1 /* Perform an inferior function call, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
3 Copyright (C) 1986-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 This file is part of GDB.
7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
10 (at your option) any later version.
12 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 GNU General Public License for more details.
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
21 #include "breakpoint.h"
22 #include "tracepoint.h"
34 #include "dummy-frame.h"
36 #include "gdbthread.h"
37 #include "exceptions.h"
38 #include "event-top.h"
40 /* If we can't find a function's name from its address,
41 we print this instead. */
42 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT "at 0x%s"
43 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE (sizeof (RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT) \
44 + 2 * sizeof (CORE_ADDR))
46 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-04-16: What's the future of this code?
48 GDB needs an asynchronous expression evaluator, that means an
49 asynchronous inferior function call implementation, and that in
50 turn means restructuring the code so that it is event driven. */
52 /* How you should pass arguments to a function depends on whether it
53 was defined in K&R style or prototype style. If you define a
54 function using the K&R syntax that takes a `float' argument, then
55 callers must pass that argument as a `double'. If you define the
56 function using the prototype syntax, then you must pass the
57 argument as a `float', with no promotion.
59 Unfortunately, on certain older platforms, the debug info doesn't
60 indicate reliably how each function was defined. A function type's
61 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag may be clear, even if the function was
62 defined in prototype style. When calling a function whose
63 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag is clear, GDB consults this flag to
66 For modern targets, it is proper to assume that, if the prototype
67 flag is clear, that can be trusted: `float' arguments should be
68 promoted to `double'. For some older targets, if the prototype
69 flag is clear, that doesn't tell us anything. The default is to
70 trust the debug information; the user can override this behavior
71 with "set coerce-float-to-double 0". */
73 static int coerce_float_to_double_p = 1;
75 show_coerce_float_to_double_p (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
76 struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value)
78 fprintf_filtered (file,
79 _("Coercion of floats to doubles "
80 "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 static 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 "
98 "received while in a call dummy is %s.\n"),
102 /* This boolean tells what gdb should do if a std::terminate call is
103 made while in a function called from gdb (call dummy).
104 As the confines of a single dummy stack prohibit out-of-frame
105 handlers from handling a raised exception, and as out-of-frame
106 handlers are common in C++, this can lead to no handler being found
107 by the unwinder, and a std::terminate call. This is a false positive.
108 If set, gdb unwinds the stack and restores the context to what it
111 The default is to unwind the frame if a std::terminate call is
114 static int unwind_on_terminating_exception_p = 1;
117 show_unwind_on_terminating_exception_p (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
118 struct cmd_list_element *c,
122 fprintf_filtered (file,
123 _("Unwind stack if a C++ exception is "
124 "unhandled while in a call dummy is %s.\n"),
128 /* Perform the standard coercions that are specified
129 for arguments to be passed to C or Ada functions.
131 If PARAM_TYPE is non-NULL, it is the expected parameter type.
132 IS_PROTOTYPED is non-zero if the function declaration is prototyped.
133 SP is the stack pointer were additional data can be pushed (updating
134 its value as needed). */
136 static struct value *
137 value_arg_coerce (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct value *arg,
138 struct type *param_type, int is_prototyped, CORE_ADDR *sp)
140 const struct builtin_type *builtin = builtin_type (gdbarch);
141 struct type *arg_type = check_typedef (value_type (arg));
143 = param_type ? check_typedef (param_type) : arg_type;
145 /* Perform any Ada-specific coercion first. */
146 if (current_language->la_language == language_ada)
147 arg = ada_convert_actual (arg, type);
149 /* Force the value to the target if we will need its address. At
150 this point, we could allocate arguments on the stack instead of
151 calling malloc if we knew that their addresses would not be
152 saved by the called function. */
153 arg = value_coerce_to_target (arg);
155 switch (TYPE_CODE (type))
159 struct value *new_value;
161 if (TYPE_CODE (arg_type) == TYPE_CODE_REF)
162 return value_cast_pointers (type, arg, 0);
164 /* Cast the value to the reference's target type, and then
165 convert it back to a reference. This will issue an error
166 if the value was not previously in memory - in some cases
167 we should clearly be allowing this, but how? */
168 new_value = value_cast (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), arg);
169 new_value = value_ref (new_value);
176 /* If we don't have a prototype, coerce to integer type if necessary. */
179 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_int))
180 type = builtin->builtin_int;
182 /* Currently all target ABIs require at least the width of an integer
183 type for an argument. We may have to conditionalize the following
184 type coercion for future targets. */
185 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_int))
186 type = builtin->builtin_int;
189 if (!is_prototyped && coerce_float_to_double_p)
191 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_double))
192 type = builtin->builtin_double;
193 else if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) > TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_double))
194 type = builtin->builtin_long_double;
198 type = lookup_pointer_type (type);
200 case TYPE_CODE_ARRAY:
201 /* Arrays are coerced to pointers to their first element, unless
202 they are vectors, in which case we want to leave them alone,
203 because they are passed by value. */
204 if (current_language->c_style_arrays)
205 if (!TYPE_VECTOR (type))
206 type = lookup_pointer_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
208 case TYPE_CODE_UNDEF:
210 case TYPE_CODE_STRUCT:
211 case TYPE_CODE_UNION:
214 case TYPE_CODE_RANGE:
215 case TYPE_CODE_STRING:
216 case TYPE_CODE_ERROR:
217 case TYPE_CODE_MEMBERPTR:
218 case TYPE_CODE_METHODPTR:
219 case TYPE_CODE_METHOD:
220 case TYPE_CODE_COMPLEX:
225 return value_cast (type, arg);
228 /* Return the return type of a function with its first instruction exactly at
229 the PC address. Return NULL otherwise. */
232 find_function_return_type (CORE_ADDR pc)
234 struct symbol *sym = find_pc_function (pc);
236 if (sym != NULL && BLOCK_START (SYMBOL_BLOCK_VALUE (sym)) == pc
237 && SYMBOL_TYPE (sym) != NULL)
238 return TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (SYMBOL_TYPE (sym));
243 /* Determine a function's address and its return type from its value.
244 Calls error() if the function is not valid for calling. */
247 find_function_addr (struct value *function, struct type **retval_type)
249 struct type *ftype = check_typedef (value_type (function));
250 struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_type_arch (ftype);
251 struct type *value_type = NULL;
252 /* Initialize it just to avoid a GCC false warning. */
253 CORE_ADDR funaddr = 0;
255 /* If it's a member function, just look at the function
258 /* Determine address to call. */
259 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC
260 || TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
261 funaddr = value_address (function);
262 else if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
264 funaddr = value_as_address (function);
265 ftype = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype));
266 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC
267 || TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
268 funaddr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch, funaddr,
271 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC
272 || TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
274 value_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype);
276 if (TYPE_GNU_IFUNC (ftype))
278 funaddr = gnu_ifunc_resolve_addr (gdbarch, funaddr);
280 /* Skip querying the function symbol if no RETVAL_TYPE has been
283 value_type = find_function_return_type (funaddr);
286 else if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_INT)
288 /* Handle the case of functions lacking debugging info.
289 Their values are characters since their addresses are char. */
290 if (TYPE_LENGTH (ftype) == 1)
291 funaddr = value_as_address (value_addr (function));
294 /* Handle function descriptors lacking debug info. */
295 int found_descriptor = 0;
297 funaddr = 0; /* pacify "gcc -Werror" */
298 if (VALUE_LVAL (function) == lval_memory)
302 funaddr = value_as_address (value_addr (function));
304 funaddr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch, funaddr,
306 if (funaddr != nfunaddr)
307 found_descriptor = 1;
309 if (!found_descriptor)
310 /* Handle integer used as address of a function. */
311 funaddr = (CORE_ADDR) value_as_long (function);
315 error (_("Invalid data type for function to be called."));
317 if (retval_type != NULL)
318 *retval_type = value_type;
319 return funaddr + gdbarch_deprecated_function_start_offset (gdbarch);
322 /* For CALL_DUMMY_ON_STACK, push a breakpoint sequence that the called
323 function returns to. */
326 push_dummy_code (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
327 CORE_ADDR sp, CORE_ADDR funaddr,
328 struct value **args, int nargs,
329 struct type *value_type,
330 CORE_ADDR *real_pc, CORE_ADDR *bp_addr,
331 struct regcache *regcache)
333 gdb_assert (gdbarch_push_dummy_code_p (gdbarch));
335 return gdbarch_push_dummy_code (gdbarch, sp, funaddr,
336 args, nargs, value_type, real_pc, bp_addr,
340 /* Fetch the name of the function at FUNADDR.
341 This is used in printing an error message for call_function_by_hand.
342 BUF is used to print FUNADDR in hex if the function name cannot be
343 determined. It must be large enough to hold formatted result of
344 RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT. */
347 get_function_name (CORE_ADDR funaddr, char *buf, int buf_size)
350 struct symbol *symbol = find_pc_function (funaddr);
353 return SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (symbol);
357 /* Try the minimal symbols. */
358 struct bound_minimal_symbol msymbol = lookup_minimal_symbol_by_pc (funaddr);
361 return MSYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (msymbol.minsym);
365 char *tmp = xstrprintf (_(RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT),
366 hex_string (funaddr));
368 gdb_assert (strlen (tmp) + 1 <= buf_size);
375 /* Subroutine of call_function_by_hand to simplify it.
376 Start up the inferior and wait for it to stop.
377 Return the exception if there's an error, or an exception with
378 reason >= 0 if there's no error.
380 This is done inside a TRY_CATCH so the caller needn't worry about
381 thrown errors. The caller should rethrow if there's an error. */
383 static struct gdb_exception
384 run_inferior_call (struct thread_info *call_thread, CORE_ADDR real_pc)
386 volatile struct gdb_exception e;
387 int saved_in_infcall = call_thread->control.in_infcall;
388 ptid_t call_thread_ptid = call_thread->ptid;
389 int saved_sync_execution = sync_execution;
391 /* Infcalls run synchronously, in the foreground. */
392 if (target_can_async_p ())
395 call_thread->control.in_infcall = 1;
397 clear_proceed_status (0);
399 disable_watchpoints_before_interactive_call_start ();
401 /* We want stop_registers, please... */
402 call_thread->control.proceed_to_finish = 1;
404 TRY_CATCH (e, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
406 int was_sync = sync_execution;
408 proceed (real_pc, GDB_SIGNAL_0, 0);
410 /* Inferior function calls are always synchronous, even if the
411 target supports asynchronous execution. Do here what
412 `proceed' itself does in sync mode. */
413 if (target_can_async_p ())
415 wait_for_inferior ();
417 /* If GDB was previously in sync execution mode, then ensure
418 that it remains so. normal_stop calls
419 async_enable_stdin, so reset it again here. In other
420 cases, stdin will be re-enabled by
421 inferior_event_handler, when an exception is thrown. */
423 async_disable_stdin ();
427 /* At this point the current thread may have changed. Refresh
428 CALL_THREAD as it could be invalid if its thread has exited. */
429 call_thread = find_thread_ptid (call_thread_ptid);
431 enable_watchpoints_after_interactive_call_stop ();
433 /* Call breakpoint_auto_delete on the current contents of the bpstat
434 of inferior call thread.
435 If all error()s out of proceed ended up calling normal_stop
436 (and perhaps they should; it already does in the special case
437 of error out of resume()), then we wouldn't need this. */
440 if (call_thread != NULL)
441 breakpoint_auto_delete (call_thread->control.stop_bpstat);
444 if (call_thread != NULL)
445 call_thread->control.in_infcall = saved_in_infcall;
447 sync_execution = saved_sync_execution;
452 /* A cleanup function that calls delete_std_terminate_breakpoint. */
454 cleanup_delete_std_terminate_breakpoint (void *ignore)
456 delete_std_terminate_breakpoint ();
459 /* All this stuff with a dummy frame may seem unnecessarily complicated
460 (why not just save registers in GDB?). The purpose of pushing a dummy
461 frame which looks just like a real frame is so that if you call a
462 function and then hit a breakpoint (get a signal, etc), "backtrace"
463 will look right. Whether the backtrace needs to actually show the
464 stack at the time the inferior function was called is debatable, but
465 it certainly needs to not display garbage. So if you are contemplating
466 making dummy frames be different from normal frames, consider that. */
468 /* Perform a function call in the inferior.
469 ARGS is a vector of values of arguments (NARGS of them).
470 FUNCTION is a value, the function to be called.
471 Returns a value representing what the function returned.
472 May fail to return, if a breakpoint or signal is hit
473 during the execution of the function.
475 ARGS is modified to contain coerced values. */
478 call_function_by_hand (struct value *function, int nargs, struct value **args)
481 struct type *values_type, *target_values_type;
482 unsigned char struct_return = 0, hidden_first_param_p = 0;
483 CORE_ADDR struct_addr = 0;
484 struct infcall_control_state *inf_status;
485 struct cleanup *inf_status_cleanup;
486 struct infcall_suspend_state *caller_state;
489 struct type *ftype = check_typedef (value_type (function));
491 struct frame_id dummy_id;
492 struct cleanup *args_cleanup;
493 struct frame_info *frame;
494 struct gdbarch *gdbarch;
495 struct cleanup *terminate_bp_cleanup;
496 ptid_t call_thread_ptid;
497 struct gdb_exception e;
498 char name_buf[RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE];
500 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
501 ftype = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype));
503 if (!target_has_execution)
506 if (get_traceframe_number () >= 0)
507 error (_("May not call functions while looking at trace frames."));
509 if (execution_direction == EXEC_REVERSE)
510 error (_("Cannot call functions in reverse mode."));
512 frame = get_current_frame ();
513 gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
515 if (!gdbarch_push_dummy_call_p (gdbarch))
516 error (_("This target does not support function calls."));
518 /* A cleanup for the inferior status.
519 This is only needed while we're preparing the inferior function call. */
520 inf_status = save_infcall_control_state ();
522 = make_cleanup_restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
524 /* Save the caller's registers and other state associated with the
525 inferior itself so that they can be restored once the
526 callee returns. To allow nested calls the registers are (further
527 down) pushed onto a dummy frame stack. Include a cleanup (which
528 is tossed once the regcache has been pushed). */
529 caller_state = save_infcall_suspend_state ();
530 make_cleanup_restore_infcall_suspend_state (caller_state);
532 /* Ensure that the initial SP is correctly aligned. */
534 CORE_ADDR old_sp = get_frame_sp (frame);
536 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
538 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp);
539 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-08-13: Skip the "red zone". For some
540 ABIs, a function can use memory beyond the inner most stack
541 address. AMD64 called that region the "red zone". Skip at
542 least the "red zone" size before allocating any space on
544 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
545 sp -= gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch);
547 sp += gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch);
549 gdb_assert (sp == gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp));
550 /* NOTE: cagney/2002-09-18:
552 On a RISC architecture, a void parameterless generic dummy
553 frame (i.e., no parameters, no result) typically does not
554 need to push anything the stack and hence can leave SP and
555 FP. Similarly, a frameless (possibly leaf) function does
556 not push anything on the stack and, hence, that too can
557 leave FP and SP unchanged. As a consequence, a sequence of
558 void parameterless generic dummy frame calls to frameless
559 functions will create a sequence of effectively identical
560 frames (SP, FP and TOS and PC the same). This, not
561 suprisingly, results in what appears to be a stack in an
562 infinite loop --- when GDB tries to find a generic dummy
563 frame on the internal dummy frame stack, it will always
566 To avoid this problem, the code below always grows the
567 stack. That way, two dummy frames can never be identical.
568 It does burn a few bytes of stack but that is a small price
572 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
573 /* Stack grows down. */
574 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp - 1);
576 /* Stack grows up. */
577 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp + 1);
579 /* SP may have underflown address zero here from OLD_SP. Memory access
580 functions will probably fail in such case but that is a target's
584 /* FIXME: cagney/2002-09-18: Hey, you loose!
586 Who knows how badly aligned the SP is!
588 If the generic dummy frame ends up empty (because nothing is
589 pushed) GDB won't be able to correctly perform back traces.
590 If a target is having trouble with backtraces, first thing to
591 do is add FRAME_ALIGN() to the architecture vector. If that
592 fails, try dummy_id().
594 If the ABI specifies a "Red Zone" (see the doco) the code
595 below will quietly trash it. */
599 funaddr = find_function_addr (function, &values_type);
601 values_type = builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int;
603 CHECK_TYPEDEF (values_type);
605 /* Are we returning a value using a structure return (passing a
606 hidden argument pointing to storage) or a normal value return?
607 There are two cases: language-mandated structure return and
608 target ABI structure return. The variable STRUCT_RETURN only
609 describes the latter. The language version is handled by passing
610 the return location as the first parameter to the function,
611 even preceding "this". This is different from the target
612 ABI version, which is target-specific; for instance, on ia64
613 the first argument is passed in out0 but the hidden structure
614 return pointer would normally be passed in r8. */
616 if (gdbarch_return_in_first_hidden_param_p (gdbarch, values_type))
618 hidden_first_param_p = 1;
620 /* Tell the target specific argument pushing routine not to
622 target_values_type = builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_void;
626 struct_return = using_struct_return (gdbarch, function, values_type);
627 target_values_type = values_type;
630 /* Determine the location of the breakpoint (and possibly other
631 stuff) that the called function will return to. The SPARC, for a
632 function returning a structure or union, needs to make space for
633 not just the breakpoint but also an extra word containing the
634 size (?) of the structure being passed. */
636 switch (gdbarch_call_dummy_location (gdbarch))
640 const gdb_byte *bp_bytes;
641 CORE_ADDR bp_addr_as_address;
644 /* Be careful BP_ADDR is in inferior PC encoding while
645 BP_ADDR_AS_ADDRESS is a plain memory address. */
647 sp = push_dummy_code (gdbarch, sp, funaddr, args, nargs,
648 target_values_type, &real_pc, &bp_addr,
649 get_current_regcache ());
651 /* Write a legitimate instruction at the point where the infcall
652 breakpoint is going to be inserted. While this instruction
653 is never going to be executed, a user investigating the
654 memory from GDB would see this instruction instead of random
655 uninitialized bytes. We chose the breakpoint instruction
656 as it may look as the most logical one to the user and also
657 valgrind 3.7.0 needs it for proper vgdb inferior calls.
659 If software breakpoints are unsupported for this target we
660 leave the user visible memory content uninitialized. */
662 bp_addr_as_address = bp_addr;
663 bp_bytes = gdbarch_breakpoint_from_pc (gdbarch, &bp_addr_as_address,
665 if (bp_bytes != NULL)
666 write_memory (bp_addr_as_address, bp_bytes, bp_size);
671 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr;
674 dummy_addr = entry_point_address ();
676 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint, so
677 its address is the same as the address of the dummy.
679 The actual breakpoint is inserted separatly so there is no need to
681 bp_addr = dummy_addr;
685 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("bad switch"));
688 if (nargs < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
689 error (_("Too few arguments in function call."));
694 for (i = nargs - 1; i >= 0; i--)
697 struct type *param_type;
699 /* FIXME drow/2002-05-31: Should just always mark methods as
700 prototyped. Can we respect TYPE_VARARGS? Probably not. */
701 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
703 else if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
704 prototyped = TYPE_PROTOTYPED (ftype);
708 if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
709 param_type = TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (ftype, i);
713 args[i] = value_arg_coerce (gdbarch, args[i],
714 param_type, prototyped, &sp);
716 if (param_type != NULL && language_pass_by_reference (param_type))
717 args[i] = value_addr (args[i]);
721 /* Reserve space for the return structure to be written on the
722 stack, if necessary. Make certain that the value is correctly
725 if (struct_return || hidden_first_param_p)
727 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
729 /* Stack grows downward. Align STRUCT_ADDR and SP after
730 making space for the return value. */
731 sp -= TYPE_LENGTH (values_type);
732 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
733 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
738 /* Stack grows upward. Align the frame, allocate space, and
739 then again, re-align the frame??? */
740 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
741 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
743 sp += TYPE_LENGTH (values_type);
744 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
745 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
749 if (hidden_first_param_p)
751 struct value **new_args;
753 /* Add the new argument to the front of the argument list. */
754 new_args = xmalloc (sizeof (struct value *) * (nargs + 1));
755 new_args[0] = value_from_pointer (lookup_pointer_type (values_type),
757 memcpy (&new_args[1], &args[0], sizeof (struct value *) * nargs);
760 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (xfree, args);
763 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (null_cleanup, NULL);
765 /* Create the dummy stack frame. Pass in the call dummy address as,
766 presumably, the ABI code knows where, in the call dummy, the
767 return address should be pointed. */
768 sp = gdbarch_push_dummy_call (gdbarch, function, get_current_regcache (),
769 bp_addr, nargs, args,
770 sp, struct_return, struct_addr);
772 do_cleanups (args_cleanup);
774 /* Set up a frame ID for the dummy frame so we can pass it to
775 set_momentary_breakpoint. We need to give the breakpoint a frame
776 ID so that the breakpoint code can correctly re-identify the
778 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by PUSH_DUMMY_CALL,
779 saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by dummy_id to form
780 the frame ID's stack address. */
781 dummy_id = frame_id_build (sp, bp_addr);
783 /* Create a momentary breakpoint at the return address of the
784 inferior. That way it breaks when it returns. */
787 struct breakpoint *bpt, *longjmp_b;
788 struct symtab_and_line sal;
790 init_sal (&sal); /* initialize to zeroes */
791 sal.pspace = current_program_space;
793 sal.section = find_pc_overlay (sal.pc);
794 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by
795 PUSH_DUMMY_CALL, saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by
796 dummy_id to form the frame ID's stack address. */
797 bpt = set_momentary_breakpoint (gdbarch, sal, dummy_id, bp_call_dummy);
799 /* set_momentary_breakpoint invalidates FRAME. */
802 bpt->disposition = disp_del;
803 gdb_assert (bpt->related_breakpoint == bpt);
805 longjmp_b = set_longjmp_breakpoint_for_call_dummy ();
808 /* Link BPT into the chain of LONGJMP_B. */
809 bpt->related_breakpoint = longjmp_b;
810 while (longjmp_b->related_breakpoint != bpt->related_breakpoint)
811 longjmp_b = longjmp_b->related_breakpoint;
812 longjmp_b->related_breakpoint = bpt;
816 /* Create a breakpoint in std::terminate.
817 If a C++ exception is raised in the dummy-frame, and the
818 exception handler is (normally, and expected to be) out-of-frame,
819 the default C++ handler will (wrongly) be called in an inferior
820 function call. This is wrong, as an exception can be normally
821 and legally handled out-of-frame. The confines of the dummy frame
822 prevent the unwinder from finding the correct handler (or any
823 handler, unless it is in-frame). The default handler calls
824 std::terminate. This will kill the inferior. Assert that
825 terminate should never be called in an inferior function
826 call. Place a momentary breakpoint in the std::terminate function
827 and if triggered in the call, rewind. */
828 if (unwind_on_terminating_exception_p)
829 set_std_terminate_breakpoint ();
831 /* Everything's ready, push all the info needed to restore the
832 caller (and identify the dummy-frame) onto the dummy-frame
834 dummy_frame_push (caller_state, &dummy_id, inferior_ptid);
836 /* Discard both inf_status and caller_state cleanups.
837 From this point on we explicitly restore the associated state
839 discard_cleanups (inf_status_cleanup);
841 /* Register a clean-up for unwind_on_terminating_exception_breakpoint. */
842 terminate_bp_cleanup = make_cleanup (cleanup_delete_std_terminate_breakpoint,
845 /* - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP -
846 If you're looking to implement asynchronous dummy-frames, then
847 just below is the place to chop this function in two.. */
849 /* TP is invalid after run_inferior_call returns, so enclose this
850 in a block so that it's only in scope during the time it's valid. */
852 struct thread_info *tp = inferior_thread ();
854 /* Save this thread's ptid, we need it later but the thread
856 call_thread_ptid = tp->ptid;
858 /* Run the inferior until it stops. */
860 e = run_inferior_call (tp, real_pc);
863 /* Rethrow an error if we got one trying to run the inferior. */
867 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
868 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
870 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
872 /* We could discard the dummy frame here if the program exited,
873 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
879 throw_error (e.error, _("%s\n\
880 An error occurred while in a function called from GDB.\n\
881 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
882 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
883 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
891 /* If the program has exited, or we stopped at a different thread,
892 exit and inform the user. */
894 if (! target_has_execution)
896 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
897 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
899 /* If we try to restore the inferior status,
900 we'll crash as the inferior is no longer running. */
901 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
903 /* We could discard the dummy frame here given that the program exited,
904 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
907 error (_("The program being debugged exited while in a function "
909 "Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n"
910 "(%s) will be abandoned."),
914 if (! ptid_equal (call_thread_ptid, inferior_ptid))
916 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
917 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
919 /* We've switched threads. This can happen if another thread gets a
920 signal or breakpoint while our thread was running.
921 There's no point in restoring the inferior status,
922 we're in a different thread. */
923 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
924 /* Keep the dummy frame record, if the user switches back to the
925 thread with the hand-call, we'll need it. */
926 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
928 The program received a signal in another thread while\n\
929 making a function call from GDB.\n\
930 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
931 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
932 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
936 The program stopped in another thread while making a function call from GDB.\n\
937 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
938 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
939 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
943 if (stopped_by_random_signal || stop_stack_dummy != STOP_STACK_DUMMY)
945 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
946 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
948 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
950 /* We stopped inside the FUNCTION because of a random
951 signal. Further execution of the FUNCTION is not
954 if (unwind_on_signal_p)
956 /* The user wants the context restored. */
958 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the
960 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id, call_thread_ptid);
962 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before the
964 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
966 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
967 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
969 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
970 GDB has restored the context to what it was before the call.\n\
971 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal off\".\n\
972 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
973 (%s) will be abandoned."),
978 /* The user wants to stay in the frame where we stopped
980 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
982 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
984 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
985 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
987 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
988 GDB remains in the frame where the signal was received.\n\
989 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal on\".\n\
990 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
991 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
992 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
997 if (stop_stack_dummy == STOP_STD_TERMINATE)
999 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the dummy
1001 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id, call_thread_ptid);
1003 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before
1005 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
1008 The program being debugged entered a std::terminate call, most likely\n\
1009 caused by an unhandled C++ exception. GDB blocked this call in order\n\
1010 to prevent the program from being terminated, and has restored the\n\
1011 context to its original state before the call.\n\
1012 To change this behaviour use \"set unwind-on-terminating-exception off\".\n\
1013 Evaluation of the expression containing the function (%s)\n\
1014 will be abandoned."),
1017 else if (stop_stack_dummy == STOP_NONE)
1020 /* We hit a breakpoint inside the FUNCTION.
1021 Keep the dummy frame, the user may want to examine its state.
1022 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
1024 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
1026 /* The following error message used to say "The expression
1027 which contained the function call has been discarded."
1028 It is a hard concept to explain in a few words. Ideally,
1029 GDB would be able to resume evaluation of the expression
1030 when the function finally is done executing. Perhaps
1031 someday this will be implemented (it would not be easy). */
1032 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very long if it's
1033 a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
1035 The program being debugged stopped while in a function called from GDB.\n\
1036 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
1037 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
1038 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
1042 /* The above code errors out, so ... */
1043 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("... should not be here"));
1046 do_cleanups (terminate_bp_cleanup);
1048 /* If we get here the called FUNCTION ran to completion,
1049 and the dummy frame has already been popped. */
1052 struct address_space *aspace = get_regcache_aspace (stop_registers);
1053 struct regcache *retbuf = regcache_xmalloc (gdbarch, aspace);
1054 struct cleanup *retbuf_cleanup = make_cleanup_regcache_xfree (retbuf);
1055 struct value *retval = NULL;
1057 regcache_cpy_no_passthrough (retbuf, stop_registers);
1059 /* Inferior call is successful. Restore the inferior status.
1060 At this stage, leave the RETBUF alone. */
1061 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
1063 /* Figure out the value returned by the function. */
1064 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1066 if (hidden_first_param_p)
1067 read_value_memory (retval, 0, 1, struct_addr,
1068 value_contents_raw (retval),
1069 TYPE_LENGTH (values_type));
1070 else if (TYPE_CODE (target_values_type) != TYPE_CODE_VOID)
1072 /* If the function returns void, don't bother fetching the
1074 switch (gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch, function, target_values_type,
1077 case RETURN_VALUE_REGISTER_CONVENTION:
1078 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_RETURNS_ADDRESS:
1079 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_PRESERVES_ADDRESS:
1080 gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch, function, values_type,
1081 retbuf, value_contents_raw (retval), NULL);
1083 case RETURN_VALUE_STRUCT_CONVENTION:
1084 read_value_memory (retval, 0, 1, struct_addr,
1085 value_contents_raw (retval),
1086 TYPE_LENGTH (values_type));
1091 do_cleanups (retbuf_cleanup);
1093 gdb_assert (retval);
1099 /* Provide a prototype to silence -Wmissing-prototypes. */
1100 void _initialize_infcall (void);
1103 _initialize_infcall (void)
1105 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("coerce-float-to-double", class_obscure,
1106 &coerce_float_to_double_p, _("\
1107 Set coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions."), _("\
1108 Show coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions"), _("\
1109 Variables of type float should generally be converted to doubles before\n\
1110 calling an unprototyped function, and left alone when calling a prototyped\n\
1111 function. However, some older debug info formats do not provide enough\n\
1112 information to determine that a function is prototyped. If this flag is\n\
1113 set, GDB will perform the conversion for a function it considers\n\
1115 The default is to perform the conversion.\n"),
1117 show_coerce_float_to_double_p,
1118 &setlist, &showlist);
1120 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwindonsignal", no_class,
1121 &unwind_on_signal_p, _("\
1122 Set unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1123 Show unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1124 The unwindonsignal lets the user determine what gdb should do if a signal\n\
1125 is received while in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb\n\
1126 unwinds the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the call.\n\
1127 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received."),
1129 show_unwind_on_signal_p,
1130 &setlist, &showlist);
1132 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwind-on-terminating-exception", no_class,
1133 &unwind_on_terminating_exception_p, _("\
1134 Set unwinding of stack if std::terminate is called while in call dummy."), _("\
1135 Show unwinding of stack if std::terminate() is called while in a call dummy."),
1137 The unwind on terminating exception flag lets the user determine\n\
1138 what gdb should do if a std::terminate() call is made from the\n\
1139 default exception handler. If set, gdb unwinds the stack and restores\n\
1140 the context to what it was before the call. If unset, gdb allows the\n\
1141 std::terminate call to proceed.\n\
1142 The default is to unwind the frame."),
1144 show_unwind_on_terminating_exception_p,
1145 &setlist, &showlist);