1 /* Perform an inferior function call, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
3 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
4 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
5 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
7 This file is part of GDB.
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11 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
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14 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
15 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
17 GNU General Public License for more details.
19 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
20 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
23 #include "breakpoint.h"
27 #include "gdb_assert.h"
34 #include "gdb_string.h"
36 #include "dummy-frame.h"
38 #include "gdbthread.h"
39 #include "exceptions.h"
41 /* If we can't find a function's name from its address,
42 we print this instead. */
43 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT "at 0x%s"
44 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE (sizeof (RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT) \
45 + 2 * sizeof (CORE_ADDR))
47 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-04-16: What's the future of this code?
49 GDB needs an asynchronous expression evaluator, that means an
50 asynchronous inferior function call implementation, and that in
51 turn means restructuring the code so that it is event driven. */
53 /* How you should pass arguments to a function depends on whether it
54 was defined in K&R style or prototype style. If you define a
55 function using the K&R syntax that takes a `float' argument, then
56 callers must pass that argument as a `double'. If you define the
57 function using the prototype syntax, then you must pass the
58 argument as a `float', with no promotion.
60 Unfortunately, on certain older platforms, the debug info doesn't
61 indicate reliably how each function was defined. A function type's
62 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag may be clear, even if the function was
63 defined in prototype style. When calling a function whose
64 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag is clear, GDB consults this flag to
67 For modern targets, it is proper to assume that, if the prototype
68 flag is clear, that can be trusted: `float' arguments should be
69 promoted to `double'. For some older targets, if the prototype
70 flag is clear, that doesn't tell us anything. The default is to
71 trust the debug information; the user can override this behavior
72 with "set coerce-float-to-double 0". */
74 static int coerce_float_to_double_p = 1;
76 show_coerce_float_to_double_p (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
77 struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value)
79 fprintf_filtered (file, _("\
80 Coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions is %s.\n"),
84 /* This boolean tells what gdb should do if a signal is received while
85 in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb unwinds
86 the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the
89 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received. */
91 int unwind_on_signal_p = 0;
93 show_unwind_on_signal_p (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
94 struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value)
96 fprintf_filtered (file, _("\
97 Unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy is %s.\n"),
101 /* This boolean tells what gdb should do if a std::terminate call is
102 made while in a function called from gdb (call dummy).
103 As the confines of a single dummy stack prohibit out-of-frame
104 handlers from handling a raised exception, and as out-of-frame
105 handlers are common in C++, this can lead to no handler being found
106 by the unwinder, and a std::terminate call. This is a false positive.
107 If set, gdb unwinds the stack and restores the context to what it
110 The default is to unwind the frame if a std::terminate call is
113 static int unwind_on_terminating_exception_p = 1;
116 show_unwind_on_terminating_exception_p (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
117 struct cmd_list_element *c,
121 fprintf_filtered (file, _("\
122 Unwind stack if a C++ exception is unhandled while in a call dummy is %s.\n"),
126 /* Perform the standard coercions that are specified
127 for arguments to be passed to C or Ada functions.
129 If PARAM_TYPE is non-NULL, it is the expected parameter type.
130 IS_PROTOTYPED is non-zero if the function declaration is prototyped.
131 SP is the stack pointer were additional data can be pushed (updating
132 its value as needed). */
134 static struct value *
135 value_arg_coerce (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct value *arg,
136 struct type *param_type, int is_prototyped, CORE_ADDR *sp)
138 const struct builtin_type *builtin = builtin_type (gdbarch);
139 struct type *arg_type = check_typedef (value_type (arg));
141 = param_type ? check_typedef (param_type) : arg_type;
143 /* Perform any Ada-specific coercion first. */
144 if (current_language->la_language == language_ada)
145 arg = ada_convert_actual (arg, type, gdbarch, sp);
147 /* Force the value to the target if we will need its address. At
148 this point, we could allocate arguments on the stack instead of
149 calling malloc if we knew that their addresses would not be
150 saved by the called function. */
151 arg = value_coerce_to_target (arg);
153 switch (TYPE_CODE (type))
157 struct value *new_value;
159 if (TYPE_CODE (arg_type) == TYPE_CODE_REF)
160 return value_cast_pointers (type, arg);
162 /* Cast the value to the reference's target type, and then
163 convert it back to a reference. This will issue an error
164 if the value was not previously in memory - in some cases
165 we should clearly be allowing this, but how? */
166 new_value = value_cast (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), arg);
167 new_value = value_ref (new_value);
174 /* If we don't have a prototype, coerce to integer type if necessary. */
177 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_int))
178 type = builtin->builtin_int;
180 /* Currently all target ABIs require at least the width of an integer
181 type for an argument. We may have to conditionalize the following
182 type coercion for future targets. */
183 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_int))
184 type = builtin->builtin_int;
187 if (!is_prototyped && coerce_float_to_double_p)
189 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_double))
190 type = builtin->builtin_double;
191 else if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) > TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_double))
192 type = builtin->builtin_long_double;
196 type = lookup_pointer_type (type);
198 case TYPE_CODE_ARRAY:
199 /* Arrays are coerced to pointers to their first element, unless
200 they are vectors, in which case we want to leave them alone,
201 because they are passed by value. */
202 if (current_language->c_style_arrays)
203 if (!TYPE_VECTOR (type))
204 type = lookup_pointer_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
206 case TYPE_CODE_UNDEF:
208 case TYPE_CODE_STRUCT:
209 case TYPE_CODE_UNION:
212 case TYPE_CODE_RANGE:
213 case TYPE_CODE_STRING:
214 case TYPE_CODE_BITSTRING:
215 case TYPE_CODE_ERROR:
216 case TYPE_CODE_MEMBERPTR:
217 case TYPE_CODE_METHODPTR:
218 case TYPE_CODE_METHOD:
219 case TYPE_CODE_COMPLEX:
224 return value_cast (type, arg);
227 /* Determine a function's address and its return type from its value.
228 Calls error() if the function is not valid for calling. */
231 find_function_addr (struct value *function, struct type **retval_type)
233 struct type *ftype = check_typedef (value_type (function));
234 struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_type_arch (ftype);
235 enum type_code code = TYPE_CODE (ftype);
236 struct type *value_type = NULL;
239 /* If it's a member function, just look at the function
242 /* Determine address to call. */
243 if (code == TYPE_CODE_FUNC || code == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
245 funaddr = value_address (function);
246 value_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype);
248 else if (code == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
250 funaddr = value_as_address (function);
251 ftype = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype));
252 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC
253 || TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
255 funaddr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch, funaddr,
257 value_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype);
260 else if (code == TYPE_CODE_INT)
262 /* Handle the case of functions lacking debugging info.
263 Their values are characters since their addresses are char */
264 if (TYPE_LENGTH (ftype) == 1)
265 funaddr = value_as_address (value_addr (function));
268 /* Handle function descriptors lacking debug info. */
269 int found_descriptor = 0;
270 funaddr = 0; /* pacify "gcc -Werror" */
271 if (VALUE_LVAL (function) == lval_memory)
274 funaddr = value_as_address (value_addr (function));
276 funaddr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch, funaddr,
278 if (funaddr != nfunaddr)
279 found_descriptor = 1;
281 if (!found_descriptor)
282 /* Handle integer used as address of a function. */
283 funaddr = (CORE_ADDR) value_as_long (function);
287 error (_("Invalid data type for function to be called."));
289 if (retval_type != NULL)
290 *retval_type = value_type;
291 return funaddr + gdbarch_deprecated_function_start_offset (gdbarch);
294 /* For CALL_DUMMY_ON_STACK, push a breakpoint sequence that the called
295 function returns to. */
298 push_dummy_code (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
299 CORE_ADDR sp, CORE_ADDR funaddr,
300 struct value **args, int nargs,
301 struct type *value_type,
302 CORE_ADDR *real_pc, CORE_ADDR *bp_addr,
303 struct regcache *regcache)
305 gdb_assert (gdbarch_push_dummy_code_p (gdbarch));
307 return gdbarch_push_dummy_code (gdbarch, sp, funaddr,
308 args, nargs, value_type, real_pc, bp_addr,
312 /* Fetch the name of the function at FUNADDR.
313 This is used in printing an error message for call_function_by_hand.
314 BUF is used to print FUNADDR in hex if the function name cannot be
315 determined. It must be large enough to hold formatted result of
316 RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT. */
319 get_function_name (CORE_ADDR funaddr, char *buf, int buf_size)
322 struct symbol *symbol = find_pc_function (funaddr);
324 return SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (symbol);
328 /* Try the minimal symbols. */
329 struct minimal_symbol *msymbol = lookup_minimal_symbol_by_pc (funaddr);
331 return SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (msymbol);
335 char *tmp = xstrprintf (_(RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT),
336 hex_string (funaddr));
337 gdb_assert (strlen (tmp) + 1 <= buf_size);
344 /* Subroutine of call_function_by_hand to simplify it.
345 Start up the inferior and wait for it to stop.
346 Return the exception if there's an error, or an exception with
347 reason >= 0 if there's no error.
349 This is done inside a TRY_CATCH so the caller needn't worry about
350 thrown errors. The caller should rethrow if there's an error. */
352 static struct gdb_exception
353 run_inferior_call (struct thread_info *call_thread, CORE_ADDR real_pc)
355 volatile struct gdb_exception e;
357 int saved_in_infcall = call_thread->in_infcall;
358 ptid_t call_thread_ptid = call_thread->ptid;
359 char *saved_target_shortname = xstrdup (target_shortname);
361 call_thread->in_infcall = 1;
363 clear_proceed_status ();
365 disable_watchpoints_before_interactive_call_start ();
366 call_thread->proceed_to_finish = 1; /* We want stop_registers, please... */
368 if (target_can_async_p ())
369 saved_async = target_async_mask (0);
371 TRY_CATCH (e, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
372 proceed (real_pc, TARGET_SIGNAL_0, 0);
374 /* At this point the current thread may have changed. Refresh
375 CALL_THREAD as it could be invalid if its thread has exited. */
376 call_thread = find_thread_ptid (call_thread_ptid);
378 /* Don't restore the async mask if the target has changed,
379 saved_async is for the original target. */
381 && strcmp (saved_target_shortname, target_shortname) == 0)
382 target_async_mask (saved_async);
384 enable_watchpoints_after_interactive_call_stop ();
386 /* Call breakpoint_auto_delete on the current contents of the bpstat
387 of inferior call thread.
388 If all error()s out of proceed ended up calling normal_stop
389 (and perhaps they should; it already does in the special case
390 of error out of resume()), then we wouldn't need this. */
393 if (call_thread != NULL)
394 breakpoint_auto_delete (call_thread->stop_bpstat);
397 if (call_thread != NULL)
398 call_thread->in_infcall = saved_in_infcall;
400 xfree (saved_target_shortname);
405 /* All this stuff with a dummy frame may seem unnecessarily complicated
406 (why not just save registers in GDB?). The purpose of pushing a dummy
407 frame which looks just like a real frame is so that if you call a
408 function and then hit a breakpoint (get a signal, etc), "backtrace"
409 will look right. Whether the backtrace needs to actually show the
410 stack at the time the inferior function was called is debatable, but
411 it certainly needs to not display garbage. So if you are contemplating
412 making dummy frames be different from normal frames, consider that. */
414 /* Perform a function call in the inferior.
415 ARGS is a vector of values of arguments (NARGS of them).
416 FUNCTION is a value, the function to be called.
417 Returns a value representing what the function returned.
418 May fail to return, if a breakpoint or signal is hit
419 during the execution of the function.
421 ARGS is modified to contain coerced values. */
424 call_function_by_hand (struct value *function, int nargs, struct value **args)
427 struct type *values_type, *target_values_type;
428 unsigned char struct_return = 0, lang_struct_return = 0;
429 CORE_ADDR struct_addr = 0;
430 struct inferior_status *inf_status;
431 struct cleanup *inf_status_cleanup;
432 struct inferior_thread_state *caller_state;
433 struct cleanup *caller_state_cleanup;
436 struct type *ftype = check_typedef (value_type (function));
438 struct frame_id dummy_id;
439 struct cleanup *args_cleanup;
440 struct frame_info *frame;
441 struct gdbarch *gdbarch;
442 struct breakpoint *terminate_bp = NULL;
443 struct minimal_symbol *tm;
444 ptid_t call_thread_ptid;
445 struct gdb_exception e;
447 char name_buf[RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE];
449 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
450 ftype = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype));
452 if (!target_has_execution)
455 frame = get_current_frame ();
456 gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
458 if (!gdbarch_push_dummy_call_p (gdbarch))
459 error (_("This target does not support function calls."));
461 /* A cleanup for the inferior status.
462 This is only needed while we're preparing the inferior function call. */
463 inf_status = save_inferior_status ();
464 inf_status_cleanup = make_cleanup_restore_inferior_status (inf_status);
466 /* Save the caller's registers and other state associated with the
467 inferior itself so that they can be restored once the
468 callee returns. To allow nested calls the registers are (further
469 down) pushed onto a dummy frame stack. Include a cleanup (which
470 is tossed once the regcache has been pushed). */
471 caller_state = save_inferior_thread_state ();
472 caller_state_cleanup = make_cleanup_restore_inferior_thread_state (caller_state);
474 /* Ensure that the initial SP is correctly aligned. */
476 CORE_ADDR old_sp = get_frame_sp (frame);
477 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
479 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp);
480 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-08-13: Skip the "red zone". For some
481 ABIs, a function can use memory beyond the inner most stack
482 address. AMD64 called that region the "red zone". Skip at
483 least the "red zone" size before allocating any space on
485 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
486 sp -= gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch);
488 sp += gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch);
490 gdb_assert (sp == gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp));
491 /* NOTE: cagney/2002-09-18:
493 On a RISC architecture, a void parameterless generic dummy
494 frame (i.e., no parameters, no result) typically does not
495 need to push anything the stack and hence can leave SP and
496 FP. Similarly, a frameless (possibly leaf) function does
497 not push anything on the stack and, hence, that too can
498 leave FP and SP unchanged. As a consequence, a sequence of
499 void parameterless generic dummy frame calls to frameless
500 functions will create a sequence of effectively identical
501 frames (SP, FP and TOS and PC the same). This, not
502 suprisingly, results in what appears to be a stack in an
503 infinite loop --- when GDB tries to find a generic dummy
504 frame on the internal dummy frame stack, it will always
507 To avoid this problem, the code below always grows the
508 stack. That way, two dummy frames can never be identical.
509 It does burn a few bytes of stack but that is a small price
513 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
514 /* Stack grows down. */
515 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp - 1);
517 /* Stack grows up. */
518 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp + 1);
520 gdb_assert ((gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2)
522 || (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 2, 1)
526 /* FIXME: cagney/2002-09-18: Hey, you loose!
528 Who knows how badly aligned the SP is!
530 If the generic dummy frame ends up empty (because nothing is
531 pushed) GDB won't be able to correctly perform back traces.
532 If a target is having trouble with backtraces, first thing to
533 do is add FRAME_ALIGN() to the architecture vector. If that
534 fails, try dummy_id().
536 If the ABI specifies a "Red Zone" (see the doco) the code
537 below will quietly trash it. */
541 funaddr = find_function_addr (function, &values_type);
543 values_type = builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int;
545 CHECK_TYPEDEF (values_type);
547 /* Are we returning a value using a structure return (passing a
548 hidden argument pointing to storage) or a normal value return?
549 There are two cases: language-mandated structure return and
550 target ABI structure return. The variable STRUCT_RETURN only
551 describes the latter. The language version is handled by passing
552 the return location as the first parameter to the function,
553 even preceding "this". This is different from the target
554 ABI version, which is target-specific; for instance, on ia64
555 the first argument is passed in out0 but the hidden structure
556 return pointer would normally be passed in r8. */
558 if (language_pass_by_reference (values_type))
560 lang_struct_return = 1;
562 /* Tell the target specific argument pushing routine not to
564 target_values_type = builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_void;
568 struct_return = using_struct_return (gdbarch,
569 value_type (function), values_type);
570 target_values_type = values_type;
573 /* Determine the location of the breakpoint (and possibly other
574 stuff) that the called function will return to. The SPARC, for a
575 function returning a structure or union, needs to make space for
576 not just the breakpoint but also an extra word containing the
577 size (?) of the structure being passed. */
579 /* The actual breakpoint (at BP_ADDR) is inserted separatly so there
580 is no need to write that out. */
582 switch (gdbarch_call_dummy_location (gdbarch))
585 sp = push_dummy_code (gdbarch, sp, funaddr,
586 args, nargs, target_values_type,
587 &real_pc, &bp_addr, get_current_regcache ());
591 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr;
594 dummy_addr = entry_point_address ();
595 /* Make certain that the address points at real code, and not a
596 function descriptor. */
597 dummy_addr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch,
600 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint, so
601 its address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
602 bp_addr = dummy_addr;
606 /* Some executables define a symbol __CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS whose
607 address is the location where the breakpoint should be
608 placed. Once all targets are using the overhauled frame code
609 this can be deleted - ON_STACK is a better option. */
611 struct minimal_symbol *sym;
612 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr;
614 sym = lookup_minimal_symbol ("__CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS", NULL, NULL);
617 dummy_addr = SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (sym);
619 dummy_addr = entry_point_address ();
620 /* Make certain that the address points at real code, and not
621 a function descriptor. */
622 dummy_addr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch,
625 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint,
626 so it's address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
627 bp_addr = dummy_addr;
631 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("bad switch"));
634 if (nargs < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
635 error (_("Too few arguments in function call."));
639 for (i = nargs - 1; i >= 0; i--)
642 struct type *param_type;
644 /* FIXME drow/2002-05-31: Should just always mark methods as
645 prototyped. Can we respect TYPE_VARARGS? Probably not. */
646 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
648 else if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
649 prototyped = TYPE_PROTOTYPED (ftype);
653 if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
654 param_type = TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (ftype, i);
658 args[i] = value_arg_coerce (gdbarch, args[i],
659 param_type, prototyped, &sp);
661 if (param_type != NULL && language_pass_by_reference (param_type))
662 args[i] = value_addr (args[i]);
666 /* Reserve space for the return structure to be written on the
667 stack, if necessary. Make certain that the value is correctly
670 if (struct_return || lang_struct_return)
672 int len = TYPE_LENGTH (values_type);
673 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
675 /* Stack grows downward. Align STRUCT_ADDR and SP after
676 making space for the return value. */
678 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
679 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
684 /* Stack grows upward. Align the frame, allocate space, and
685 then again, re-align the frame??? */
686 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
687 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
690 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
691 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
695 if (lang_struct_return)
697 struct value **new_args;
699 /* Add the new argument to the front of the argument list. */
700 new_args = xmalloc (sizeof (struct value *) * (nargs + 1));
701 new_args[0] = value_from_pointer (lookup_pointer_type (values_type),
703 memcpy (&new_args[1], &args[0], sizeof (struct value *) * nargs);
706 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (xfree, args);
709 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (null_cleanup, NULL);
711 /* Create the dummy stack frame. Pass in the call dummy address as,
712 presumably, the ABI code knows where, in the call dummy, the
713 return address should be pointed. */
714 sp = gdbarch_push_dummy_call (gdbarch, function, get_current_regcache (),
715 bp_addr, nargs, args,
716 sp, struct_return, struct_addr);
718 do_cleanups (args_cleanup);
720 /* Set up a frame ID for the dummy frame so we can pass it to
721 set_momentary_breakpoint. We need to give the breakpoint a frame
722 ID so that the breakpoint code can correctly re-identify the
724 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by PUSH_DUMMY_CALL,
725 saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by dummy_id to form
726 the frame ID's stack address. */
727 dummy_id = frame_id_build (sp, bp_addr);
729 /* Create a momentary breakpoint at the return address of the
730 inferior. That way it breaks when it returns. */
733 struct breakpoint *bpt;
734 struct symtab_and_line sal;
735 init_sal (&sal); /* initialize to zeroes */
737 sal.section = find_pc_overlay (sal.pc);
738 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by
739 PUSH_DUMMY_CALL, saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by
740 dummy_id to form the frame ID's stack address. */
741 bpt = set_momentary_breakpoint (gdbarch, sal, dummy_id, bp_call_dummy);
742 bpt->disposition = disp_del;
745 /* Create a breakpoint in std::terminate.
746 If a C++ exception is raised in the dummy-frame, and the
747 exception handler is (normally, and expected to be) out-of-frame,
748 the default C++ handler will (wrongly) be called in an inferior
749 function call. This is wrong, as an exception can be normally
750 and legally handled out-of-frame. The confines of the dummy frame
751 prevent the unwinder from finding the correct handler (or any
752 handler, unless it is in-frame). The default handler calls
753 std::terminate. This will kill the inferior. Assert that
754 terminate should never be called in an inferior function
755 call. Place a momentary breakpoint in the std::terminate function
756 and if triggered in the call, rewind. */
757 if (unwind_on_terminating_exception_p)
759 struct minimal_symbol *tm = lookup_minimal_symbol ("std::terminate()",
762 terminate_bp = set_momentary_breakpoint_at_pc
763 (gdbarch, SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (tm), bp_breakpoint);
766 /* Everything's ready, push all the info needed to restore the
767 caller (and identify the dummy-frame) onto the dummy-frame
769 dummy_frame_push (caller_state, &dummy_id);
771 /* Discard both inf_status and caller_state cleanups.
772 From this point on we explicitly restore the associated state
774 discard_cleanups (inf_status_cleanup);
776 /* Register a clean-up for unwind_on_terminating_exception_breakpoint. */
778 make_cleanup_delete_breakpoint (terminate_bp);
780 /* - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP -
781 If you're looking to implement asynchronous dummy-frames, then
782 just below is the place to chop this function in two.. */
784 /* TP is invalid after run_inferior_call returns, so enclose this
785 in a block so that it's only in scope during the time it's valid. */
787 struct thread_info *tp = inferior_thread ();
789 /* Save this thread's ptid, we need it later but the thread
791 call_thread_ptid = tp->ptid;
793 /* Run the inferior until it stops. */
795 e = run_inferior_call (tp, real_pc);
798 /* Rethrow an error if we got one trying to run the inferior. */
802 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
803 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
805 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
807 /* We could discard the dummy frame here if the program exited,
808 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
814 throw_error (e.error, _("\
816 An error occurred while in a function called from GDB.\n\
817 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
818 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
819 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
827 /* If the program has exited, or we stopped at a different thread,
828 exit and inform the user. */
830 if (! target_has_execution)
832 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
833 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
835 /* If we try to restore the inferior status,
836 we'll crash as the inferior is no longer running. */
837 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
839 /* We could discard the dummy frame here given that the program exited,
840 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
844 The program being debugged exited while in a function called from GDB.\n\
845 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
846 (%s) will be abandoned."),
850 if (! ptid_equal (call_thread_ptid, inferior_ptid))
852 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
853 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
855 /* We've switched threads. This can happen if another thread gets a
856 signal or breakpoint while our thread was running.
857 There's no point in restoring the inferior status,
858 we're in a different thread. */
859 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
860 /* Keep the dummy frame record, if the user switches back to the
861 thread with the hand-call, we'll need it. */
862 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
864 The program received a signal in another thread while\n\
865 making a function call from GDB.\n\
866 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
867 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
868 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
872 The program stopped in another thread while making a function call from GDB.\n\
873 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
874 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
875 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
879 if (stopped_by_random_signal || !stop_stack_dummy)
881 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
882 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
884 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
886 /* We stopped inside the FUNCTION because of a random
887 signal. Further execution of the FUNCTION is not
890 if (unwind_on_signal_p)
892 /* The user wants the context restored. */
894 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the
896 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id);
898 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before the
900 restore_inferior_status (inf_status);
902 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
903 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
905 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
906 GDB has restored the context to what it was before the call.\n\
907 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal off\".\n\
908 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
909 (%s) will be abandoned."),
914 /* The user wants to stay in the frame where we stopped
916 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
918 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
920 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
921 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
923 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
924 GDB remains in the frame where the signal was received.\n\
925 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal on\".\n\
926 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
927 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
928 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
933 if (!stop_stack_dummy)
936 /* Check if unwind on terminating exception behaviour is on. */
937 if (unwind_on_terminating_exception_p)
939 /* Check that the breakpoint is our special std::terminate
940 breakpoint. If it is, we do not want to kill the inferior
941 in an inferior function call. Rewind, and warn the
944 if (terminate_bp != NULL
945 && (inferior_thread()->stop_bpstat->breakpoint_at->address
946 == terminate_bp->loc->address))
948 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the
950 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id);
952 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before the
954 restore_inferior_status (inf_status);
957 The program being debugged entered a std::terminate call, most likely\n\
958 caused by an unhandled C++ exception. GDB blocked this call in order\n\
959 to prevent the program from being terminated, and has restored the\n\
960 context to its original state before the call.\n\
961 To change this behaviour use \"set unwind-on-terminating-exception off\".\n\
962 Evaluation of the expression containing the function (%s)\n\
963 will be abandoned."),
967 /* We hit a breakpoint inside the FUNCTION.
968 Keep the dummy frame, the user may want to examine its state.
969 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
971 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
973 /* The following error message used to say "The expression
974 which contained the function call has been discarded."
975 It is a hard concept to explain in a few words. Ideally,
976 GDB would be able to resume evaluation of the expression
977 when the function finally is done executing. Perhaps
978 someday this will be implemented (it would not be easy). */
979 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very long if it's
980 a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
982 The program being debugged stopped while in a function called from GDB.\n\
983 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
984 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
985 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
989 /* The above code errors out, so ... */
990 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("... should not be here"));
993 /* If we get here the called FUNCTION ran to completion,
994 and the dummy frame has already been popped. */
997 struct regcache *retbuf = regcache_xmalloc (gdbarch);
998 struct cleanup *retbuf_cleanup = make_cleanup_regcache_xfree (retbuf);
999 struct value *retval = NULL;
1001 regcache_cpy_no_passthrough (retbuf, stop_registers);
1003 /* Inferior call is successful. Restore the inferior status.
1004 At this stage, leave the RETBUF alone. */
1005 restore_inferior_status (inf_status);
1007 /* Figure out the value returned by the function. */
1009 if (lang_struct_return)
1010 retval = value_at (values_type, struct_addr);
1011 else if (TYPE_CODE (target_values_type) == TYPE_CODE_VOID)
1013 /* If the function returns void, don't bother fetching the
1015 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1019 switch (gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch, value_type (function),
1020 target_values_type, NULL, NULL, NULL))
1022 case RETURN_VALUE_REGISTER_CONVENTION:
1023 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_RETURNS_ADDRESS:
1024 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_PRESERVES_ADDRESS:
1025 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1026 gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch, value_type (function), values_type,
1027 retbuf, value_contents_raw (retval), NULL);
1029 case RETURN_VALUE_STRUCT_CONVENTION:
1030 retval = value_at (values_type, struct_addr);
1035 do_cleanups (retbuf_cleanup);
1037 gdb_assert (retval);
1043 /* Provide a prototype to silence -Wmissing-prototypes. */
1044 void _initialize_infcall (void);
1047 _initialize_infcall (void)
1049 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("coerce-float-to-double", class_obscure,
1050 &coerce_float_to_double_p, _("\
1051 Set coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions."), _("\
1052 Show coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions"), _("\
1053 Variables of type float should generally be converted to doubles before\n\
1054 calling an unprototyped function, and left alone when calling a prototyped\n\
1055 function. However, some older debug info formats do not provide enough\n\
1056 information to determine that a function is prototyped. If this flag is\n\
1057 set, GDB will perform the conversion for a function it considers\n\
1059 The default is to perform the conversion.\n"),
1061 show_coerce_float_to_double_p,
1062 &setlist, &showlist);
1064 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwindonsignal", no_class,
1065 &unwind_on_signal_p, _("\
1066 Set unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1067 Show unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1068 The unwindonsignal lets the user determine what gdb should do if a signal\n\
1069 is received while in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb\n\
1070 unwinds the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the call.\n\
1071 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received."),
1073 show_unwind_on_signal_p,
1074 &setlist, &showlist);
1076 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwind-on-terminating-exception", no_class,
1077 &unwind_on_terminating_exception_p, _("\
1078 Set unwinding of stack if std::terminate is called while in call dummy."), _("\
1079 Show unwinding of stack if std::terminate() is called while in a call dummy."), _("\
1080 The unwind on terminating exception flag lets the user determine\n\
1081 what gdb should do if a std::terminate() call is made from the\n\
1082 default exception handler. If set, gdb unwinds the stack and restores\n\
1083 the context to what it was before the call. If unset, gdb allows the\n\
1084 std::terminate call to proceed.\n\
1085 The default is to unwind the frame."),
1087 show_unwind_on_terminating_exception_p,
1088 &setlist, &showlist);