1 /* Perform an inferior function call, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
3 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
4 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
5 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
7 This file is part of GDB.
9 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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
12 (at your option) any later version.
14 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
15 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
17 GNU General Public License for more details.
19 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
20 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
23 #include "breakpoint.h"
27 #include "gdb_assert.h"
34 #include "gdb_string.h"
36 #include "dummy-frame.h"
38 #include "gdbthread.h"
39 #include "exceptions.h"
41 /* If we can't find a function's name from its address,
42 we print this instead. */
43 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT "at 0x%s"
44 #define RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE (sizeof (RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT) \
45 + 2 * sizeof (CORE_ADDR))
47 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-04-16: What's the future of this code?
49 GDB needs an asynchronous expression evaluator, that means an
50 asynchronous inferior function call implementation, and that in
51 turn means restructuring the code so that it is event driven. */
53 /* How you should pass arguments to a function depends on whether it
54 was defined in K&R style or prototype style. If you define a
55 function using the K&R syntax that takes a `float' argument, then
56 callers must pass that argument as a `double'. If you define the
57 function using the prototype syntax, then you must pass the
58 argument as a `float', with no promotion.
60 Unfortunately, on certain older platforms, the debug info doesn't
61 indicate reliably how each function was defined. A function type's
62 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag may be clear, even if the function was
63 defined in prototype style. When calling a function whose
64 TYPE_FLAG_PROTOTYPED flag is clear, GDB consults this flag to
67 For modern targets, it is proper to assume that, if the prototype
68 flag is clear, that can be trusted: `float' arguments should be
69 promoted to `double'. For some older targets, if the prototype
70 flag is clear, that doesn't tell us anything. The default is to
71 trust the debug information; the user can override this behavior
72 with "set coerce-float-to-double 0". */
74 static int coerce_float_to_double_p
= 1;
76 show_coerce_float_to_double_p (struct ui_file
*file
, int from_tty
,
77 struct cmd_list_element
*c
, const char *value
)
79 fprintf_filtered (file
, _("\
80 Coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions is %s.\n"),
84 /* This boolean tells what gdb should do if a signal is received while
85 in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb unwinds
86 the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the
89 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received. */
91 int unwind_on_signal_p
= 0;
93 show_unwind_on_signal_p (struct ui_file
*file
, int from_tty
,
94 struct cmd_list_element
*c
, const char *value
)
96 fprintf_filtered (file
, _("\
97 Unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy is %s.\n"),
102 /* Perform the standard coercions that are specified
103 for arguments to be passed to C or Ada functions.
105 If PARAM_TYPE is non-NULL, it is the expected parameter type.
106 IS_PROTOTYPED is non-zero if the function declaration is prototyped.
107 SP is the stack pointer were additional data can be pushed (updating
108 its value as needed). */
110 static struct value
*
111 value_arg_coerce (struct gdbarch
*gdbarch
, struct value
*arg
,
112 struct type
*param_type
, int is_prototyped
, CORE_ADDR
*sp
)
114 const struct builtin_type
*builtin
= builtin_type (gdbarch
);
115 struct type
*arg_type
= check_typedef (value_type (arg
));
117 = param_type
? check_typedef (param_type
) : arg_type
;
119 /* Perform any Ada-specific coercion first. */
120 if (current_language
->la_language
== language_ada
)
121 arg
= ada_convert_actual (arg
, type
, sp
);
123 /* Force the value to the target if we will need its address. At
124 this point, we could allocate arguments on the stack instead of
125 calling malloc if we knew that their addresses would not be
126 saved by the called function. */
127 arg
= value_coerce_to_target (arg
);
129 switch (TYPE_CODE (type
))
133 struct value
*new_value
;
135 if (TYPE_CODE (arg_type
) == TYPE_CODE_REF
)
136 return value_cast_pointers (type
, arg
);
138 /* Cast the value to the reference's target type, and then
139 convert it back to a reference. This will issue an error
140 if the value was not previously in memory - in some cases
141 we should clearly be allowing this, but how? */
142 new_value
= value_cast (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type
), arg
);
143 new_value
= value_ref (new_value
);
150 /* If we don't have a prototype, coerce to integer type if necessary. */
153 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type
) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin
->builtin_int
))
154 type
= builtin
->builtin_int
;
156 /* Currently all target ABIs require at least the width of an integer
157 type for an argument. We may have to conditionalize the following
158 type coercion for future targets. */
159 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type
) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin
->builtin_int
))
160 type
= builtin
->builtin_int
;
163 if (!is_prototyped
&& coerce_float_to_double_p
)
165 if (TYPE_LENGTH (type
) < TYPE_LENGTH (builtin
->builtin_double
))
166 type
= builtin
->builtin_double
;
167 else if (TYPE_LENGTH (type
) > TYPE_LENGTH (builtin
->builtin_double
))
168 type
= builtin
->builtin_long_double
;
172 type
= lookup_pointer_type (type
);
174 case TYPE_CODE_ARRAY
:
175 /* Arrays are coerced to pointers to their first element, unless
176 they are vectors, in which case we want to leave them alone,
177 because they are passed by value. */
178 if (current_language
->c_style_arrays
)
179 if (!TYPE_VECTOR (type
))
180 type
= lookup_pointer_type (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type
));
182 case TYPE_CODE_UNDEF
:
184 case TYPE_CODE_STRUCT
:
185 case TYPE_CODE_UNION
:
188 case TYPE_CODE_RANGE
:
189 case TYPE_CODE_STRING
:
190 case TYPE_CODE_BITSTRING
:
191 case TYPE_CODE_ERROR
:
192 case TYPE_CODE_MEMBERPTR
:
193 case TYPE_CODE_METHODPTR
:
194 case TYPE_CODE_METHOD
:
195 case TYPE_CODE_COMPLEX
:
200 return value_cast (type
, arg
);
203 /* Determine a function's address and its return type from its value.
204 Calls error() if the function is not valid for calling. */
207 find_function_addr (struct value
*function
, struct type
**retval_type
)
209 struct type
*ftype
= check_typedef (value_type (function
));
210 enum type_code code
= TYPE_CODE (ftype
);
211 struct type
*value_type
= NULL
;
214 /* If it's a member function, just look at the function
217 /* Determine address to call. */
218 if (code
== TYPE_CODE_FUNC
|| code
== TYPE_CODE_METHOD
)
220 funaddr
= VALUE_ADDRESS (function
);
221 value_type
= TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype
);
223 else if (code
== TYPE_CODE_PTR
)
225 funaddr
= value_as_address (function
);
226 ftype
= check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype
));
227 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype
) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC
228 || TYPE_CODE (ftype
) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD
)
230 funaddr
= gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (current_gdbarch
,
233 value_type
= TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype
);
236 else if (code
== TYPE_CODE_INT
)
238 /* Handle the case of functions lacking debugging info.
239 Their values are characters since their addresses are char */
240 if (TYPE_LENGTH (ftype
) == 1)
241 funaddr
= value_as_address (value_addr (function
));
244 /* Handle function descriptors lacking debug info. */
245 int found_descriptor
= 0;
246 if (VALUE_LVAL (function
) == lval_memory
)
249 funaddr
= value_as_address (value_addr (function
));
251 funaddr
= gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (current_gdbarch
,
254 if (funaddr
!= nfunaddr
)
255 found_descriptor
= 1;
257 if (!found_descriptor
)
258 /* Handle integer used as address of a function. */
259 funaddr
= (CORE_ADDR
) value_as_long (function
);
263 error (_("Invalid data type for function to be called."));
265 if (retval_type
!= NULL
)
266 *retval_type
= value_type
;
267 return funaddr
+ gdbarch_deprecated_function_start_offset (current_gdbarch
);
270 /* For CALL_DUMMY_ON_STACK, push a breakpoint sequence that the called
271 function returns to. */
274 push_dummy_code (struct gdbarch
*gdbarch
,
275 CORE_ADDR sp
, CORE_ADDR funaddr
,
276 struct value
**args
, int nargs
,
277 struct type
*value_type
,
278 CORE_ADDR
*real_pc
, CORE_ADDR
*bp_addr
,
279 struct regcache
*regcache
)
281 gdb_assert (gdbarch_push_dummy_code_p (gdbarch
));
283 return gdbarch_push_dummy_code (gdbarch
, sp
, funaddr
,
284 args
, nargs
, value_type
, real_pc
, bp_addr
,
288 /* Fetch the name of the function at FUNADDR.
289 This is used in printing an error message for call_function_by_hand.
290 BUF is used to print FUNADDR in hex if the function name cannot be
291 determined. It must be large enough to hold formatted result of
292 RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT. */
295 get_function_name (CORE_ADDR funaddr
, char *buf
, int buf_size
)
298 struct symbol
*symbol
= find_pc_function (funaddr
);
300 return SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (symbol
);
304 /* Try the minimal symbols. */
305 struct minimal_symbol
*msymbol
= lookup_minimal_symbol_by_pc (funaddr
);
307 return SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (msymbol
);
311 char *tmp
= xstrprintf (_(RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_FORMAT
),
312 hex_string (funaddr
));
313 gdb_assert (strlen (tmp
) + 1 <= buf_size
);
320 /* Subroutine of call_function_by_hand to simplify it.
321 Start up the inferior and wait for it to stop.
322 Return the exception if there's an error, or an exception with
323 reason >= 0 if there's no error.
325 This is done inside a TRY_CATCH so the caller needn't worry about
326 thrown errors. The caller should rethrow if there's an error. */
328 static struct gdb_exception
329 run_inferior_call (struct thread_info
*call_thread
, CORE_ADDR real_pc
)
331 volatile struct gdb_exception e
;
333 int saved_in_infcall
= call_thread
->in_infcall
;
334 ptid_t call_thread_ptid
= call_thread
->ptid
;
335 char *saved_target_shortname
= xstrdup (target_shortname
);
337 call_thread
->in_infcall
= 1;
339 clear_proceed_status ();
341 disable_watchpoints_before_interactive_call_start ();
342 call_thread
->proceed_to_finish
= 1; /* We want stop_registers, please... */
344 if (target_can_async_p ())
345 saved_async
= target_async_mask (0);
347 TRY_CATCH (e
, RETURN_MASK_ALL
)
348 proceed (real_pc
, TARGET_SIGNAL_0
, 0);
350 /* At this point the current thread may have changed. Refresh
351 CALL_THREAD as it could be invalid if its thread has exited. */
352 call_thread
= find_thread_pid (call_thread_ptid
);
354 /* Don't restore the async mask if the target has changed,
355 saved_async is for the original target. */
357 && strcmp (saved_target_shortname
, target_shortname
) == 0)
358 target_async_mask (saved_async
);
360 enable_watchpoints_after_interactive_call_stop ();
362 /* Call breakpoint_auto_delete on the current contents of the bpstat
363 of inferior call thread.
364 If all error()s out of proceed ended up calling normal_stop
365 (and perhaps they should; it already does in the special case
366 of error out of resume()), then we wouldn't need this. */
369 if (call_thread
!= NULL
)
370 breakpoint_auto_delete (call_thread
->stop_bpstat
);
373 if (call_thread
!= NULL
)
374 call_thread
->in_infcall
= saved_in_infcall
;
376 xfree (saved_target_shortname
);
381 /* All this stuff with a dummy frame may seem unnecessarily complicated
382 (why not just save registers in GDB?). The purpose of pushing a dummy
383 frame which looks just like a real frame is so that if you call a
384 function and then hit a breakpoint (get a signal, etc), "backtrace"
385 will look right. Whether the backtrace needs to actually show the
386 stack at the time the inferior function was called is debatable, but
387 it certainly needs to not display garbage. So if you are contemplating
388 making dummy frames be different from normal frames, consider that. */
390 /* Perform a function call in the inferior.
391 ARGS is a vector of values of arguments (NARGS of them).
392 FUNCTION is a value, the function to be called.
393 Returns a value representing what the function returned.
394 May fail to return, if a breakpoint or signal is hit
395 during the execution of the function.
397 ARGS is modified to contain coerced values. */
400 call_function_by_hand (struct value
*function
, int nargs
, struct value
**args
)
403 struct type
*values_type
, *target_values_type
;
404 unsigned char struct_return
= 0, lang_struct_return
= 0;
405 CORE_ADDR struct_addr
= 0;
406 struct inferior_status
*inf_status
;
407 struct cleanup
*inf_status_cleanup
;
408 struct inferior_thread_state
*caller_state
;
409 struct cleanup
*caller_state_cleanup
;
412 struct type
*ftype
= check_typedef (value_type (function
));
414 struct frame_id dummy_id
;
415 struct cleanup
*args_cleanup
;
416 struct frame_info
*frame
;
417 struct gdbarch
*gdbarch
;
418 ptid_t call_thread_ptid
;
419 struct gdb_exception e
;
421 char name_buf
[RAW_FUNCTION_ADDRESS_SIZE
];
423 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype
) == TYPE_CODE_PTR
)
424 ftype
= check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (ftype
));
426 if (!target_has_execution
)
429 frame
= get_current_frame ();
430 gdbarch
= get_frame_arch (frame
);
432 if (!gdbarch_push_dummy_call_p (gdbarch
))
433 error (_("This target does not support function calls."));
435 /* A cleanup for the inferior status.
436 This is only needed while we're preparing the inferior function call. */
437 inf_status
= save_inferior_status ();
438 inf_status_cleanup
= make_cleanup_restore_inferior_status (inf_status
);
440 /* Save the caller's registers and other state associated with the
441 inferior itself so that they can be restored once the
442 callee returns. To allow nested calls the registers are (further
443 down) pushed onto a dummy frame stack. Include a cleanup (which
444 is tossed once the regcache has been pushed). */
445 caller_state
= save_inferior_thread_state ();
446 caller_state_cleanup
= make_cleanup_restore_inferior_thread_state (caller_state
);
448 /* Ensure that the initial SP is correctly aligned. */
450 CORE_ADDR old_sp
= get_frame_sp (frame
);
451 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch
))
453 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, old_sp
);
454 /* NOTE: cagney/2003-08-13: Skip the "red zone". For some
455 ABIs, a function can use memory beyond the inner most stack
456 address. AMD64 called that region the "red zone". Skip at
457 least the "red zone" size before allocating any space on
459 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch
, 1, 2))
460 sp
-= gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch
);
462 sp
+= gdbarch_frame_red_zone_size (gdbarch
);
464 gdb_assert (sp
== gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, sp
));
465 /* NOTE: cagney/2002-09-18:
467 On a RISC architecture, a void parameterless generic dummy
468 frame (i.e., no parameters, no result) typically does not
469 need to push anything the stack and hence can leave SP and
470 FP. Similarly, a frameless (possibly leaf) function does
471 not push anything on the stack and, hence, that too can
472 leave FP and SP unchanged. As a consequence, a sequence of
473 void parameterless generic dummy frame calls to frameless
474 functions will create a sequence of effectively identical
475 frames (SP, FP and TOS and PC the same). This, not
476 suprisingly, results in what appears to be a stack in an
477 infinite loop --- when GDB tries to find a generic dummy
478 frame on the internal dummy frame stack, it will always
481 To avoid this problem, the code below always grows the
482 stack. That way, two dummy frames can never be identical.
483 It does burn a few bytes of stack but that is a small price
487 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch
, 1, 2))
488 /* Stack grows down. */
489 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, old_sp
- 1);
491 /* Stack grows up. */
492 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, old_sp
+ 1);
494 gdb_assert ((gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch
, 1, 2)
496 || (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch
, 2, 1)
500 /* FIXME: cagney/2002-09-18: Hey, you loose!
502 Who knows how badly aligned the SP is!
504 If the generic dummy frame ends up empty (because nothing is
505 pushed) GDB won't be able to correctly perform back traces.
506 If a target is having trouble with backtraces, first thing to
507 do is add FRAME_ALIGN() to the architecture vector. If that
508 fails, try dummy_id().
510 If the ABI specifies a "Red Zone" (see the doco) the code
511 below will quietly trash it. */
515 funaddr
= find_function_addr (function
, &values_type
);
517 values_type
= builtin_type (gdbarch
)->builtin_int
;
519 CHECK_TYPEDEF (values_type
);
521 /* Are we returning a value using a structure return (passing a
522 hidden argument pointing to storage) or a normal value return?
523 There are two cases: language-mandated structure return and
524 target ABI structure return. The variable STRUCT_RETURN only
525 describes the latter. The language version is handled by passing
526 the return location as the first parameter to the function,
527 even preceding "this". This is different from the target
528 ABI version, which is target-specific; for instance, on ia64
529 the first argument is passed in out0 but the hidden structure
530 return pointer would normally be passed in r8. */
532 if (language_pass_by_reference (values_type
))
534 lang_struct_return
= 1;
536 /* Tell the target specific argument pushing routine not to
538 target_values_type
= builtin_type_void
;
542 struct_return
= using_struct_return (value_type (function
), values_type
);
543 target_values_type
= values_type
;
546 /* Determine the location of the breakpoint (and possibly other
547 stuff) that the called function will return to. The SPARC, for a
548 function returning a structure or union, needs to make space for
549 not just the breakpoint but also an extra word containing the
550 size (?) of the structure being passed. */
552 /* The actual breakpoint (at BP_ADDR) is inserted separatly so there
553 is no need to write that out. */
555 switch (gdbarch_call_dummy_location (gdbarch
))
558 sp
= push_dummy_code (gdbarch
, sp
, funaddr
,
559 args
, nargs
, target_values_type
,
560 &real_pc
, &bp_addr
, get_current_regcache ());
564 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr
;
567 dummy_addr
= entry_point_address ();
568 /* Make certain that the address points at real code, and not a
569 function descriptor. */
570 dummy_addr
= gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch
,
573 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint, so
574 its address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
575 bp_addr
= dummy_addr
;
579 /* Some executables define a symbol __CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS whose
580 address is the location where the breakpoint should be
581 placed. Once all targets are using the overhauled frame code
582 this can be deleted - ON_STACK is a better option. */
584 struct minimal_symbol
*sym
;
585 CORE_ADDR dummy_addr
;
587 sym
= lookup_minimal_symbol ("__CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS", NULL
, NULL
);
590 dummy_addr
= SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (sym
);
592 dummy_addr
= entry_point_address ();
593 /* Make certain that the address points at real code, and not
594 a function descriptor. */
595 dummy_addr
= gdbarch_convert_from_func_ptr_addr (gdbarch
,
598 /* A call dummy always consists of just a single breakpoint,
599 so it's address is the same as the address of the dummy. */
600 bp_addr
= dummy_addr
;
604 internal_error (__FILE__
, __LINE__
, _("bad switch"));
607 if (nargs
< TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype
))
608 error (_("Too few arguments in function call."));
612 for (i
= nargs
- 1; i
>= 0; i
--)
615 struct type
*param_type
;
617 /* FIXME drow/2002-05-31: Should just always mark methods as
618 prototyped. Can we respect TYPE_VARARGS? Probably not. */
619 if (TYPE_CODE (ftype
) == TYPE_CODE_METHOD
)
621 else if (i
< TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype
))
622 prototyped
= TYPE_PROTOTYPED (ftype
);
626 if (i
< TYPE_NFIELDS (ftype
))
627 param_type
= TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (ftype
, i
);
631 args
[i
] = value_arg_coerce (gdbarch
, args
[i
],
632 param_type
, prototyped
, &sp
);
634 if (param_type
!= NULL
&& language_pass_by_reference (param_type
))
635 args
[i
] = value_addr (args
[i
]);
639 /* Reserve space for the return structure to be written on the
640 stack, if necessary. Make certain that the value is correctly
643 if (struct_return
|| lang_struct_return
)
645 int len
= TYPE_LENGTH (values_type
);
646 if (gdbarch_inner_than (gdbarch
, 1, 2))
648 /* Stack grows downward. Align STRUCT_ADDR and SP after
649 making space for the return value. */
651 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch
))
652 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, sp
);
657 /* Stack grows upward. Align the frame, allocate space, and
658 then again, re-align the frame??? */
659 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch
))
660 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, sp
);
663 if (gdbarch_frame_align_p (gdbarch
))
664 sp
= gdbarch_frame_align (gdbarch
, sp
);
668 if (lang_struct_return
)
670 struct value
**new_args
;
672 /* Add the new argument to the front of the argument list. */
673 new_args
= xmalloc (sizeof (struct value
*) * (nargs
+ 1));
674 new_args
[0] = value_from_pointer (lookup_pointer_type (values_type
),
676 memcpy (&new_args
[1], &args
[0], sizeof (struct value
*) * nargs
);
679 args_cleanup
= make_cleanup (xfree
, args
);
682 args_cleanup
= make_cleanup (null_cleanup
, NULL
);
684 /* Create the dummy stack frame. Pass in the call dummy address as,
685 presumably, the ABI code knows where, in the call dummy, the
686 return address should be pointed. */
687 sp
= gdbarch_push_dummy_call (gdbarch
, function
, get_current_regcache (),
688 bp_addr
, nargs
, args
,
689 sp
, struct_return
, struct_addr
);
691 do_cleanups (args_cleanup
);
693 /* Set up a frame ID for the dummy frame so we can pass it to
694 set_momentary_breakpoint. We need to give the breakpoint a frame
695 ID so that the breakpoint code can correctly re-identify the
697 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by PUSH_DUMMY_CALL,
698 saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by dummy_id to form
699 the frame ID's stack address. */
700 dummy_id
= frame_id_build (sp
, bp_addr
);
702 /* Create a momentary breakpoint at the return address of the
703 inferior. That way it breaks when it returns. */
706 struct breakpoint
*bpt
;
707 struct symtab_and_line sal
;
708 init_sal (&sal
); /* initialize to zeroes */
710 sal
.section
= find_pc_overlay (sal
.pc
);
711 /* Sanity. The exact same SP value is returned by
712 PUSH_DUMMY_CALL, saved as the dummy-frame TOS, and used by
713 dummy_id to form the frame ID's stack address. */
714 bpt
= set_momentary_breakpoint (sal
, dummy_id
, bp_call_dummy
);
715 bpt
->disposition
= disp_del
;
718 /* Everything's ready, push all the info needed to restore the
719 caller (and identify the dummy-frame) onto the dummy-frame
721 dummy_frame_push (caller_state
, &dummy_id
);
723 /* Discard both inf_status and caller_state cleanups.
724 From this point on we explicitly restore the associated state
726 discard_cleanups (inf_status_cleanup
);
728 /* - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP - SNIP -
729 If you're looking to implement asynchronous dummy-frames, then
730 just below is the place to chop this function in two.. */
732 /* TP is invalid after run_inferior_call returns, so enclose this
733 in a block so that it's only in scope during the time it's valid. */
735 struct thread_info
*tp
= inferior_thread ();
737 /* Save this thread's ptid, we need it later but the thread
739 call_thread_ptid
= tp
->ptid
;
741 /* Run the inferior until it stops. */
743 e
= run_inferior_call (tp
, real_pc
);
746 /* Rethrow an error if we got one trying to run the inferior. */
750 const char *name
= get_function_name (funaddr
,
751 name_buf
, sizeof (name_buf
));
753 discard_inferior_status (inf_status
);
755 /* We could discard the dummy frame here if the program exited,
756 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
762 throw_error (e
.error
, _("\
764 An error occurred while in a function called from GDB.\n\
765 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
766 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
767 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
775 /* If the program has exited, or we stopped at a different thread,
776 exit and inform the user. */
778 if (! target_has_execution
)
780 const char *name
= get_function_name (funaddr
,
781 name_buf
, sizeof (name_buf
));
783 /* If we try to restore the inferior status,
784 we'll crash as the inferior is no longer running. */
785 discard_inferior_status (inf_status
);
787 /* We could discard the dummy frame here given that the program exited,
788 but it will get garbage collected the next time the program is
792 The program being debugged exited while in a function called from GDB.\n\
793 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
794 (%s) will be abandoned."),
798 if (! ptid_equal (call_thread_ptid
, inferior_ptid
))
800 const char *name
= get_function_name (funaddr
,
801 name_buf
, sizeof (name_buf
));
803 /* We've switched threads. This can happen if another thread gets a
804 signal or breakpoint while our thread was running.
805 There's no point in restoring the inferior status,
806 we're in a different thread. */
807 discard_inferior_status (inf_status
);
808 /* Keep the dummy frame record, if the user switches back to the
809 thread with the hand-call, we'll need it. */
810 if (stopped_by_random_signal
)
812 The program received a signal in another thread while\n\
813 making a function call from GDB.\n\
814 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
815 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
816 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
820 The program stopped in another thread while making a function call from GDB.\n\
821 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
822 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
823 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
827 if (stopped_by_random_signal
|| !stop_stack_dummy
)
829 const char *name
= get_function_name (funaddr
,
830 name_buf
, sizeof (name_buf
));
832 if (stopped_by_random_signal
)
834 /* We stopped inside the FUNCTION because of a random
835 signal. Further execution of the FUNCTION is not
838 if (unwind_on_signal_p
)
840 /* The user wants the context restored. */
842 /* We must get back to the frame we were before the
844 dummy_frame_pop (dummy_id
);
846 /* We also need to restore inferior status to that before the
848 restore_inferior_status (inf_status
);
850 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
851 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
853 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
854 GDB has restored the context to what it was before the call.\n\
855 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal off\".\n\
856 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
857 (%s) will be abandoned."),
862 /* The user wants to stay in the frame where we stopped
864 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
866 discard_inferior_status (inf_status
);
868 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very
869 long if it's a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
871 The program being debugged was signaled while in a function called from GDB.\n\
872 GDB remains in the frame where the signal was received.\n\
873 To change this behavior use \"set unwindonsignal on\".\n\
874 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
875 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
876 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
881 if (!stop_stack_dummy
)
883 /* We hit a breakpoint inside the FUNCTION.
884 Keep the dummy frame, the user may want to examine its state.
885 Discard inferior status, we're not at the same point
887 discard_inferior_status (inf_status
);
889 /* The following error message used to say "The expression
890 which contained the function call has been discarded."
891 It is a hard concept to explain in a few words. Ideally,
892 GDB would be able to resume evaluation of the expression
893 when the function finally is done executing. Perhaps
894 someday this will be implemented (it would not be easy). */
895 /* FIXME: Insert a bunch of wrap_here; name can be very long if it's
896 a C++ name with arguments and stuff. */
898 The program being debugged stopped while in a function called from GDB.\n\
899 Evaluation of the expression containing the function\n\
900 (%s) will be abandoned.\n\
901 When the function is done executing, GDB will silently stop."),
905 /* The above code errors out, so ... */
906 internal_error (__FILE__
, __LINE__
, _("... should not be here"));
909 /* If we get here the called FUNCTION ran to completion,
910 and the dummy frame has already been popped. */
913 struct regcache
*retbuf
= regcache_xmalloc (gdbarch
);
914 struct cleanup
*retbuf_cleanup
= make_cleanup_regcache_xfree (retbuf
);
915 struct value
*retval
= NULL
;
917 regcache_cpy_no_passthrough (retbuf
, stop_registers
);
919 /* Inferior call is successful. Restore the inferior status.
920 At this stage, leave the RETBUF alone. */
921 restore_inferior_status (inf_status
);
923 /* Figure out the value returned by the function. */
925 if (lang_struct_return
)
926 retval
= value_at (values_type
, struct_addr
);
927 else if (TYPE_CODE (target_values_type
) == TYPE_CODE_VOID
)
929 /* If the function returns void, don't bother fetching the
931 retval
= allocate_value (values_type
);
935 switch (gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch
, value_type (function
),
936 target_values_type
, NULL
, NULL
, NULL
))
938 case RETURN_VALUE_REGISTER_CONVENTION
:
939 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_RETURNS_ADDRESS
:
940 case RETURN_VALUE_ABI_PRESERVES_ADDRESS
:
941 retval
= allocate_value (values_type
);
942 gdbarch_return_value (gdbarch
, value_type (function
), values_type
,
943 retbuf
, value_contents_raw (retval
), NULL
);
945 case RETURN_VALUE_STRUCT_CONVENTION
:
946 retval
= value_at (values_type
, struct_addr
);
951 do_cleanups (retbuf_cleanup
);
959 /* Provide a prototype to silence -Wmissing-prototypes. */
960 void _initialize_infcall (void);
963 _initialize_infcall (void)
965 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("coerce-float-to-double", class_obscure
,
966 &coerce_float_to_double_p
, _("\
967 Set coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions."), _("\
968 Show coercion of floats to doubles when calling functions"), _("\
969 Variables of type float should generally be converted to doubles before\n\
970 calling an unprototyped function, and left alone when calling a prototyped\n\
971 function. However, some older debug info formats do not provide enough\n\
972 information to determine that a function is prototyped. If this flag is\n\
973 set, GDB will perform the conversion for a function it considers\n\
975 The default is to perform the conversion.\n"),
977 show_coerce_float_to_double_p
,
978 &setlist
, &showlist
);
980 add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("unwindonsignal", no_class
,
981 &unwind_on_signal_p
, _("\
982 Set unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
983 Show unwinding of stack if a signal is received while in a call dummy."), _("\
984 The unwindonsignal lets the user determine what gdb should do if a signal\n\
985 is received while in a function called from gdb (call dummy). If set, gdb\n\
986 unwinds the stack and restore the context to what as it was before the call.\n\
987 The default is to stop in the frame where the signal was received."),
989 show_unwind_on_signal_p
,
990 &setlist
, &showlist
);