1 /* Core dump and executable file functions below target vector, for GDB.
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23 #include "arch-utils.h"
24 #include "gdb_string.h"
28 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
29 #include <sys/file.h> /* needed for F_OK and friends */
31 #include "frame.h" /* required by inferior.h */
38 #include "gdbthread.h"
43 #include "readline/readline.h"
44 #include "gdb_assert.h"
45 #include "exceptions.h"
53 /* List of all available core_fns. On gdb startup, each core file
54 register reader calls deprecated_add_core_fns() to register
55 information on each core format it is prepared to read. */
57 static struct core_fns *core_file_fns = NULL;
59 /* The core_fns for a core file handler that is prepared to read the core
60 file currently open on core_bfd. */
62 static struct core_fns *core_vec = NULL;
64 /* FIXME: kettenis/20031023: Eventually this variable should
67 struct gdbarch *core_gdbarch = NULL;
69 static void core_files_info (struct target_ops *);
71 static struct core_fns *sniff_core_bfd (bfd *);
73 static int gdb_check_format (bfd *);
75 static void core_open (char *, int);
77 static void core_detach (char *, int);
79 static void core_close (int);
81 static void core_close_cleanup (void *ignore);
83 static void get_core_registers (struct regcache *, int);
85 static void add_to_thread_list (bfd *, asection *, void *);
87 static int core_file_thread_alive (ptid_t tid);
89 static void init_core_ops (void);
91 void _initialize_corelow (void);
93 struct target_ops core_ops;
95 /* Link a new core_fns into the global core_file_fns list. Called on gdb
96 startup by the _initialize routine in each core file register reader, to
97 register information about each format the the reader is prepared to
101 deprecated_add_core_fns (struct core_fns *cf)
103 cf->next = core_file_fns;
107 /* The default function that core file handlers can use to examine a
108 core file BFD and decide whether or not to accept the job of
109 reading the core file. */
112 default_core_sniffer (struct core_fns *our_fns, bfd *abfd)
116 result = (bfd_get_flavour (abfd) == our_fns -> core_flavour);
120 /* Walk through the list of core functions to find a set that can
121 handle the core file open on ABFD. Default to the first one in the
122 list if nothing matches. Returns pointer to set that is
125 static struct core_fns *
126 sniff_core_bfd (bfd *abfd)
129 struct core_fns *yummy = NULL;
132 /* Don't sniff if we have support for register sets in CORE_GDBARCH. */
133 if (core_gdbarch && gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch))
136 for (cf = core_file_fns; cf != NULL; cf = cf->next)
138 if (cf->core_sniffer (cf, abfd))
146 warning (_("\"%s\": ambiguous core format, %d handlers match"),
147 bfd_get_filename (abfd), matches);
149 else if (matches == 0)
151 warning (_("\"%s\": no core file handler recognizes format, using default"),
152 bfd_get_filename (abfd));
156 yummy = core_file_fns;
161 /* The default is to reject every core file format we see. Either
162 BFD has to recognize it, or we have to provide a function in the
163 core file handler that recognizes it. */
166 default_check_format (bfd *abfd)
171 /* Attempt to recognize core file formats that BFD rejects. */
174 gdb_check_format (bfd *abfd)
178 for (cf = core_file_fns; cf != NULL; cf = cf->next)
180 if (cf->check_format (abfd))
188 /* Discard all vestiges of any previous core file and mark data and stack
192 core_close (int quitting)
198 inferior_ptid = null_ptid; /* Avoid confusion from thread stuff */
200 /* Clear out solib state while the bfd is still open. See
201 comments in clear_solib in solib.c. */
204 name = bfd_get_filename (core_bfd);
205 if (!bfd_close (core_bfd))
206 warning (_("cannot close \"%s\": %s"),
207 name, bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
210 if (core_ops.to_sections)
212 xfree (core_ops.to_sections);
213 core_ops.to_sections = NULL;
214 core_ops.to_sections_end = NULL;
222 core_close_cleanup (void *ignore)
224 core_close (0/*ignored*/);
227 /* Look for sections whose names start with `.reg/' so that we can extract the
228 list of threads in a core file. */
231 add_to_thread_list (bfd *abfd, asection *asect, void *reg_sect_arg)
234 asection *reg_sect = (asection *) reg_sect_arg;
236 if (strncmp (bfd_section_name (abfd, asect), ".reg/", 5) != 0)
239 thread_id = atoi (bfd_section_name (abfd, asect) + 5);
241 add_thread (pid_to_ptid (thread_id));
243 /* Warning, Will Robinson, looking at BFD private data! */
246 && asect->filepos == reg_sect->filepos) /* Did we find .reg? */
247 inferior_ptid = pid_to_ptid (thread_id); /* Yes, make it current */
250 /* This routine opens and sets up the core file bfd. */
253 core_open (char *filename, int from_tty)
257 struct cleanup *old_chain;
264 target_preopen (from_tty);
268 error (_("No core file specified. (Use `detach' to stop debugging a core file.)"));
270 error (_("No core file specified."));
273 filename = tilde_expand (filename);
274 if (filename[0] != '/')
276 temp = concat (current_directory, "/", filename, (char *)NULL);
281 old_chain = make_cleanup (xfree, filename);
283 flags = O_BINARY | O_LARGEFILE;
288 scratch_chan = open (filename, flags, 0);
289 if (scratch_chan < 0)
290 perror_with_name (filename);
292 temp_bfd = bfd_fopen (filename, gnutarget,
293 write_files ? FOPEN_RUB : FOPEN_RB,
295 if (temp_bfd == NULL)
296 perror_with_name (filename);
298 if (!bfd_check_format (temp_bfd, bfd_core) &&
299 !gdb_check_format (temp_bfd))
301 /* Do it after the err msg */
302 /* FIXME: should be checking for errors from bfd_close (for one thing,
303 on error it does not free all the storage associated with the
305 make_cleanup_bfd_close (temp_bfd);
306 error (_("\"%s\" is not a core dump: %s"),
307 filename, bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
310 /* Looks semi-reasonable. Toss the old core file and work on the new. */
312 discard_cleanups (old_chain); /* Don't free filename any more */
313 unpush_target (&core_ops);
315 old_chain = make_cleanup (core_close_cleanup, 0 /*ignore*/);
317 /* FIXME: kettenis/20031023: This is very dangerous. The
318 CORE_GDBARCH that results from this call may very well be
319 different from CURRENT_GDBARCH. However, its methods may only
320 work if it is selected as the current architecture, because they
321 rely on swapped data (see gdbarch.c). We should get rid of that
323 core_gdbarch = gdbarch_from_bfd (core_bfd);
325 /* Find a suitable core file handler to munch on core_bfd */
326 core_vec = sniff_core_bfd (core_bfd);
330 /* Find the data section */
331 if (build_section_table (core_bfd, &core_ops.to_sections,
332 &core_ops.to_sections_end))
333 error (_("\"%s\": Can't find sections: %s"),
334 bfd_get_filename (core_bfd), bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
336 /* If we have no exec file, try to set the architecture from the
337 core file. We don't do this unconditionally since an exec file
338 typically contains more information that helps us determine the
339 architecture than a core file. */
341 set_gdbarch_from_file (core_bfd);
343 ontop = !push_target (&core_ops);
344 discard_cleanups (old_chain);
346 /* This is done first, before anything has a chance to query the
347 inferior for information such as symbols. */
348 post_create_inferior (&core_ops, from_tty);
350 p = bfd_core_file_failing_command (core_bfd);
352 printf_filtered (_("Core was generated by `%s'.\n"), p);
354 siggy = bfd_core_file_failing_signal (core_bfd);
356 /* NOTE: target_signal_from_host() converts a target signal value
357 into gdb's internal signal value. Unfortunately gdb's internal
358 value is called ``target_signal'' and this function got the
359 name ..._from_host(). */
360 printf_filtered (_("Program terminated with signal %d, %s.\n"), siggy,
361 target_signal_to_string (target_signal_from_host (siggy)));
363 /* Build up thread list from BFD sections. */
366 bfd_map_over_sections (core_bfd, add_to_thread_list,
367 bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, ".reg"));
371 /* Fetch all registers from core file. */
372 target_fetch_registers (get_current_regcache (), -1);
374 /* Now, set up the frame cache, and print the top of stack. */
375 reinit_frame_cache ();
376 print_stack_frame (get_selected_frame (NULL), 1, SRC_AND_LOC);
381 "you won't be able to access this core file until you terminate\n\
382 your %s; do ``info files''", target_longname);
387 core_detach (char *args, int from_tty)
390 error (_("Too many arguments"));
391 unpush_target (&core_ops);
392 reinit_frame_cache ();
394 printf_filtered (_("No core file now.\n"));
398 /* Try to retrieve registers from a section in core_bfd, and supply
399 them to core_vec->core_read_registers, as the register set numbered
402 If inferior_ptid is zero, do the single-threaded thing: look for a
403 section named NAME. If inferior_ptid is non-zero, do the
404 multi-threaded thing: look for a section named "NAME/PID", where
405 PID is the shortest ASCII decimal representation of inferior_ptid.
407 HUMAN_NAME is a human-readable name for the kind of registers the
408 NAME section contains, for use in error messages.
410 If REQUIRED is non-zero, print an error if the core file doesn't
411 have a section by the appropriate name. Otherwise, just do nothing. */
414 get_core_register_section (struct regcache *regcache,
420 static char *section_name = NULL;
421 struct bfd_section *section;
425 xfree (section_name);
426 if (PIDGET (inferior_ptid))
427 section_name = xstrprintf ("%s/%d", name, PIDGET (inferior_ptid));
429 section_name = xstrdup (name);
431 section = bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, section_name);
435 warning (_("Couldn't find %s registers in core file."), human_name);
439 size = bfd_section_size (core_bfd, section);
440 contents = alloca (size);
441 if (! bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd, section, contents,
444 warning (_("Couldn't read %s registers from `%s' section in core file."),
449 if (core_gdbarch && gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch))
451 const struct regset *regset;
453 regset = gdbarch_regset_from_core_section (core_gdbarch, name, size);
457 warning (_("Couldn't recognize %s registers in core file."),
462 regset->supply_regset (regset, regcache, -1, contents, size);
466 gdb_assert (core_vec);
467 core_vec->core_read_registers (regcache, contents, size, which,
469 bfd_section_vma (core_bfd, section)));
473 /* Get the registers out of a core file. This is the machine-
474 independent part. Fetch_core_registers is the machine-dependent
475 part, typically implemented in the xm-file for each architecture. */
477 /* We just get all the registers, so we don't use regno. */
480 get_core_registers (struct regcache *regcache, int regno)
484 if (!(core_gdbarch && gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch))
485 && (core_vec == NULL || core_vec->core_read_registers == NULL))
487 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stderr,
488 "Can't fetch registers from this type of core file\n");
492 get_core_register_section (regcache,
493 ".reg", 0, "general-purpose", 1);
494 get_core_register_section (regcache,
495 ".reg2", 2, "floating-point", 0);
496 get_core_register_section (regcache,
497 ".reg-xfp", 3, "extended floating-point", 0);
498 get_core_register_section (regcache,
499 ".reg-ppc-vmx", 3, "ppc Altivec", 0);
501 /* Supply dummy value for all registers not found in the core. */
502 for (i = 0; i < gdbarch_num_regs (get_regcache_arch (regcache)); i++)
503 if (!regcache_valid_p (regcache, i))
504 regcache_raw_supply (regcache, i, NULL);
508 core_files_info (struct target_ops *t)
510 print_section_info (t, core_bfd);
514 core_xfer_partial (struct target_ops *ops, enum target_object object,
515 const char *annex, gdb_byte *readbuf,
516 const gdb_byte *writebuf, ULONGEST offset, LONGEST len)
520 case TARGET_OBJECT_MEMORY:
522 return (*ops->deprecated_xfer_memory) (offset, readbuf,
523 len, 0/*write*/, NULL, ops);
525 return (*ops->deprecated_xfer_memory) (offset, (gdb_byte *) writebuf,
526 len, 1/*write*/, NULL, ops);
529 case TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV:
532 /* When the aux vector is stored in core file, BFD
533 represents this with a fake section called ".auxv". */
535 struct bfd_section *section;
539 section = bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, ".auxv");
543 size = bfd_section_size (core_bfd, section);
550 && !bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd, section, readbuf,
551 (file_ptr) offset, size))
553 warning (_("Couldn't read NT_AUXV note in core file."));
561 case TARGET_OBJECT_WCOOKIE:
564 /* When the StackGhost cookie is stored in core file, BFD
565 represents this with a fake section called ".wcookie". */
567 struct bfd_section *section;
571 section = bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, ".wcookie");
575 size = bfd_section_size (core_bfd, section);
582 && !bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd, section, readbuf,
583 (file_ptr) offset, size))
585 warning (_("Couldn't read StackGhost cookie in core file."));
593 case TARGET_OBJECT_LIBRARIES:
595 && gdbarch_core_xfer_shared_libraries_p (core_gdbarch))
600 gdbarch_core_xfer_shared_libraries (core_gdbarch,
601 readbuf, offset, len);
606 if (ops->beneath != NULL)
607 return ops->beneath->to_xfer_partial (ops->beneath, object, annex,
608 readbuf, writebuf, offset, len);
614 /* If mourn is being called in all the right places, this could be say
615 `gdb internal error' (since generic_mourn calls breakpoint_init_inferior). */
618 ignore (struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt)
624 /* Okay, let's be honest: threads gleaned from a core file aren't
625 exactly lively, are they? On the other hand, if we don't claim
626 that each & every one is alive, then we don't get any of them
627 to appear in an "info thread" command, which is quite a useful
631 core_file_thread_alive (ptid_t tid)
636 /* Ask the current architecture what it knows about this core file.
637 That will be used, in turn, to pick a better architecture. This
638 wrapper could be avoided if targets got a chance to specialize
641 static const struct target_desc *
642 core_read_description (struct target_ops *target)
644 if (gdbarch_core_read_description_p (current_gdbarch))
645 return gdbarch_core_read_description (current_gdbarch, target, core_bfd);
650 /* Fill in core_ops with its defined operations and properties. */
655 core_ops.to_shortname = "core";
656 core_ops.to_longname = "Local core dump file";
658 "Use a core file as a target. Specify the filename of the core file.";
659 core_ops.to_open = core_open;
660 core_ops.to_close = core_close;
661 core_ops.to_attach = find_default_attach;
662 core_ops.to_detach = core_detach;
663 core_ops.to_fetch_registers = get_core_registers;
664 core_ops.to_xfer_partial = core_xfer_partial;
665 core_ops.deprecated_xfer_memory = xfer_memory;
666 core_ops.to_files_info = core_files_info;
667 core_ops.to_insert_breakpoint = ignore;
668 core_ops.to_remove_breakpoint = ignore;
669 core_ops.to_create_inferior = find_default_create_inferior;
670 core_ops.to_thread_alive = core_file_thread_alive;
671 core_ops.to_read_description = core_read_description;
672 core_ops.to_stratum = core_stratum;
673 core_ops.to_has_memory = 1;
674 core_ops.to_has_stack = 1;
675 core_ops.to_has_registers = 1;
676 core_ops.to_magic = OPS_MAGIC;
679 /* non-zero if we should not do the add_target call in
680 _initialize_corelow; not initialized (i.e., bss) so that
681 the target can initialize it (i.e., data) if appropriate.
682 This needs to be set at compile time because we don't know
683 for sure whether the target's initialize routine is called
684 before us or after us. */
685 int coreops_suppress_target;
688 _initialize_corelow (void)
692 if (!coreops_suppress_target)
693 add_target (&core_ops);