1 /* Auxiliary vector support for GDB, the GNU debugger.
3 Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
4 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6 This file is part of GDB.
8 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
11 (at your option) any later version.
13 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
16 GNU General Public License for more details.
18 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
27 #include "gdb_assert.h"
31 #include "elf/common.h"
37 /* This function handles access via /proc/PID/auxv, which is a common
38 method for native targets. */
41 procfs_xfer_auxv (gdb_byte *readbuf,
42 const gdb_byte *writebuf,
50 pathname = xstrprintf ("/proc/%d/auxv", PIDGET (inferior_ptid));
51 fd = open (pathname, writebuf != NULL ? O_WRONLY : O_RDONLY);
56 if (offset != (ULONGEST) 0
57 && lseek (fd, (off_t) offset, SEEK_SET) != (off_t) offset)
59 else if (readbuf != NULL)
60 n = read (fd, readbuf, len);
62 n = write (fd, writebuf, len);
69 /* This function handles access via ld.so's symbol `_dl_auxv'. */
72 ld_so_xfer_auxv (gdb_byte *readbuf,
73 const gdb_byte *writebuf,
77 struct minimal_symbol *msym;
78 CORE_ADDR data_address, pointer_address;
79 struct type *ptr_type = builtin_type (target_gdbarch)->builtin_data_ptr;
80 size_t ptr_size = TYPE_LENGTH (ptr_type);
81 size_t auxv_pair_size = 2 * ptr_size;
82 gdb_byte *ptr_buf = alloca (ptr_size);
86 msym = lookup_minimal_symbol ("_dl_auxv", NULL, NULL);
90 if (MSYMBOL_SIZE (msym) != ptr_size)
93 /* POINTER_ADDRESS is a location where the `_dl_auxv' variable
94 resides. DATA_ADDRESS is the inferior value present in
95 `_dl_auxv', therefore the real inferior AUXV address. */
97 pointer_address = SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (msym);
99 /* The location of the _dl_auxv symbol may no longer be correct if
100 ld.so runs at a different address than the one present in the
101 file. This is very common case - for unprelinked ld.so or with a
102 PIE executable. PIE executable forces random address even for
103 libraries already being prelinked to some address. PIE
104 executables themselves are never prelinked even on prelinked
105 systems. Prelinking of a PIE executable would block their
106 purpose of randomizing load of everything including the
109 If the memory read fails, return -1 to fallback on another
110 mechanism for retrieving the AUXV.
112 In most cases of a PIE running under valgrind there is no way to
113 find out the base addresses of any of ld.so, executable or AUXV
114 as everything is randomized and /proc information is not relevant
115 for the virtual executable running under valgrind. We think that
116 we might need a valgrind extension to make it work. This is PR
119 if (target_read_memory (pointer_address, ptr_buf, ptr_size) != 0)
122 data_address = extract_typed_address (ptr_buf, ptr_type);
124 /* Possibly still not initialized such as during an inferior
126 if (data_address == 0)
129 data_address += offset;
131 if (writebuf != NULL)
133 if (target_write_memory (data_address, writebuf, len) == 0)
139 /* Stop if trying to read past the existing AUXV block. The final
140 AT_NULL was already returned before. */
142 if (offset >= auxv_pair_size)
144 if (target_read_memory (data_address - auxv_pair_size, ptr_buf,
148 if (extract_typed_address (ptr_buf, ptr_type) == AT_NULL)
154 gdb_assert (block % auxv_pair_size == 0);
161 /* Reading sizes smaller than AUXV_PAIR_SIZE is not supported.
162 Tails unaligned to AUXV_PAIR_SIZE will not be read during a
163 call (they should be completed during next read with
164 new/extended buffer). */
166 block &= -auxv_pair_size;
170 if (target_read_memory (data_address, readbuf, block) != 0)
172 if (block <= auxv_pair_size)
175 block = auxv_pair_size;
179 data_address += block;
182 /* Check terminal AT_NULL. This function is being called
183 indefinitely being extended its READBUF until it returns EOF
186 while (block >= auxv_pair_size)
188 retval += auxv_pair_size;
190 if (extract_typed_address (readbuf, ptr_type) == AT_NULL)
193 readbuf += auxv_pair_size;
194 block -= auxv_pair_size;
201 /* This function is called like a to_xfer_partial hook, but must be
202 called with TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV. It handles access to AUXV. */
205 memory_xfer_auxv (struct target_ops *ops,
206 enum target_object object,
209 const gdb_byte *writebuf,
213 gdb_assert (object == TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV);
214 gdb_assert (readbuf || writebuf);
216 /* ld_so_xfer_auxv is the only function safe for virtual
217 executables being executed by valgrind's memcheck. Using
218 ld_so_xfer_auxv during inferior startup is problematic, because
219 ld.so symbol tables have not yet been relocated. So GDB uses
220 this function only when attaching to a process.
223 if (current_inferior ()->attach_flag != 0)
227 retval = ld_so_xfer_auxv (readbuf, writebuf, offset, len);
232 return procfs_xfer_auxv (readbuf, writebuf, offset, len);
235 /* Read one auxv entry from *READPTR, not reading locations >= ENDPTR.
236 Return 0 if *READPTR is already at the end of the buffer.
237 Return -1 if there is insufficient buffer for a whole entry.
238 Return 1 if an entry was read into *TYPEP and *VALP. */
240 default_auxv_parse (struct target_ops *ops, gdb_byte **readptr,
241 gdb_byte *endptr, CORE_ADDR *typep, CORE_ADDR *valp)
243 const int sizeof_auxv_field = gdbarch_ptr_bit (target_gdbarch)
245 const enum bfd_endian byte_order = gdbarch_byte_order (target_gdbarch);
246 gdb_byte *ptr = *readptr;
251 if (endptr - ptr < sizeof_auxv_field * 2)
254 *typep = extract_unsigned_integer (ptr, sizeof_auxv_field, byte_order);
255 ptr += sizeof_auxv_field;
256 *valp = extract_unsigned_integer (ptr, sizeof_auxv_field, byte_order);
257 ptr += sizeof_auxv_field;
263 /* Read one auxv entry from *READPTR, not reading locations >= ENDPTR.
264 Return 0 if *READPTR is already at the end of the buffer.
265 Return -1 if there is insufficient buffer for a whole entry.
266 Return 1 if an entry was read into *TYPEP and *VALP. */
268 target_auxv_parse (struct target_ops *ops, gdb_byte **readptr,
269 gdb_byte *endptr, CORE_ADDR *typep, CORE_ADDR *valp)
271 struct target_ops *t;
273 for (t = ops; t != NULL; t = t->beneath)
274 if (t->to_auxv_parse != NULL)
275 return t->to_auxv_parse (t, readptr, endptr, typep, valp);
277 return default_auxv_parse (ops, readptr, endptr, typep, valp);
280 /* Extract the auxiliary vector entry with a_type matching MATCH.
281 Return zero if no such entry was found, or -1 if there was
282 an error getting the information. On success, return 1 after
283 storing the entry's value field in *VALP. */
285 target_auxv_search (struct target_ops *ops, CORE_ADDR match, CORE_ADDR *valp)
289 LONGEST n = target_read_alloc (ops, TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV, NULL, &data);
290 gdb_byte *ptr = data;
296 switch (target_auxv_parse (ops, &ptr, data + n, &type, &val))
298 case 1: /* Here's an entry, check it. */
306 case 0: /* End of the vector. */
309 default: /* Bogosity. */
318 /* Print the contents of the target's AUXV on the specified file. */
320 fprint_target_auxv (struct ui_file *file, struct target_ops *ops)
324 LONGEST len = target_read_alloc (ops, TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV, NULL,
326 gdb_byte *ptr = data;
332 while (target_auxv_parse (ops, &ptr, data + len, &type, &val) > 0)
334 const char *name = "???";
335 const char *description = "";
336 enum { dec, hex, str } flavor = hex;
340 #define TAG(tag, text, kind) \
341 case tag: name = #tag; description = text; flavor = kind; break
342 TAG (AT_NULL, _("End of vector"), hex);
343 TAG (AT_IGNORE, _("Entry should be ignored"), hex);
344 TAG (AT_EXECFD, _("File descriptor of program"), dec);
345 TAG (AT_PHDR, _("Program headers for program"), hex);
346 TAG (AT_PHENT, _("Size of program header entry"), dec);
347 TAG (AT_PHNUM, _("Number of program headers"), dec);
348 TAG (AT_PAGESZ, _("System page size"), dec);
349 TAG (AT_BASE, _("Base address of interpreter"), hex);
350 TAG (AT_FLAGS, _("Flags"), hex);
351 TAG (AT_ENTRY, _("Entry point of program"), hex);
352 TAG (AT_NOTELF, _("Program is not ELF"), dec);
353 TAG (AT_UID, _("Real user ID"), dec);
354 TAG (AT_EUID, _("Effective user ID"), dec);
355 TAG (AT_GID, _("Real group ID"), dec);
356 TAG (AT_EGID, _("Effective group ID"), dec);
357 TAG (AT_CLKTCK, _("Frequency of times()"), dec);
358 TAG (AT_PLATFORM, _("String identifying platform"), str);
359 TAG (AT_HWCAP, _("Machine-dependent CPU capability hints"), hex);
360 TAG (AT_FPUCW, _("Used FPU control word"), dec);
361 TAG (AT_DCACHEBSIZE, _("Data cache block size"), dec);
362 TAG (AT_ICACHEBSIZE, _("Instruction cache block size"), dec);
363 TAG (AT_UCACHEBSIZE, _("Unified cache block size"), dec);
364 TAG (AT_IGNOREPPC, _("Entry should be ignored"), dec);
365 TAG (AT_BASE_PLATFORM, _("String identifying base platform"), str);
366 TAG (AT_RANDOM, _("Address of 16 random bytes"), hex);
367 TAG (AT_EXECFN, _("File name of executable"), str);
368 TAG (AT_SECURE, _("Boolean, was exec setuid-like?"), dec);
369 TAG (AT_SYSINFO, _("Special system info/entry points"), hex);
370 TAG (AT_SYSINFO_EHDR, _("System-supplied DSO's ELF header"), hex);
371 TAG (AT_SUN_UID, _("Effective user ID"), dec);
372 TAG (AT_SUN_RUID, _("Real user ID"), dec);
373 TAG (AT_SUN_GID, _("Effective group ID"), dec);
374 TAG (AT_SUN_RGID, _("Real group ID"), dec);
375 TAG (AT_SUN_LDELF, _("Dynamic linker's ELF header"), hex);
376 TAG (AT_SUN_LDSHDR, _("Dynamic linker's section headers"), hex);
377 TAG (AT_SUN_LDNAME, _("String giving name of dynamic linker"), str);
378 TAG (AT_SUN_LPAGESZ, _("Large pagesize"), dec);
379 TAG (AT_SUN_PLATFORM, _("Platform name string"), str);
380 TAG (AT_SUN_HWCAP, _("Machine-dependent CPU capability hints"), hex);
381 TAG (AT_SUN_IFLUSH, _("Should flush icache?"), dec);
382 TAG (AT_SUN_CPU, _("CPU name string"), str);
383 TAG (AT_SUN_EMUL_ENTRY, _("COFF entry point address"), hex);
384 TAG (AT_SUN_EMUL_EXECFD, _("COFF executable file descriptor"), dec);
385 TAG (AT_SUN_EXECNAME,
386 _("Canonicalized file name given to execve"), str);
387 TAG (AT_SUN_MMU, _("String for name of MMU module"), str);
388 TAG (AT_SUN_LDDATA, _("Dynamic linker's data segment address"), hex);
389 TAG (AT_SUN_AUXFLAGS,
390 _("AF_SUN_ flags passed from the kernel"), hex);
393 fprintf_filtered (file, "%-4s %-20s %-30s ",
394 plongest (type), name, description);
398 fprintf_filtered (file, "%s\n", plongest (val));
401 fprintf_filtered (file, "%s\n", paddress (target_gdbarch, val));
405 struct value_print_options opts;
407 get_user_print_options (&opts);
408 if (opts.addressprint)
409 fprintf_filtered (file, "%s", paddress (target_gdbarch, val));
410 val_print_string (builtin_type (target_gdbarch)->builtin_char,
411 NULL, val, -1, file, &opts);
412 fprintf_filtered (file, "\n");
427 info_auxv_command (char *cmd, int from_tty)
429 if (! target_has_stack)
430 error (_("The program has no auxiliary information now."));
433 int ents = fprint_target_auxv (gdb_stdout, ¤t_target);
436 error (_("No auxiliary vector found, or failed reading it."));
438 error (_("Auxiliary vector is empty."));
443 extern initialize_file_ftype _initialize_auxv; /* -Wmissing-prototypes; */
446 _initialize_auxv (void)
448 add_info ("auxv", info_auxv_command,
449 _("Display the inferior's auxiliary vector.\n\
450 This is information provided by the operating system at program startup."));