Link a new core_fns into the global core_file_fns list. Called on gdb
104 startup by the _initialize routine in each core file register reader, to
105 register information about each format the the reader is prepared to
109 deprecated_add_core_fns (struct core_fns
*cf
)
111 cf
->next
= core_file_fns
;
115 /* The default function that core file handlers can use to examine a
116 core file BFD and decide whether or not to accept the job of
117 reading the core file. */
120 default_core_sniffer (struct core_fns
*our_fns
, bfd
*abfd
)
124 result
= (bfd_get_flavour (abfd
) == our_fns
-> core_flavour
);
128 /* Walk through the list of core functions to find a set that can
129 handle the core file open on ABFD. Default to the first one in the
130 list if nothing matches. Returns pointer to set that is
133 static struct core_fns
*
134 sniff_core_bfd (bfd
*abfd
)
137 struct core_fns
*yummy
= NULL
;
140 /* Don't sniff if we have support for register sets in CORE_GDBARCH. */
141 if (core_gdbarch
&& gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch
))
144 for (cf
= core_file_fns
; cf
!= NULL
; cf
= cf
->next
)
146 if (cf
->core_sniffer (cf
, abfd
))
154 warning (_("\"%s\": ambiguous core format, %d handlers match"),
155 bfd_get_filename (abfd
), matches
);
157 else if (matches
== 0)
159 warning (_("\"%s\": no core file handler recognizes format, using default"),
160 bfd_get_filename (abfd
));
164 yummy
= core_file_fns
;
169 /* The default is to reject every core file format we see. Either
170 BFD has to recognize it, or we have to provide a function in the
171 core file handler that recognizes it. */
174 default_check_format (bfd
*abfd
)
179 /* Attempt to recognize core file formats that BFD rejects. */
182 gdb_check_format (bfd
*abfd
)
186 for (cf
= core_file_fns
; cf
!= NULL
; cf
= cf
->next
)
188 if (cf
->check_format (abfd
))
196 /* Discard all vestiges of any previous core file and mark data and stack
200 core_close (int quitting
)
206 inferior_ptid
= null_ptid
; /* Avoid confusion from thread stuff */
208 /* Clear out solib state while the bfd is still open. See
209 comments in clear_solib in solib.c. */
216 name
= bfd_get_filename (core_bfd
);
217 if (!bfd_close (core_bfd
))
218 warning (_("cannot close \"%s\": %s"),
219 name
, bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
222 if (core_ops
.to_sections
)
224 xfree (core_ops
.to_sections
);
225 core_ops
.to_sections
= NULL
;
226 core_ops
.to_sections_end
= NULL
;
234 core_close_cleanup (void *ignore
)
236 core_close (0/*ignored*/);
239 /* Stub function for catch_errors around shared library hacking. FROM_TTYP
240 is really an int * which points to from_tty. */
243 solib_add_stub (void *from_ttyp
)
246 SOLIB_ADD (NULL
, *(int *) from_ttyp
, ¤t_target
, auto_solib_add
);
248 solib_add (NULL
, *(int *)from_ttyp
, ¤t_target
, auto_solib_add
);
250 re_enable_breakpoints_in_shlibs ();
254 /* Look for sections whose names start with `.reg/' so that we can extract the
255 list of threads in a core file. */
258 add_to_thread_list (bfd
*abfd
, asection
*asect
, void *reg_sect_arg
)
261 asection
*reg_sect
= (asection
*) reg_sect_arg
;
263 if (strncmp (bfd_section_name (abfd
, asect
), ".reg/", 5) != 0)
266 thread_id
= atoi (bfd_section_name (abfd
, asect
) + 5);
268 add_thread (pid_to_ptid (thread_id
));
270 /* Warning, Will Robinson, looking at BFD private data! */
273 && asect
->filepos
== reg_sect
->filepos
) /* Did we find .reg? */
274 inferior_ptid
= pid_to_ptid (thread_id
); /* Yes, make it current */
277 /* This routine opens and sets up the core file bfd. */
280 core_open (char *filename
, int from_tty
)
284 struct cleanup
*old_chain
;
291 target_preopen (from_tty
);
295 error (_("No core file specified. (Use `detach' to stop debugging a core file.)"));
297 error (_("No core file specified."));
300 filename
= tilde_expand (filename
);
301 if (filename
[0] != '/')
303 temp
= concat (current_directory
, "/", filename
, (char *)NULL
);
308 old_chain
= make_cleanup (xfree
, filename
);
310 flags
= O_BINARY
| O_LARGEFILE
;
315 scratch_chan
= open (filename
, flags
, 0);
316 if (scratch_chan
< 0)
317 perror_with_name (filename
);
319 temp_bfd
= bfd_fopen (filename
, gnutarget
,
320 write_files
? FOPEN_RUB
: FOPEN_RB
,
322 if (temp_bfd
== NULL
)
323 perror_with_name (filename
);
325 if (!bfd_check_format (temp_bfd
, bfd_core
) &&
326 !gdb_check_format (temp_bfd
))
328 /* Do it after the err msg */
329 /* FIXME: should be checking for errors from bfd_close (for one thing,
330 on error it does not free all the storage associated with the
332 make_cleanup_bfd_close (temp_bfd
);
333 error (_("\"%s\" is not a core dump: %s"),
334 filename
, bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
337 /* Looks semi-reasonable. Toss the old core file and work on the new. */
339 discard_cleanups (old_chain
); /* Don't free filename any more */
340 unpush_target (&core_ops
);
342 old_chain
= make_cleanup (core_close_cleanup
, 0 /*ignore*/);
344 /* FIXME: kettenis/20031023: This is very dangerous. The
345 CORE_GDBARCH that results from this call may very well be
346 different from CURRENT_GDBARCH. However, its methods may only
347 work if it is selected as the current architecture, because they
348 rely on swapped data (see gdbarch.c). We should get rid of that
350 core_gdbarch
= gdbarch_from_bfd (core_bfd
);
352 /* Find a suitable core file handler to munch on core_bfd */
353 core_vec
= sniff_core_bfd (core_bfd
);
357 /* Find the data section */
358 if (build_section_table (core_bfd
, &core_ops
.to_sections
,
359 &core_ops
.to_sections_end
))
360 error (_("\"%s\": Can't find sections: %s"),
361 bfd_get_filename (core_bfd
), bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
363 /* If we have no exec file, try to set the architecture from the
364 core file. We don't do this unconditionally since an exec file
365 typically contains more information that helps us determine the
366 architecture than a core file. */
368 set_gdbarch_from_file (core_bfd
);
370 ontop
= !push_target (&core_ops
);
371 discard_cleanups (old_chain
);
373 /* This is done first, before anything has a chance to query the
374 inferior for information such as symbols. */
375 observer_notify_inferior_created (&core_ops
, from_tty
);
377 p
= bfd_core_file_failing_command (core_bfd
);
379 printf_filtered (_("Core was generated by `%s'.\n"), p
);
381 siggy
= bfd_core_file_failing_signal (core_bfd
);
383 /* NOTE: target_signal_from_host() converts a target signal value
384 into gdb's internal signal value. Unfortunately gdb's internal
385 value is called ``target_signal'' and this function got the
386 name ..._from_host(). */
387 printf_filtered (_("Program terminated with signal %d, %s.\n"), siggy
,
388 target_signal_to_string (target_signal_from_host (siggy
)));
390 /* Build up thread list from BFD sections. */
393 bfd_map_over_sections (core_bfd
, add_to_thread_list
,
394 bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd
, ".reg"));
398 /* Fetch all registers from core file. */
399 target_fetch_registers (-1);
401 /* Add symbols and section mappings for any shared libraries. */
402 catch_errors (solib_add_stub
, &from_tty
, (char *) 0, RETURN_MASK_ALL
);
404 /* Now, set up the frame cache, and print the top of stack. */
405 flush_cached_frames ();
406 select_frame (get_current_frame ());
407 print_stack_frame (get_selected_frame (NULL
), 1, SRC_AND_LOC
);
412 "you won't be able to access this core file until you terminate\n\
413 your %s; do ``info files''", target_longname
);
418 core_detach (char *args
, int from_tty
)
421 error (_("Too many arguments"));
422 unpush_target (&core_ops
);
423 reinit_frame_cache ();
425 printf_filtered (_("No core file now.\n"));
429 /* Try to retrieve registers from a section in core_bfd, and supply
430 them to core_vec->core_read_registers, as the register set numbered
433 If inferior_ptid is zero, do the single-threaded thing: look for a
434 section named NAME. If inferior_ptid is non-zero, do the
435 multi-threaded thing: look for a section named "NAME/PID", where
436 PID is the shortest ASCII decimal representation of inferior_ptid.
438 HUMAN_NAME is a human-readable name for the kind of registers the
439 NAME section contains, for use in error messages.
441 If REQUIRED is non-zero, print an error if the core file doesn't
442 have a section by the appropriate name. Otherwise, just do nothing. */
445 get_core_register_section (char *name
,
450 static char *section_name
= NULL
;
451 struct bfd_section
*section
;
455 xfree (section_name
);
456 if (PIDGET (inferior_ptid
))
457 section_name
= xstrprintf ("%s/%d", name
, PIDGET (inferior_ptid
));
459 section_name
= xstrdup (name
);
461 section
= bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd
, section_name
);
465 warning (_("Couldn't find %s registers in core file."), human_name
);
469 size
= bfd_section_size (core_bfd
, section
);
470 contents
= alloca (size
);
471 if (! bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd
, section
, contents
,
474 warning (_("Couldn't read %s registers from `%s' section in core file."),
479 if (core_gdbarch
&& gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch
))
481 const struct regset
*regset
;
483 regset
= gdbarch_regset_from_core_section (core_gdbarch
, name
, size
);
487 warning (_("Couldn't recognize %s registers in core file."),
492 regset
->supply_regset (regset
, current_regcache
, -1, contents
, size
);
496 gdb_assert (core_vec
);
497 core_vec
->core_read_registers (contents
, size
, which
,
499 bfd_section_vma (core_bfd
, section
)));
503 /* Get the registers out of a core file. This is the machine-
504 independent part. Fetch_core_registers is the machine-dependent
505 part, typically implemented in the xm-file for each architecture. */
507 /* We just get all the registers, so we don't use regno. */
510 get_core_registers (int regno
)
514 if (!(core_gdbarch
&& gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch
))
515 && (core_vec
== NULL
|| core_vec
->core_read_registers
== NULL
))
517 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stderr
,
518 "Can't fetch registers from this type of core file\n");
522 get_core_register_section (".reg", 0, "general-purpose", 1);
523 get_core_register_section (".reg2", 2, "floating-point", 0);
524 get_core_register_section (".reg-xfp", 3, "extended floating-point", 0);
526 deprecated_registers_fetched ();
530 core_files_info (struct target_ops
*t
)
532 print_section_info (t
, core_bfd
);
536 core_xfer_partial (struct target_ops
*ops
, enum target_object object
,
537 const char *annex
, gdb_byte
*readbuf
,
538 const gdb_byte
*writebuf
, ULONGEST offset
, LONGEST len
)
542 case TARGET_OBJECT_MEMORY
:
544 return (*ops
->deprecated_xfer_memory
) (offset
, readbuf
, len
,
545 0/*write*/, NULL
, ops
);
547 return (*ops
->deprecated_xfer_memory
) (offset
, readbuf
, len
,
548 1/*write*/, NULL
, ops
);
551 case TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV
:
554 /* When the aux vector is stored in core file, BFD
555 represents this with a fake section called ".auxv". */
557 struct bfd_section
*section
;
561 section
= bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd
, ".auxv");
565 size
= bfd_section_size (core_bfd
, section
);
572 && !bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd
, section
, readbuf
,
573 (file_ptr
) offset
, size
))
575 warning (_("Couldn't read NT_AUXV note in core file."));
583 case TARGET_OBJECT_WCOOKIE
:
586 /* When the StackGhost cookie is stored in core file, BFD
587 represents this with a fake section called ".wcookie". */
589 struct bfd_section
*section
;
593 section
= bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd
, ".wcookie");
597 size
= bfd_section_size (core_bfd
, section
);
604 && !bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd
, section
, readbuf
,
605 (file_ptr
) offset
, size
))
607 warning (_("Couldn't read StackGhost cookie in core file."));
616 if (ops
->beneath
!= NULL
)
617 return ops
->beneath
->to_xfer_partial (ops
->beneath
, object
, annex
,
618 readbuf
, writebuf
, offset
, len
);
624 /* If mourn is being called in all the right places, this could be say
625 `gdb internal error' (since generic_mourn calls breakpoint_init_inferior). */
628 ignore (CORE_ADDR addr
, bfd_byte
*contents
)
634 /* Okay, let's be honest: threads gleaned from a core file aren't
635 exactly lively, are they? On the other hand, if we don't claim
636 that each & every one is alive, then we don't get any of them
637 to appear in an "info thread" command, which is quite a useful
641 core_file_thread_alive (ptid_t tid
)
646 /* Fill in core_ops with its defined operations and properties. */
651 core_ops
.to_shortname
= "core";
652 core_ops
.to_longname
= "Local core dump file";
654 "Use a core file as a target. Specify the filename of the core file.";
655 core_ops
.to_open
= core_open
;
656 core_ops
.to_close
= core_close
;
657 core_ops
.to_attach
= find_default_attach
;
658 core_ops
.to_detach
= core_detach
;
659 core_ops
.to_fetch_registers
= get_core_registers
;
660 core_ops
.to_xfer_partial
= core_xfer_partial
;
661 core_ops
.deprecated_xfer_memory
= xfer_memory
;
662 core_ops
.to_files_info
= core_files_info
;
663 core_ops
.to_insert_breakpoint
= ignore
;
664 core_ops
.to_remove_breakpoint
= ignore
;
665 core_ops
.to_create_inferior
= find_default_create_inferior
;
666 core_ops
.to_thread_alive
= core_file_thread_alive
;
667 core_ops
.to_stratum
= core_stratum
;
668 core_ops
.to_has_memory
= 1;
669 core_ops
.to_has_stack
= 1;
670 core_ops
.to_has_registers
= 1;
671 core_ops
.to_magic
= OPS_MAGIC
;
674 /* non-zero if we should not do the add_target call in
675 _initialize_corelow; not initialized (i.e., bss) so that
676 the target can initialize it (i.e., data) if appropriate.
677 This needs to be set at compile time because we don't know
678 for sure whether the target's initialize routine is called
679 before us or after us. */
680 int coreops_suppress_target
;
683 _initialize_corelow (void)
687 if (!coreops_suppress_target
)
688 add_target (&core_ops
);