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21 #ifndef PROGSPACE_H
22 #define PROGSPACE_H
24 #include "target.h"
25 #include "gdb_bfd.h"
26 #include "gdbsupport/gdb_vecs.h"
27 #include "registry.h"
28 #include "solist.h"
29 #include "gdbsupport/next-iterator.h"
30 #include "gdbsupport/safe-iterator.h"
31 #include <list>
32 #include <vector>
34 struct target_ops;
35 struct bfd;
36 struct objfile;
37 struct inferior;
38 struct exec;
39 struct address_space;
40 struct program_space;
41 struct so_list;
43 typedef std::list<std::unique_ptr<objfile>> objfile_list;
45 /* An iterator that wraps an iterator over std::unique_ptr<objfile>,
46 and dereferences the returned object. This is useful for iterating
47 over a list of shared pointers and returning raw pointers -- which
48 helped avoid touching a lot of code when changing how objfiles are
49 managed. */
51 class unwrapping_objfile_iterator
53 public:
55 typedef unwrapping_objfile_iterator self_type;
56 typedef typename ::objfile *value_type;
57 typedef typename ::objfile &reference;
58 typedef typename ::objfile **pointer;
59 typedef typename objfile_list::iterator::iterator_category iterator_category;
60 typedef typename objfile_list::iterator::difference_type difference_type;
62 unwrapping_objfile_iterator (objfile_list::iterator iter)
63 : m_iter (std::move (iter))
67 objfile *operator* () const
69 return m_iter->get ();
72 unwrapping_objfile_iterator operator++ ()
74 ++m_iter;
75 return *this;
78 bool operator!= (const unwrapping_objfile_iterator &other) const
80 return m_iter != other.m_iter;
83 private:
85 /* The underlying iterator. */
86 objfile_list::iterator m_iter;
90 /* A range that returns unwrapping_objfile_iterators. */
92 using unwrapping_objfile_range = iterator_range<unwrapping_objfile_iterator>;
94 /* A program space represents a symbolic view of an address space.
95 Roughly speaking, it holds all the data associated with a
96 non-running-yet program (main executable, main symbols), and when
97 an inferior is running and is bound to it, includes the list of its
98 mapped in shared libraries.
100 In the traditional debugging scenario, there's a 1-1 correspondence
101 among program spaces, inferiors and address spaces, like so:
103 pspace1 (prog1) <--> inf1(pid1) <--> aspace1
105 In the case of debugging more than one traditional unix process or
106 program, we still have:
108 |-----------------+------------+---------|
109 | pspace1 (prog1) | inf1(pid1) | aspace1 |
110 |----------------------------------------|
111 | pspace2 (prog1) | no inf yet | aspace2 |
112 |-----------------+------------+---------|
113 | pspace3 (prog2) | inf2(pid2) | aspace3 |
114 |-----------------+------------+---------|
116 In the former example, if inf1 forks (and GDB stays attached to
117 both processes), the new child will have its own program and
118 address spaces. Like so:
120 |-----------------+------------+---------|
121 | pspace1 (prog1) | inf1(pid1) | aspace1 |
122 |-----------------+------------+---------|
123 | pspace2 (prog1) | inf2(pid2) | aspace2 |
124 |-----------------+------------+---------|
126 However, had inf1 from the latter case vforked instead, it would
127 share the program and address spaces with its parent, until it
128 execs or exits, like so:
130 |-----------------+------------+---------|
131 | pspace1 (prog1) | inf1(pid1) | aspace1 |
132 | | inf2(pid2) | |
133 |-----------------+------------+---------|
135 When the vfork child execs, it is finally given new program and
136 address spaces.
138 |-----------------+------------+---------|
139 | pspace1 (prog1) | inf1(pid1) | aspace1 |
140 |-----------------+------------+---------|
141 | pspace2 (prog1) | inf2(pid2) | aspace2 |
142 |-----------------+------------+---------|
144 There are targets where the OS (if any) doesn't provide memory
145 management or VM protection, where all inferiors share the same
146 address space --- e.g. uClinux. GDB models this by having all
147 inferiors share the same address space, but, giving each its own
148 program space, like so:
150 |-----------------+------------+---------|
151 | pspace1 (prog1) | inf1(pid1) | |
152 |-----------------+------------+ |
153 | pspace2 (prog1) | inf2(pid2) | aspace1 |
154 |-----------------+------------+ |
155 | pspace3 (prog2) | inf3(pid3) | |
156 |-----------------+------------+---------|
158 The address space sharing matters for run control and breakpoints
159 management. E.g., did we just hit a known breakpoint that we need
160 to step over? Is this breakpoint a duplicate of this other one, or
161 do I need to insert a trap?
163 Then, there are targets where all symbols look the same for all
164 inferiors, although each has its own address space, as e.g.,
165 Ericsson DICOS. In such case, the model is:
167 |---------+------------+---------|
168 | | inf1(pid1) | aspace1 |
169 | +------------+---------|
170 | pspace | inf2(pid2) | aspace2 |
171 | +------------+---------|
172 | | inf3(pid3) | aspace3 |
173 |---------+------------+---------|
175 Note however, that the DICOS debug API takes care of making GDB
176 believe that breakpoints are "global". That is, although each
177 process does have its own private copy of data symbols (just like a
178 bunch of forks), to the breakpoints module, all processes share a
179 single address space, so all breakpoints set at the same address
180 are duplicates of each other, even breakpoints set in the data
181 space (e.g., call dummy breakpoints placed on stack). This allows
182 a simplification in the spaces implementation: we avoid caring for
183 a many-many links between address and program spaces. Either
184 there's a single address space bound to the program space
185 (traditional unix/uClinux), or, in the DICOS case, the address
186 space bound to the program space is mostly ignored. */
188 /* The program space structure. */
190 struct program_space
192 /* Constructs a new empty program space, binds it to ASPACE, and
193 adds it to the program space list. */
194 explicit program_space (address_space *aspace);
196 /* Releases a program space, and all its contents (shared libraries,
197 objfiles, and any other references to the program space in other
198 modules). It is an internal error to call this when the program
199 space is the current program space, since there should always be
200 a program space. */
201 ~program_space ();
203 using objfiles_range = unwrapping_objfile_range;
205 /* Return an iterable object that can be used to iterate over all
206 objfiles. The basic use is in a foreach, like:
208 for (objfile *objf : pspace->objfiles ()) { ... } */
209 objfiles_range objfiles ()
211 return objfiles_range
212 (unwrapping_objfile_iterator (objfiles_list.begin ()),
213 unwrapping_objfile_iterator (objfiles_list.end ()));
216 using objfiles_safe_range = basic_safe_range<objfiles_range>;
218 /* An iterable object that can be used to iterate over all objfiles.
219 The basic use is in a foreach, like:
221 for (objfile *objf : pspace->objfiles_safe ()) { ... }
223 This variant uses a basic_safe_iterator so that objfiles can be
224 deleted during iteration. */
225 objfiles_safe_range objfiles_safe ()
227 return objfiles_safe_range
228 (objfiles_range
229 (unwrapping_objfile_iterator (objfiles_list.begin ()),
230 unwrapping_objfile_iterator (objfiles_list.end ())));
233 /* Add OBJFILE to the list of objfiles, putting it just before
234 BEFORE. If BEFORE is nullptr, it will go at the end of the
235 list. */
236 void add_objfile (std::unique_ptr<objfile> &&objfile,
237 struct objfile *before);
239 /* Remove OBJFILE from the list of objfiles. */
240 void remove_objfile (struct objfile *objfile);
242 /* Return true if there is more than one object file loaded; false
243 otherwise. */
244 bool multi_objfile_p () const
246 return objfiles_list.size () > 1;
249 /* Free all the objfiles associated with this program space. */
250 void free_all_objfiles ();
252 /* Return a range adapter for iterating over all the solibs in this
253 program space. Use it like:
255 for (so_list *so : pspace->solibs ()) { ... } */
256 so_list_range solibs () const
257 { return so_list_range (this->so_list); }
259 /* Close and clear exec_bfd. If we end up with no target sections
260 to read memory from, this unpushes the exec_ops target. */
261 void exec_close ();
263 /* Return the exec BFD for this program space. */
264 bfd *exec_bfd () const
266 return ebfd.get ();
269 /* Set the exec BFD for this program space to ABFD. */
270 void set_exec_bfd (gdb_bfd_ref_ptr &&abfd)
272 ebfd = std::move (abfd);
275 /* Reset saved solib data at the start of an solib event. This lets
276 us properly collect the data when calling solib_add, so it can then
277 later be printed. */
278 void clear_solib_cache ();
280 /* Returns true iff there's no inferior bound to this program
281 space. */
282 bool empty ();
284 /* Remove all target sections owned by OWNER. */
285 void remove_target_sections (void *owner);
287 /* Add the sections array defined by SECTIONS to the
288 current set of target sections. */
289 void add_target_sections (void *owner,
290 const target_section_table &sections);
292 /* Add the sections of OBJFILE to the current set of target
293 sections. They are given OBJFILE as the "owner". */
294 void add_target_sections (struct objfile *objfile);
296 /* Clear all target sections from M_TARGET_SECTIONS table. */
297 void clear_target_sections ()
299 m_target_sections.clear ();
302 /* Return a reference to the M_TARGET_SECTIONS table. */
303 target_section_table &target_sections ()
305 return m_target_sections;
308 /* Unique ID number. */
309 int num = 0;
311 /* The main executable loaded into this program space. This is
312 managed by the exec target. */
314 /* The BFD handle for the main executable. */
315 gdb_bfd_ref_ptr ebfd;
316 /* The last-modified time, from when the exec was brought in. */
317 long ebfd_mtime = 0;
318 /* Similar to bfd_get_filename (exec_bfd) but in original form given
319 by user, without symbolic links and pathname resolved. It is not
320 NULL iff EBFD is not NULL. */
321 gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> exec_filename;
323 /* Binary file diddling handle for the core file. */
324 gdb_bfd_ref_ptr cbfd;
326 /* The address space attached to this program space. More than one
327 program space may be bound to the same address space. In the
328 traditional unix-like debugging scenario, this will usually
329 match the address space bound to the inferior, and is mostly
330 used by the breakpoints module for address matches. If the
331 target shares a program space for all inferiors and breakpoints
332 are global, then this field is ignored (we don't currently
333 support inferiors sharing a program space if the target doesn't
334 make breakpoints global). */
335 struct address_space *aspace = NULL;
337 /* True if this program space's section offsets don't yet represent
338 the final offsets of the "live" address space (that is, the
339 section addresses still require the relocation offsets to be
340 applied, and hence we can't trust the section addresses for
341 anything that pokes at live memory). E.g., for qOffsets
342 targets, or for PIE executables, until we connect and ask the
343 target for the final relocation offsets, the symbols we've used
344 to set breakpoints point at the wrong addresses. */
345 int executing_startup = 0;
347 /* True if no breakpoints should be inserted in this program
348 space. */
349 int breakpoints_not_allowed = 0;
351 /* The object file that the main symbol table was loaded from
352 (e.g. the argument to the "symbol-file" or "file" command). */
353 struct objfile *symfile_object_file = NULL;
355 /* All known objfiles are kept in a linked list. */
356 std::list<std::unique_ptr<objfile>> objfiles_list;
358 /* List of shared objects mapped into this space. Managed by
359 solib.c. */
360 struct so_list *so_list = NULL;
362 /* Number of calls to solib_add. */
363 unsigned int solib_add_generation = 0;
365 /* When an solib is added, it is also added to this vector. This
366 is so we can properly report solib changes to the user. */
367 std::vector<struct so_list *> added_solibs;
369 /* When an solib is removed, its name is added to this vector.
370 This is so we can properly report solib changes to the user. */
371 std::vector<std::string> deleted_solibs;
373 /* Per pspace data-pointers required by other GDB modules. */
374 registry<program_space> registry_fields;
376 private:
377 /* The set of target sections matching the sections mapped into
378 this program space. Managed by both exec_ops and solib.c. */
379 target_section_table m_target_sections;
382 /* An address space. It is used for comparing if
383 pspaces/inferior/threads see the same address space and for
384 associating caches to each address space. */
385 struct address_space
387 /* Create a new address space object, and add it to the list. */
388 address_space ();
389 DISABLE_COPY_AND_ASSIGN (address_space);
391 /* Returns the integer address space id of this address space. */
392 int num () const
394 return m_num;
397 /* Per aspace data-pointers required by other GDB modules. */
398 registry<address_space> registry_fields;
400 private:
401 int m_num;
404 /* The list of all program spaces. There's always at least one. */
405 extern std::vector<struct program_space *>program_spaces;
407 /* The current program space. This is always non-null. */
408 extern struct program_space *current_program_space;
410 /* Copies program space SRC to DEST. Copies the main executable file,
411 and the main symbol file. Returns DEST. */
412 extern struct program_space *clone_program_space (struct program_space *dest,
413 struct program_space *src);
415 /* Sets PSPACE as the current program space. This is usually used
416 instead of set_current_space_and_thread when the current
417 thread/inferior is not important for the operations that follow.
418 E.g., when accessing the raw symbol tables. If memory access is
419 required, then you should use switch_to_program_space_and_thread.
420 Otherwise, it is the caller's responsibility to make sure that the
421 currently selected inferior/thread matches the selected program
422 space. */
423 extern void set_current_program_space (struct program_space *pspace);
425 /* Save/restore the current program space. */
427 class scoped_restore_current_program_space
429 public:
430 scoped_restore_current_program_space ()
431 : m_saved_pspace (current_program_space)
434 ~scoped_restore_current_program_space ()
435 { set_current_program_space (m_saved_pspace); }
437 DISABLE_COPY_AND_ASSIGN (scoped_restore_current_program_space);
439 private:
440 program_space *m_saved_pspace;
443 /* Maybe create a new address space object, and add it to the list, or
444 return a pointer to an existing address space, in case inferiors
445 share an address space. */
446 extern struct address_space *maybe_new_address_space (void);
448 /* Update all program spaces matching to address spaces. The user may
449 have created several program spaces, and loaded executables into
450 them before connecting to the target interface that will create the
451 inferiors. All that happens before GDB has a chance to know if the
452 inferiors will share an address space or not. Call this after
453 having connected to the target interface and having fetched the
454 target description, to fixup the program/address spaces
455 mappings. */
456 extern void update_address_spaces (void);
458 #endif