1 /* Auxiliary vector support for GDB, the GNU debugger.
3 Copyright (C) 2004-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 This file is part of GDB.
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.
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.
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/>. */
26 #include "gdb_assert.h"
29 #include "filestuff.h"
33 #include "elf/common.h"
39 /* Implement the to_xfer_partial target_ops method. This function
40 handles access via /proc/PID/auxv, which is a common method for
43 static enum target_xfer_status
44 procfs_xfer_auxv (gdb_byte *readbuf,
45 const gdb_byte *writebuf,
54 pathname = xstrprintf ("/proc/%d/auxv", ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
55 fd = gdb_open_cloexec (pathname, writebuf != NULL ? O_WRONLY : O_RDONLY, 0);
58 return TARGET_XFER_E_IO;
60 if (offset != (ULONGEST) 0
61 && lseek (fd, (off_t) offset, SEEK_SET) != (off_t) offset)
63 else if (readbuf != NULL)
64 l = read (fd, readbuf, (size_t) len);
66 l = write (fd, writebuf, (size_t) len);
71 return TARGET_XFER_E_IO;
73 return TARGET_XFER_EOF;
76 *xfered_len = (ULONGEST) l;
77 return TARGET_XFER_OK;
81 /* This function handles access via ld.so's symbol `_dl_auxv'. */
83 static enum target_xfer_status
84 ld_so_xfer_auxv (gdb_byte *readbuf,
85 const gdb_byte *writebuf,
87 ULONGEST len, ULONGEST *xfered_len)
89 struct bound_minimal_symbol msym;
90 CORE_ADDR data_address, pointer_address;
91 struct type *ptr_type = builtin_type (target_gdbarch ())->builtin_data_ptr;
92 size_t ptr_size = TYPE_LENGTH (ptr_type);
93 size_t auxv_pair_size = 2 * ptr_size;
94 gdb_byte *ptr_buf = alloca (ptr_size);
98 msym = lookup_minimal_symbol ("_dl_auxv", NULL, NULL);
99 if (msym.minsym == NULL)
100 return TARGET_XFER_E_IO;
102 if (MSYMBOL_SIZE (msym.minsym) != ptr_size)
103 return TARGET_XFER_E_IO;
105 /* POINTER_ADDRESS is a location where the `_dl_auxv' variable
106 resides. DATA_ADDRESS is the inferior value present in
107 `_dl_auxv', therefore the real inferior AUXV address. */
109 pointer_address = BMSYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (msym);
111 /* The location of the _dl_auxv symbol may no longer be correct if
112 ld.so runs at a different address than the one present in the
113 file. This is very common case - for unprelinked ld.so or with a
114 PIE executable. PIE executable forces random address even for
115 libraries already being prelinked to some address. PIE
116 executables themselves are never prelinked even on prelinked
117 systems. Prelinking of a PIE executable would block their
118 purpose of randomizing load of everything including the
121 If the memory read fails, return -1 to fallback on another
122 mechanism for retrieving the AUXV.
124 In most cases of a PIE running under valgrind there is no way to
125 find out the base addresses of any of ld.so, executable or AUXV
126 as everything is randomized and /proc information is not relevant
127 for the virtual executable running under valgrind. We think that
128 we might need a valgrind extension to make it work. This is PR
131 if (target_read_memory (pointer_address, ptr_buf, ptr_size) != 0)
132 return TARGET_XFER_E_IO;
134 data_address = extract_typed_address (ptr_buf, ptr_type);
136 /* Possibly still not initialized such as during an inferior
138 if (data_address == 0)
139 return TARGET_XFER_E_IO;
141 data_address += offset;
143 if (writebuf != NULL)
145 if (target_write_memory (data_address, writebuf, len) == 0)
147 *xfered_len = (ULONGEST) len;
148 return TARGET_XFER_OK;
151 return TARGET_XFER_E_IO;
154 /* Stop if trying to read past the existing AUXV block. The final
155 AT_NULL was already returned before. */
157 if (offset >= auxv_pair_size)
159 if (target_read_memory (data_address - auxv_pair_size, ptr_buf,
161 return TARGET_XFER_E_IO;
163 if (extract_typed_address (ptr_buf, ptr_type) == AT_NULL)
164 return TARGET_XFER_EOF;
169 gdb_assert (block % auxv_pair_size == 0);
176 /* Reading sizes smaller than AUXV_PAIR_SIZE is not supported.
177 Tails unaligned to AUXV_PAIR_SIZE will not be read during a
178 call (they should be completed during next read with
179 new/extended buffer). */
181 block &= -auxv_pair_size;
185 if (target_read_memory (data_address, readbuf, block) != 0)
187 if (block <= auxv_pair_size)
190 block = auxv_pair_size;
194 data_address += block;
197 /* Check terminal AT_NULL. This function is being called
198 indefinitely being extended its READBUF until it returns EOF
201 while (block >= auxv_pair_size)
203 retval += auxv_pair_size;
205 if (extract_typed_address (readbuf, ptr_type) == AT_NULL)
207 *xfered_len = (ULONGEST) retval;
208 return TARGET_XFER_OK;
211 readbuf += auxv_pair_size;
212 block -= auxv_pair_size;
216 *xfered_len = (ULONGEST) retval;
217 return TARGET_XFER_OK;
220 /* Implement the to_xfer_partial target_ops method for
221 TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV. It handles access to AUXV. */
223 enum target_xfer_status
224 memory_xfer_auxv (struct target_ops *ops,
225 enum target_object object,
228 const gdb_byte *writebuf,
230 ULONGEST len, ULONGEST *xfered_len)
232 gdb_assert (object == TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV);
233 gdb_assert (readbuf || writebuf);
235 /* ld_so_xfer_auxv is the only function safe for virtual
236 executables being executed by valgrind's memcheck. Using
237 ld_so_xfer_auxv during inferior startup is problematic, because
238 ld.so symbol tables have not yet been relocated. So GDB uses
239 this function only when attaching to a process.
242 if (current_inferior ()->attach_flag != 0)
244 enum target_xfer_status ret;
246 ret = ld_so_xfer_auxv (readbuf, writebuf, offset, len, xfered_len);
247 if (ret != TARGET_XFER_E_IO)
251 return procfs_xfer_auxv (readbuf, writebuf, offset, len, xfered_len);
254 /* Read one auxv entry from *READPTR, not reading locations >= ENDPTR.
255 Return 0 if *READPTR is already at the end of the buffer.
256 Return -1 if there is insufficient buffer for a whole entry.
257 Return 1 if an entry was read into *TYPEP and *VALP. */
259 default_auxv_parse (struct target_ops *ops, gdb_byte **readptr,
260 gdb_byte *endptr, CORE_ADDR *typep, CORE_ADDR *valp)
262 const int sizeof_auxv_field = gdbarch_ptr_bit (target_gdbarch ())
264 const enum bfd_endian byte_order = gdbarch_byte_order (target_gdbarch ());
265 gdb_byte *ptr = *readptr;
270 if (endptr - ptr < sizeof_auxv_field * 2)
273 *typep = extract_unsigned_integer (ptr, sizeof_auxv_field, byte_order);
274 ptr += sizeof_auxv_field;
275 *valp = extract_unsigned_integer (ptr, sizeof_auxv_field, byte_order);
276 ptr += sizeof_auxv_field;
282 /* Read one auxv entry from *READPTR, not reading locations >= ENDPTR.
283 Return 0 if *READPTR is already at the end of the buffer.
284 Return -1 if there is insufficient buffer for a whole entry.
285 Return 1 if an entry was read into *TYPEP and *VALP. */
287 target_auxv_parse (struct target_ops *ops, gdb_byte **readptr,
288 gdb_byte *endptr, CORE_ADDR *typep, CORE_ADDR *valp)
290 struct gdbarch *gdbarch = target_gdbarch();
292 if (gdbarch_auxv_parse_p (gdbarch))
293 return gdbarch_auxv_parse (gdbarch, readptr, endptr, typep, valp);
295 return current_target.to_auxv_parse (¤t_target, readptr, endptr,
300 /* Per-inferior data key for auxv. */
301 static const struct inferior_data *auxv_inferior_data;
303 /* Auxiliary Vector information structure. This is used by GDB
304 for caching purposes for each inferior. This helps reduce the
305 overhead of transfering data from a remote target to the local host. */
312 /* Handles the cleanup of the auxv cache for inferior INF. ARG is ignored.
313 Frees whatever allocated space there is to be freed and sets INF's auxv cache
314 data pointer to NULL.
316 This function is called when the following events occur: inferior_appeared,
317 inferior_exit and executable_changed. */
320 auxv_inferior_data_cleanup (struct inferior *inf, void *arg)
322 struct auxv_info *info;
324 info = inferior_data (inf, auxv_inferior_data);
329 set_inferior_data (inf, auxv_inferior_data, NULL);
333 /* Invalidate INF's auxv cache. */
336 invalidate_auxv_cache_inf (struct inferior *inf)
338 auxv_inferior_data_cleanup (inf, NULL);
341 /* Invalidate current inferior's auxv cache. */
344 invalidate_auxv_cache (void)
346 invalidate_auxv_cache_inf (current_inferior ());
349 /* Fetch the auxv object from inferior INF. If auxv is cached already,
350 return a pointer to the cache. If not, fetch the auxv object from the
351 target and cache it. This function always returns a valid INFO pointer. */
353 static struct auxv_info *
354 get_auxv_inferior_data (struct target_ops *ops)
356 struct auxv_info *info;
357 struct inferior *inf = current_inferior ();
359 info = inferior_data (inf, auxv_inferior_data);
362 info = XCNEW (struct auxv_info);
363 info->length = target_read_alloc (ops, TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV,
365 set_inferior_data (inf, auxv_inferior_data, info);
371 /* Extract the auxiliary vector entry with a_type matching MATCH.
372 Return zero if no such entry was found, or -1 if there was
373 an error getting the information. On success, return 1 after
374 storing the entry's value field in *VALP. */
376 target_auxv_search (struct target_ops *ops, CORE_ADDR match, CORE_ADDR *valp)
381 struct auxv_info *info;
383 info = get_auxv_inferior_data (ops);
388 if (info->length <= 0)
392 switch (target_auxv_parse (ops, &ptr, data + info->length, &type, &val))
394 case 1: /* Here's an entry, check it. */
401 case 0: /* End of the vector. */
403 default: /* Bogosity. */
411 /* Print the contents of the target's AUXV on the specified file. */
413 fprint_target_auxv (struct ui_file *file, struct target_ops *ops)
418 struct auxv_info *info;
421 info = get_auxv_inferior_data (ops);
425 if (info->length <= 0)
428 while (target_auxv_parse (ops, &ptr, data + info->length, &type, &val) > 0)
430 const char *name = "???";
431 const char *description = "";
432 enum { dec, hex, str } flavor = hex;
436 #define TAG(tag, text, kind) \
437 case tag: name = #tag; description = text; flavor = kind; break
438 TAG (AT_NULL, _("End of vector"), hex);
439 TAG (AT_IGNORE, _("Entry should be ignored"), hex);
440 TAG (AT_EXECFD, _("File descriptor of program"), dec);
441 TAG (AT_PHDR, _("Program headers for program"), hex);
442 TAG (AT_PHENT, _("Size of program header entry"), dec);
443 TAG (AT_PHNUM, _("Number of program headers"), dec);
444 TAG (AT_PAGESZ, _("System page size"), dec);
445 TAG (AT_BASE, _("Base address of interpreter"), hex);
446 TAG (AT_FLAGS, _("Flags"), hex);
447 TAG (AT_ENTRY, _("Entry point of program"), hex);
448 TAG (AT_NOTELF, _("Program is not ELF"), dec);
449 TAG (AT_UID, _("Real user ID"), dec);
450 TAG (AT_EUID, _("Effective user ID"), dec);
451 TAG (AT_GID, _("Real group ID"), dec);
452 TAG (AT_EGID, _("Effective group ID"), dec);
453 TAG (AT_CLKTCK, _("Frequency of times()"), dec);
454 TAG (AT_PLATFORM, _("String identifying platform"), str);
455 TAG (AT_HWCAP, _("Machine-dependent CPU capability hints"), hex);
456 TAG (AT_FPUCW, _("Used FPU control word"), dec);
457 TAG (AT_DCACHEBSIZE, _("Data cache block size"), dec);
458 TAG (AT_ICACHEBSIZE, _("Instruction cache block size"), dec);
459 TAG (AT_UCACHEBSIZE, _("Unified cache block size"), dec);
460 TAG (AT_IGNOREPPC, _("Entry should be ignored"), dec);
461 TAG (AT_BASE_PLATFORM, _("String identifying base platform"), str);
462 TAG (AT_RANDOM, _("Address of 16 random bytes"), hex);
463 TAG (AT_HWCAP2, _("Extension of AT_HWCAP"), hex);
464 TAG (AT_EXECFN, _("File name of executable"), str);
465 TAG (AT_SECURE, _("Boolean, was exec setuid-like?"), dec);
466 TAG (AT_SYSINFO, _("Special system info/entry points"), hex);
467 TAG (AT_SYSINFO_EHDR, _("System-supplied DSO's ELF header"), hex);
468 TAG (AT_L1I_CACHESHAPE, _("L1 Instruction cache information"), hex);
469 TAG (AT_L1D_CACHESHAPE, _("L1 Data cache information"), hex);
470 TAG (AT_L2_CACHESHAPE, _("L2 cache information"), hex);
471 TAG (AT_L3_CACHESHAPE, _("L3 cache information"), hex);
472 TAG (AT_SUN_UID, _("Effective user ID"), dec);
473 TAG (AT_SUN_RUID, _("Real user ID"), dec);
474 TAG (AT_SUN_GID, _("Effective group ID"), dec);
475 TAG (AT_SUN_RGID, _("Real group ID"), dec);
476 TAG (AT_SUN_LDELF, _("Dynamic linker's ELF header"), hex);
477 TAG (AT_SUN_LDSHDR, _("Dynamic linker's section headers"), hex);
478 TAG (AT_SUN_LDNAME, _("String giving name of dynamic linker"), str);
479 TAG (AT_SUN_LPAGESZ, _("Large pagesize"), dec);
480 TAG (AT_SUN_PLATFORM, _("Platform name string"), str);
481 TAG (AT_SUN_HWCAP, _("Machine-dependent CPU capability hints"), hex);
482 TAG (AT_SUN_IFLUSH, _("Should flush icache?"), dec);
483 TAG (AT_SUN_CPU, _("CPU name string"), str);
484 TAG (AT_SUN_EMUL_ENTRY, _("COFF entry point address"), hex);
485 TAG (AT_SUN_EMUL_EXECFD, _("COFF executable file descriptor"), dec);
486 TAG (AT_SUN_EXECNAME,
487 _("Canonicalized file name given to execve"), str);
488 TAG (AT_SUN_MMU, _("String for name of MMU module"), str);
489 TAG (AT_SUN_LDDATA, _("Dynamic linker's data segment address"), hex);
490 TAG (AT_SUN_AUXFLAGS,
491 _("AF_SUN_ flags passed from the kernel"), hex);
494 fprintf_filtered (file, "%-4s %-20s %-30s ",
495 plongest (type), name, description);
499 fprintf_filtered (file, "%s\n", plongest (val));
502 fprintf_filtered (file, "%s\n", paddress (target_gdbarch (), val));
506 struct value_print_options opts;
508 get_user_print_options (&opts);
509 if (opts.addressprint)
510 fprintf_filtered (file, "%s ", paddress (target_gdbarch (), val));
511 val_print_string (builtin_type (target_gdbarch ())->builtin_char,
512 NULL, val, -1, file, &opts);
513 fprintf_filtered (file, "\n");
526 info_auxv_command (char *cmd, int from_tty)
528 if (! target_has_stack)
529 error (_("The program has no auxiliary information now."));
532 int ents = fprint_target_auxv (gdb_stdout, ¤t_target);
535 error (_("No auxiliary vector found, or failed reading it."));
537 error (_("Auxiliary vector is empty."));
542 extern initialize_file_ftype _initialize_auxv; /* -Wmissing-prototypes; */
545 _initialize_auxv (void)
547 add_info ("auxv", info_auxv_command,
548 _("Display the inferior's auxiliary vector.\n\
549 This is information provided by the operating system at program startup."));
551 /* Set an auxv cache per-inferior. */
553 = register_inferior_data_with_cleanup (NULL, auxv_inferior_data_cleanup);
555 /* Observers used to invalidate the auxv cache when needed. */
556 observer_attach_inferior_exit (invalidate_auxv_cache_inf);
557 observer_attach_inferior_appeared (invalidate_auxv_cache_inf);
558 observer_attach_executable_changed (invalidate_auxv_cache);