Remove context switching in favour of accessing thread_info fields
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21
22 #ifndef GDBTHREAD_H
23 #define GDBTHREAD_H
24
25 struct symtab;
26
27 #include "breakpoint.h"
28 #include "frame.h"
29 #include "ui-out.h"
30 #include "inferior.h"
31
32 struct thread_info
33 {
34 struct thread_info *next;
35 ptid_t ptid; /* "Actual process id";
36 In fact, this may be overloaded with
37 kernel thread id, etc. */
38 int num; /* Convenient handle (GDB thread id) */
39
40 /* Non-zero means the thread is executing. Note: this is different
41 from saying that there is an active target and we are stopped at
42 a breakpoint, for instance. This is a real indicator whether the
43 thread is off and running. */
44 /* This field is internal to thread.c. Never access it directly,
45 use is_executing instead. */
46 int executing_;
47
48 /* Frontend view of the thread state. Note that the RUNNING/STOPPED
49 states are different from EXECUTING. When the thread is stopped
50 internally while handling an internal event, like a software
51 single-step breakpoint, EXECUTING will be false, but running will
52 still be true. As a possible future extension, this could turn
53 into enum { stopped, exited, stepping, finishing, until(ling),
54 running ... } */
55 /* This field is internal to thread.c. Never access it directly,
56 use is_running instead. */
57 int state_;
58
59 /* If this is > 0, then it means there's code out there that relies
60 on this thread being listed. Don't delete it from the lists even
61 if we detect it exiting. */
62 int refcount;
63
64 /* User/external stepping state. */
65
66 /* Step-resume or longjmp-resume breakpoint. */
67 struct breakpoint *step_resume_breakpoint;
68
69 /* Range to single step within.
70
71 If this is nonzero, respond to a single-step signal by continuing
72 to step if the pc is in this range.
73
74 If step_range_start and step_range_end are both 1, it means to
75 step for a single instruction (FIXME: it might clean up
76 wait_for_inferior in a minor way if this were changed to the
77 address of the instruction and that address plus one. But maybe
78 not.). */
79 CORE_ADDR step_range_start; /* Inclusive */
80 CORE_ADDR step_range_end; /* Exclusive */
81
82 /* Stack frame address as of when stepping command was issued.
83 This is how we know when we step into a subroutine call, and how
84 to set the frame for the breakpoint used to step out. */
85 struct frame_id step_frame_id;
86 int current_line;
87 struct symtab *current_symtab;
88
89 /* Internal stepping state. */
90
91 /* Record the pc of the thread the last time it stopped. This is
92 maintained by proceed and keep_going, and used in
93 adjust_pc_after_break to distinguish a hardware single-step
94 SIGTRAP from a breakpoint SIGTRAP. */
95 CORE_ADDR prev_pc;
96
97 /* Nonzero if we are presently stepping over a breakpoint.
98
99 If we hit a breakpoint or watchpoint, and then continue, we need
100 to single step the current thread with breakpoints disabled, to
101 avoid hitting the same breakpoint or watchpoint again. And we
102 should step just a single thread and keep other threads stopped,
103 so that other threads don't miss breakpoints while they are
104 removed.
105
106 So, this variable simultaneously means that we need to single
107 step the current thread, keep other threads stopped, and that
108 breakpoints should be removed while we step.
109
110 This variable is set either:
111 - in proceed, when we resume inferior on user's explicit request
112 - in keep_going, if handle_inferior_event decides we need to
113 step over breakpoint.
114
115 The variable is cleared in normal_stop. The proceed calls
116 wait_for_inferior, which calls handle_inferior_event in a loop,
117 and until wait_for_inferior exits, this variable is changed only
118 by keep_going. */
119 int trap_expected;
120
121 /* Should we step over breakpoint next time keep_going is called? */
122 int stepping_over_breakpoint;
123
124 /* Set to TRUE if we should finish single-stepping over a breakpoint
125 after hitting the current step-resume breakpoint. */
126 int step_after_step_resume_breakpoint;
127
128 /* This is set TRUE when a catchpoint of a shared library event
129 triggers. Since we don't wish to leave the inferior in the
130 solib hook when we report the event, we step the inferior
131 back to user code before stopping and reporting the event. */
132 int stepping_through_solib_after_catch;
133
134 /* When stepping_through_solib_after_catch is TRUE, this is a
135 list of the catchpoints that should be reported as triggering
136 when we finally do stop stepping. */
137 bpstat stepping_through_solib_catchpoints;
138
139 /* The below are only per-thread in non-stop mode. */
140 /* Per-thread command support. */
141 struct continuation *continuations;
142 struct continuation *intermediate_continuations;
143 int proceed_to_finish;
144 enum step_over_calls_kind step_over_calls;
145 int stop_step;
146 int step_multi;
147
148 enum target_signal stop_signal;
149 /* Used in continue_command to set the proceed count of the
150 breakpoint the thread stopped at. */
151 bpstat stop_bpstat;
152
153 /* Private data used by the target vector implementation. */
154 struct private_thread_info *private;
155 };
156
157 /* Create an empty thread list, or empty the existing one. */
158 extern void init_thread_list (void);
159
160 /* Add a thread to the thread list, print a message
161 that a new thread is found, and return the pointer to
162 the new thread. Caller my use this pointer to
163 initialize the private thread data. */
164 extern struct thread_info *add_thread (ptid_t ptid);
165
166 /* Same as add_thread, but does not print a message
167 about new thread. */
168 extern struct thread_info *add_thread_silent (ptid_t ptid);
169
170 /* Same as add_thread, and sets the private info. */
171 extern struct thread_info *add_thread_with_info (ptid_t ptid,
172 struct private_thread_info *);
173
174 /* Delete an existing thread list entry. */
175 extern void delete_thread (ptid_t);
176
177 /* Delete an existing thread list entry, and be quiet about it. Used
178 after the process this thread having belonged to having already
179 exited, for example. */
180 extern void delete_thread_silent (ptid_t);
181
182 /* Delete a step_resume_breakpoint from the thread database. */
183 extern void delete_step_resume_breakpoint (struct thread_info *);
184
185 /* Translate the integer thread id (GDB's homegrown id, not the system's)
186 into a "pid" (which may be overloaded with extra thread information). */
187 extern ptid_t thread_id_to_pid (int);
188
189 /* Translate a 'pid' (which may be overloaded with extra thread information)
190 into the integer thread id (GDB's homegrown id, not the system's). */
191 extern int pid_to_thread_id (ptid_t ptid);
192
193 /* Boolean test for an already-known pid (which may be overloaded with
194 extra thread information). */
195 extern int in_thread_list (ptid_t ptid);
196
197 /* Boolean test for an already-known thread id (GDB's homegrown id,
198 not the system's). */
199 extern int valid_thread_id (int thread);
200
201 /* Search function to lookup a thread by 'pid'. */
202 extern struct thread_info *find_thread_pid (ptid_t ptid);
203
204 /* Find thread by GDB user-visible thread number. */
205 struct thread_info *find_thread_id (int num);
206
207 /* Change the ptid of thread OLD_PTID to NEW_PTID. */
208 void thread_change_ptid (ptid_t old_ptid, ptid_t new_ptid);
209
210 /* Iterator function to call a user-provided callback function
211 once for each known thread. */
212 typedef int (*thread_callback_func) (struct thread_info *, void *);
213 extern struct thread_info *iterate_over_threads (thread_callback_func, void *);
214
215 extern int thread_count (void);
216
217 /* infrun context switch: save the debugger state for the given thread. */
218 extern void save_infrun_state (ptid_t ptid,
219 struct continuation *continuations,
220 struct continuation *intermediate_continuations,
221 int proceed_to_finish,
222 enum step_over_calls_kind step_over_calls,
223 int stop_step,
224 int step_multi,
225 enum target_signal stop_signal,
226 bpstat stop_bpstat);
227
228 /* infrun context switch: load the debugger state previously saved
229 for the given thread. */
230 extern void load_infrun_state (ptid_t ptid,
231 struct continuation **continuations,
232 struct continuation **intermediate_continuations,
233 int *proceed_to_finish,
234 enum step_over_calls_kind *step_over_calls,
235 int *stop_step,
236 int *step_multi,
237 enum target_signal *stop_signal,
238 bpstat *stop_bpstat);
239
240 /* Switch from one thread to another. */
241 extern void switch_to_thread (ptid_t ptid);
242
243 /* Marks thread PTID is running, or stopped.
244 If PIDGET (PTID) is -1, marks all threads. */
245 extern void set_running (ptid_t ptid, int running);
246
247 /* NOTE: Since the thread state is not a boolean, most times, you do
248 not want to check it with negation. If you really want to check if
249 the thread is stopped,
250
251 use (good):
252
253 if (is_stopped (ptid))
254
255 instead of (bad):
256
257 if (!is_running (ptid))
258
259 The latter also returns true on exited threads, most likelly not
260 what you want. */
261
262 /* Reports if in the frontend's perpective, thread PTID is running. */
263 extern int is_running (ptid_t ptid);
264
265 /* Is this thread listed, but known to have exited? We keep it listed
266 (but not visible) until it's safe to delete. */
267 extern int is_exited (ptid_t ptid);
268
269 /* In the frontend's perpective, is this thread stopped? */
270 extern int is_stopped (ptid_t ptid);
271
272 /* In the frontend's perpective is there any thread running? */
273 extern int any_running (void);
274
275 /* Marks thread PTID as executing, or not. If PIDGET (PTID) is -1,
276 marks all threads.
277
278 Note that this is different from the running state. See the
279 description of state_ and executing_ fields of struct
280 thread_info. */
281 extern void set_executing (ptid_t ptid, int executing);
282
283 /* Reports if thread PTID is executing. */
284 extern int is_executing (ptid_t ptid);
285
286 /* Commands with a prefix of `thread'. */
287 extern struct cmd_list_element *thread_cmd_list;
288
289 /* Print notices on thread events (attach, detach, etc.), set with
290 `set print thread-events'. */
291 extern int print_thread_events;
292
293 extern void print_thread_info (struct ui_out *uiout, int thread);
294
295 extern struct cleanup *make_cleanup_restore_current_thread (void);
296
297 /* Returns a pointer into the thread_info corresponding to
298 INFERIOR_PTID. INFERIOR_PTID *must* be in the thread list. */
299 extern struct thread_info* inferior_thread (void);
300
301 #endif /* GDBTHREAD_H */
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