1 /* Core dump and executable file functions below target vector, for GDB.
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25 #include "arch-utils.h"
26 #include "gdb_string.h"
30 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
31 #include <sys/file.h> /* needed for F_OK and friends */
33 #include "frame.h" /* required by inferior.h */
40 #include "gdbthread.h"
45 #include "readline/readline.h"
47 #include "gdb_assert.h"
48 #include "exceptions.h"
58 /* List of all available core_fns. On gdb startup, each core file
59 register reader calls deprecated_add_core_fns() to register
60 information on each core format it is prepared to read. */
62 static struct core_fns *core_file_fns = NULL;
64 /* The core_fns for a core file handler that is prepared to read the core
65 file currently open on core_bfd. */
67 static struct core_fns *core_vec = NULL;
69 /* FIXME: kettenis/20031023: Eventually this variable should
72 struct gdbarch *core_gdbarch = NULL;
74 static void core_files_info (struct target_ops *);
77 static int solib_add_stub (void *);
80 static struct core_fns *sniff_core_bfd (bfd *);
82 static int gdb_check_format (bfd *);
84 static void core_open (char *, int);
86 static void core_detach (char *, int);
88 static void core_close (int);
90 static void core_close_cleanup (void *ignore);
92 static void get_core_registers (int);
94 static void add_to_thread_list (bfd *, asection *, void *);
96 static int ignore (CORE_ADDR, bfd_byte *);
98 static int core_file_thread_alive (ptid_t tid);
100 static void init_core_ops (void);
102 void _initialize_corelow (void);
104 struct target_ops core_ops;
106 /* Link a new core_fns into the global core_file_fns list. Called on gdb
107 startup by the _initialize routine in each core file register reader, to
108 register information about each format the the reader is prepared to
112 deprecated_add_core_fns (struct core_fns *cf)
114 cf->next = core_file_fns;
118 /* The default function that core file handlers can use to examine a
119 core file BFD and decide whether or not to accept the job of
120 reading the core file. */
123 default_core_sniffer (struct core_fns *our_fns, bfd *abfd)
127 result = (bfd_get_flavour (abfd) == our_fns -> core_flavour);
131 /* Walk through the list of core functions to find a set that can
132 handle the core file open on ABFD. Default to the first one in the
133 list if nothing matches. Returns pointer to set that is
136 static struct core_fns *
137 sniff_core_bfd (bfd *abfd)
140 struct core_fns *yummy = NULL;
143 /* Don't sniff if we have support for register sets in CORE_GDBARCH. */
144 if (core_gdbarch && gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch))
147 for (cf = core_file_fns; cf != NULL; cf = cf->next)
149 if (cf->core_sniffer (cf, abfd))
157 warning (_("\"%s\": ambiguous core format, %d handlers match"),
158 bfd_get_filename (abfd), matches);
160 else if (matches == 0)
162 warning (_("\"%s\": no core file handler recognizes format, using default"),
163 bfd_get_filename (abfd));
167 yummy = core_file_fns;
172 /* The default is to reject every core file format we see. Either
173 BFD has to recognize it, or we have to provide a function in the
174 core file handler that recognizes it. */
177 default_check_format (bfd *abfd)
182 /* Attempt to recognize core file formats that BFD rejects. */
185 gdb_check_format (bfd *abfd)
189 for (cf = core_file_fns; cf != NULL; cf = cf->next)
191 if (cf->check_format (abfd))
199 /* Discard all vestiges of any previous core file and mark data and stack
203 core_close (int quitting)
209 inferior_ptid = null_ptid; /* Avoid confusion from thread stuff */
211 /* Clear out solib state while the bfd is still open. See
212 comments in clear_solib in solib.c. */
217 name = bfd_get_filename (core_bfd);
218 if (!bfd_close (core_bfd))
219 warning (_("cannot close \"%s\": %s"),
220 name, bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
223 if (core_ops.to_sections)
225 xfree (core_ops.to_sections);
226 core_ops.to_sections = NULL;
227 core_ops.to_sections_end = NULL;
235 core_close_cleanup (void *ignore)
237 core_close (0/*ignored*/);
241 /* Stub function for catch_errors around shared library hacking. FROM_TTYP
242 is really an int * which points to from_tty. */
245 solib_add_stub (void *from_ttyp)
247 SOLIB_ADD (NULL, *(int *) from_ttyp, ¤t_target, auto_solib_add);
248 re_enable_breakpoints_in_shlibs ();
251 #endif /* SOLIB_ADD */
253 /* Look for sections whose names start with `.reg/' so that we can extract the
254 list of threads in a core file. */
257 add_to_thread_list (bfd *abfd, asection *asect, void *reg_sect_arg)
260 asection *reg_sect = (asection *) reg_sect_arg;
262 if (strncmp (bfd_section_name (abfd, asect), ".reg/", 5) != 0)
265 thread_id = atoi (bfd_section_name (abfd, asect) + 5);
267 add_thread (pid_to_ptid (thread_id));
269 /* Warning, Will Robinson, looking at BFD private data! */
272 && asect->filepos == reg_sect->filepos) /* Did we find .reg? */
273 inferior_ptid = pid_to_ptid (thread_id); /* Yes, make it current */
276 /* This routine opens and sets up the core file bfd. */
279 core_open (char *filename, int from_tty)
283 struct cleanup *old_chain;
290 target_preopen (from_tty);
294 error (_("No core file specified. (Use `detach' to stop debugging a core file.)"));
296 error (_("No core file specified."));
299 filename = tilde_expand (filename);
300 if (filename[0] != '/')
302 temp = concat (current_directory, "/", filename, NULL);
307 old_chain = make_cleanup (xfree, filename);
309 flags = O_BINARY | O_LARGEFILE;
314 scratch_chan = open (filename, flags, 0);
315 if (scratch_chan < 0)
316 perror_with_name (filename);
318 temp_bfd = bfd_fdopenr (filename, gnutarget, scratch_chan);
319 if (temp_bfd == NULL)
320 perror_with_name (filename);
322 if (!bfd_check_format (temp_bfd, bfd_core) &&
323 !gdb_check_format (temp_bfd))
325 /* Do it after the err msg */
326 /* FIXME: should be checking for errors from bfd_close (for one thing,
327 on error it does not free all the storage associated with the
329 make_cleanup_bfd_close (temp_bfd);
330 error (_("\"%s\" is not a core dump: %s"),
331 filename, bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
334 /* Looks semi-reasonable. Toss the old core file and work on the new. */
336 discard_cleanups (old_chain); /* Don't free filename any more */
337 unpush_target (&core_ops);
339 old_chain = make_cleanup (core_close_cleanup, 0 /*ignore*/);
341 /* FIXME: kettenis/20031023: This is very dangerous. The
342 CORE_GDBARCH that results from this call may very well be
343 different from CURRENT_GDBARCH. However, its methods may only
344 work if it is selected as the current architecture, because they
345 rely on swapped data (see gdbarch.c). We should get rid of that
347 core_gdbarch = gdbarch_from_bfd (core_bfd);
349 /* Find a suitable core file handler to munch on core_bfd */
350 core_vec = sniff_core_bfd (core_bfd);
354 /* Find the data section */
355 if (build_section_table (core_bfd, &core_ops.to_sections,
356 &core_ops.to_sections_end))
357 error (_("\"%s\": Can't find sections: %s"),
358 bfd_get_filename (core_bfd), bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
360 /* If we have no exec file, try to set the architecture from the
361 core file. We don't do this unconditionally since an exec file
362 typically contains more information that helps us determine the
363 architecture than a core file. */
365 set_gdbarch_from_file (core_bfd);
367 ontop = !push_target (&core_ops);
368 discard_cleanups (old_chain);
370 /* This is done first, before anything has a chance to query the
371 inferior for information such as symbols. */
372 observer_notify_inferior_created (&core_ops, from_tty);
374 p = bfd_core_file_failing_command (core_bfd);
376 printf_filtered (_("Core was generated by `%s'.\n"), p);
378 siggy = bfd_core_file_failing_signal (core_bfd);
380 /* NOTE: target_signal_from_host() converts a target signal value
381 into gdb's internal signal value. Unfortunately gdb's internal
382 value is called ``target_signal'' and this function got the
383 name ..._from_host(). */
384 printf_filtered (_("Program terminated with signal %d, %s.\n"), siggy,
385 target_signal_to_string (target_signal_from_host (siggy)));
387 /* Build up thread list from BFD sections. */
390 bfd_map_over_sections (core_bfd, add_to_thread_list,
391 bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, ".reg"));
395 /* Fetch all registers from core file. */
396 target_fetch_registers (-1);
398 /* Add symbols and section mappings for any shared libraries. */
400 catch_errors (solib_add_stub, &from_tty, (char *) 0,
404 /* Now, set up the frame cache, and print the top of stack. */
405 flush_cached_frames ();
406 select_frame (get_current_frame ());
407 print_stack_frame (get_selected_frame (NULL), 1, SRC_AND_LOC);
412 "you won't be able to access this core file until you terminate\n\
413 your %s; do ``info files''", target_longname);
418 core_detach (char *args, int from_tty)
421 error (_("Too many arguments"));
422 unpush_target (&core_ops);
423 reinit_frame_cache ();
425 printf_filtered (_("No core file now.\n"));
429 /* Try to retrieve registers from a section in core_bfd, and supply
430 them to core_vec->core_read_registers, as the register set numbered
433 If inferior_ptid is zero, do the single-threaded thing: look for a
434 section named NAME. If inferior_ptid is non-zero, do the
435 multi-threaded thing: look for a section named "NAME/PID", where
436 PID is the shortest ASCII decimal representation of inferior_ptid.
438 HUMAN_NAME is a human-readable name for the kind of registers the
439 NAME section contains, for use in error messages.
441 If REQUIRED is non-zero, print an error if the core file doesn't
442 have a section by the appropriate name. Otherwise, just do nothing. */
445 get_core_register_section (char *name,
450 static char *section_name = NULL;
451 struct bfd_section *section;
455 xfree (section_name);
456 if (PIDGET (inferior_ptid))
457 section_name = xstrprintf ("%s/%d", name, PIDGET (inferior_ptid));
459 section_name = xstrdup (name);
461 section = bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, section_name);
465 warning (_("Couldn't find %s registers in core file."), human_name);
469 size = bfd_section_size (core_bfd, section);
470 contents = alloca (size);
471 if (! bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd, section, contents,
474 warning (_("Couldn't read %s registers from `%s' section in core file."),
479 if (core_gdbarch && gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch))
481 const struct regset *regset;
483 regset = gdbarch_regset_from_core_section (core_gdbarch, name, size);
487 warning (_("Couldn't recognize %s registers in core file."),
492 regset->supply_regset (regset, current_regcache, -1, contents, size);
496 gdb_assert (core_vec);
497 core_vec->core_read_registers (contents, size, which,
499 bfd_section_vma (core_bfd, section)));
503 /* Get the registers out of a core file. This is the machine-
504 independent part. Fetch_core_registers is the machine-dependent
505 part, typically implemented in the xm-file for each architecture. */
507 /* We just get all the registers, so we don't use regno. */
510 get_core_registers (int regno)
514 if (!(core_gdbarch && gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch))
515 && (core_vec == NULL || core_vec->core_read_registers == NULL))
517 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stderr,
518 "Can't fetch registers from this type of core file\n");
522 get_core_register_section (".reg", 0, "general-purpose", 1);
523 get_core_register_section (".reg2", 2, "floating-point", 0);
524 get_core_register_section (".reg-xfp", 3, "extended floating-point", 0);
526 deprecated_registers_fetched ();
530 core_files_info (struct target_ops *t)
532 print_section_info (t, core_bfd);
536 core_xfer_partial (struct target_ops *ops, enum target_object object,
537 const char *annex, void *readbuf,
538 const void *writebuf, ULONGEST offset, LONGEST len)
542 case TARGET_OBJECT_MEMORY:
544 return (*ops->deprecated_xfer_memory) (offset, readbuf, len,
545 0/*write*/, NULL, ops);
547 return (*ops->deprecated_xfer_memory) (offset, readbuf, len,
548 1/*write*/, NULL, ops);
551 case TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV:
554 /* When the aux vector is stored in core file, BFD
555 represents this with a fake section called ".auxv". */
557 struct bfd_section *section;
561 section = bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, ".auxv");
565 size = bfd_section_size (core_bfd, section);
572 && !bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd, section, readbuf,
573 (file_ptr) offset, size))
575 warning (_("Couldn't read NT_AUXV note in core file."));
583 case TARGET_OBJECT_WCOOKIE:
586 /* When the StackGhost cookie is stored in core file, BFD
587 represents this with a fake section called ".wcookie". */
589 struct bfd_section *section;
593 section = bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, ".wcookie");
597 size = bfd_section_size (core_bfd, section);
604 && !bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd, section, readbuf,
605 (file_ptr) offset, size))
607 warning (_("Couldn't read StackGhost cookie in core file."));
616 if (ops->beneath != NULL)
617 return ops->beneath->to_xfer_partial (ops->beneath, object, annex,
618 readbuf, writebuf, offset, len);
624 /* If mourn is being called in all the right places, this could be say
625 `gdb internal error' (since generic_mourn calls breakpoint_init_inferior). */
628 ignore (CORE_ADDR addr, bfd_byte *contents)
634 /* Okay, let's be honest: threads gleaned from a core file aren't
635 exactly lively, are they? On the other hand, if we don't claim
636 that each & every one is alive, then we don't get any of them
637 to appear in an "info thread" command, which is quite a useful
641 core_file_thread_alive (ptid_t tid)
646 /* Fill in core_ops with its defined operations and properties. */
651 core_ops.to_shortname = "core";
652 core_ops.to_longname = "Local core dump file";
654 "Use a core file as a target. Specify the filename of the core file.";
655 core_ops.to_open = core_open;
656 core_ops.to_close = core_close;
657 core_ops.to_attach = find_default_attach;
658 core_ops.to_detach = core_detach;
659 core_ops.to_fetch_registers = get_core_registers;
660 core_ops.to_xfer_partial = core_xfer_partial;
661 core_ops.deprecated_xfer_memory = xfer_memory;
662 core_ops.to_files_info = core_files_info;
663 core_ops.to_insert_breakpoint = ignore;
664 core_ops.to_remove_breakpoint = ignore;
665 core_ops.to_create_inferior = find_default_create_inferior;
666 core_ops.to_thread_alive = core_file_thread_alive;
667 core_ops.to_stratum = core_stratum;
668 core_ops.to_has_memory = 1;
669 core_ops.to_has_stack = 1;
670 core_ops.to_has_registers = 1;
671 core_ops.to_magic = OPS_MAGIC;
674 /* non-zero if we should not do the add_target call in
675 _initialize_corelow; not initialized (i.e., bss) so that
676 the target can initialize it (i.e., data) if appropriate.
677 This needs to be set at compile time because we don't know
678 for sure whether the target's initialize routine is called
679 before us or after us. */
680 int coreops_suppress_target;
683 _initialize_corelow (void)
687 if (!coreops_suppress_target)
688 add_target (&core_ops);