1 /* Perform an inferior function call, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
3 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
4 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
5 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
7 This file is part of GDB.
9 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
10 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
11 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
12 (at your option) any later version.
14 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
15 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
17 GNU General Public License for more details.
19 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
20 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
23 #include "breakpoint.h"
24 #include "tracepoint.h"
28 #include "gdb_assert.h"
35 #include "gdb_string.h"
37 #include "dummy-frame.h"
39 #include "gdbthread.h"
40 #include "exceptions.h"
42 /* If we can't find a function's name from its address,
43 we print this instead. */
44 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT "at 0x%s"
45 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE (sizeof (RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT) \
46 + 2 * sizeof (CORE_ADDR))
48 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-04-16: What's the future of this code?
50 GDB needs an asynchronous expression evaluator, that means an
51 asynchronous inferior function call implementation, and that in
52 turn means restructuring the code so that it is event driven. */
54 /* How you should pass arguments to a function depends on whether it
55 was defined in K&R style or prototype style. If you define a
56 function using the K&R syntax that takes a `float' argument, then
57 callers must pass that argument as a `double'. If you define the
58 function using the prototype syntax, then you must pass the
59 argument as a `float', with no promotion.
61 Unfortunately, on certain older platforms, the debug info doesn't
62 indicate reliably how each function was defined. A function type's
63 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag may be clear, even if the function was
64 defined in prototype style. When calling a function whose
65 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag is clear, GDB consults this flag to
68 For modern targets, it is proper to assume that, if the prototype
69 flag is clear, that can be trusted: `float' arguments should be
70 promoted to `double'. For some older targets, if the prototype
71 flag is clear, that doesn't tell us anything. The default is to
72 trust the debug information; the user can override this behavior
73 with "set coerce-float-to-double 0". */
75 static int coerce_float_to_double_p
= 1;
77 show_coerce_float_to_double_p (struct ui_file
*file
, int from_tty
,
78 struct cmd_list_element
*c
, const char *value
)
80 fprintf_filtered (file
,
81 _("Coercion of floats to doubles "
82 "when calling functions is %s.\n"),
86 /* This boolean tells what gdb should do if a signal is received while
87 in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb unwinds
88 the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the
91 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received. */
93 int unwind_on_signal_p
= 0;
95 show_unwind_on_signal_p (struct ui_file
*file
, int from_tty
,
96 struct cmd_list_element
*c
, const char *value
)
98 fprintf_filtered (file
,
99 _("Unwinding of stack if a signal is "
100 "received while in a call dummy is %s.\n"),
104 /* This boolean tells what gdb should do if a std::terminate call is
105 made while in a function called from gdb (call dummy).
106 As the confines of a single dummy stack prohibit out-of-frame
107 handlers from handling a raised exception, and as out-of-frame
108 handlers are common in C++, this can lead to no handler being found
109 by the unwinder, and a std::terminate call. This is a false positive.
110 If set, gdb unwinds the stack and restores the context to what it
113 The default is to unwind the frame if a std::terminate call is
116 static int unwind_on_terminating_exception_p
= 1;
119 show_unwind_on_terminating_exception_p (struct ui_file
*file
, int from_tty
,
120 struct cmd_list_element
*c
,
124 fprintf_filtered (file
,
125 _("Unwind stack if a C++ exception is "
126 "unhandled while in a call dummy is %s.\n"),
130 /* Perform the standard coercions that are specified
131 for arguments to be passed to C or Ada functions.
133 If PARAM_TYPE is non-NULL, it is the expected parameter type.
134 IS_PROTOTYPED is non-zero if the function declaration is prototyped.
135 SP is the stack pointer were additional data can be pushed (updating
136 its value as needed). */
138 static struct value
*
139 value_arg_coerce (struct gdbarch
*gdbarch
, struct value
*arg
,
140 struct type
*param_type
, int is_prototyped
, CORE_ADDR
*sp
)
142 const struct builtin_type
*builtin
= builtin_type (gdbarch
);
143 struct type
*arg_type
= check_typedef (value_type (arg
));
145 = param_type
? check_typedef (param_type
) : arg_type
;
147 /* Perform any Ada-specific coercion first. */
148 if (current_language
->la_language
== language_ada
)
149 arg
= ada_convert_actual (arg
, type
);
151 /* Force the value to the target if we will need its address. At
152 this point, we could allocate arguments on the stack instead of
153 calling malloc if we knew that their addresses would not be
154 saved by the called function. */
155 arg
= value_coerce_to_target (arg
);
157 switch (TYPE_CODE (type
))
161 struct value
*new_value
;
163 if (TYPE_CODE (arg_type
) == TYPE_CODE_REF
)
164 return value_cast_pointers (type
, arg
);
166 /* Cast the value to the reference's target type, and then
167 convert it back to a reference. This will issue an error
168 if the value was not previously in memory - in some cases
169 we should clearly be allowing this, but how? */
170 new_value
= value_cast (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type
), arg
);
171 new_value
= value_ref (new_value
);
178 /* If we don't have a prototype, coerce to integer type if necessary. */
181 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type
) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin
->builtin_int
))
182 type
= builtin
->builtin_int
;
184 /* Currently all target ABIs require at least the width of an integer
185 type for an argument. We may have to conditionalize the following
186 type coercion for future targets. */
187 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type
) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin
->builtin_int
))
188 type
= builtin
->builtin_int
;
191 if (!is_prototyped
&& coerce_float_to_double_p
)
193 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type
) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin
->builtin_double
))
194 type
= builtin
->builtin_double
;
195 else if (TYPE_LENGTH (type
) > TYPE_LENGTH (builtin
->builtin_double
))
196 type
= builtin
->builtin_long_double
;
200 type
= lookup_pointer_type (type
);
202 case TYPE_CODE_ARRAY
:
203 /* Arrays are coerced to pointers to their first element, unless
204 they are vectors, in which case we want to leave them alone,
205 because they are passed by value. */
206 if (current_language
->c_style_arrays
)
207 if (!TYPE_VECTOR (type
))
208 type
= lookup_pointer_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type
));
210 case TYPE_CODE_UNDEF
:
212 case TYPE_CODE_STRUCT
:
213 case TYPE_CODE_UNION
:
216 case TYPE_CODE_RANGE
:
217 case TYPE_CODE_STRING
:
218 case TYPE_CODE_BITSTRING
:
219 case TYPE_CODE_ERROR
:
220 case TYPE_CODE_MEMBERPTR
:
221 case TYPE_CODE_METHODPTR
:
222 case TYPE_CODE_METHOD
:
223 case TYPE_CODE_COMPLEX
:
228 return value_cast (type
, arg
);
231 /* Determine a function's address and its return type from its value.
232 Calls error() if the function is not valid for calling. */
235 find_function_addr (struct value
*function
, struct type
**retval_type
)
237 struct type
*ftype
= check_typedef (value_type (function
));
238 struct gdbarch
*gdbarch
= get_type_arch (ftype
);
239 enum type_code code
= TYPE_CODE (ftype
);
240 struct type
*value_type
= NULL
;
243 /* If it's a member function, just look at the function
246 /* Determine address to call. */
247 if (code
== TYPE_CODE_FUNC
|| code
== TYPE_CODE_METHOD
)
249 funaddr
= value_address (function
);
250 value_type
= TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype
);
252 else if (code
== TYPE_CODE_PTR
)
254 funaddr
= value_as_address (function
);
255 ftype
= check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype
));
256 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype
) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC
257 || TYPE_CODE (ftype
) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD
)
259 funaddr
= gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch
, funaddr
,
261 value_type
= TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype
);
264 else if (code
== TYPE_CODE_INT
)
266 /* Handle the case of functions lacking debugging info.
267 Their values are characters since their addresses are char. */
268 if (TYPE_LENGTH (ftype
) == 1)
269 funaddr
= value_as_address (value_addr (function
));
272 /* Handle function descriptors lacking debug info. */
273 int found_descriptor
= 0;
275 funaddr
= 0; /* pacify "gcc -Werror" */
276 if (VALUE_LVAL (function
) == lval_memory
)
280 funaddr
= value_as_address (value_addr (function
));
282 funaddr
= gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch
, funaddr
,
284 if (funaddr
!= nfunaddr
)
285 found_descriptor
= 1;
287 if (!found_descriptor
)
288 /* Handle integer used as address of a function. */
289 funaddr
= (CORE_ADDR
) value_as_long (function
);
293 error (_("Invalid data type for function to be called."));
295 if (retval_type
!= NULL
)
296 *retval_type
= value_type
;
297 return funaddr
+ gdbarch_deprecated_function_start_offset (gdbarch
);
300 /* For CALL_DUMMY_ON_STACK, push a breakpoint sequence that the called
301 function returns to. */
304 push_dummy_code (struct gdbarch
*gdbarch
,
305 CORE_ADDR sp
, CORE_ADDR funaddr
,
306 struct value
**args
, int nargs
,
307 struct type
*value_type
,
308 CORE_ADDR
*real_pc
, CORE_ADDR
*bp_addr
,
309 struct regcache
*regcache
)
311 gdb_assert (gdbarch_push_dummy_code_p (gdbarch
));
313 return gdbarch_push_dummy_code (gdbarch
, sp
, funaddr
,
314 args
, nargs
, value_type
, real_pc
, bp_addr
,
318 /* Fetch the name of the function at FUNADDR.
319 This is used in printing an error message for call_function_by_hand.
320 BUF is used to print FUNADDR in hex if the function name cannot be
321 determined. It must be large enough to hold formatted result of
322 RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT. */
325 get_function_name (CORE_ADDR funaddr
, char *buf
, int buf_size
)
328 struct symbol
*symbol
= find_pc_function (funaddr
);
331 return SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (symbol
);
335 /* Try the minimal symbols. */
336 struct minimal_symbol
*msymbol
= lookup_minimal_symbol_by_pc (funaddr
);
339 return SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (msymbol
);
343 char *tmp
= xstrprintf (_(RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT
),
344 hex_string (funaddr
));
346 gdb_assert (strlen (tmp
) + 1 <= buf_size
);
353 /* Subroutine of call_function_by_hand to simplify it.
354 Start up the inferior and wait for it to stop.
355 Return the exception if there's an error, or an exception with
356 reason >= 0 if there's no error.
358 This is done inside a TRY_CATCH so the caller needn't worry about
359 thrown errors. The caller should rethrow if there's an error. */
361 static struct gdb_exception
362 run_inferior_call (struct thread_info
*call_thread
, CORE_ADDR real_pc
)
364 volatile struct gdb_exception e
;
366 int saved_in_infcall
= call_thread
->control
.in_infcall
;
367 ptid_t call_thread_ptid
= call_thread
->ptid
;
368 char *saved_target_shortname
= xstrdup (target_shortname
);
370 call_thread
->control
.in_infcall
= 1;
372 clear_proceed_status ();
374 disable_watchpoints_before_interactive_call_start ();
376 /* We want stop_registers, please... */
377 call_thread
->control
.proceed_to_finish
= 1;
379 if (target_can_async_p ())
380 saved_async
= target_async_mask (0);
382 TRY_CATCH (e
, RETURN_MASK_ALL
)
383 proceed (real_pc
, TARGET_SIGNAL_0
, 0);
385 /* At this point the current thread may have changed. Refresh
386 CALL_THREAD as it could be invalid if its thread has exited. */
387 call_thread
= find_thread_ptid (call_thread_ptid
);
389 /* Don't restore the async mask if the target has changed,
390 saved_async is for the original target. */
392 && strcmp (saved_target_shortname
, target_shortname
) == 0)
393 target_async_mask (saved_async
);
395 enable_watchpoints_after_interactive_call_stop ();
397 /* Call breakpoint_auto_delete on the current contents of the bpstat
398 of inferior call thread.
399 If all error()s out of proceed ended up calling normal_stop
400 (and perhaps they should; it already does in the special case
401 of error out of resume()), then we wouldn't need this. */
404 if (call_thread
!= NULL
)
405 breakpoint_auto_delete (call_thread
->control
.stop_bpstat
);
408 if (call_thread
!= NULL
)
409 call_thread
->control
.in_infcall
= saved_in_infcall
;
411 xfree (saved_target_shortname
);
416 /* A cleanup function that calls delete_std_terminate_breakpoint. */
418 cleanup_delete_std_terminate_breakpoint (void *ignore
)
420 delete_std_terminate_breakpoint ();
423 /* All this stuff with a dummy frame may seem unnecessarily complicated
424 (why not just save registers in GDB?). The purpose of pushing a dummy
425 frame which looks just like a real frame is so that if you call a
426 function and then hit a breakpoint (get a signal, etc), "backtrace"
427 will look right. Whether the backtrace needs to actually show the
428 stack at the time the inferior function was called is debatable, but
429 it certainly needs to not display garbage. So if you are contemplating
430 making dummy frames be different from normal frames, consider that. */
432 /* Perform a function call in the inferior.
433 ARGS is a vector of values of arguments (NARGS of them).
434 FUNCTION is a value, the function to be called.
435 Returns a value representing what the function returned.
436 May fail to return, if a breakpoint or signal is hit
437 during the execution of the function.
439 ARGS is modified to contain coerced values. */
442 call_function_by_hand (struct value
*function
, int nargs
, struct value
**args
)
445 struct type
*values_type
, *target_values_type
;
446 unsigned char struct_return
= 0, lang_struct_return
= 0;
447 CORE_ADDR struct_addr
= 0;
448 struct infcall_control_state
*inf_status
;
449 struct cleanup
*inf_status_cleanup
;
450 struct infcall_suspend_state
*caller_state
;
453 struct type
*ftype
= check_typedef (value_type (function
));
455 struct frame_id dummy_id
;
456 struct cleanup
*args_cleanup
;
457 struct frame_info
*frame
;
458 struct gdbarch
*gdbarch
;
459 struct cleanup
*terminate_bp_cleanup
;
460 ptid_t call_thread_ptid
;
461 struct gdb_exception e
;
462 char name_buf
[RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE
];
464 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype
) == TYPE_CODE_PTR
)
465 ftype
= check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype
));
467 if (!target_has_execution
)
470 if (get_traceframe_number () >= 0)
471 error (_("May not call functions while looking at trace frames."));
473 frame
= get_current_frame ();
474 gdbarch
= get_frame_arch (frame
);
476 if (!gdbarch_push_dummy_call_p (gdbarch
))
477 error (_("This target does not support function calls."));
479 /* A cleanup for the inferior status.
480 This is only needed while we're preparing the inferior function call. */
481 inf_status
= save_infcall_control_state ();
483 = make_cleanup_restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status
);
485 /* Save the caller's registers and other state associated with the
486 inferior itself so that they can be restored once the
487 callee returns. To allow nested calls the registers are (further
488 down) pushed onto a dummy frame stack. Include a cleanup (which
489 is tossed once the regcache has been pushed). */
490 caller_state
= save_infcall_suspend_state ();
491 make_cleanup_restore_infcall_suspend_state (caller_state
);
493 /* Ensure that the initial SP is correctly aligned. */
495 CORE_ADDR old_sp
= get_frame_sp (frame
);
497 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch
))
499 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, old_sp
);
500 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-08-13: Skip the "red zone". For some
501 ABIs, a function can use memory beyond the inner most stack
502 address. AMD64 called that region the "red zone". Skip at
503 least the "red zone" size before allocating any space on
505 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch
, 1, 2))
506 sp
-= gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch
);
508 sp
+= gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch
);
510 gdb_assert (sp
== gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, sp
));
511 /* NOTE: cagney/2002-09-18:
513 On a RISC architecture, a void parameterless generic dummy
514 frame (i.e., no parameters, no result) typically does not
515 need to push anything the stack and hence can leave SP and
516 FP. Similarly, a frameless (possibly leaf) function does
517 not push anything on the stack and, hence, that too can
518 leave FP and SP unchanged. As a consequence, a sequence of
519 void parameterless generic dummy frame calls to frameless
520 functions will create a sequence of effectively identical
521 frames (SP, FP and TOS and PC the same). This, not
522 suprisingly, results in what appears to be a stack in an
523 infinite loop --- when GDB tries to find a generic dummy
524 frame on the internal dummy frame stack, it will always
527 To avoid this problem, the code below always grows the
528 stack. That way, two dummy frames can never be identical.
529 It does burn a few bytes of stack but that is a small price
533 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch
, 1, 2))
534 /* Stack grows down. */
535 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, old_sp
- 1);
537 /* Stack grows up. */
538 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, old_sp
+ 1);
540 /* SP may have underflown address zero here from OLD_SP. Memory access
541 functions will probably fail in such case but that is a target's
545 /* FIXME: cagney/2002-09-18: Hey, you loose!
547 Who knows how badly aligned the SP is!
549 If the generic dummy frame ends up empty (because nothing is
550 pushed) GDB won't be able to correctly perform back traces.
551 If a target is having trouble with backtraces, first thing to
552 do is add FRAME_ALIGN() to the architecture vector. If that
553 fails, try dummy_id().
555 If the ABI specifies a "Red Zone" (see the doco) the code
556 below will quietly trash it. */
560 funaddr
= find_function_addr (function
, &values_type
);
562 values_type
= builtin_type (gdbarch
)->builtin_int
;
564 CHECK_TYPEDEF (values_type
);
566 /* Are we returning a value using a structure return (passing a
567 hidden argument pointing to storage) or a normal value return?
568 There are two cases: language-mandated structure return and
569 target ABI structure return. The variable STRUCT_RETURN only
570 describes the latter. The language version is handled by passing
571 the return location as the first parameter to the function,
572 even preceding "this". This is different from the target
573 ABI version, which is target-specific; for instance, on ia64
574 the first argument is passed in out0 but the hidden structure
575 return pointer would normally be passed in r8. */
577 if (language_pass_by_reference (values_type
))
579 lang_struct_return
= 1;
581 /* Tell the target specific argument pushing routine not to
583 target_values_type
= builtin_type (gdbarch
)->builtin_void
;
587 struct_return
= using_struct_return (gdbarch
,
588 value_type (function
), values_type
);
589 target_values_type
= values_type
;
592 /* Determine the location of the breakpoint (and possibly other
593 stuff) that the called function will return to. The SPARC, for a
594 function returning a structure or union, needs to make space for
595 not just the breakpoint but also an extra word containing the
596 size (?) of the structure being passed. */
598 /* The actual breakpoint (at BP_ADDR) is inserted separatly so there
599 is no need to write that out. */
601 switch (gdbarch_call_dummy_location (gdbarch
))
604 sp
= push_dummy_code (gdbarch
, sp
, funaddr
,
605 args
, nargs
, target_values_type
,
606 &real_pc
, &bp_addr
, get_current_regcache ());
610 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr
;
613 dummy_addr
= entry_point_address ();
614 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint, so
615 its address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
616 bp_addr
= dummy_addr
;
620 /* Some executables define a symbol __CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS whose
621 address is the location where the breakpoint should be
622 placed. Once all targets are using the overhauled frame code
623 this can be deleted - ON_STACK is a better option. */
625 struct minimal_symbol
*sym
;
626 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr
;
628 sym
= lookup_minimal_symbol ("__CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS", NULL
, NULL
);
632 dummy_addr
= SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (sym
);
633 /* Make certain that the address points at real code, and not
634 a function descriptor. */
635 dummy_addr
= gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch
,
640 dummy_addr
= entry_point_address ();
641 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint,
642 so it's address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
643 bp_addr
= dummy_addr
;
647 internal_error (__FILE__
, __LINE__
, _("bad switch"));
650 if (nargs
< TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype
))
651 error (_("Too few arguments in function call."));
656 for (i
= nargs
- 1; i
>= 0; i
--)
659 struct type
*param_type
;
661 /* FIXME drow/2002-05-31: Should just always mark methods as
662 prototyped. Can we respect TYPE_VARARGS? Probably not. */
663 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype
) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD
)
665 else if (i
< TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype
))
666 prototyped
= TYPE_PROTOTYPED (ftype
);
670 if (i
< TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype
))
671 param_type
= TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (ftype
, i
);
675 args
[i
] = value_arg_coerce (gdbarch
, args
[i
],
676 param_type
, prototyped
, &sp
);
678 if (param_type
!= NULL
&& language_pass_by_reference (param_type
))
679 args
[i
] = value_addr (args
[i
]);
683 /* Reserve space for the return structure to be written on the
684 stack, if necessary. Make certain that the value is correctly
687 if (struct_return
|| lang_struct_return
)
689 int len
= TYPE_LENGTH (values_type
);
691 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch
, 1, 2))
693 /* Stack grows downward. Align STRUCT_ADDR and SP after
694 making space for the return value. */
696 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch
))
697 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, sp
);
702 /* Stack grows upward. Align the frame, allocate space, and
703 then again, re-align the frame??? */
704 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch
))
705 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, sp
);
708 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch
))
709 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, sp
);
713 if (lang_struct_return
)
715 struct value
**new_args
;
717 /* Add the new argument to the front of the argument list. */
718 new_args
= xmalloc (sizeof (struct value
*) * (nargs
+ 1));
719 new_args
[0] = value_from_pointer (lookup_pointer_type (values_type
),
721 memcpy (&new_args
[1], &args
[0], sizeof (struct value
*) * nargs
);
724 args_cleanup
= make_cleanup (xfree
, args
);
727 args_cleanup
= make_cleanup (null_cleanup
, NULL
);
729 /* Create the dummy stack frame. Pass in the call dummy address as,
730 presumably, the ABI code knows where, in the call dummy, the
731 return address should be pointed. */
732 sp
= gdbarch_push_dummy_call (gdbarch
, function
, get_current_regcache (),
733 bp_addr
, nargs
, args
,
734 sp
, struct_return
, struct_addr
);
736 do_cleanups (args_cleanup
);
738 /* Set up a frame ID for the dummy frame so we can pass it to
739 set_momentary_breakpoint. We need to give the breakpoint a frame
740 ID so that the breakpoint code can correctly re-identify the
742 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by PUSH_DUMMY_CALL,
743 saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by dummy_id to form
744 the frame ID's stack address. */
745 dummy_id
= frame_id_build (sp
, bp_addr
);
747 /* Create a momentary breakpoint at the return address of the
748 inferior. That way it breaks when it returns. */
751 struct breakpoint
*bpt
;
752 struct symtab_and_line sal
;
754 init_sal (&sal
); /* initialize to zeroes */
755 sal
.pspace
= current_program_space
;
757 sal
.section
= find_pc_overlay (sal
.pc
);
758 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by
759 PUSH_DUMMY_CALL, saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by
760 dummy_id to form the frame ID's stack address. */
761 bpt
= set_momentary_breakpoint (gdbarch
, sal
, dummy_id
, bp_call_dummy
);
762 bpt
->disposition
= disp_del
;
765 /* Create a breakpoint in std::terminate.
766 If a C++ exception is raised in the dummy-frame, and the
767 exception handler is (normally, and expected to be) out-of-frame,
768 the default C++ handler will (wrongly) be called in an inferior
769 function call. This is wrong, as an exception can be normally
770 and legally handled out-of-frame. The confines of the dummy frame
771 prevent the unwinder from finding the correct handler (or any
772 handler, unless it is in-frame). The default handler calls
773 std::terminate. This will kill the inferior. Assert that
774 terminate should never be called in an inferior function
775 call. Place a momentary breakpoint in the std::terminate function
776 and if triggered in the call, rewind. */
777 if (unwind_on_terminating_exception_p
)
778 set_std_terminate_breakpoint ();
780 /* Everything's ready, push all the info needed to restore the
781 caller (and identify the dummy-frame) onto the dummy-frame
783 dummy_frame_push (caller_state
, &dummy_id
);
785 /* Discard both inf_status and caller_state cleanups.
786 From this point on we explicitly restore the associated state
788 discard_cleanups (inf_status_cleanup
);
790 /* Register a clean-up for unwind_on_terminating_exception_breakpoint. */
791 terminate_bp_cleanup
= make_cleanup (cleanup_delete_std_terminate_breakpoint
,
794 /* - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP -
795 If you're looking to implement asynchronous dummy-frames, then
796 just below is the place to chop this function in two.. */
798 /* TP is invalid after run_inferior_call returns, so enclose this
799 in a block so that it's only in scope during the time it's valid. */
801 struct thread_info
*tp
= inferior_thread ();
803 /* Save this thread's ptid, we need it later but the thread
805 call_thread_ptid
= tp
->ptid
;
807 /* Run the inferior until it stops. */
809 e
= run_inferior_call (tp
, real_pc
);
812 /* Rethrow an error if we got one trying to run the inferior. */
816 const char *name
= get_function_name (funaddr
,
817 name_buf
, sizeof (name_buf
));
819 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status
);
821 /* We could discard the dummy frame here if the program exited,
822 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
828 throw_error (e
.error
, _("%s\n\
829 An error occurred while in a function called from GDB.\n\
830 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
831 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
832 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
840 /* If the program has exited, or we stopped at a different thread,
841 exit and inform the user. */
843 if (! target_has_execution
)
845 const char *name
= get_function_name (funaddr
,
846 name_buf
, sizeof (name_buf
));
848 /* If we try to restore the inferior status,
849 we'll crash as the inferior is no longer running. */
850 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status
);
852 /* We could discard the dummy frame here given that the program exited,
853 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
856 error (_("The program being debugged exited while in a function "
858 "Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n"
859 "(%s) will be abandoned."),
863 if (! ptid_equal (call_thread_ptid
, inferior_ptid
))
865 const char *name
= get_function_name (funaddr
,
866 name_buf
, sizeof (name_buf
));
868 /* We've switched threads. This can happen if another thread gets a
869 signal or breakpoint while our thread was running.
870 There's no point in restoring the inferior status,
871 we're in a different thread. */
872 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status
);
873 /* Keep the dummy frame record, if the user switches back to the
874 thread with the hand-call, we'll need it. */
875 if (stopped_by_random_signal
)
877 The program received a signal in another thread while\n\
878 making a function call from GDB.\n\
879 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
880 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
881 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
885 The program stopped in another thread while making a function call from GDB.\n\
886 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
887 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
888 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
892 if (stopped_by_random_signal
|| stop_stack_dummy
!= STOP_STACK_DUMMY
)
894 const char *name
= get_function_name (funaddr
,
895 name_buf
, sizeof (name_buf
));
897 if (stopped_by_random_signal
)
899 /* We stopped inside the FUNCTION because of a random
900 signal. Further execution of the FUNCTION is not
903 if (unwind_on_signal_p
)
905 /* The user wants the context restored. */
907 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the
909 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id
);
911 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before the
913 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status
);
915 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
916 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
918 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
919 GDB has restored the context to what it was before the call.\n\
920 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal off\".\n\
921 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
922 (%s) will be abandoned."),
927 /* The user wants to stay in the frame where we stopped
929 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
931 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status
);
933 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
934 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
936 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
937 GDB remains in the frame where the signal was received.\n\
938 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal on\".\n\
939 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
940 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
941 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
946 if (stop_stack_dummy
== STOP_STD_TERMINATE
)
948 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the dummy
950 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id
);
952 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before
954 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status
);
957 The program being debugged entered a std::terminate call, most likely\n\
958 caused by an unhandled C++ exception. GDB blocked this call in order\n\
959 to prevent the program from being terminated, and has restored the\n\
960 context to its original state before the call.\n\
961 To change this behaviour use \"set unwind-on-terminating-exception off\".\n\
962 Evaluation of the expression containing the function (%s)\n\
963 will be abandoned."),
966 else if (stop_stack_dummy
== STOP_NONE
)
969 /* We hit a breakpoint inside the FUNCTION.
970 Keep the dummy frame, the user may want to examine its state.
971 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
973 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status
);
975 /* The following error message used to say "The expression
976 which contained the function call has been discarded."
977 It is a hard concept to explain in a few words. Ideally,
978 GDB would be able to resume evaluation of the expression
979 when the function finally is done executing. Perhaps
980 someday this will be implemented (it would not be easy). */
981 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very long if it's
982 a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
984 The program being debugged stopped while in a function called from GDB.\n\
985 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
986 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
987 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
991 /* The above code errors out, so ... */
992 internal_error (__FILE__
, __LINE__
, _("... should not be here"));
995 do_cleanups (terminate_bp_cleanup
);
997 /* If we get here the called FUNCTION ran to completion,
998 and the dummy frame has already been popped. */
1001 struct address_space
*aspace
= get_regcache_aspace (stop_registers
);
1002 struct regcache
*retbuf
= regcache_xmalloc (gdbarch
, aspace
);
1003 struct cleanup
*retbuf_cleanup
= make_cleanup_regcache_xfree (retbuf
);
1004 struct value
*retval
= NULL
;
1006 regcache_cpy_no_passthrough (retbuf
, stop_registers
);
1008 /* Inferior call is successful. Restore the inferior status.
1009 At this stage, leave the RETBUF alone. */
1010 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status
);
1012 /* Figure out the value returned by the function. */
1014 if (lang_struct_return
)
1015 retval
= value_at (values_type
, struct_addr
);
1016 else if (TYPE_CODE (target_values_type
) == TYPE_CODE_VOID
)
1018 /* If the function returns void, don't bother fetching the
1020 retval
= allocate_value (values_type
);
1024 switch (gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch
, value_type (function
),
1025 target_values_type
, NULL
, NULL
, NULL
))
1027 case RETURN_VALUE_REGISTER_CONVENTION
:
1028 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_RETURNS_ADDRESS
:
1029 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_PRESERVES_ADDRESS
:
1030 retval
= allocate_value (values_type
);
1031 gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch
, value_type (function
), values_type
,
1032 retbuf
, value_contents_raw (retval
), NULL
);
1034 case RETURN_VALUE_STRUCT_CONVENTION
:
1035 retval
= value_at (values_type
, struct_addr
);
1040 do_cleanups (retbuf_cleanup
);
1042 gdb_assert (retval
);
1048 /* Provide a prototype to silence -Wmissing-prototypes. */
1049 void _initialize_infcall (void);
1052 _initialize_infcall (void)
1054 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("coerce-float-to-double", class_obscure
,
1055 &coerce_float_to_double_p
, _("\
1056 Set coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions."), _("\
1057 Show coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions"), _("\
1058 Variables of type float should generally be converted to doubles before\n\
1059 calling an unprototyped function, and left alone when calling a prototyped\n\
1060 function. However, some older debug info formats do not provide enough\n\
1061 information to determine that a function is prototyped. If this flag is\n\
1062 set, GDB will perform the conversion for a function it considers\n\
1064 The default is to perform the conversion.\n"),
1066 show_coerce_float_to_double_p
,
1067 &setlist
, &showlist
);
1069 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwindonsignal", no_class
,
1070 &unwind_on_signal_p
, _("\
1071 Set unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1072 Show unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1073 The unwindonsignal lets the user determine what gdb should do if a signal\n\
1074 is received while in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb\n\
1075 unwinds the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the call.\n\
1076 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received."),
1078 show_unwind_on_signal_p
,
1079 &setlist
, &showlist
);
1081 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwind-on-terminating-exception", no_class
,
1082 &unwind_on_terminating_exception_p
, _("\
1083 Set unwinding of stack if std::terminate is called while in call dummy."), _("\
1084 Show unwinding of stack if std::terminate() is called while in a call dummy."),
1086 The unwind on terminating exception flag lets the user determine\n\
1087 what gdb should do if a std::terminate() call is made from the\n\
1088 default exception handler. If set, gdb unwinds the stack and restores\n\
1089 the context to what it was before the call. If unset, gdb allows the\n\
1090 std::terminate call to proceed.\n\
1091 The default is to unwind the frame."),
1093 show_unwind_on_terminating_exception_p
,
1094 &setlist
, &showlist
);