1 /* Perform an inferior function call, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
3 Copyright (C) 1986-2015 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 "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 struct gdb_exception caught_error = exception_none;
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;
406 int was_sync = sync_execution;
408 proceed (real_pc, GDB_SIGNAL_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 ();
426 CATCH (e, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
432 /* At this point the current thread may have changed. Refresh
433 CALL_THREAD as it could be invalid if its thread has exited. */
434 call_thread = find_thread_ptid (call_thread_ptid);
436 enable_watchpoints_after_interactive_call_stop ();
438 /* Call breakpoint_auto_delete on the current contents of the bpstat
439 of inferior call thread.
440 If all error()s out of proceed ended up calling normal_stop
441 (and perhaps they should; it already does in the special case
442 of error out of resume()), then we wouldn't need this. */
443 if (caught_error.reason < 0)
445 if (call_thread != NULL)
446 breakpoint_auto_delete (call_thread->control.stop_bpstat);
449 if (call_thread != NULL)
450 call_thread->control.in_infcall = saved_in_infcall;
452 sync_execution = saved_sync_execution;
457 /* A cleanup function that calls delete_std_terminate_breakpoint. */
459 cleanup_delete_std_terminate_breakpoint (void *ignore)
461 delete_std_terminate_breakpoint ();
467 call_function_by_hand (struct value *function, int nargs, struct value **args)
469 return call_function_by_hand_dummy (function, nargs, args, NULL, NULL);
472 /* All this stuff with a dummy frame may seem unnecessarily complicated
473 (why not just save registers in GDB?). The purpose of pushing a dummy
474 frame which looks just like a real frame is so that if you call a
475 function and then hit a breakpoint (get a signal, etc), "backtrace"
476 will look right. Whether the backtrace needs to actually show the
477 stack at the time the inferior function was called is debatable, but
478 it certainly needs to not display garbage. So if you are contemplating
479 making dummy frames be different from normal frames, consider that. */
481 /* Perform a function call in the inferior.
482 ARGS is a vector of values of arguments (NARGS of them).
483 FUNCTION is a value, the function to be called.
484 Returns a value representing what the function returned.
485 May fail to return, if a breakpoint or signal is hit
486 during the execution of the function.
488 ARGS is modified to contain coerced values. */
491 call_function_by_hand_dummy (struct value *function,
492 int nargs, struct value **args,
493 call_function_by_hand_dummy_dtor_ftype *dummy_dtor,
494 void *dummy_dtor_data)
497 struct type *values_type, *target_values_type;
498 unsigned char struct_return = 0, hidden_first_param_p = 0;
499 CORE_ADDR struct_addr = 0;
500 struct infcall_control_state *inf_status;
501 struct cleanup *inf_status_cleanup;
502 struct infcall_suspend_state *caller_state;
505 struct type *ftype = check_typedef (value_type (function));
507 struct frame_id dummy_id;
508 struct cleanup *args_cleanup;
509 struct frame_info *frame;
510 struct gdbarch *gdbarch;
511 struct cleanup *terminate_bp_cleanup;
512 ptid_t call_thread_ptid;
513 struct gdb_exception e;
514 char name_buf[RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE];
515 int stack_temporaries = thread_stack_temporaries_enabled_p (inferior_ptid);
517 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
518 ftype = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype));
520 if (!target_has_execution)
523 if (get_traceframe_number () >= 0)
524 error (_("May not call functions while looking at trace frames."));
526 if (execution_direction == EXEC_REVERSE)
527 error (_("Cannot call functions in reverse mode."));
529 frame = get_current_frame ();
530 gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
532 if (!gdbarch_push_dummy_call_p (gdbarch))
533 error (_("This target does not support function calls."));
535 /* A cleanup for the inferior status.
536 This is only needed while we're preparing the inferior function call. */
537 inf_status = save_infcall_control_state ();
539 = make_cleanup_restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
541 /* Save the caller's registers and other state associated with the
542 inferior itself so that they can be restored once the
543 callee returns. To allow nested calls the registers are (further
544 down) pushed onto a dummy frame stack. Include a cleanup (which
545 is tossed once the regcache has been pushed). */
546 caller_state = save_infcall_suspend_state ();
547 make_cleanup_restore_infcall_suspend_state (caller_state);
549 /* Ensure that the initial SP is correctly aligned. */
551 CORE_ADDR old_sp = get_frame_sp (frame);
553 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
555 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp);
556 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-08-13: Skip the "red zone". For some
557 ABIs, a function can use memory beyond the inner most stack
558 address. AMD64 called that region the "red zone". Skip at
559 least the "red zone" size before allocating any space on
561 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
562 sp -= gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch);
564 sp += gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch);
566 gdb_assert (sp == gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp));
567 /* NOTE: cagney/2002-09-18:
569 On a RISC architecture, a void parameterless generic dummy
570 frame (i.e., no parameters, no result) typically does not
571 need to push anything the stack and hence can leave SP and
572 FP. Similarly, a frameless (possibly leaf) function does
573 not push anything on the stack and, hence, that too can
574 leave FP and SP unchanged. As a consequence, a sequence of
575 void parameterless generic dummy frame calls to frameless
576 functions will create a sequence of effectively identical
577 frames (SP, FP and TOS and PC the same). This, not
578 suprisingly, results in what appears to be a stack in an
579 infinite loop --- when GDB tries to find a generic dummy
580 frame on the internal dummy frame stack, it will always
583 To avoid this problem, the code below always grows the
584 stack. That way, two dummy frames can never be identical.
585 It does burn a few bytes of stack but that is a small price
589 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
590 /* Stack grows down. */
591 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp - 1);
593 /* Stack grows up. */
594 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp + 1);
596 /* SP may have underflown address zero here from OLD_SP. Memory access
597 functions will probably fail in such case but that is a target's
601 /* FIXME: cagney/2002-09-18: Hey, you loose!
603 Who knows how badly aligned the SP is!
605 If the generic dummy frame ends up empty (because nothing is
606 pushed) GDB won't be able to correctly perform back traces.
607 If a target is having trouble with backtraces, first thing to
608 do is add FRAME_ALIGN() to the architecture vector. If that
609 fails, try dummy_id().
611 If the ABI specifies a "Red Zone" (see the doco) the code
612 below will quietly trash it. */
615 /* Skip over the stack temporaries that might have been generated during
616 the evaluation of an expression. */
617 if (stack_temporaries)
619 struct value *lastval;
621 lastval = get_last_thread_stack_temporary (inferior_ptid);
624 CORE_ADDR lastval_addr = value_address (lastval);
626 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
628 gdb_assert (sp >= lastval_addr);
633 gdb_assert (sp <= lastval_addr);
634 sp = lastval_addr + TYPE_LENGTH (value_type (lastval));
637 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
638 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
643 funaddr = find_function_addr (function, &values_type);
645 values_type = builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int;
647 CHECK_TYPEDEF (values_type);
649 /* Are we returning a value using a structure return (passing a
650 hidden argument pointing to storage) or a normal value return?
651 There are two cases: language-mandated structure return and
652 target ABI structure return. The variable STRUCT_RETURN only
653 describes the latter. The language version is handled by passing
654 the return location as the first parameter to the function,
655 even preceding "this". This is different from the target
656 ABI version, which is target-specific; for instance, on ia64
657 the first argument is passed in out0 but the hidden structure
658 return pointer would normally be passed in r8. */
660 if (gdbarch_return_in_first_hidden_param_p (gdbarch, values_type))
662 hidden_first_param_p = 1;
664 /* Tell the target specific argument pushing routine not to
666 target_values_type = builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_void;
670 struct_return = using_struct_return (gdbarch, function, values_type);
671 target_values_type = values_type;
674 observer_notify_inferior_call_pre (inferior_ptid, funaddr);
676 /* Determine the location of the breakpoint (and possibly other
677 stuff) that the called function will return to. The SPARC, for a
678 function returning a structure or union, needs to make space for
679 not just the breakpoint but also an extra word containing the
680 size (?) of the structure being passed. */
682 switch (gdbarch_call_dummy_location (gdbarch))
686 const gdb_byte *bp_bytes;
687 CORE_ADDR bp_addr_as_address;
690 /* Be careful BP_ADDR is in inferior PC encoding while
691 BP_ADDR_AS_ADDRESS is a plain memory address. */
693 sp = push_dummy_code (gdbarch, sp, funaddr, args, nargs,
694 target_values_type, &real_pc, &bp_addr,
695 get_current_regcache ());
697 /* Write a legitimate instruction at the point where the infcall
698 breakpoint is going to be inserted. While this instruction
699 is never going to be executed, a user investigating the
700 memory from GDB would see this instruction instead of random
701 uninitialized bytes. We chose the breakpoint instruction
702 as it may look as the most logical one to the user and also
703 valgrind 3.7.0 needs it for proper vgdb inferior calls.
705 If software breakpoints are unsupported for this target we
706 leave the user visible memory content uninitialized. */
708 bp_addr_as_address = bp_addr;
709 bp_bytes = gdbarch_breakpoint_from_pc (gdbarch, &bp_addr_as_address,
711 if (bp_bytes != NULL)
712 write_memory (bp_addr_as_address, bp_bytes, bp_size);
717 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr;
720 dummy_addr = entry_point_address ();
722 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint, so
723 its address is the same as the address of the dummy.
725 The actual breakpoint is inserted separatly so there is no need to
727 bp_addr = dummy_addr;
731 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("bad switch"));
734 if (nargs < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
735 error (_("Too few arguments in function call."));
740 for (i = nargs - 1; i >= 0; i--)
743 struct type *param_type;
745 /* FIXME drow/2002-05-31: Should just always mark methods as
746 prototyped. Can we respect TYPE_VARARGS? Probably not. */
747 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
749 else if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
750 prototyped = TYPE_PROTOTYPED (ftype);
754 if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
755 param_type = TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (ftype, i);
759 args[i] = value_arg_coerce (gdbarch, args[i],
760 param_type, prototyped, &sp);
762 if (param_type != NULL && language_pass_by_reference (param_type))
763 args[i] = value_addr (args[i]);
767 /* Reserve space for the return structure to be written on the
768 stack, if necessary. Make certain that the value is correctly
771 While evaluating expressions, we reserve space on the stack for
772 return values of class type even if the language ABI and the target
773 ABI do not require that the return value be passed as a hidden first
774 argument. This is because we want to store the return value as an
775 on-stack temporary while the expression is being evaluated. This
776 enables us to have chained function calls in expressions.
778 Keeping the return values as on-stack temporaries while the expression
779 is being evaluated is OK because the thread is stopped until the
780 expression is completely evaluated. */
782 if (struct_return || hidden_first_param_p
783 || (stack_temporaries && class_or_union_p (values_type)))
785 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
787 /* Stack grows downward. Align STRUCT_ADDR and SP after
788 making space for the return value. */
789 sp -= TYPE_LENGTH (values_type);
790 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
791 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
796 /* Stack grows upward. Align the frame, allocate space, and
797 then again, re-align the frame??? */
798 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
799 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
801 sp += TYPE_LENGTH (values_type);
802 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
803 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
807 if (hidden_first_param_p)
809 struct value **new_args;
811 /* Add the new argument to the front of the argument list. */
812 new_args = xmalloc (sizeof (struct value *) * (nargs + 1));
813 new_args[0] = value_from_pointer (lookup_pointer_type (values_type),
815 memcpy (&new_args[1], &args[0], sizeof (struct value *) * nargs);
818 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (xfree, args);
821 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (null_cleanup, NULL);
823 /* Create the dummy stack frame. Pass in the call dummy address as,
824 presumably, the ABI code knows where, in the call dummy, the
825 return address should be pointed. */
826 sp = gdbarch_push_dummy_call (gdbarch, function, get_current_regcache (),
827 bp_addr, nargs, args,
828 sp, struct_return, struct_addr);
830 do_cleanups (args_cleanup);
832 /* Set up a frame ID for the dummy frame so we can pass it to
833 set_momentary_breakpoint. We need to give the breakpoint a frame
834 ID so that the breakpoint code can correctly re-identify the
836 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by PUSH_DUMMY_CALL,
837 saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by dummy_id to form
838 the frame ID's stack address. */
839 dummy_id = frame_id_build (sp, bp_addr);
841 /* Create a momentary breakpoint at the return address of the
842 inferior. That way it breaks when it returns. */
845 struct breakpoint *bpt, *longjmp_b;
846 struct symtab_and_line sal;
848 init_sal (&sal); /* initialize to zeroes */
849 sal.pspace = current_program_space;
851 sal.section = find_pc_overlay (sal.pc);
852 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by
853 PUSH_DUMMY_CALL, saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by
854 dummy_id to form the frame ID's stack address. */
855 bpt = set_momentary_breakpoint (gdbarch, sal, dummy_id, bp_call_dummy);
857 /* set_momentary_breakpoint invalidates FRAME. */
860 bpt->disposition = disp_del;
861 gdb_assert (bpt->related_breakpoint == bpt);
863 longjmp_b = set_longjmp_breakpoint_for_call_dummy ();
866 /* Link BPT into the chain of LONGJMP_B. */
867 bpt->related_breakpoint = longjmp_b;
868 while (longjmp_b->related_breakpoint != bpt->related_breakpoint)
869 longjmp_b = longjmp_b->related_breakpoint;
870 longjmp_b->related_breakpoint = bpt;
874 /* Create a breakpoint in std::terminate.
875 If a C++ exception is raised in the dummy-frame, and the
876 exception handler is (normally, and expected to be) out-of-frame,
877 the default C++ handler will (wrongly) be called in an inferior
878 function call. This is wrong, as an exception can be normally
879 and legally handled out-of-frame. The confines of the dummy frame
880 prevent the unwinder from finding the correct handler (or any
881 handler, unless it is in-frame). The default handler calls
882 std::terminate. This will kill the inferior. Assert that
883 terminate should never be called in an inferior function
884 call. Place a momentary breakpoint in the std::terminate function
885 and if triggered in the call, rewind. */
886 if (unwind_on_terminating_exception_p)
887 set_std_terminate_breakpoint ();
889 /* Everything's ready, push all the info needed to restore the
890 caller (and identify the dummy-frame) onto the dummy-frame
892 dummy_frame_push (caller_state, &dummy_id, inferior_ptid);
893 if (dummy_dtor != NULL)
894 register_dummy_frame_dtor (dummy_id, inferior_ptid,
895 dummy_dtor, dummy_dtor_data);
897 /* Discard both inf_status and caller_state cleanups.
898 From this point on we explicitly restore the associated state
900 discard_cleanups (inf_status_cleanup);
902 /* Register a clean-up for unwind_on_terminating_exception_breakpoint. */
903 terminate_bp_cleanup = make_cleanup (cleanup_delete_std_terminate_breakpoint,
906 /* - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP -
907 If you're looking to implement asynchronous dummy-frames, then
908 just below is the place to chop this function in two.. */
910 /* TP is invalid after run_inferior_call returns, so enclose this
911 in a block so that it's only in scope during the time it's valid. */
913 struct thread_info *tp = inferior_thread ();
915 /* Save this thread's ptid, we need it later but the thread
917 call_thread_ptid = tp->ptid;
919 /* Run the inferior until it stops. */
921 e = run_inferior_call (tp, real_pc);
924 observer_notify_inferior_call_post (call_thread_ptid, funaddr);
926 /* Rethrow an error if we got one trying to run the inferior. */
930 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
931 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
933 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
935 /* We could discard the dummy frame here if the program exited,
936 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
942 throw_error (e.error, _("%s\n\
943 An error occurred while in a function called from GDB.\n\
944 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
945 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
946 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
954 /* If the program has exited, or we stopped at a different thread,
955 exit and inform the user. */
957 if (! target_has_execution)
959 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
960 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
962 /* If we try to restore the inferior status,
963 we'll crash as the inferior is no longer running. */
964 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
966 /* We could discard the dummy frame here given that the program exited,
967 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
970 error (_("The program being debugged exited while in a function "
972 "Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n"
973 "(%s) will be abandoned."),
977 if (! ptid_equal (call_thread_ptid, inferior_ptid))
979 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
980 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
982 /* We've switched threads. This can happen if another thread gets a
983 signal or breakpoint while our thread was running.
984 There's no point in restoring the inferior status,
985 we're in a different thread. */
986 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
987 /* Keep the dummy frame record, if the user switches back to the
988 thread with the hand-call, we'll need it. */
989 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
991 The program received a signal in another thread while\n\
992 making a function call from GDB.\n\
993 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
994 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
995 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
999 The program stopped in another thread while making a function call from GDB.\n\
1000 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
1001 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
1002 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
1006 if (stopped_by_random_signal || stop_stack_dummy != STOP_STACK_DUMMY)
1008 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
1009 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
1011 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
1013 /* We stopped inside the FUNCTION because of a random
1014 signal. Further execution of the FUNCTION is not
1017 if (unwind_on_signal_p)
1019 /* The user wants the context restored. */
1021 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the
1023 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id, call_thread_ptid);
1025 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before the
1027 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
1029 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
1030 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
1032 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
1033 GDB has restored the context to what it was before the call.\n\
1034 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal off\".\n\
1035 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
1036 (%s) will be abandoned."),
1041 /* The user wants to stay in the frame where we stopped
1043 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
1045 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
1047 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
1048 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
1050 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
1051 GDB remains in the frame where the signal was received.\n\
1052 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal on\".\n\
1053 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
1054 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
1055 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
1060 if (stop_stack_dummy == STOP_STD_TERMINATE)
1062 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the dummy
1064 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id, call_thread_ptid);
1066 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before
1068 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
1071 The program being debugged entered a std::terminate call, most likely\n\
1072 caused by an unhandled C++ exception. GDB blocked this call in order\n\
1073 to prevent the program from being terminated, and has restored the\n\
1074 context to its original state before the call.\n\
1075 To change this behaviour use \"set unwind-on-terminating-exception off\".\n\
1076 Evaluation of the expression containing the function (%s)\n\
1077 will be abandoned."),
1080 else if (stop_stack_dummy == STOP_NONE)
1083 /* We hit a breakpoint inside the FUNCTION.
1084 Keep the dummy frame, the user may want to examine its state.
1085 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
1087 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
1089 /* The following error message used to say "The expression
1090 which contained the function call has been discarded."
1091 It is a hard concept to explain in a few words. Ideally,
1092 GDB would be able to resume evaluation of the expression
1093 when the function finally is done executing. Perhaps
1094 someday this will be implemented (it would not be easy). */
1095 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very long if it's
1096 a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
1098 The program being debugged stopped while in a function called from GDB.\n\
1099 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
1100 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
1101 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
1105 /* The above code errors out, so ... */
1106 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("... should not be here"));
1109 do_cleanups (terminate_bp_cleanup);
1111 /* If we get here the called FUNCTION ran to completion,
1112 and the dummy frame has already been popped. */
1115 struct address_space *aspace = get_regcache_aspace (stop_registers);
1116 struct regcache *retbuf = regcache_xmalloc (gdbarch, aspace);
1117 struct cleanup *retbuf_cleanup = make_cleanup_regcache_xfree (retbuf);
1118 struct value *retval = NULL;
1120 regcache_cpy_no_passthrough (retbuf, stop_registers);
1122 /* Inferior call is successful. Restore the inferior status.
1123 At this stage, leave the RETBUF alone. */
1124 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
1126 if (TYPE_CODE (values_type) == TYPE_CODE_VOID)
1127 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1128 else if (struct_return || hidden_first_param_p)
1130 if (stack_temporaries)
1132 retval = value_from_contents_and_address (values_type, NULL,
1134 push_thread_stack_temporary (inferior_ptid, retval);
1138 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1139 read_value_memory (retval, 0, 1, struct_addr,
1140 value_contents_raw (retval),
1141 TYPE_LENGTH (values_type));
1146 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1147 gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch, function, values_type,
1148 retbuf, value_contents_raw (retval), NULL);
1149 if (stack_temporaries && class_or_union_p (values_type))
1151 /* Values of class type returned in registers are copied onto
1152 the stack and their lval_type set to lval_memory. This is
1153 required because further evaluation of the expression
1154 could potentially invoke methods on the return value
1155 requiring GDB to evaluate the "this" pointer. To evaluate
1156 the this pointer, GDB needs the memory address of the
1158 value_force_lval (retval, struct_addr);
1159 push_thread_stack_temporary (inferior_ptid, retval);
1163 do_cleanups (retbuf_cleanup);
1165 gdb_assert (retval);
1171 /* Provide a prototype to silence -Wmissing-prototypes. */
1172 void _initialize_infcall (void);
1175 _initialize_infcall (void)
1177 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("coerce-float-to-double", class_obscure,
1178 &coerce_float_to_double_p, _("\
1179 Set coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions."), _("\
1180 Show coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions"), _("\
1181 Variables of type float should generally be converted to doubles before\n\
1182 calling an unprototyped function, and left alone when calling a prototyped\n\
1183 function. However, some older debug info formats do not provide enough\n\
1184 information to determine that a function is prototyped. If this flag is\n\
1185 set, GDB will perform the conversion for a function it considers\n\
1187 The default is to perform the conversion.\n"),
1189 show_coerce_float_to_double_p,
1190 &setlist, &showlist);
1192 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwindonsignal", no_class,
1193 &unwind_on_signal_p, _("\
1194 Set unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1195 Show unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1196 The unwindonsignal lets the user determine what gdb should do if a signal\n\
1197 is received while in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb\n\
1198 unwinds the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the call.\n\
1199 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received."),
1201 show_unwind_on_signal_p,
1202 &setlist, &showlist);
1204 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwind-on-terminating-exception", no_class,
1205 &unwind_on_terminating_exception_p, _("\
1206 Set unwinding of stack if std::terminate is called while in call dummy."), _("\
1207 Show unwinding of stack if std::terminate() is called while in a call dummy."),
1209 The unwind on terminating exception flag lets the user determine\n\
1210 what gdb should do if a std::terminate() call is made from the\n\
1211 default exception handler. If set, gdb unwinds the stack and restores\n\
1212 the context to what it was before the call. If unset, gdb allows the\n\
1213 std::terminate call to proceed.\n\
1214 The default is to unwind the frame."),
1216 show_unwind_on_terminating_exception_p,
1217 &setlist, &showlist);