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, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
7 This file is part of GDB.
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10 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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"
24 #include "tracepoint.h"
28 #include "gdb_assert.h"
35 #include "gdb_string.h"
37 #include "dummy-frame.h"
39 #include "gdbthread.h"
40 #include "exceptions.h"
42 /* If we can't find a function's name from its address,
43 we print this instead. */
44 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT "at 0x%s"
45 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE (sizeof (RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT) \
46 + 2 * sizeof (CORE_ADDR))
48 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-04-16: What's the future of this code?
50 GDB needs an asynchronous expression evaluator, that means an
51 asynchronous inferior function call implementation, and that in
52 turn means restructuring the code so that it is event driven. */
54 /* How you should pass arguments to a function depends on whether it
55 was defined in K&R style or prototype style. If you define a
56 function using the K&R syntax that takes a `float' argument, then
57 callers must pass that argument as a `double'. If you define the
58 function using the prototype syntax, then you must pass the
59 argument as a `float', with no promotion.
61 Unfortunately, on certain older platforms, the debug info doesn't
62 indicate reliably how each function was defined. A function type's
63 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag may be clear, even if the function was
64 defined in prototype style. When calling a function whose
65 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag is clear, GDB consults this flag to
68 For modern targets, it is proper to assume that, if the prototype
69 flag is clear, that can be trusted: `float' arguments should be
70 promoted to `double'. For some older targets, if the prototype
71 flag is clear, that doesn't tell us anything. The default is to
72 trust the debug information; the user can override this behavior
73 with "set coerce-float-to-double 0". */
75 static int coerce_float_to_double_p = 1;
77 show_coerce_float_to_double_p (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
78 struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value)
80 fprintf_filtered (file, _("\
81 Coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions is %s.\n"),
85 /* This boolean tells what gdb should do if a signal is received while
86 in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb unwinds
87 the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the
90 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received. */
92 int unwind_on_signal_p = 0;
94 show_unwind_on_signal_p (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
95 struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value)
97 fprintf_filtered (file, _("\
98 Unwinding of stack if a signal is 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 unhandled while in a call dummy is %s.\n"),
127 /* Perform the standard coercions that are specified
128 for arguments to be passed to C or Ada functions.
130 If PARAM_TYPE is non-NULL, it is the expected parameter type.
131 IS_PROTOTYPED is non-zero if the function declaration is prototyped.
132 SP is the stack pointer were additional data can be pushed (updating
133 its value as needed). */
135 static struct value *
136 value_arg_coerce (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct value *arg,
137 struct type *param_type, int is_prototyped, CORE_ADDR *sp)
139 const struct builtin_type *builtin = builtin_type (gdbarch);
140 struct type *arg_type = check_typedef (value_type (arg));
142 = param_type ? check_typedef (param_type) : arg_type;
144 /* Perform any Ada-specific coercion first. */
145 if (current_language->la_language == language_ada)
146 arg = ada_convert_actual (arg, type);
148 /* Force the value to the target if we will need its address. At
149 this point, we could allocate arguments on the stack instead of
150 calling malloc if we knew that their addresses would not be
151 saved by the called function. */
152 arg = value_coerce_to_target (arg);
154 switch (TYPE_CODE (type))
158 struct value *new_value;
160 if (TYPE_CODE (arg_type) == TYPE_CODE_REF)
161 return value_cast_pointers (type, arg);
163 /* Cast the value to the reference's target type, and then
164 convert it back to a reference. This will issue an error
165 if the value was not previously in memory - in some cases
166 we should clearly be allowing this, but how? */
167 new_value = value_cast (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), arg);
168 new_value = value_ref (new_value);
175 /* If we don't have a prototype, coerce to integer type if necessary. */
178 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_int))
179 type = builtin->builtin_int;
181 /* Currently all target ABIs require at least the width of an integer
182 type for an argument. We may have to conditionalize the following
183 type coercion for future targets. */
184 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_int))
185 type = builtin->builtin_int;
188 if (!is_prototyped && coerce_float_to_double_p)
190 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_double))
191 type = builtin->builtin_double;
192 else if (TYPE_LENGTH (type) > TYPE_LENGTH (builtin->builtin_double))
193 type = builtin->builtin_long_double;
197 type = lookup_pointer_type (type);
199 case TYPE_CODE_ARRAY:
200 /* Arrays are coerced to pointers to their first element, unless
201 they are vectors, in which case we want to leave them alone,
202 because they are passed by value. */
203 if (current_language->c_style_arrays)
204 if (!TYPE_VECTOR (type))
205 type = lookup_pointer_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
207 case TYPE_CODE_UNDEF:
209 case TYPE_CODE_STRUCT:
210 case TYPE_CODE_UNION:
213 case TYPE_CODE_RANGE:
214 case TYPE_CODE_STRING:
215 case TYPE_CODE_BITSTRING:
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 /* Determine a function's address and its return type from its value.
229 Calls error() if the function is not valid for calling. */
232 find_function_addr (struct value *function, struct type **retval_type)
234 struct type *ftype = check_typedef (value_type (function));
235 struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_type_arch (ftype);
236 enum type_code code = TYPE_CODE (ftype);
237 struct type *value_type = NULL;
240 /* If it's a member function, just look at the function
243 /* Determine address to call. */
244 if (code == TYPE_CODE_FUNC || code == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
246 funaddr = value_address (function);
247 value_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype);
249 else if (code == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
251 funaddr = value_as_address (function);
252 ftype = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype));
253 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC
254 || TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
256 funaddr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch, funaddr,
258 value_type = TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype);
261 else if (code == TYPE_CODE_INT)
263 /* Handle the case of functions lacking debugging info.
264 Their values are characters since their addresses are char */
265 if (TYPE_LENGTH (ftype) == 1)
266 funaddr = value_as_address (value_addr (function));
269 /* Handle function descriptors lacking debug info. */
270 int found_descriptor = 0;
272 funaddr = 0; /* pacify "gcc -Werror" */
273 if (VALUE_LVAL (function) == lval_memory)
277 funaddr = value_as_address (value_addr (function));
279 funaddr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch, funaddr,
281 if (funaddr != nfunaddr)
282 found_descriptor = 1;
284 if (!found_descriptor)
285 /* Handle integer used as address of a function. */
286 funaddr = (CORE_ADDR) value_as_long (function);
290 error (_("Invalid data type for function to be called."));
292 if (retval_type != NULL)
293 *retval_type = value_type;
294 return funaddr + gdbarch_deprecated_function_start_offset (gdbarch);
297 /* For CALL_DUMMY_ON_STACK, push a breakpoint sequence that the called
298 function returns to. */
301 push_dummy_code (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
302 CORE_ADDR sp, CORE_ADDR funaddr,
303 struct value **args, int nargs,
304 struct type *value_type,
305 CORE_ADDR *real_pc, CORE_ADDR *bp_addr,
306 struct regcache *regcache)
308 gdb_assert (gdbarch_push_dummy_code_p (gdbarch));
310 return gdbarch_push_dummy_code (gdbarch, sp, funaddr,
311 args, nargs, value_type, real_pc, bp_addr,
315 /* Fetch the name of the function at FUNADDR.
316 This is used in printing an error message for call_function_by_hand.
317 BUF is used to print FUNADDR in hex if the function name cannot be
318 determined. It must be large enough to hold formatted result of
319 RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT. */
322 get_function_name (CORE_ADDR funaddr, char *buf, int buf_size)
325 struct symbol *symbol = find_pc_function (funaddr);
328 return SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (symbol);
332 /* Try the minimal symbols. */
333 struct minimal_symbol *msymbol = lookup_minimal_symbol_by_pc (funaddr);
336 return SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (msymbol);
340 char *tmp = xstrprintf (_(RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT),
341 hex_string (funaddr));
343 gdb_assert (strlen (tmp) + 1 <= buf_size);
350 /* Subroutine of call_function_by_hand to simplify it.
351 Start up the inferior and wait for it to stop.
352 Return the exception if there's an error, or an exception with
353 reason >= 0 if there's no error.
355 This is done inside a TRY_CATCH so the caller needn't worry about
356 thrown errors. The caller should rethrow if there's an error. */
358 static struct gdb_exception
359 run_inferior_call (struct thread_info *call_thread, CORE_ADDR real_pc)
361 volatile struct gdb_exception e;
363 int saved_in_infcall = call_thread->control.in_infcall;
364 ptid_t call_thread_ptid = call_thread->ptid;
365 char *saved_target_shortname = xstrdup (target_shortname);
367 call_thread->control.in_infcall = 1;
369 clear_proceed_status ();
371 disable_watchpoints_before_interactive_call_start ();
373 /* We want stop_registers, please... */
374 call_thread->control.proceed_to_finish = 1;
376 if (target_can_async_p ())
377 saved_async = target_async_mask (0);
379 TRY_CATCH (e, RETURN_MASK_ALL)
380 proceed (real_pc, TARGET_SIGNAL_0, 0);
382 /* At this point the current thread may have changed. Refresh
383 CALL_THREAD as it could be invalid if its thread has exited. */
384 call_thread = find_thread_ptid (call_thread_ptid);
386 /* Don't restore the async mask if the target has changed,
387 saved_async is for the original target. */
389 && strcmp (saved_target_shortname, target_shortname) == 0)
390 target_async_mask (saved_async);
392 enable_watchpoints_after_interactive_call_stop ();
394 /* Call breakpoint_auto_delete on the current contents of the bpstat
395 of inferior call thread.
396 If all error()s out of proceed ended up calling normal_stop
397 (and perhaps they should; it already does in the special case
398 of error out of resume()), then we wouldn't need this. */
401 if (call_thread != NULL)
402 breakpoint_auto_delete (call_thread->control.stop_bpstat);
405 if (call_thread != NULL)
406 call_thread->control.in_infcall = saved_in_infcall;
408 xfree (saved_target_shortname);
413 /* A cleanup function that calls delete_std_terminate_breakpoint. */
415 cleanup_delete_std_terminate_breakpoint (void *ignore)
417 delete_std_terminate_breakpoint ();
420 /* All this stuff with a dummy frame may seem unnecessarily complicated
421 (why not just save registers in GDB?). The purpose of pushing a dummy
422 frame which looks just like a real frame is so that if you call a
423 function and then hit a breakpoint (get a signal, etc), "backtrace"
424 will look right. Whether the backtrace needs to actually show the
425 stack at the time the inferior function was called is debatable, but
426 it certainly needs to not display garbage. So if you are contemplating
427 making dummy frames be different from normal frames, consider that. */
429 /* Perform a function call in the inferior.
430 ARGS is a vector of values of arguments (NARGS of them).
431 FUNCTION is a value, the function to be called.
432 Returns a value representing what the function returned.
433 May fail to return, if a breakpoint or signal is hit
434 during the execution of the function.
436 ARGS is modified to contain coerced values. */
439 call_function_by_hand (struct value *function, int nargs, struct value **args)
442 struct type *values_type, *target_values_type;
443 unsigned char struct_return = 0, lang_struct_return = 0;
444 CORE_ADDR struct_addr = 0;
445 struct infcall_control_state *inf_status;
446 struct cleanup *inf_status_cleanup;
447 struct infcall_suspend_state *caller_state;
450 struct type *ftype = check_typedef (value_type (function));
452 struct frame_id dummy_id;
453 struct cleanup *args_cleanup;
454 struct frame_info *frame;
455 struct gdbarch *gdbarch;
456 struct cleanup *terminate_bp_cleanup;
457 ptid_t call_thread_ptid;
458 struct gdb_exception e;
459 char name_buf[RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE];
461 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
462 ftype = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype));
464 if (!target_has_execution)
467 if (get_traceframe_number () >= 0)
468 error (_("May not call functions while looking at trace frames."));
470 frame = get_current_frame ();
471 gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
473 if (!gdbarch_push_dummy_call_p (gdbarch))
474 error (_("This target does not support function calls."));
476 /* A cleanup for the inferior status.
477 This is only needed while we're preparing the inferior function call. */
478 inf_status = save_infcall_control_state ();
480 = make_cleanup_restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
482 /* Save the caller's registers and other state associated with the
483 inferior itself so that they can be restored once the
484 callee returns. To allow nested calls the registers are (further
485 down) pushed onto a dummy frame stack. Include a cleanup (which
486 is tossed once the regcache has been pushed). */
487 caller_state = save_infcall_suspend_state ();
488 make_cleanup_restore_infcall_suspend_state (caller_state);
490 /* Ensure that the initial SP is correctly aligned. */
492 CORE_ADDR old_sp = get_frame_sp (frame);
494 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
496 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp);
497 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-08-13: Skip the "red zone". For some
498 ABIs, a function can use memory beyond the inner most stack
499 address. AMD64 called that region the "red zone". Skip at
500 least the "red zone" size before allocating any space on
502 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
503 sp -= gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch);
505 sp += gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch);
507 gdb_assert (sp == gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp));
508 /* NOTE: cagney/2002-09-18:
510 On a RISC architecture, a void parameterless generic dummy
511 frame (i.e., no parameters, no result) typically does not
512 need to push anything the stack and hence can leave SP and
513 FP. Similarly, a frameless (possibly leaf) function does
514 not push anything on the stack and, hence, that too can
515 leave FP and SP unchanged. As a consequence, a sequence of
516 void parameterless generic dummy frame calls to frameless
517 functions will create a sequence of effectively identical
518 frames (SP, FP and TOS and PC the same). This, not
519 suprisingly, results in what appears to be a stack in an
520 infinite loop --- when GDB tries to find a generic dummy
521 frame on the internal dummy frame stack, it will always
524 To avoid this problem, the code below always grows the
525 stack. That way, two dummy frames can never be identical.
526 It does burn a few bytes of stack but that is a small price
530 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
531 /* Stack grows down. */
532 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp - 1);
534 /* Stack grows up. */
535 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, old_sp + 1);
537 /* SP may have underflown address zero here from OLD_SP. Memory access
538 functions will probably fail in such case but that is a target's
542 /* FIXME: cagney/2002-09-18: Hey, you loose!
544 Who knows how badly aligned the SP is!
546 If the generic dummy frame ends up empty (because nothing is
547 pushed) GDB won't be able to correctly perform back traces.
548 If a target is having trouble with backtraces, first thing to
549 do is add FRAME_ALIGN() to the architecture vector. If that
550 fails, try dummy_id().
552 If the ABI specifies a "Red Zone" (see the doco) the code
553 below will quietly trash it. */
557 funaddr = find_function_addr (function, &values_type);
559 values_type = builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int;
561 CHECK_TYPEDEF (values_type);
563 /* Are we returning a value using a structure return (passing a
564 hidden argument pointing to storage) or a normal value return?
565 There are two cases: language-mandated structure return and
566 target ABI structure return. The variable STRUCT_RETURN only
567 describes the latter. The language version is handled by passing
568 the return location as the first parameter to the function,
569 even preceding "this". This is different from the target
570 ABI version, which is target-specific; for instance, on ia64
571 the first argument is passed in out0 but the hidden structure
572 return pointer would normally be passed in r8. */
574 if (language_pass_by_reference (values_type))
576 lang_struct_return = 1;
578 /* Tell the target specific argument pushing routine not to
580 target_values_type = builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_void;
584 struct_return = using_struct_return (gdbarch,
585 value_type (function), values_type);
586 target_values_type = values_type;
589 /* Determine the location of the breakpoint (and possibly other
590 stuff) that the called function will return to. The SPARC, for a
591 function returning a structure or union, needs to make space for
592 not just the breakpoint but also an extra word containing the
593 size (?) of the structure being passed. */
595 /* The actual breakpoint (at BP_ADDR) is inserted separatly so there
596 is no need to write that out. */
598 switch (gdbarch_call_dummy_location (gdbarch))
601 sp = push_dummy_code (gdbarch, sp, funaddr,
602 args, nargs, target_values_type,
603 &real_pc, &bp_addr, get_current_regcache ());
607 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr;
610 dummy_addr = entry_point_address ();
611 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint, so
612 its address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
613 bp_addr = dummy_addr;
617 /* Some executables define a symbol __CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS whose
618 address is the location where the breakpoint should be
619 placed. Once all targets are using the overhauled frame code
620 this can be deleted - ON_STACK is a better option. */
622 struct minimal_symbol *sym;
623 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr;
625 sym = lookup_minimal_symbol ("__CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS", NULL, NULL);
629 dummy_addr = SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (sym);
630 /* Make certain that the address points at real code, and not
631 a function descriptor. */
632 dummy_addr = gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch,
637 dummy_addr = entry_point_address ();
638 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint,
639 so it's address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
640 bp_addr = dummy_addr;
644 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("bad switch"));
647 if (nargs < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
648 error (_("Too few arguments in function call."));
653 for (i = nargs - 1; i >= 0; i--)
656 struct type *param_type;
658 /* FIXME drow/2002-05-31: Should just always mark methods as
659 prototyped. Can we respect TYPE_VARARGS? Probably not. */
660 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD)
662 else if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
663 prototyped = TYPE_PROTOTYPED (ftype);
667 if (i < TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype))
668 param_type = TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (ftype, i);
672 args[i] = value_arg_coerce (gdbarch, args[i],
673 param_type, prototyped, &sp);
675 if (param_type != NULL && language_pass_by_reference (param_type))
676 args[i] = value_addr (args[i]);
680 /* Reserve space for the return structure to be written on the
681 stack, if necessary. Make certain that the value is correctly
684 if (struct_return || lang_struct_return)
686 int len = TYPE_LENGTH (values_type);
688 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch, 1, 2))
690 /* Stack grows downward. Align STRUCT_ADDR and SP after
691 making space for the return value. */
693 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
694 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
699 /* Stack grows upward. Align the frame, allocate space, and
700 then again, re-align the frame??? */
701 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
702 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
705 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch))
706 sp = gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch, sp);
710 if (lang_struct_return)
712 struct value **new_args;
714 /* Add the new argument to the front of the argument list. */
715 new_args = xmalloc (sizeof (struct value *) * (nargs + 1));
716 new_args[0] = value_from_pointer (lookup_pointer_type (values_type),
718 memcpy (&new_args[1], &args[0], sizeof (struct value *) * nargs);
721 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (xfree, args);
724 args_cleanup = make_cleanup (null_cleanup, NULL);
726 /* Create the dummy stack frame. Pass in the call dummy address as,
727 presumably, the ABI code knows where, in the call dummy, the
728 return address should be pointed. */
729 sp = gdbarch_push_dummy_call (gdbarch, function, get_current_regcache (),
730 bp_addr, nargs, args,
731 sp, struct_return, struct_addr);
733 do_cleanups (args_cleanup);
735 /* Set up a frame ID for the dummy frame so we can pass it to
736 set_momentary_breakpoint. We need to give the breakpoint a frame
737 ID so that the breakpoint code can correctly re-identify the
739 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by PUSH_DUMMY_CALL,
740 saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by dummy_id to form
741 the frame ID's stack address. */
742 dummy_id = frame_id_build (sp, bp_addr);
744 /* Create a momentary breakpoint at the return address of the
745 inferior. That way it breaks when it returns. */
748 struct breakpoint *bpt;
749 struct symtab_and_line sal;
751 init_sal (&sal); /* initialize to zeroes */
752 sal.pspace = current_program_space;
754 sal.section = find_pc_overlay (sal.pc);
755 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by
756 PUSH_DUMMY_CALL, saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by
757 dummy_id to form the frame ID's stack address. */
758 bpt = set_momentary_breakpoint (gdbarch, sal, dummy_id, bp_call_dummy);
759 bpt->disposition = disp_del;
762 /* Create a breakpoint in std::terminate.
763 If a C++ exception is raised in the dummy-frame, and the
764 exception handler is (normally, and expected to be) out-of-frame,
765 the default C++ handler will (wrongly) be called in an inferior
766 function call. This is wrong, as an exception can be normally
767 and legally handled out-of-frame. The confines of the dummy frame
768 prevent the unwinder from finding the correct handler (or any
769 handler, unless it is in-frame). The default handler calls
770 std::terminate. This will kill the inferior. Assert that
771 terminate should never be called in an inferior function
772 call. Place a momentary breakpoint in the std::terminate function
773 and if triggered in the call, rewind. */
774 if (unwind_on_terminating_exception_p)
775 set_std_terminate_breakpoint ();
777 /* Everything's ready, push all the info needed to restore the
778 caller (and identify the dummy-frame) onto the dummy-frame
780 dummy_frame_push (caller_state, &dummy_id);
782 /* Discard both inf_status and caller_state cleanups.
783 From this point on we explicitly restore the associated state
785 discard_cleanups (inf_status_cleanup);
787 /* Register a clean-up for unwind_on_terminating_exception_breakpoint. */
788 terminate_bp_cleanup = make_cleanup (cleanup_delete_std_terminate_breakpoint,
791 /* - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP -
792 If you're looking to implement asynchronous dummy-frames, then
793 just below is the place to chop this function in two.. */
795 /* TP is invalid after run_inferior_call returns, so enclose this
796 in a block so that it's only in scope during the time it's valid. */
798 struct thread_info *tp = inferior_thread ();
800 /* Save this thread's ptid, we need it later but the thread
802 call_thread_ptid = tp->ptid;
804 /* Run the inferior until it stops. */
806 e = run_inferior_call (tp, real_pc);
809 /* Rethrow an error if we got one trying to run the inferior. */
813 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
814 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
816 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
818 /* We could discard the dummy frame here if the program exited,
819 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
825 throw_error (e.error, _("\
827 An error occurred while in a function called from GDB.\n\
828 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
829 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
830 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
838 /* If the program has exited, or we stopped at a different thread,
839 exit and inform the user. */
841 if (! target_has_execution)
843 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
844 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
846 /* If we try to restore the inferior status,
847 we'll crash as the inferior is no longer running. */
848 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
850 /* We could discard the dummy frame here given that the program exited,
851 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
855 The program being debugged exited while in a function called from GDB.\n\
856 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
857 (%s) will be abandoned."),
861 if (! ptid_equal (call_thread_ptid, inferior_ptid))
863 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
864 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
866 /* We've switched threads. This can happen if another thread gets a
867 signal or breakpoint while our thread was running.
868 There's no point in restoring the inferior status,
869 we're in a different thread. */
870 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
871 /* Keep the dummy frame record, if the user switches back to the
872 thread with the hand-call, we'll need it. */
873 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
875 The program received a signal in another thread while\n\
876 making a function call from GDB.\n\
877 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
878 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
879 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
883 The program stopped in another thread while making a function call from GDB.\n\
884 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
885 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
886 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
890 if (stopped_by_random_signal || stop_stack_dummy != STOP_STACK_DUMMY)
892 const char *name = get_function_name (funaddr,
893 name_buf, sizeof (name_buf));
895 if (stopped_by_random_signal)
897 /* We stopped inside the FUNCTION because of a random
898 signal. Further execution of the FUNCTION is not
901 if (unwind_on_signal_p)
903 /* The user wants the context restored. */
905 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the
907 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id);
909 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before the
911 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
913 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
914 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
916 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
917 GDB has restored the context to what it was before the call.\n\
918 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal off\".\n\
919 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
920 (%s) will be abandoned."),
925 /* The user wants to stay in the frame where we stopped
927 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
929 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
931 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
932 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
934 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
935 GDB remains in the frame where the signal was received.\n\
936 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal on\".\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."),
944 if (stop_stack_dummy == STOP_STD_TERMINATE)
946 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the dummy
948 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id);
950 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before
952 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
955 The program being debugged entered a std::terminate call, most likely\n\
956 caused by an unhandled C++ exception. GDB blocked this call in order\n\
957 to prevent the program from being terminated, and has restored the\n\
958 context to its original state before the call.\n\
959 To change this behaviour use \"set unwind-on-terminating-exception off\".\n\
960 Evaluation of the expression containing the function (%s)\n\
961 will be abandoned."),
964 else if (stop_stack_dummy == STOP_NONE)
967 /* We hit a breakpoint inside the FUNCTION.
968 Keep the dummy frame, the user may want to examine its state.
969 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
971 discard_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
973 /* The following error message used to say "The expression
974 which contained the function call has been discarded."
975 It is a hard concept to explain in a few words. Ideally,
976 GDB would be able to resume evaluation of the expression
977 when the function finally is done executing. Perhaps
978 someday this will be implemented (it would not be easy). */
979 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very long if it's
980 a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
982 The program being debugged stopped while in a function called from GDB.\n\
983 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
984 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
985 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
989 /* The above code errors out, so ... */
990 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__, _("... should not be here"));
993 do_cleanups (terminate_bp_cleanup);
995 /* If we get here the called FUNCTION ran to completion,
996 and the dummy frame has already been popped. */
999 struct address_space *aspace = get_regcache_aspace (stop_registers);
1000 struct regcache *retbuf = regcache_xmalloc (gdbarch, aspace);
1001 struct cleanup *retbuf_cleanup = make_cleanup_regcache_xfree (retbuf);
1002 struct value *retval = NULL;
1004 regcache_cpy_no_passthrough (retbuf, stop_registers);
1006 /* Inferior call is successful. Restore the inferior status.
1007 At this stage, leave the RETBUF alone. */
1008 restore_infcall_control_state (inf_status);
1010 /* Figure out the value returned by the function. */
1012 if (lang_struct_return)
1013 retval = value_at (values_type, struct_addr);
1014 else if (TYPE_CODE (target_values_type) == TYPE_CODE_VOID)
1016 /* If the function returns void, don't bother fetching the
1018 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1022 switch (gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch, value_type (function),
1023 target_values_type, NULL, NULL, NULL))
1025 case RETURN_VALUE_REGISTER_CONVENTION:
1026 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_RETURNS_ADDRESS:
1027 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_PRESERVES_ADDRESS:
1028 retval = allocate_value (values_type);
1029 gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch, value_type (function), values_type,
1030 retbuf, value_contents_raw (retval), NULL);
1032 case RETURN_VALUE_STRUCT_CONVENTION:
1033 retval = value_at (values_type, struct_addr);
1038 do_cleanups (retbuf_cleanup);
1040 gdb_assert (retval);
1046 /* Provide a prototype to silence -Wmissing-prototypes. */
1047 void _initialize_infcall (void);
1050 _initialize_infcall (void)
1052 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("coerce-float-to-double", class_obscure,
1053 &coerce_float_to_double_p, _("\
1054 Set coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions."), _("\
1055 Show coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions"), _("\
1056 Variables of type float should generally be converted to doubles before\n\
1057 calling an unprototyped function, and left alone when calling a prototyped\n\
1058 function. However, some older debug info formats do not provide enough\n\
1059 information to determine that a function is prototyped. If this flag is\n\
1060 set, GDB will perform the conversion for a function it considers\n\
1062 The default is to perform the conversion.\n"),
1064 show_coerce_float_to_double_p,
1065 &setlist, &showlist);
1067 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwindonsignal", no_class,
1068 &unwind_on_signal_p, _("\
1069 Set unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1070 Show unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
1071 The unwindonsignal lets the user determine what gdb should do if a signal\n\
1072 is received while in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb\n\
1073 unwinds the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the call.\n\
1074 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received."),
1076 show_unwind_on_signal_p,
1077 &setlist, &showlist);
1079 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwind-on-terminating-exception", no_class,
1080 &unwind_on_terminating_exception_p, _("\
1081 Set unwinding of stack if std::terminate is called while in call dummy."), _("\
1082 Show unwinding of stack if std::terminate() is called while in a call dummy."), _("\
1083 The unwind on terminating exception flag lets the user determine\n\
1084 what gdb should do if a std::terminate() call is made from the\n\
1085 default exception handler. If set, gdb unwinds the stack and restores\n\
1086 the context to what it was before the call. If unset, gdb allows the\n\
1087 std::terminate call to proceed.\n\
1088 The default is to unwind the frame."),
1090 show_unwind_on_terminating_exception_p,
1091 &setlist, &showlist);