1 /* Definitions for a frame unwinder, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
3 Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 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
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13 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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21 #if !defined (FRAME_UNWIND_H)
22 #define FRAME_UNWIND_H 1
32 #include "frame.h" /* For enum frame_type. */
34 /* The following unwind functions assume a chain of frames forming the
35 sequence: (outer) prev <-> this <-> next (inner). All the
36 functions are called with this frame's `struct frame_info' and
39 THIS frame's register values can be obtained by unwinding NEXT
40 frame's registers (a recursive operation).
42 THIS frame's prologue cache can be used to cache information such
43 as where this frame's prologue stores the previous frame's
46 /* Given THIS frame, take a whiff of its registers (namely
47 the PC and attributes) and if SELF is the applicable unwinder,
48 return non-zero. Possibly also initialize THIS_PROLOGUE_CACHE. */
50 typedef int (frame_sniffer_ftype) (const struct frame_unwind *self,
51 struct frame_info *this_frame,
52 void **this_prologue_cache);
54 typedef enum unwind_stop_reason (frame_unwind_stop_reason_ftype)
55 (struct frame_info *this_frame, void **this_prologue_cache);
57 /* A default frame sniffer which always accepts the frame. Used by
58 fallback prologue unwinders. */
60 int default_frame_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self,
61 struct frame_info *this_frame,
62 void **this_prologue_cache);
64 /* A default stop_reason callback which always claims the frame is
67 enum unwind_stop_reason
68 default_frame_unwind_stop_reason (struct frame_info *this_frame,
71 /* Assuming the frame chain: (outer) prev <-> this <-> next (inner);
72 use THIS frame, and through it the NEXT frame's register unwind
73 method, to determine the frame ID of THIS frame.
75 A frame ID provides an invariant that can be used to re-identify an
76 instance of a frame. It is a combination of the frame's `base' and
77 the frame's function's code address.
79 Traditionally, THIS frame's ID was determined by examining THIS
80 frame's function's prologue, and identifying the register/offset
81 used as THIS frame's base.
83 Example: An examination of THIS frame's prologue reveals that, on
84 entry, it saves the PC(+12), SP(+8), and R1(+4) registers
85 (decrementing the SP by 12). Consequently, the frame ID's base can
86 be determined by adding 12 to the THIS frame's stack-pointer, and
87 the value of THIS frame's SP can be obtained by unwinding the NEXT
90 THIS_PROLOGUE_CACHE can be used to share any prolog analysis data
91 with the other unwind methods. Memory for that cache should be
92 allocated using FRAME_OBSTACK_ZALLOC(). */
94 typedef void (frame_this_id_ftype) (struct frame_info *this_frame,
95 void **this_prologue_cache,
96 struct frame_id *this_id);
98 /* Assuming the frame chain: (outer) prev <-> this <-> next (inner);
99 use THIS frame, and implicitly the NEXT frame's register unwind
100 method, to unwind THIS frame's registers (returning the value of
101 the specified register REGNUM in the previous frame).
103 Traditionally, THIS frame's registers were unwound by examining
104 THIS frame's function's prologue and identifying which registers
105 that prolog code saved on the stack.
107 Example: An examination of THIS frame's prologue reveals that, on
108 entry, it saves the PC(+12), SP(+8), and R1(+4) registers
109 (decrementing the SP by 12). Consequently, the value of the PC
110 register in the previous frame is found in memory at SP+12, and
111 THIS frame's SP can be obtained by unwinding the NEXT frame's SP.
113 This function takes THIS_FRAME as an argument. It can find the
114 values of registers in THIS frame by calling get_frame_register
115 (THIS_FRAME), and reinvoke itself to find other registers in the
116 PREVIOUS frame by calling frame_unwind_register (THIS_FRAME).
118 The result is a GDB value object describing the register value. It
119 may be a lazy reference to memory, a lazy reference to the value of
120 a register in THIS frame, or a non-lvalue.
122 THIS_PROLOGUE_CACHE can be used to share any prolog analysis data
123 with the other unwind methods. Memory for that cache should be
124 allocated using FRAME_OBSTACK_ZALLOC(). */
126 typedef struct value * (frame_prev_register_ftype)
127 (struct frame_info *this_frame, void **this_prologue_cache,
130 /* Deallocate extra memory associated with the frame cache if any. */
132 typedef void (frame_dealloc_cache_ftype) (struct frame_info *self,
135 /* Assuming the frame chain: (outer) prev <-> this <-> next (inner);
136 use THIS frame, and implicitly the NEXT frame's register unwind
137 method, return PREV frame's architecture. */
139 typedef struct gdbarch *(frame_prev_arch_ftype) (struct frame_info *this_frame,
140 void **this_prologue_cache);
144 /* The frame's type. Should this instead be a collection of
145 predicates that test the frame for various attributes? */
146 enum frame_type type;
147 /* Should an attribute indicating the frame's address-in-block go
149 frame_unwind_stop_reason_ftype *stop_reason;
150 frame_this_id_ftype *this_id;
151 frame_prev_register_ftype *prev_register;
152 const struct frame_data *unwind_data;
153 frame_sniffer_ftype *sniffer;
154 frame_dealloc_cache_ftype *dealloc_cache;
155 frame_prev_arch_ftype *prev_arch;
158 /* Register a frame unwinder, _prepending_ it to the front of the
159 search list (so it is sniffed before previously registered
160 unwinders). By using a prepend, later calls can install unwinders
161 that override earlier calls. This allows, for instance, an OSABI
162 to install a more specific sigtramp unwinder that overrides the
163 traditional brute-force unwinder. */
164 extern void frame_unwind_prepend_unwinder (struct gdbarch *,
165 const struct frame_unwind *);
167 /* Add a frame sniffer to the list. The predicates are polled in the
168 order that they are appended. The initial list contains the dummy
171 extern void frame_unwind_append_unwinder (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
172 const struct frame_unwind *unwinder);
174 /* Iterate through sniffers for THIS_FRAME frame until one returns with an
175 unwinder implementation. THIS_FRAME->UNWIND must be NULL, it will get set
176 by this function. Possibly initialize THIS_CACHE. */
178 extern void frame_unwind_find_by_frame (struct frame_info *this_frame,
181 /* Helper functions for value-based register unwinding. These return
182 a (possibly lazy) value of the appropriate type. */
184 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME did not save REGNUM. */
186 struct value *frame_unwind_got_optimized (struct frame_info *frame,
189 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME copied REGNUM into
190 register NEW_REGNUM. */
192 struct value *frame_unwind_got_register (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
195 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME saved REGNUM in memory at
198 struct value *frame_unwind_got_memory (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
201 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME's saved version of
202 REGNUM has a known constant (computed) value of VAL. */
204 struct value *frame_unwind_got_constant (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
207 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME's saved version of
208 REGNUM has a known constant (computed) value which is stored
211 struct value *frame_unwind_got_bytes (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
214 /* Return a value which indicates that FRAME's saved version of REGNUM
215 has a known constant (computed) value of ADDR. Convert the
216 CORE_ADDR to a target address if necessary. */
218 struct value *frame_unwind_got_address (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,