1 /* Auxiliary vector support for GDB, the GNU debugger.
3 Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
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 method
38 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 resides.
94 DATA_ADDRESS is the inferior value present in `_dl_auxv', therefore the
95 real inferior AUXV address. */
97 pointer_address = SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (msym);
99 data_address = read_memory_typed_address (pointer_address, ptr_type);
101 /* Possibly still not initialized such as during an inferior startup. */
102 if (data_address == 0)
105 data_address += offset;
107 if (writebuf != NULL)
109 if (target_write_memory (data_address, writebuf, len) == 0)
115 /* Stop if trying to read past the existing AUXV block. The final AT_NULL
116 was already returned before. */
118 if (offset >= auxv_pair_size)
120 if (target_read_memory (data_address - auxv_pair_size, ptr_buf,
124 if (extract_typed_address (ptr_buf, ptr_type) == AT_NULL)
130 gdb_assert (block % auxv_pair_size == 0);
137 /* Reading sizes smaller than AUXV_PAIR_SIZE is not supported. Tails
138 unaligned to AUXV_PAIR_SIZE will not be read during a call (they
139 should be completed during next read with new/extended buffer). */
141 block &= -auxv_pair_size;
145 if (target_read_memory (data_address, readbuf, block) != 0)
147 if (block <= auxv_pair_size)
150 block = auxv_pair_size;
154 data_address += block;
157 /* Check terminal AT_NULL. This function is being called indefinitely
158 being extended its READBUF until it returns EOF (0). */
160 while (block >= auxv_pair_size)
162 retval += auxv_pair_size;
164 if (extract_typed_address (readbuf, ptr_type) == AT_NULL)
167 readbuf += auxv_pair_size;
168 block -= auxv_pair_size;
175 /* This function is called like a to_xfer_partial hook, but must be
176 called with TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV. It handles access to AUXV. */
179 memory_xfer_auxv (struct target_ops *ops,
180 enum target_object object,
183 const gdb_byte *writebuf,
187 gdb_assert (object == TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV);
188 gdb_assert (readbuf || writebuf);
190 /* ld_so_xfer_auxv is the only function safe for virtual executables being
191 executed by valgrind's memcheck. As using ld_so_xfer_auxv is problematic
192 during inferior startup GDB does call it only for attached processes. */
194 if (current_inferior ()->attach_flag != 0)
198 retval = ld_so_xfer_auxv (readbuf, writebuf, offset, len);
203 return procfs_xfer_auxv (readbuf, writebuf, offset, len);
206 /* Read one auxv entry from *READPTR, not reading locations >= ENDPTR.
207 Return 0 if *READPTR is already at the end of the buffer.
208 Return -1 if there is insufficient buffer for a whole entry.
209 Return 1 if an entry was read into *TYPEP and *VALP. */
211 default_auxv_parse (struct target_ops *ops, gdb_byte **readptr,
212 gdb_byte *endptr, CORE_ADDR *typep, CORE_ADDR *valp)
214 const int sizeof_auxv_field = gdbarch_ptr_bit (target_gdbarch)
216 const enum bfd_endian byte_order = gdbarch_byte_order (target_gdbarch);
217 gdb_byte *ptr = *readptr;
222 if (endptr - ptr < sizeof_auxv_field * 2)
225 *typep = extract_unsigned_integer (ptr, sizeof_auxv_field, byte_order);
226 ptr += sizeof_auxv_field;
227 *valp = extract_unsigned_integer (ptr, sizeof_auxv_field, byte_order);
228 ptr += sizeof_auxv_field;
234 /* Read one auxv entry from *READPTR, not reading locations >= ENDPTR.
235 Return 0 if *READPTR is already at the end of the buffer.
236 Return -1 if there is insufficient buffer for a whole entry.
237 Return 1 if an entry was read into *TYPEP and *VALP. */
239 target_auxv_parse (struct target_ops *ops, gdb_byte **readptr,
240 gdb_byte *endptr, CORE_ADDR *typep, CORE_ADDR *valp)
242 struct target_ops *t;
244 for (t = ops; t != NULL; t = t->beneath)
245 if (t->to_auxv_parse != NULL)
246 return t->to_auxv_parse (t, readptr, endptr, typep, valp);
248 return default_auxv_parse (ops, readptr, endptr, typep, valp);
251 /* Extract the auxiliary vector entry with a_type matching MATCH.
252 Return zero if no such entry was found, or -1 if there was
253 an error getting the information. On success, return 1 after
254 storing the entry's value field in *VALP. */
256 target_auxv_search (struct target_ops *ops, CORE_ADDR match, CORE_ADDR *valp)
260 LONGEST n = target_read_alloc (ops, TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV, NULL, &data);
261 gdb_byte *ptr = data;
267 switch (target_auxv_parse (ops, &ptr, data + n, &type, &val))
269 case 1: /* Here's an entry, check it. */
277 case 0: /* End of the vector. */
280 default: /* Bogosity. */
289 /* Print the contents of the target's AUXV on the specified file. */
291 fprint_target_auxv (struct ui_file *file, struct target_ops *ops)
295 LONGEST len = target_read_alloc (ops, TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV, NULL,
297 gdb_byte *ptr = data;
303 while (target_auxv_parse (ops, &ptr, data + len, &type, &val) > 0)
305 const char *name = "???";
306 const char *description = "";
307 enum { dec, hex, str } flavor = hex;
311 #define TAG(tag, text, kind) \
312 case tag: name = #tag; description = text; flavor = kind; break
313 TAG (AT_NULL, _("End of vector"), hex);
314 TAG (AT_IGNORE, _("Entry should be ignored"), hex);
315 TAG (AT_EXECFD, _("File descriptor of program"), dec);
316 TAG (AT_PHDR, _("Program headers for program"), hex);
317 TAG (AT_PHENT, _("Size of program header entry"), dec);
318 TAG (AT_PHNUM, _("Number of program headers"), dec);
319 TAG (AT_PAGESZ, _("System page size"), dec);
320 TAG (AT_BASE, _("Base address of interpreter"), hex);
321 TAG (AT_FLAGS, _("Flags"), hex);
322 TAG (AT_ENTRY, _("Entry point of program"), hex);
323 TAG (AT_NOTELF, _("Program is not ELF"), dec);
324 TAG (AT_UID, _("Real user ID"), dec);
325 TAG (AT_EUID, _("Effective user ID"), dec);
326 TAG (AT_GID, _("Real group ID"), dec);
327 TAG (AT_EGID, _("Effective group ID"), dec);
328 TAG (AT_CLKTCK, _("Frequency of times()"), dec);
329 TAG (AT_PLATFORM, _("String identifying platform"), str);
330 TAG (AT_HWCAP, _("Machine-dependent CPU capability hints"), hex);
331 TAG (AT_FPUCW, _("Used FPU control word"), dec);
332 TAG (AT_DCACHEBSIZE, _("Data cache block size"), dec);
333 TAG (AT_ICACHEBSIZE, _("Instruction cache block size"), dec);
334 TAG (AT_UCACHEBSIZE, _("Unified cache block size"), dec);
335 TAG (AT_IGNOREPPC, _("Entry should be ignored"), dec);
336 TAG (AT_BASE_PLATFORM, _("String identifying base platform"), str);
337 TAG (AT_RANDOM, _("Address of 16 random bytes"), hex);
338 TAG (AT_EXECFN, _("File name of executable"), str);
339 TAG (AT_SECURE, _("Boolean, was exec setuid-like?"), dec);
340 TAG (AT_SYSINFO, _("Special system info/entry points"), hex);
341 TAG (AT_SYSINFO_EHDR, _("System-supplied DSO's ELF header"), hex);
342 TAG (AT_SUN_UID, _("Effective user ID"), dec);
343 TAG (AT_SUN_RUID, _("Real user ID"), dec);
344 TAG (AT_SUN_GID, _("Effective group ID"), dec);
345 TAG (AT_SUN_RGID, _("Real group ID"), dec);
346 TAG (AT_SUN_LDELF, _("Dynamic linker's ELF header"), hex);
347 TAG (AT_SUN_LDSHDR, _("Dynamic linker's section headers"), hex);
348 TAG (AT_SUN_LDNAME, _("String giving name of dynamic linker"), str);
349 TAG (AT_SUN_LPAGESZ, _("Large pagesize"), dec);
350 TAG (AT_SUN_PLATFORM, _("Platform name string"), str);
351 TAG (AT_SUN_HWCAP, _("Machine-dependent CPU capability hints"), hex);
352 TAG (AT_SUN_IFLUSH, _("Should flush icache?"), dec);
353 TAG (AT_SUN_CPU, _("CPU name string"), str);
354 TAG (AT_SUN_EMUL_ENTRY, _("COFF entry point address"), hex);
355 TAG (AT_SUN_EMUL_EXECFD, _("COFF executable file descriptor"), dec);
356 TAG (AT_SUN_EXECNAME,
357 _("Canonicalized file name given to execve"), str);
358 TAG (AT_SUN_MMU, _("String for name of MMU module"), str);
359 TAG (AT_SUN_LDDATA, _("Dynamic linker's data segment address"), hex);
360 TAG (AT_SUN_AUXFLAGS,
361 _("AF_SUN_ flags passed from the kernel"), hex);
364 fprintf_filtered (file, "%-4s %-20s %-30s ",
365 plongest (type), name, description);
369 fprintf_filtered (file, "%s\n", plongest (val));
372 fprintf_filtered (file, "%s\n", paddress (target_gdbarch, val));
376 struct value_print_options opts;
378 get_user_print_options (&opts);
379 if (opts.addressprint)
380 fprintf_filtered (file, "%s", paddress (target_gdbarch, val));
381 val_print_string (builtin_type (target_gdbarch)->builtin_char,
382 val, -1, file, &opts);
383 fprintf_filtered (file, "\n");
398 info_auxv_command (char *cmd, int from_tty)
400 if (! target_has_stack)
401 error (_("The program has no auxiliary information now."));
404 int ents = fprint_target_auxv (gdb_stdout, ¤t_target);
407 error (_("No auxiliary vector found, or failed reading it."));
409 error (_("Auxiliary vector is empty."));
414 extern initialize_file_ftype _initialize_auxv; /* -Wmissing-prototypes; */
417 _initialize_auxv (void)
419 add_info ("auxv", info_auxv_command,
420 _("Display the inferior's auxiliary vector.\n\
421 This is information provided by the operating system at program startup."));