1 /* GNU/Linux native-dependent code for debugging multiple forks.
3 Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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26 #include "gdb_assert.h"
27 #include "gdb_string.h"
28 #include "linux-fork.h"
29 #include "linux-nat.h"
31 #include <sys/ptrace.h>
33 #include <sys/param.h>
34 #include "gdb_dirent.h"
37 struct fork_info *fork_list;
38 static int highest_fork_num;
40 /* Prevent warning from -Wmissing-prototypes. */
41 extern void _initialize_linux_fork (void);
43 int detach_fork = 1; /* Default behavior is to detach
44 newly forked processes (legacy). */
46 /* Fork list data structure: */
49 struct fork_info *next;
51 int num; /* Convenient handle (GDB fork id) */
52 struct regcache *savedregs; /* Convenient for info fork, saves
53 having to actually switch contexts. */
54 int clobber_regs; /* True if we should restore saved regs. */
55 ULONGEST pc; /* PC for info fork. */
56 off_t *filepos; /* Set of open file descriptors' offsets. */
60 /* Fork list methods: */
65 return (fork_list != NULL);
68 /* Add a fork to internal fork list.
69 Called from linux child_follow_fork. */
71 extern struct fork_info *
76 if (fork_list == NULL && pid != PIDGET (inferior_ptid))
78 /* Special case -- if this is the first fork in the list
79 (the list is hitherto empty), and if this new fork is
80 NOT the current inferior_ptid, then add inferior_ptid
81 first, as a special zeroeth fork id. */
82 highest_fork_num = -1;
83 add_fork (PIDGET (inferior_ptid)); /* safe recursion */
86 fp = XZALLOC (struct fork_info);
87 fp->ptid = ptid_build (pid, pid, 0);
88 fp->num = ++highest_fork_num;
95 free_fork (struct fork_info *fp)
97 /* Notes on step-resume breakpoints: since this is a concern for
98 threads, let's convince ourselves that it's not a concern for
99 forks. There are two ways for a fork_info to be created. First,
100 by the checkpoint command, in which case we're at a gdb prompt
101 and there can't be any step-resume breakpoint. Second, by a fork
102 in the user program, in which case we *may* have stepped into the
103 fork call, but regardless of whether we follow the parent or the
104 child, we will return to the same place and the step-resume
105 breakpoint, if any, will take care of itself as usual. And
106 unlike threads, we do not save a private copy of the step-resume
107 breakpoint -- so we're OK. */
112 regcache_xfree (fp->savedregs);
120 delete_fork (ptid_t ptid)
122 struct fork_info *fp, *fpprev;
126 for (fp = fork_list; fp; fpprev = fp, fp = fp->next)
127 if (ptid_equal (fp->ptid, ptid))
134 fpprev->next = fp->next;
136 fork_list = fp->next;
140 /* Special case: if there is now only one process in the list,
141 and if it is (hopefully!) the current inferior_ptid, then
142 remove it, leaving the list empty -- we're now down to the
143 default case of debugging a single process. */
144 if (fork_list != NULL && fork_list->next == NULL &&
145 ptid_equal (fork_list->ptid, inferior_ptid))
147 /* Last fork -- delete from list and handle as solo process
148 (should be a safe recursion). */
149 delete_fork (inferior_ptid);
153 /* Find a fork_info by matching PTID. */
154 static struct fork_info *
155 find_fork_ptid (ptid_t ptid)
157 struct fork_info *fp;
159 for (fp = fork_list; fp; fp = fp->next)
160 if (ptid_equal (fp->ptid, ptid))
166 /* Find a fork_info by matching ID. */
167 static struct fork_info *
168 find_fork_id (int num)
170 struct fork_info *fp;
172 for (fp = fork_list; fp; fp = fp->next)
179 /* Find a fork_info by matching pid. */
180 extern struct fork_info *
181 find_fork_pid (pid_t pid)
183 struct fork_info *fp;
185 for (fp = fork_list; fp; fp = fp->next)
186 if (pid == ptid_get_pid (fp->ptid))
193 fork_id_to_ptid (int num)
195 struct fork_info *fork = find_fork_id (num);
199 return pid_to_ptid (-1);
203 init_fork_list (void)
205 struct fork_info *fp, *fpnext;
210 for (fp = fork_list; fp; fp = fpnext)
213 delete_inferior (ptid_get_pid (fp->ptid));
220 /* Fork list <-> gdb interface. */
222 /* Utility function for fork_load/fork_save.
223 Calls lseek in the (current) inferior process. */
226 call_lseek (int fd, off_t offset, int whence)
230 snprintf (&exp[0], sizeof (exp), "lseek (%d, %ld, %d)",
231 fd, (long) offset, whence);
232 return (off_t) parse_and_eval_long (&exp[0]);
235 /* Load infrun state for the fork PTID. */
238 fork_load_infrun_state (struct fork_info *fp)
240 extern void nullify_last_target_wait_ptid ();
243 inferior_ptid = fp->ptid;
245 linux_nat_switch_fork (inferior_ptid);
247 if (fp->savedregs && fp->clobber_regs)
248 regcache_cpy (get_current_regcache (), fp->savedregs);
250 registers_changed ();
251 reinit_frame_cache ();
253 stop_pc = regcache_read_pc (get_current_regcache ());
254 nullify_last_target_wait_ptid ();
256 /* Now restore the file positions of open file descriptors. */
259 for (i = 0; i <= fp->maxfd; i++)
260 if (fp->filepos[i] != (off_t) -1)
261 call_lseek (i, fp->filepos[i], SEEK_SET);
262 /* NOTE: I can get away with using SEEK_SET and SEEK_CUR because
263 this is native-only. If it ever has to be cross, we'll have
268 /* Save infrun state for the fork PTID.
269 Exported for use by linux child_follow_fork. */
272 fork_save_infrun_state (struct fork_info *fp, int clobber_regs)
274 char path[MAXPATHLEN];
279 regcache_xfree (fp->savedregs);
281 fp->savedregs = regcache_dup (get_current_regcache ());
282 fp->clobber_regs = clobber_regs;
283 fp->pc = regcache_read_pc (get_current_regcache ());
287 /* Now save the 'state' (file position) of all open file descriptors.
288 Unfortunately fork does not take care of that for us... */
289 snprintf (path, MAXPATHLEN, "/proc/%ld/fd", (long) PIDGET (fp->ptid));
290 if ((d = opendir (path)) != NULL)
295 while ((de = readdir (d)) != NULL)
297 /* Count open file descriptors (actually find highest
299 tmp = strtol (&de->d_name[0], NULL, 10);
303 /* Allocate array of file positions. */
304 fp->filepos = xrealloc (fp->filepos,
305 (fp->maxfd + 1) * sizeof (*fp->filepos));
307 /* Initialize to -1 (invalid). */
308 for (tmp = 0; tmp <= fp->maxfd; tmp++)
309 fp->filepos[tmp] = -1;
311 /* Now find actual file positions. */
313 while ((de = readdir (d)) != NULL)
314 if (isdigit (de->d_name[0]))
316 tmp = strtol (&de->d_name[0], NULL, 10);
317 fp->filepos[tmp] = call_lseek (tmp, 0, SEEK_CUR);
324 /* Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out... */
327 linux_fork_killall (void)
329 /* Walk list and kill every pid. No need to treat the
330 current inferior_ptid as special (we do not return a
331 status for it) -- however any process may be a child
332 or a parent, so may get a SIGCHLD from a previously
333 killed child. Wait them all out. */
334 struct fork_info *fp;
338 for (fp = fork_list; fp; fp = fp->next)
340 pid = PIDGET (fp->ptid);
342 /* Use SIGKILL instead of PTRACE_KILL because the former works even
343 if the thread is running, while the later doesn't. */
345 ret = waitpid (pid, &status, 0);
346 /* We might get a SIGCHLD instead of an exit status. This is
347 aggravated by the first kill above - a child has just
348 died. MVS comment cut-and-pasted from linux-nat. */
349 } while (ret == pid && WIFSTOPPED (status));
351 init_fork_list (); /* Clear list, prepare to start fresh. */
354 /* The current inferior_ptid has exited, but there are other viable
355 forks to debug. Delete the exiting one and context-switch to the
359 linux_fork_mourn_inferior (void)
361 /* Wait just one more time to collect the inferior's exit status.
362 Do not check whether this succeeds though, since we may be
363 dealing with a process that we attached to. Such a process will
364 only report its exit status to its original parent. */
367 waitpid (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid), &status, 0);
369 /* OK, presumably inferior_ptid is the one who has exited.
370 We need to delete that one from the fork_list, and switch
371 to the next available fork. */
372 delete_fork (inferior_ptid);
373 /* Delete process from GDB's inferior list. */
374 delete_inferior (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
376 /* There should still be a fork - if there's only one left,
377 delete_fork won't remove it, because we haven't updated
378 inferior_ptid yet. */
379 gdb_assert (fork_list);
381 fork_load_infrun_state (fork_list);
382 printf_filtered (_("[Switching to %s]\n"),
383 target_pid_to_str (inferior_ptid));
385 /* If there's only one fork, switch back to non-fork mode. */
386 if (fork_list->next == NULL)
387 delete_fork (inferior_ptid);
390 /* The current inferior_ptid is being detached, but there are other
391 viable forks to debug. Detach and delete it and context-switch to
392 the first available. */
395 linux_fork_detach (char *args, int from_tty)
397 /* OK, inferior_ptid is the one we are detaching from. We need to
398 delete it from the fork_list, and switch to the next available
401 if (ptrace (PTRACE_DETACH, PIDGET (inferior_ptid), 0, 0))
402 error (_("Unable to detach %s"), target_pid_to_str (inferior_ptid));
404 delete_fork (inferior_ptid);
405 /* Delete process from GDB's inferior list. */
406 delete_inferior (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid));
408 /* There should still be a fork - if there's only one left,
409 delete_fork won't remove it, because we haven't updated
410 inferior_ptid yet. */
411 gdb_assert (fork_list);
413 fork_load_infrun_state (fork_list);
416 printf_filtered (_("[Switching to %s]\n"),
417 target_pid_to_str (inferior_ptid));
419 /* If there's only one fork, switch back to non-fork mode. */
420 if (fork_list->next == NULL)
421 delete_fork (inferior_ptid);
424 /* Fork list <-> user interface. */
427 delete_fork_command (char *args, int from_tty)
432 error (_("Requires argument (fork/checkpoint id to delete)"));
434 ptid = fork_id_to_ptid (parse_and_eval_long (args));
435 if (ptid_equal (ptid, minus_one_ptid))
436 error (_("No such fork/checkpoint id, %s"), args);
438 if (ptid_equal (ptid, inferior_ptid))
439 error (_("Please switch to another fork/checkpoint before deleting the current one"));
441 if (ptrace (PTRACE_KILL, PIDGET (ptid), 0, 0))
442 error (_("Unable to kill pid %s"), target_pid_to_str (ptid));
445 printf_filtered (_("Killed %s\n"), target_pid_to_str (ptid));
448 /* Delete process from GDB's inferior list. */
449 delete_inferior (ptid_get_pid (ptid));
453 detach_fork_command (char *args, int from_tty)
458 error (_("Requires argument (fork id to detach)"));
460 ptid = fork_id_to_ptid (parse_and_eval_long (args));
461 if (ptid_equal (ptid, minus_one_ptid))
462 error (_("No such fork id, %s"), args);
464 if (ptid_equal (ptid, inferior_ptid))
465 error (_("Please switch to another fork before detaching the current one"));
467 if (ptrace (PTRACE_DETACH, PIDGET (ptid), 0, 0))
468 error (_("Unable to detach %s"), target_pid_to_str (ptid));
471 printf_filtered (_("Detached %s\n"), target_pid_to_str (ptid));
474 /* Delete process from GDB's process table. */
475 detach_inferior (ptid_get_pid (ptid));
478 /* Print information about currently known forks. */
481 info_forks_command (char *arg, int from_tty)
483 struct frame_info *cur_frame;
484 struct symtab_and_line sal;
485 struct symtab *cur_symtab;
486 struct fork_info *fp;
490 struct fork_info *printed = NULL;
493 requested = (int) parse_and_eval_long (arg);
495 for (fp = fork_list; fp; fp = fp->next)
497 if (requested > 0 && fp->num != requested)
501 if (ptid_equal (fp->ptid, inferior_ptid))
503 printf_filtered ("* ");
504 pc = regcache_read_pc (get_current_regcache ());
508 printf_filtered (" ");
511 printf_filtered ("%d %s", fp->num, target_pid_to_str (fp->ptid));
513 printf_filtered (_(" (main process)"));
514 printf_filtered (_(" at "));
515 fputs_filtered (paddress (pc), gdb_stdout);
517 sal = find_pc_line (pc, 0);
520 char *tmp = strrchr (sal.symtab->filename, '/');
523 printf_filtered (_(", file %s"), tmp + 1);
525 printf_filtered (_(", file %s"), sal.symtab->filename);
528 printf_filtered (_(", line %d"), sal.line);
529 if (!sal.symtab && !sal.line)
531 struct minimal_symbol *msym;
533 msym = lookup_minimal_symbol_by_pc (pc);
535 printf_filtered (", <%s>", SYMBOL_LINKAGE_NAME (msym));
538 putchar_filtered ('\n');
543 printf_filtered (_("No fork number %d.\n"), requested);
545 printf_filtered (_("No forks.\n"));
549 /* Save/restore mode variable 'detach_fork':
550 We need to temporarily take over this mode variable, while
551 preserving the user-specified state, and make sure that it
552 gets restored in case of error.
554 The int pointer that we use comes from the caller, so we can
555 be called more than once (even though currently we don't need to). */
558 restore_detach_fork (void *arg)
560 detach_fork = *(int *) arg;
563 static struct cleanup *
564 save_detach_fork (int *saved_val)
566 *saved_val = detach_fork;
567 return make_cleanup (restore_detach_fork, (void *) saved_val);
571 checkpoint_command (char *args, int from_tty)
573 struct objfile *fork_objf;
574 struct gdbarch *gdbarch;
575 struct target_waitstatus last_target_waitstatus;
576 ptid_t last_target_ptid;
577 struct value *fork_fn = NULL, *ret;
578 struct fork_info *fp;
580 struct cleanup *old_chain;
582 /* Make this temp var static, 'cause it's used in the error context. */
583 static int temp_detach_fork;
585 /* Remove breakpoints, so that they are not inserted
586 in the forked process. */
587 remove_breakpoints ();
589 /* Make the inferior fork, record its (and gdb's) state. */
591 if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("fork", NULL, NULL) != NULL)
592 fork_fn = find_function_in_inferior ("fork", &fork_objf);
594 if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("_fork", NULL, NULL) != NULL)
595 fork_fn = find_function_in_inferior ("fork", &fork_objf);
597 error (_("checkpoint: can't find fork function in inferior."));
599 gdbarch = get_objfile_arch (fork_objf);
600 ret = value_from_longest (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int, 0);
601 old_chain = save_detach_fork (&temp_detach_fork);
603 ret = call_function_by_hand (fork_fn, 0, &ret);
604 do_cleanups (old_chain);
605 if (!ret) /* Probably can't happen. */
606 error (_("checkpoint: call_function_by_hand returned null."));
608 retpid = value_as_long (ret);
609 get_last_target_status (&last_target_ptid, &last_target_waitstatus);
614 printf_filtered (_("checkpoint: fork returned pid %ld.\n"),
618 parent_pid = ptid_get_lwp (last_target_ptid);
620 parent_pid = ptid_get_pid (last_target_ptid);
621 printf_filtered (_(" gdb says parent = %ld.\n"),
626 fp = find_fork_pid (retpid);
628 error (_("Failed to find new fork"));
629 fork_save_infrun_state (fp, 1);
630 insert_breakpoints ();
634 linux_fork_context (struct fork_info *newfp, int from_tty)
636 /* Now we attempt to switch processes. */
637 struct fork_info *oldfp;
641 gdb_assert (newfp != NULL);
643 oldfp = find_fork_ptid (inferior_ptid);
644 gdb_assert (oldfp != NULL);
646 fork_save_infrun_state (oldfp, 1);
647 remove_breakpoints ();
648 fork_load_infrun_state (newfp);
649 insert_breakpoints ();
651 printf_filtered (_("Switching to %s\n"),
652 target_pid_to_str (inferior_ptid));
654 print_stack_frame (get_selected_frame (NULL), 1, SRC_AND_LOC);
657 /* Switch inferior process (fork) context, by process id. */
659 process_command (char *args, int from_tty)
661 struct fork_info *fp;
664 error (_("Requires argument (process id to switch to)"));
666 if ((fp = find_fork_pid (parse_and_eval_long (args))) == NULL)
667 error (_("Not found: process id %s"), args);
669 linux_fork_context (fp, from_tty);
672 /* Switch inferior process (fork) context, by fork id. */
674 fork_command (char *args, int from_tty)
676 struct fork_info *fp;
679 error (_("Requires argument (fork id to switch to)"));
681 if ((fp = find_fork_id (parse_and_eval_long (args))) == NULL)
682 error (_("Not found: fork id %s"), args);
684 linux_fork_context (fp, from_tty);
687 /* Switch inferior process (fork) context, by checkpoint id. */
689 restart_command (char *args, int from_tty)
691 struct fork_info *fp;
694 error (_("Requires argument (checkpoint id to restart)"));
696 if ((fp = find_fork_id (parse_and_eval_long (args))) == NULL)
697 error (_("Not found: checkpoint id %s"), args);
699 linux_fork_context (fp, from_tty);
703 _initialize_linux_fork (void)
707 /* Set/show detach-on-fork: user-settable mode. */
709 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("detach-on-fork", class_obscure, &detach_fork, _("\
710 Set whether gdb will detach the child of a fork."), _("\
711 Show whether gdb will detach the child of a fork."), _("\
712 Tells gdb whether to detach the child of a fork."),
713 NULL, NULL, &setlist, &showlist);
715 /* Set/show restart-auto-finish: user-settable count. Causes the
716 first "restart" of a fork to do some number of "finish" commands
717 before returning to user.
719 Useful because otherwise the virgin fork process will be stopped
720 somewhere in the un-interesting fork system call. */
722 /* Checkpoint command: create a fork of the inferior process
723 and set it aside for later debugging. */
725 add_com ("checkpoint", class_obscure, checkpoint_command, _("\
726 Fork a duplicate process (experimental)."));
728 /* Restart command: restore the context of a specified fork
729 process. May be used for "program forks" as well as for
730 "debugger forks" (checkpoints). */
732 add_com ("restart", class_obscure, restart_command, _("\
733 restart <n>: restore program context from a checkpoint.\n\
734 Argument 'n' is checkpoint ID, as displayed by 'info checkpoints'."));
736 /* Delete checkpoint command: kill the process and remove it from
739 add_cmd ("checkpoint", class_obscure, delete_fork_command, _("\
740 Delete a fork/checkpoint (experimental)."),
743 /* Detach checkpoint command: release the process to run independently,
744 and remove it from the fork list. */
746 add_cmd ("checkpoint", class_obscure, detach_fork_command, _("\
747 Detach from a fork/checkpoint (experimental)."),
750 /* Info checkpoints command: list all forks/checkpoints
751 currently under gdb's control. */
753 add_info ("checkpoints", info_forks_command,
754 _("IDs of currently known forks/checkpoints."));
756 /* Command aliases (let "fork" and "checkpoint" be used
759 add_alias_cmd ("fork", "checkpoint", class_obscure, 1, &deletelist);
760 add_alias_cmd ("fork", "checkpoint", class_obscure, 1, &detachlist);
761 add_info_alias ("forks", "checkpoints", 0);
763 /* "fork <n>" (by analogy to "thread <n>"). */
764 add_com ("fork", class_obscure, fork_command, _("\
765 fork <n>: Switch between forked processes.\n\
766 Argument 'n' is fork ID, as displayed by 'info forks'."));
768 /* "process <proc id>" as opposed to "fork <fork id>". */
769 add_com ("process", class_obscure, process_command, _("\
770 process <pid>: Switch between forked processes.\n\
771 Argument 'pid' is process ID, as displayed by 'info forks' or 'shell ps'."));