1 /* Generate a core file for the inferior process.
3 Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
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 2 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, write to the Free Software
20 Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
21 Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */
31 #include "cli/cli-decode.h"
33 #include "gdb_assert.h"
35 /* The largest amount of memory to read from the target at once. We
36 must throttle it to limit the amount of memory used by GDB during
37 generate-core-file for programs with large resident data. */
38 #define MAX_COPY_BYTES (1024 * 1024)
40 static char *default_gcore_target (void);
41 static enum bfd_architecture default_gcore_arch (void);
42 static unsigned long default_gcore_mach (void);
43 static int gcore_memory_sections (bfd *);
45 /* Generate a core file from the inferior process. */
48 gcore_command (char *args, int from_tty)
50 struct cleanup *old_chain;
51 char *corefilename, corefilename_buffer[40];
52 asection *note_sec = NULL;
54 void *note_data = NULL;
57 /* No use generating a corefile without a target process. */
58 if (!target_has_execution)
65 /* Default corefile name is "core.PID". */
66 sprintf (corefilename_buffer, "core.%d", PIDGET (inferior_ptid));
67 corefilename = corefilename_buffer;
71 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout,
72 "Opening corefile '%s' for output.\n", corefilename);
74 /* Open the output file. */
75 obfd = bfd_openw (corefilename, default_gcore_target ());
77 error (_("Failed to open '%s' for output."), corefilename);
79 /* Need a cleanup that will close the file (FIXME: delete it?). */
80 old_chain = make_cleanup_bfd_close (obfd);
82 bfd_set_format (obfd, bfd_core);
83 bfd_set_arch_mach (obfd, default_gcore_arch (), default_gcore_mach ());
85 /* An external target method must build the notes section. */
86 note_data = target_make_corefile_notes (obfd, ¬e_size);
88 /* Create the note section. */
89 if (note_data != NULL && note_size != 0)
91 note_sec = bfd_make_section_anyway (obfd, "note0");
93 error (_("Failed to create 'note' section for corefile: %s"),
94 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
96 bfd_set_section_vma (obfd, note_sec, 0);
97 bfd_set_section_flags (obfd, note_sec,
98 SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_READONLY | SEC_ALLOC);
99 bfd_set_section_alignment (obfd, note_sec, 0);
100 bfd_set_section_size (obfd, note_sec, note_size);
103 /* Now create the memory/load sections. */
104 if (gcore_memory_sections (obfd) == 0)
105 error (_("gcore: failed to get corefile memory sections from target."));
107 /* Write out the contents of the note section. */
108 if (note_data != NULL && note_size != 0)
110 if (!bfd_set_section_contents (obfd, note_sec, note_data, 0, note_size))
111 warning (_("writing note section (%s)"), bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
115 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, "Saved corefile %s\n", corefilename);
117 /* Clean-ups will close the output file and free malloc memory. */
118 do_cleanups (old_chain);
123 default_gcore_mach (void)
125 #if 1 /* See if this even matters... */
129 const struct bfd_arch_info *bfdarch = gdbarch_bfd_arch_info (current_gdbarch);
132 return bfdarch->mach;
133 if (exec_bfd == NULL)
134 error (_("Can't find default bfd machine type (need execfile)."));
136 return bfd_get_mach (exec_bfd);
140 static enum bfd_architecture
141 default_gcore_arch (void)
143 const struct bfd_arch_info * bfdarch = gdbarch_bfd_arch_info
147 return bfdarch->arch;
148 if (exec_bfd == NULL)
149 error (_("Can't find bfd architecture for corefile (need execfile)."));
151 return bfd_get_arch (exec_bfd);
155 default_gcore_target (void)
157 /* FIXME: This may only work for ELF targets. */
158 if (exec_bfd == NULL)
161 return bfd_get_target (exec_bfd);
164 /* Derive a reasonable stack segment by unwinding the target stack,
165 and store its limits in *BOTTOM and *TOP. Return non-zero if
169 derive_stack_segment (bfd_vma *bottom, bfd_vma *top)
171 struct frame_info *fi, *tmp_fi;
176 /* Can't succeed without stack and registers. */
177 if (!target_has_stack || !target_has_registers)
180 /* Can't succeed without current frame. */
181 fi = get_current_frame ();
185 /* Save frame pointer of TOS frame. */
186 *top = get_frame_base (fi);
187 /* If current stack pointer is more "inner", use that instead. */
188 if (gdbarch_inner_than (current_gdbarch, get_frame_sp (fi), *top))
189 *top = get_frame_sp (fi);
191 /* Find prev-most frame. */
192 while ((tmp_fi = get_prev_frame (fi)) != NULL)
195 /* Save frame pointer of prev-most frame. */
196 *bottom = get_frame_base (fi);
198 /* Now canonicalize their order, so that BOTTOM is a lower address
199 (as opposed to a lower stack frame). */
212 /* Derive a reasonable heap segment for ABFD by looking at sbrk and
213 the static data sections. Store its limits in *BOTTOM and *TOP.
214 Return non-zero if successful. */
217 derive_heap_segment (bfd *abfd, bfd_vma *bottom, bfd_vma *top)
219 bfd_vma top_of_data_memory = 0;
220 bfd_vma top_of_heap = 0;
221 bfd_size_type sec_size;
222 struct value *zero, *sbrk;
229 /* This function depends on being able to call a function in the
231 if (!target_has_execution)
234 /* The following code assumes that the link map is arranged as
235 follows (low to high addresses):
237 ---------------------------------
239 ---------------------------------
240 | data sections (including bss) |
241 ---------------------------------
243 --------------------------------- */
245 for (sec = abfd->sections; sec; sec = sec->next)
247 if (bfd_get_section_flags (abfd, sec) & SEC_DATA
248 || strcmp (".bss", bfd_section_name (abfd, sec)) == 0)
250 sec_vaddr = bfd_get_section_vma (abfd, sec);
251 sec_size = bfd_get_section_size (sec);
252 if (sec_vaddr + sec_size > top_of_data_memory)
253 top_of_data_memory = sec_vaddr + sec_size;
257 /* Now get the top-of-heap by calling sbrk in the inferior. */
258 if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("sbrk", NULL, NULL) != NULL)
260 sbrk = find_function_in_inferior ("sbrk");
264 else if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("_sbrk", NULL, NULL) != NULL)
266 sbrk = find_function_in_inferior ("_sbrk");
273 zero = value_from_longest (builtin_type_int, 0);
275 sbrk = call_function_by_hand (sbrk, 1, &zero);
278 top_of_heap = value_as_long (sbrk);
280 /* Return results. */
281 if (top_of_heap > top_of_data_memory)
283 *bottom = top_of_data_memory;
288 /* No additional heap space needs to be saved. */
293 make_output_phdrs (bfd *obfd, asection *osec, void *ignored)
298 /* FIXME: these constants may only be applicable for ELF. */
299 if (strncmp (bfd_section_name (obfd, osec), "load", 4) == 0)
304 p_flags |= PF_R; /* Segment is readable. */
305 if (!(bfd_get_section_flags (obfd, osec) & SEC_READONLY))
306 p_flags |= PF_W; /* Segment is writable. */
307 if (bfd_get_section_flags (obfd, osec) & SEC_CODE)
308 p_flags |= PF_X; /* Segment is executable. */
310 bfd_record_phdr (obfd, p_type, 1, p_flags, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, &osec);
314 gcore_create_callback (CORE_ADDR vaddr, unsigned long size,
315 int read, int write, int exec, void *data)
319 flagword flags = SEC_ALLOC | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_LOAD;
321 /* If the memory segment has no permissions set, ignore it, otherwise
322 when we later try to access it for read/write, we'll get an error
323 or jam the kernel. */
324 if (read == 0 && write == 0 && exec == 0)
328 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, "Ignore segment, %s bytes at 0x%s\n",
329 paddr_d (size), paddr_nz (vaddr));
337 /* See if this region of memory lies inside a known file on disk.
338 If so, we can avoid copying its contents by clearing SEC_LOAD. */
339 struct objfile *objfile;
340 struct obj_section *objsec;
342 ALL_OBJSECTIONS (objfile, objsec)
344 bfd *abfd = objfile->obfd;
345 asection *asec = objsec->the_bfd_section;
346 bfd_vma align = (bfd_vma) 1 << bfd_get_section_alignment (abfd,
348 bfd_vma start = objsec->addr & -align;
349 bfd_vma end = (objsec->endaddr + align - 1) & -align;
350 /* Match if either the entire memory region lies inside the
351 section (i.e. a mapping covering some pages of a large
352 segment) or the entire section lies inside the memory region
353 (i.e. a mapping covering multiple small sections).
355 This BFD was synthesized from reading target memory,
356 we don't want to omit that. */
357 if (((vaddr >= start && vaddr + size <= end)
358 || (start >= vaddr && end <= vaddr + size))
359 && !(bfd_get_file_flags (abfd) & BFD_IN_MEMORY))
362 goto keep; /* break out of two nested for loops */
367 flags |= SEC_READONLY;
375 osec = bfd_make_section_anyway (obfd, "load");
378 warning (_("Couldn't make gcore segment: %s"),
379 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
385 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, "Save segment, %s bytes at 0x%s\n",
386 paddr_d (size), paddr_nz (vaddr));
389 bfd_set_section_size (obfd, osec, size);
390 bfd_set_section_vma (obfd, osec, vaddr);
391 bfd_section_lma (obfd, osec) = 0; /* ??? bfd_set_section_lma? */
392 bfd_set_section_flags (obfd, osec, flags);
397 objfile_find_memory_regions (int (*func) (CORE_ADDR, unsigned long,
398 int, int, int, void *),
401 /* Use objfile data to create memory sections. */
402 struct objfile *objfile;
403 struct obj_section *objsec;
404 bfd_vma temp_bottom, temp_top;
406 /* Call callback function for each objfile section. */
407 ALL_OBJSECTIONS (objfile, objsec)
409 bfd *ibfd = objfile->obfd;
410 asection *isec = objsec->the_bfd_section;
411 flagword flags = bfd_get_section_flags (ibfd, isec);
414 if ((flags & SEC_ALLOC) || (flags & SEC_LOAD))
416 int size = bfd_section_size (ibfd, isec);
419 ret = (*func) (objsec->addr, bfd_section_size (ibfd, isec),
420 1, /* All sections will be readable. */
421 (flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0, /* Writable. */
422 (flags & SEC_CODE) != 0, /* Executable. */
429 /* Make a stack segment. */
430 if (derive_stack_segment (&temp_bottom, &temp_top))
431 (*func) (temp_bottom, temp_top - temp_bottom,
432 1, /* Stack section will be readable. */
433 1, /* Stack section will be writable. */
434 0, /* Stack section will not be executable. */
437 /* Make a heap segment. */
438 if (derive_heap_segment (exec_bfd, &temp_bottom, &temp_top))
439 (*func) (temp_bottom, temp_top - temp_bottom,
440 1, /* Heap section will be readable. */
441 1, /* Heap section will be writable. */
442 0, /* Heap section will not be executable. */
449 gcore_copy_callback (bfd *obfd, asection *osec, void *ignored)
451 bfd_size_type size, total_size = bfd_section_size (obfd, osec);
453 struct cleanup *old_chain = NULL;
456 /* Read-only sections are marked; we don't have to copy their contents. */
457 if ((bfd_get_section_flags (obfd, osec) & SEC_LOAD) == 0)
460 /* Only interested in "load" sections. */
461 if (strncmp ("load", bfd_section_name (obfd, osec), 4) != 0)
464 size = min (total_size, MAX_COPY_BYTES);
465 memhunk = xmalloc (size);
466 /* ??? This is crap since xmalloc should never return NULL. */
468 error (_("Not enough memory to create corefile."));
469 old_chain = make_cleanup (xfree, memhunk);
471 while (total_size > 0)
473 if (size > total_size)
476 if (target_read_memory (bfd_section_vma (obfd, osec) + offset,
479 warning (_("Memory read failed for corefile section, %s bytes at 0x%s."),
480 paddr_d (size), paddr (bfd_section_vma (obfd, osec)));
483 if (!bfd_set_section_contents (obfd, osec, memhunk, offset, size))
485 warning (_("Failed to write corefile contents (%s)."),
486 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
494 do_cleanups (old_chain); /* Frees MEMHUNK. */
498 gcore_memory_sections (bfd *obfd)
500 if (target_find_memory_regions (gcore_create_callback, obfd) != 0)
501 return 0; /* FIXME: error return/msg? */
503 /* Record phdrs for section-to-segment mapping. */
504 bfd_map_over_sections (obfd, make_output_phdrs, NULL);
506 /* Copy memory region contents. */
507 bfd_map_over_sections (obfd, gcore_copy_callback, NULL);
513 _initialize_gcore (void)
515 add_com ("generate-core-file", class_files, gcore_command, _("\
516 Save a core file with the current state of the debugged process.\n\
517 Argument is optional filename. Default filename is 'core.<process_id>'."));
519 add_com_alias ("gcore", "generate-core-file", class_files, 1);
520 exec_set_find_memory_regions (objfile_find_memory_regions);