gdb/

	* configure.ac (AC_CHECK_FUNCS): Check for setrlimit and getrlimit.
	* configure: Regenerate.
	* config.in: Regenerate.
	* utils.c: Include sys/resource.h.
	(dump_core, can_dump_core): New.
	(internal_vproblem): Update the comment.  Check can_dump_core while
	setting dump_core_p.  Replace two abort calls by dump_core calls.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 13f6a90..c6bd7b1 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2010-01-15  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+
+       * configure.ac (AC_CHECK_FUNCS): Check for setrlimit and getrlimit.
+       * configure: Regenerate.
+       * config.in: Regenerate.
+       * utils.c: Include sys/resource.h.
+       (dump_core, can_dump_core): New.
+       (internal_vproblem): Update the comment.  Check can_dump_core while
+       setting dump_core_p.  Replace two abort calls by dump_core calls.
+
 2010-01-14  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
            Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 

diff --git a/gdb/config.in b/gdb/config.in
index f9cad98..ebde876 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/config.in
+++ b/gdb/config.in
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `getpagesize' function. */
 #undef HAVE_GETPAGESIZE
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `getrlimit' function. */
+#undef HAVE_GETRLIMIT
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `getrusage' function. */
 #undef HAVE_GETRUSAGE
 
@@ -366,6 +369,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `setpgrp' function. */
 #undef HAVE_SETPGRP
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `setrlimit' function. */
+#undef HAVE_SETRLIMIT
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `setsid' function. */
 #undef HAVE_SETSID
 

diff --git a/gdb/configure b/gdb/configure
index ff49f1d..7f26c64 100755 (executable)
--- a/gdb/configure
+++ b/gdb/configure
@@ -11233,7 +11233,8 @@ fi
 for ac_func in canonicalize_file_name realpath getrusage getuid \
                getgid pipe poll pread64 sbrk setpgid setpgrp setsid \
                sigaction sigprocmask sigsetmask socketpair syscall \
-               ttrace wborder setlocale iconvlist libiconvlist btowc
+               ttrace wborder setlocale iconvlist libiconvlist btowc \
+               setrlimit getrlimit
 do :
   as_ac_var=`$as_echo "ac_cv_func_$ac_func" | $as_tr_sh`
 ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "$ac_func" "$as_ac_var"

diff --git a/gdb/configure.ac b/gdb/configure.ac
index 4831ab0..ebb0a95 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/configure.ac
+++ b/gdb/configure.ac
@@ -801,7 +801,8 @@ AC_FUNC_VFORK
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([canonicalize_file_name realpath getrusage getuid \
                getgid pipe poll pread64 sbrk setpgid setpgrp setsid \
                sigaction sigprocmask sigsetmask socketpair syscall \
-               ttrace wborder setlocale iconvlist libiconvlist btowc])
+               ttrace wborder setlocale iconvlist libiconvlist btowc \
+               setrlimit getrlimit])
 AM_LANGINFO_CODESET
 
 # Check the return and argument types of ptrace.  No canned test for

diff --git a/gdb/utils.c b/gdb/utils.c
index f72a9e3..82a66a1 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/utils.c
+++ b/gdb/utils.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include "event-top.h"
 #include "exceptions.h"
 #include "gdbthread.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#endif /* HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H */
 
 #ifdef TUI
 #include "tui/tui.h"           /* For tui_get_command_dimension.   */
@@ -843,6 +846,44 @@ error_stream (struct ui_file *stream)
   error (("%s"), message);
 }
 
+/* Dump core trying to increase the core soft limit to hard limit first.  */
+
+static void
+dump_core (void)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_SETRLIMIT
+  struct rlimit rlim = { RLIM_INFINITY, RLIM_INFINITY };
+
+  setrlimit (RLIMIT_CORE, &rlim);
+#endif /* HAVE_SETRLIMIT */
+
+  abort ();            /* NOTE: GDB has only three calls to abort().  */
+}
+
+/* Check whether GDB will be able to dump core using the dump_core function.  */
+
+static int
+can_dump_core (const char *reason)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_GETRLIMIT
+  struct rlimit rlim;
+
+  /* Be quiet and assume we can dump if an error is returned.  */
+  if (getrlimit (RLIMIT_CORE, &rlim) != 0)
+    return 1;
+
+  if (rlim.rlim_max == 0)
+    {
+      fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stderr,
+                         _("%s\nUnable to dump core, use `ulimit -c unlimited'"
+                           " before executing GDB next time.\n"), reason);
+      return 0;
+    }
+#endif /* HAVE_GETRLIMIT */
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
 /* Allow the user to configure the debugger behavior with respect to
    what to do when an internal problem is detected.  */
 
@@ -893,7 +934,7 @@ internal_vproblem (struct internal_problem *problem,
       case 1:
        dejavu = 2;
        fputs_unfiltered (msg, gdb_stderr);
-       abort ();       /* NOTE: GDB has only four calls to abort().  */
+       abort ();       /* NOTE: GDB has only three calls to abort().  */
       default:
        dejavu = 3;
         /* Newer GLIBC versions put the warn_unused_result attribute
@@ -902,7 +943,7 @@ internal_vproblem (struct internal_problem *problem,
            does not fix this problem.  This is the solution suggested
            at http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25509.  */
        if (write (STDERR_FILENO, msg, sizeof (msg)) != sizeof (msg))
-          abort (); /* NOTE: GDB has only four calls to abort().  */
+          abort (); /* NOTE: GDB has only three calls to abort().  */
        exit (1);
       }
   }
@@ -951,13 +992,18 @@ further debugging may prove unreliable.", file, line, problem->name, msg);
 
   if (problem->should_dump_core == internal_problem_ask)
     {
-      /* Default (yes/batch case) is to dump core.  This leaves a GDB
-         `dropping' so that it is easier to see that something went
-         wrong in GDB.  */
-      dump_core_p = query (_("%s\nCreate a core file of GDB? "), reason);
+      if (!can_dump_core (reason))
+       dump_core_p = 0;
+      else
+       {
+         /* Default (yes/batch case) is to dump core.  This leaves a GDB
+            `dropping' so that it is easier to see that something went
+            wrong in GDB.  */
+         dump_core_p = query (_("%s\nCreate a core file of GDB? "), reason);
+       }
     }
   else if (problem->should_dump_core == internal_problem_yes)
-    dump_core_p = 1;
+    dump_core_p = can_dump_core (reason);
   else if (problem->should_dump_core == internal_problem_no)
     dump_core_p = 0;
   else
@@ -966,7 +1012,7 @@ further debugging may prove unreliable.", file, line, problem->name, msg);
   if (quit_p)
     {
       if (dump_core_p)
-       abort ();               /* NOTE: GDB has only four calls to abort().  */
+       dump_core ();
       else
        exit (1);
     }
@@ -976,7 +1022,7 @@ further debugging may prove unreliable.", file, line, problem->name, msg);
        {
 #ifdef HAVE_WORKING_FORK
          if (fork () == 0)
-           abort ();           /* NOTE: GDB has only four calls to abort().  */
+           dump_core ();
 #endif
        }
     }