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1 /* Generic SDT probe support for GDB.
2
3 Copyright (C) 2012-2017 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 (PROBE_H)
21 #define PROBE_H 1
22
23 struct event_location;
24 struct linespec_result;
25
26 /* Structure useful for passing the header names in the method
27 `gen_ui_out_table_header'. */
28
29 struct info_probe_column
30 {
31 /* The internal name of the field. This string cannot be capitalized nor
32 localized, e.g., "extra_field". */
33
34 const char *field_name;
35
36 /* The field name to be printed in the `info probes' command. This
37 string can be capitalized and localized, e.g., _("Extra Field"). */
38 const char *print_name;
39 };
40
41 typedef struct info_probe_column info_probe_column_s;
42 DEF_VEC_O (info_probe_column_s);
43
44 /* Operations associated with a probe. */
45
46 struct probe_ops
47 {
48 /* Method responsible for verifying if LINESPECP is a valid linespec for
49 a probe breakpoint. It should return 1 if it is, or zero if it is not.
50 It also should update LINESPECP in order to discard the breakpoint
51 option associated with this linespec. For example, if the option is
52 `-probe', and the LINESPECP is `-probe abc', the function should
53 return 1 and set LINESPECP to `abc'. */
54
55 int (*is_linespec) (const char **linespecp);
56
57 /* Function that should fill PROBES with known probes from OBJFILE. */
58
59 void (*get_probes) (std::vector<probe *> *probes, struct objfile *objfile);
60
61 /* Compute the probe's relocated address. OBJFILE is the objfile
62 in which the probe originated. */
63
64 CORE_ADDR (*get_probe_address) (struct probe *probe,
65 struct objfile *objfile);
66
67 /* Return the number of arguments of PROBE. This function can
68 throw an exception. */
69
70 unsigned (*get_probe_argument_count) (struct probe *probe,
71 struct frame_info *frame);
72
73 /* Return 1 if the probe interface can evaluate the arguments of probe
74 PROBE, zero otherwise. See the comments on
75 sym_probe_fns:can_evaluate_probe_arguments for more details. */
76
77 int (*can_evaluate_probe_arguments) (struct probe *probe);
78
79 /* Evaluate the Nth argument from the PROBE, returning a value
80 corresponding to it. The argument number is represented N.
81 This function can throw an exception. */
82
83 struct value *(*evaluate_probe_argument) (struct probe *probe,
84 unsigned n,
85 struct frame_info *frame);
86
87 /* Compile the Nth argument of the PROBE to an agent expression.
88 The argument number is represented by N. */
89
90 void (*compile_to_ax) (struct probe *probe, struct agent_expr *aexpr,
91 struct axs_value *axs_value, unsigned n);
92
93 /* Set the semaphore associated with the PROBE. This function only makes
94 sense if the probe has a concept of semaphore associated to a
95 probe, otherwise it can be set to NULL. */
96
97 void (*set_semaphore) (struct probe *probe, struct objfile *objfile,
98 struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
99
100 /* Clear the semaphore associated with the PROBE. This function only
101 makes sense if the probe has a concept of semaphore associated to
102 a probe, otherwise it can be set to NULL. */
103
104 void (*clear_semaphore) (struct probe *probe, struct objfile *objfile,
105 struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
106
107 /* Function called to destroy PROBE's specific data. This function
108 shall not free PROBE itself. */
109
110 void (*destroy) (struct probe *probe);
111
112 /* Return a pointer to a name identifying the probe type. This is
113 the string that will be displayed in the "Type" column of the
114 `info probes' command. */
115
116 const char *(*type_name) (struct probe *probe);
117
118 /* Function responsible for providing the extra fields that will be
119 printed in the `info probes' command. It should fill HEADS
120 with whatever extra fields it needs. If the backend doesn't need
121 to print extra fields, it can set this method to NULL. */
122
123 void (*gen_info_probes_table_header) (VEC (info_probe_column_s) **heads);
124
125 /* Function that will fill VALUES with the values of the extra fields
126 to be printed for PROBE. If the backend implements the
127 `gen_ui_out_table_header' method, then it should implement
128 this method as well. The backend should also guarantee that the
129 order and the number of values in the vector is exactly the same
130 as the order of the extra fields provided in the method
131 `gen_ui_out_table_header'. If a certain field is to be skipped
132 when printing the information, you can push a NULL value in that
133 position in the vector. */
134
135 void (*gen_info_probes_table_values) (struct probe *probe,
136 VEC (const_char_ptr) **values);
137
138 /* Enable a probe. The semantics of "enabling" a probe depend on
139 the specific backend and the field can be NULL in case enabling
140 probes is not supported. This function can throw an
141 exception. */
142
143 void (*enable_probe) (struct probe *probe);
144
145 /* Disable a probe. The semantics of "disabling" a probe depend
146 on the specific backend and the field can be NULL in case
147 disabling probes is not supported. This function can throw an
148 exception. */
149
150 void (*disable_probe) (struct probe *probe);
151 };
152
153 /* Definition of a vector of probe_ops. */
154
155 extern std::vector<const probe_ops *> all_probe_ops;
156
157 /* The probe_ops associated with the generic probe. */
158
159 extern const struct probe_ops probe_ops_any;
160
161 /* Helper function that, given KEYWORDS, iterate over it trying to match
162 each keyword with LINESPECP. If it succeeds, it updates the LINESPECP
163 pointer and returns 1. Otherwise, nothing is done to LINESPECP and zero
164 is returned. */
165
166 extern int probe_is_linespec_by_keyword (const char **linespecp,
167 const char *const *keywords);
168
169 /* Return specific PROBE_OPS * matching *LINESPECP and possibly updating
170 *LINESPECP to skip its "-probe-type " prefix. Return &probe_ops_any if
171 *LINESPECP matches "-probe ", that is any unspecific probe. Return NULL if
172 *LINESPECP is not identified as any known probe type, *LINESPECP is not
173 modified in such case. */
174
175 extern const struct probe_ops *probe_linespec_to_ops (const char **linespecp);
176
177 /* The probe itself. The struct contains generic information about the
178 probe, and then some specific information which should be stored in
179 the `probe_info' field. */
180
181 struct probe
182 {
183 /* The operations associated with this probe. */
184 const struct probe_ops *pops;
185
186 /* The probe's architecture. */
187 struct gdbarch *arch;
188
189 /* The name of the probe. */
190 const char *name;
191
192 /* The provider of the probe. It generally defaults to the name of
193 the objfile which contains the probe. */
194 const char *provider;
195
196 /* The address where the probe is inserted, relative to
197 SECT_OFF_TEXT. */
198 CORE_ADDR address;
199 };
200
201 /* A bound probe holds a pointer to a probe and a pointer to the
202 probe's defining objfile. This is needed because probes are
203 independent of the program space and thus require relocation at
204 their point of use. */
205
206 struct bound_probe
207 {
208 /* Create an empty bound_probe object. */
209
210 bound_probe ()
211 {}
212
213 /* Create and initialize a bound_probe object using PROBE and OBJFILE. */
214
215 bound_probe (struct probe *probe_, struct objfile *objfile_)
216 : probe (probe_), objfile (objfile_)
217 {}
218
219 /* The probe. */
220
221 struct probe *probe = NULL;
222
223 /* The objfile in which the probe originated. */
224
225 struct objfile *objfile = NULL;
226 };
227
228 /* A helper for linespec that decodes a probe specification. It
229 returns a std::vector<symtab_and_line> object and updates LOC or
230 throws an error. */
231
232 extern std::vector<symtab_and_line> parse_probes
233 (const struct event_location *loc,
234 struct program_space *pspace,
235 struct linespec_result *canon);
236
237 /* Helper function to register the proper probe_ops to a newly created probe.
238 This function is mainly called from `sym_get_probes'. */
239
240 extern void register_probe_ops (struct probe *probe);
241
242 /* Given a PC, find an associated probe. If a probe is found, return
243 it. If no probe is found, return a bound probe whose fields are
244 both NULL. */
245
246 extern struct bound_probe find_probe_by_pc (CORE_ADDR pc);
247
248 /* Search OBJFILE for a probe with the given PROVIDER, NAME. Return a
249 VEC of all probes that were found. If no matching probe is found,
250 return an empty vector. */
251
252 extern std::vector<probe *> find_probes_in_objfile (struct objfile *objfile,
253 const char *provider,
254 const char *name);
255
256 /* Generate a `info probes' command output for probe_ops represented by
257 POPS. If POPS is NULL it considers any probes types. It is a helper
258 function that can be used by the probe backends to print their
259 `info probe TYPE'. */
260
261 extern void info_probes_for_ops (const char *arg, int from_tty,
262 const struct probe_ops *pops);
263
264 /* Return the `cmd_list_element' associated with the `info probes' command,
265 or create a new one if it doesn't exist. Helper function that serves the
266 purpose of avoiding the case of a backend using the `cmd_list_element'
267 associated with `info probes', without having it registered yet. */
268
269 extern struct cmd_list_element **info_probes_cmdlist_get (void);
270
271 /* Compute the probe's relocated address. OBJFILE is the objfile in
272 which the probe originated. */
273
274 extern CORE_ADDR get_probe_address (struct probe *probe,
275 struct objfile *objfile);
276
277 /* Return the argument count of the specified probe.
278
279 This function can throw an exception. */
280
281 extern unsigned get_probe_argument_count (struct probe *probe,
282 struct frame_info *frame);
283
284 /* Return 1 if the probe interface associated with PROBE can evaluate
285 arguments, zero otherwise. See the comments on the definition of
286 sym_probe_fns:can_evaluate_probe_arguments for more details. */
287
288 extern int can_evaluate_probe_arguments (struct probe *probe);
289
290 /* Evaluate argument N of the specified probe. N must be between 0
291 inclusive and get_probe_argument_count exclusive.
292
293 This function can throw an exception. */
294
295 extern struct value *evaluate_probe_argument (struct probe *probe,
296 unsigned n,
297 struct frame_info *frame);
298
299 /* A convenience function that finds a probe at the PC in FRAME and
300 evaluates argument N, with 0 <= N < number_of_args. If there is no
301 probe at that location, or if the probe does not have enough arguments,
302 this returns NULL. */
303
304 extern struct value *probe_safe_evaluate_at_pc (struct frame_info *frame,
305 unsigned n);
306
307 #endif /* !defined (PROBE_H) */
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