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 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint, so
596 its address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
597 bp_addr = dummy_addr;
601 /* Some executables define a symbol __CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS whose
602 address is the location where the breakpoint should be
603 placed. Once all targets are using the overhauled frame code
604 this can be deleted - ON_STACK is a better option. */
606 struct minimal_symbol *sym;
607 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr;
609 sym = lookup_minimal_symbol ("__CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS", NULL, NULL);
613 dummy_addr = SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (sym);
614 /* Make certain that the address points at real code, and not
615 a function descriptor. */
616 dummy_addr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch,
621 dummy_addr = entry_point_address ();
622 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint,
623 so it's address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
624 bp_addr = dummy_addr;
628 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("bad switch"));
631 if (nargs < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
632 error (_("Too few arguments in function call."));
636 for (i = nargs - 1; i >= 0; i--)
639 struct type *param_type;
641 /* FIXME drow/2002-05-31: Should just always mark methods as
642 prototyped. Can we respect TYPE_VARARGS? Probably not. */
643 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
645 else if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
646 prototyped = TYPE_PROTOTYPED (ftype);
650 if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
651 param_type = TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (ftype, i);
655 args[i] = value_arg_coerce (gdbarch, args[i],
656 param_type, prototyped, &sp);
658 if (param_type != NULL && language_pass_by_reference (param_type))
659 args[i] = value_addr (args[i]);
663 /* Reserve space for the return structure to be written on the
664 stack, if necessary. Make certain that the value is correctly
667 if (struct_return || lang_struct_return)
669 int len = TYPE_LENGTH (values_type);
670 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
672 /* Stack grows downward. Align STRUCT_ADDR and SP after
673 making space for the return value. */
675 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
676 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
681 /* Stack grows upward. Align the frame, allocate space, and
682 then again, re-align the frame??? */
683 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
684 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
687 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
688 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
692 if (lang_struct_return)
694 struct value **new_args;
696 /* Add the new argument to the front of the argument list. */
697 new_args = xmalloc (sizeof (struct value *) * (nargs + 1));
698 new_args[0] = value_from_pointer (lookup_pointer_type (values_type),
700 memcpy (&new_args[1], &args[0], sizeof (struct value *) * nargs);
703 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (xfree, args);
706 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (null_cleanup, NULL);
708 /* Create the dummy stack frame. Pass in the call dummy address as,
709 presumably, the ABI code knows where, in the call dummy, the
710 return address should be pointed. */
711 sp = gdbarch_push_dummy_call (gdbarch, function, get_current_regcache (),
712 bp_addr, nargs, args,
713 sp, struct_return, struct_addr);
715 do_cleanups (args_cleanup);
717 /* Set up a frame ID for the dummy frame so we can pass it to
718 set_momentary_breakpoint. We need to give the breakpoint a frame
719 ID so that the breakpoint code can correctly re-identify the
721 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by PUSH_DUMMY_CALL,
722 saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by dummy_id to form
723 the frame ID's stack address. */
724 dummy_id = frame_id_build (sp, bp_addr);
726 /* Create a momentary breakpoint at the return address of the
727 inferior. That way it breaks when it returns. */
730 struct breakpoint *bpt;
731 struct symtab_and_line sal;
732 init_sal (&sal); /* initialize to zeroes */
734 sal.section = find_pc_overlay (sal.pc);
735 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by
736 PUSH_DUMMY_CALL, saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by
737 dummy_id to form the frame ID's stack address. */
738 bpt = set_momentary_breakpoint (gdbarch, sal, dummy_id, bp_call_dummy);
739 bpt->disposition = disp_del;
742 /* Create a breakpoint in std::terminate.
743 If a C++ exception is raised in the dummy-frame, and the
744 exception handler is (normally, and expected to be) out-of-frame,
745 the default C++ handler will (wrongly) be called in an inferior
746 function call. This is wrong, as an exception can be normally
747 and legally handled out-of-frame. The confines of the dummy frame
748 prevent the unwinder from finding the correct handler (or any
749 handler, unless it is in-frame). The default handler calls
750 std::terminate. This will kill the inferior. Assert that
751 terminate should never be called in an inferior function
752 call. Place a momentary breakpoint in the std::terminate function
753 and if triggered in the call, rewind. */
754 if (unwind_on_terminating_exception_p)
756 struct minimal_symbol *tm = lookup_minimal_symbol ("std::terminate()",
759 terminate_bp = set_momentary_breakpoint_at_pc
760 (gdbarch, SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (tm), bp_breakpoint);
763 /* Everything's ready, push all the info needed to restore the
764 caller (and identify the dummy-frame) onto the dummy-frame
766 dummy_frame_push (caller_state, &dummy_id);
768 /* Discard both inf_status and caller_state cleanups.
769 From this point on we explicitly restore the associated state
771 discard_cleanups (inf_status_cleanup);
773 /* Register a clean-up for unwind_on_terminating_exception_breakpoint. */
775 make_cleanup_delete_breakpoint (terminate_bp);
777 /* - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP -
778 If you're looking to implement asynchronous dummy-frames, then
779 just below is the place to chop this function in two.. */
781 /* TP is invalid after run_inferior_call returns, so enclose this
782 in a block so that it's only in scope during the time it's valid. */
784 struct thread_info *tp = inferior_thread ();
786 /* Save this thread's ptid, we need it later but the thread
788 call_thread_ptid = tp->ptid;
790 /* Run the inferior until it stops. */
792 e = run_inferior_call (tp, real_pc);
795 /* Rethrow an error if we got one trying to run the inferior. */
799 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
800 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
802 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
804 /* We could discard the dummy frame here if the program exited,
805 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
811 throw_error (e.error, _("\
813 An error occurred while in a function called from GDB.\n\
814 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
815 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
816 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
824 /* If the program has exited, or we stopped at a different thread,
825 exit and inform the user. */
827 if (! target_has_execution)
829 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
830 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
832 /* If we try to restore the inferior status,
833 we'll crash as the inferior is no longer running. */
834 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
836 /* We could discard the dummy frame here given that the program exited,
837 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
841 The program being debugged exited while in a function called from GDB.\n\
842 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
843 (%s) will be abandoned."),
847 if (! ptid_equal (call_thread_ptid, inferior_ptid))
849 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
850 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
852 /* We've switched threads. This can happen if another thread gets a
853 signal or breakpoint while our thread was running.
854 There's no point in restoring the inferior status,
855 we're in a different thread. */
856 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
857 /* Keep the dummy frame record, if the user switches back to the
858 thread with the hand-call, we'll need it. */
859 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
861 The program received a signal in another thread while\n\
862 making a function call from GDB.\n\
863 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
864 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
865 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
869 The program stopped in another thread while making a function call from GDB.\n\
870 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
871 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
872 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
876 if (stopped_by_random_signal || !stop_stack_dummy)
878 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
879 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
881 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
883 /* We stopped inside the FUNCTION because of a random
884 signal. Further execution of the FUNCTION is not
887 if (unwind_on_signal_p)
889 /* The user wants the context restored. */
891 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the
893 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id);
895 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before the
897 restore_inferior_status (inf_status);
899 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
900 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
902 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
903 GDB has restored the context to what it was before the call.\n\
904 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal off\".\n\
905 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
906 (%s) will be abandoned."),
911 /* The user wants to stay in the frame where we stopped
913 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
915 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
917 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
918 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
920 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
921 GDB remains in the frame where the signal was received.\n\
922 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal on\".\n\
923 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
924 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
925 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
930 if (!stop_stack_dummy)
933 /* Check if unwind on terminating exception behaviour is on. */
934 if (unwind_on_terminating_exception_p)
936 /* Check that the breakpoint is our special std::terminate
937 breakpoint. If it is, we do not want to kill the inferior
938 in an inferior function call. Rewind, and warn the
941 if (terminate_bp != NULL
942 && (inferior_thread()->stop_bpstat->breakpoint_at->address
943 == terminate_bp->loc->address))
945 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the
947 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id);
949 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before the
951 restore_inferior_status (inf_status);
954 The program being debugged entered a std::terminate call, most likely\n\
955 caused by an unhandled C++ exception. GDB blocked this call in order\n\
956 to prevent the program from being terminated, and has restored the\n\
957 context to its original state before the call.\n\
958 To change this behaviour use \"set unwind-on-terminating-exception off\".\n\
959 Evaluation of the expression containing the function (%s)\n\
960 will be abandoned."),
964 /* We hit a breakpoint inside the FUNCTION.
965 Keep the dummy frame, the user may want to examine its state.
966 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
968 discard_inferior_status (inf_status);
970 /* The following error message used to say "The expression
971 which contained the function call has been discarded."
972 It is a hard concept to explain in a few words. Ideally,
973 GDB would be able to resume evaluation of the expression
974 when the function finally is done executing. Perhaps
975 someday this will be implemented (it would not be easy). */
976 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very long if it's
977 a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
979 The program being debugged stopped while in a function called from GDB.\n\
980 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
981 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
982 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
986 /* The above code errors out, so ... */
987 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("... should not be here"));
990 /* If we get here the called FUNCTION ran to completion,
991 and the dummy frame has already been popped. */
994 struct regcache *retbuf = regcache_xmalloc (gdbarch);
995 struct cleanup *retbuf_cleanup = make_cleanup_regcache_xfree (retbuf);
996 struct value *retval = NULL;
998 regcache_cpy_no_passthrough (retbuf, stop_registers);
1000 /* Inferior call is successful. Restore the inferior status.
1001 At this stage, leave the RETBUF alone. */
1002 restore_inferior_status (inf_status);
1004 /* Figure out the value returned by the function. */
1006 if (lang_struct_return)
1007 retval = value_at (values_type, struct_addr);
1008 else if (TYPE_CODE (target_values_type) == TYPE_CODE_VOID)
1010 /* If the function returns void, don't bother fetching the
1012 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1016 switch (gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch, value_type (function),
1017 target_values_type, NULL, NULL, NULL))
1019 case RETURN_VALUE_REGISTER_CONVENTION:
1020 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_RETURNS_ADDRESS:
1021 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_PRESERVES_ADDRESS:
1022 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1023 gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch, value_type (function), values_type,
1024 retbuf, value_contents_raw (retval), NULL);
1026 case RETURN_VALUE_STRUCT_CONVENTION:
1027 retval = value_at (values_type, struct_addr);
1032 do_cleanups (retbuf_cleanup);
1034 gdb_assert (retval);
1040 /* Provide a prototype to silence -Wmissing-prototypes. */
1041 void _initialize_infcall (void);
1044 _initialize_infcall (void)
1046 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("coerce-float-to-double", class_obscure,
1047 &coerce_float_to_double_p, _("\
1048 Set coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions."), _("\
1049 Show coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions"), _("\
1050 Variables of type float should generally be converted to doubles before\n\
1051 calling an unprototyped function, and left alone when calling a prototyped\n\
1052 function. However, some older debug info formats do not provide enough\n\
1053 information to determine that a function is prototyped. If this flag is\n\
1054 set, GDB will perform the conversion for a function it considers\n\
1056 The default is to perform the conversion.\n"),
1058 show_coerce_float_to_double_p,
1059 &setlist, &showlist);
1061 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwindonsignal", no_class,
1062 &unwind_on_signal_p, _("\
1063 Set unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1064 Show unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1065 The unwindonsignal lets the user determine what gdb should do if a signal\n\
1066 is received while in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb\n\
1067 unwinds the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the call.\n\
1068 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received."),
1070 show_unwind_on_signal_p,
1071 &setlist, &showlist);
1073 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwind-on-terminating-exception", no_class,
1074 &unwind_on_terminating_exception_p, _("\
1075 Set unwinding of stack if std::terminate is called while in call dummy."), _("\
1076 Show unwinding of stack if std::terminate() is called while in a call dummy."), _("\
1077 The unwind on terminating exception flag lets the user determine\n\
1078 what gdb should do if a std::terminate() call is made from the\n\
1079 default exception handler. If set, gdb unwinds the stack and restores\n\
1080 the context to what it was before the call. If unset, gdb allows the\n\
1081 std::terminate call to proceed.\n\
1082 The default is to unwind the frame."),
1084 show_unwind_on_terminating_exception_p,
1085 &setlist, &showlist);