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1 /* Generic SDT probe support for GDB.
3 Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 This file is part of GDB.
7 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
10 (at your option) any later version.
12 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 GNU General Public License for more details.
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
20 #if !defined (PROBE_H)
21 #define PROBE_H 1
23 #include "symtab.h"
25 struct event_location;
26 struct linespec_result;
28 /* Structure useful for passing the header names in the method
29 `gen_ui_out_table_header'. */
31 struct info_probe_column
33 /* The internal name of the field. This string cannot be capitalized nor
34 localized, e.g., "extra_field". */
35 const char *field_name;
37 /* The field name to be printed in the `info probes' command. This
38 string can be capitalized and localized, e.g., _("Extra Field"). */
39 const char *print_name;
42 /* Operations that act on probes, but are specific to each backend.
43 These methods do not go into the 'class probe' because they do not
44 act on a single probe; instead, they are used to operate on many
45 probes at once, or to provide information about the probe backend
46 itself, instead of a single probe.
48 Each probe backend needs to inherit this class and implement all of
49 the virtual functions specified here. Then, an object shall be
50 instantiated and added (or "registered") to the
51 ALL_STATIC_PROBE_OPS vector so that the frontend probe interface
52 can use it in the generic probe functions. */
54 class static_probe_ops
56 public:
57 /* Method responsible for verifying if LINESPECP is a valid linespec
58 for a probe breakpoint. It should return true if it is, or false
59 if it is not. It also should update LINESPECP in order to
60 discard the breakpoint option associated with this linespec. For
61 example, if the option is `-probe', and the LINESPECP is `-probe
62 abc', the function should return 1 and set LINESPECP to
63 `abc'. */
64 virtual bool is_linespec (const char **linespecp) const = 0;
66 /* Function that should fill PROBES with known probes from OBJFILE. */
67 virtual void get_probes (std::vector<std::unique_ptr<probe>> *probes,
68 struct objfile *objfile) const = 0;
70 /* Return a pointer to a name identifying the probe type. This is
71 the string that will be displayed in the "Type" column of the
72 `info probes' command. */
73 virtual const char *type_name () const = 0;
75 /* Return true if the probe can be enabled; false otherwise. */
76 virtual bool can_enable () const
78 return false;
81 /* Function responsible for providing the extra fields that will be
82 printed in the `info probes' command. It should fill HEADS
83 with whatever extra fields it needs. If no extra fields are
84 required by the probe backend, the method EMIT_INFO_PROBES_FIELDS
85 should return false. */
86 virtual std::vector<struct info_probe_column>
87 gen_info_probes_table_header () const = 0;
90 /* Definition of a vector of static_probe_ops. */
92 extern std::vector<const static_probe_ops *> all_static_probe_ops;
94 /* Helper function that, given KEYWORDS, iterate over it trying to match
95 each keyword with LINESPECP. If it succeeds, it updates the LINESPECP
96 pointer and returns 1. Otherwise, nothing is done to LINESPECP and zero
97 is returned. */
99 extern int probe_is_linespec_by_keyword (const char **linespecp,
100 const char *const *keywords);
102 /* Return specific STATIC_PROBE_OPS * matching *LINESPECP and possibly
103 updating LINESPECP to skip its "-probe-type " prefix. Return
104 &static_probe_ops_any if LINESPECP matches "-probe ", that is any
105 unspecific probe. Return NULL if LINESPECP is not identified as
106 any known probe type, *LINESPECP is not modified in such case. */
108 extern const static_probe_ops *
109 probe_linespec_to_static_ops (const char **linespecp);
111 /* The probe itself. The class contains generic information about the
112 probe. */
114 class probe
116 public:
117 /* Default constructor for a probe. */
118 probe (std::string &&name_, std::string &&provider_, CORE_ADDR address_,
119 struct gdbarch *arch_)
120 : m_name (std::move (name_)), m_provider (std::move (provider_)),
121 m_address (address_), m_arch (arch_)
124 /* Virtual destructor. */
125 virtual ~probe ()
128 /* Compute the probe's relocated address. OBJFILE is the objfile
129 in which the probe originated. */
130 virtual CORE_ADDR get_relocated_address (struct objfile *objfile) = 0;
132 /* Return the number of arguments of the probe. This function can
133 throw an exception. */
134 virtual unsigned get_argument_count (struct gdbarch *gdbarch) = 0;
136 /* Return 1 if the probe interface can evaluate the arguments of
137 probe, zero otherwise. See the comments on
138 sym_probe_fns:can_evaluate_probe_arguments for more
139 details. */
140 virtual bool can_evaluate_arguments () const = 0;
142 /* Evaluate the Nth argument from the probe, returning a value
143 corresponding to it. The argument number is represented N.
144 This function can throw an exception. */
145 virtual struct value *evaluate_argument (unsigned n,
146 struct frame_info *frame) = 0;
148 /* Compile the Nth argument of the probe to an agent expression.
149 The argument number is represented by N. */
150 virtual void compile_to_ax (struct agent_expr *aexpr,
151 struct axs_value *axs_value,
152 unsigned n) = 0;
154 /* Set the semaphore associated with the probe. This function only
155 makes sense if the probe has a concept of semaphore associated to
156 a probe. */
157 virtual void set_semaphore (struct objfile *objfile,
158 struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
161 /* Clear the semaphore associated with the probe. This function
162 only makes sense if the probe has a concept of semaphore
163 associated to a probe. */
164 virtual void clear_semaphore (struct objfile *objfile,
165 struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
168 /* Return the pointer to the static_probe_ops instance related to
169 the probe type. */
170 virtual const static_probe_ops *get_static_ops () const = 0;
172 /* Function that will fill VALUES with the values of the extra
173 fields to be printed for the probe.
175 If the backend implements the `gen_ui_out_table_header' method,
176 then it should implement this method as well. The backend should
177 also guarantee that the order and the number of values in the
178 vector is exactly the same as the order of the extra fields
179 provided in the method `gen_ui_out_table_header'. If a certain
180 field is to be skipped when printing the information, you can
181 push a NULL value in that position in the vector. */
182 virtual std::vector<const char *> gen_info_probes_table_values () const
184 return std::vector<const char *> ();
187 /* Enable the probe. The semantics of "enabling" a probe depend on
188 the specific backend. This function can throw an exception. */
189 virtual void enable ()
192 /* Disable the probe. The semantics of "disabling" a probe depend
193 on the specific backend. This function can throw an
194 exception. */
195 virtual void disable ()
198 /* Getter for M_NAME. */
199 const std::string &get_name () const
201 return m_name;
204 /* Getter for M_PROVIDER. */
205 const std::string &get_provider () const
207 return m_provider;
210 /* Getter for M_ADDRESS. */
211 CORE_ADDR get_address () const
213 return m_address;
216 /* Getter for M_ARCH. */
217 struct gdbarch *get_gdbarch () const
219 return m_arch;
222 private:
223 /* The name of the probe. */
224 std::string m_name;
226 /* The provider of the probe. It generally defaults to the name of
227 the objfile which contains the probe. */
228 std::string m_provider;
230 /* The address where the probe is inserted, relative to
231 SECT_OFF_TEXT. */
232 CORE_ADDR m_address;
234 /* The probe's architecture. */
235 struct gdbarch *m_arch;
238 /* A bound probe holds a pointer to a probe and a pointer to the
239 probe's defining objfile. This is needed because probes are
240 independent of the program space and thus require relocation at
241 their point of use. */
243 struct bound_probe
245 /* Create an empty bound_probe object. */
246 bound_probe ()
249 /* Create and initialize a bound_probe object using PROBE and OBJFILE. */
250 bound_probe (probe *probe_, struct objfile *objfile_)
251 : prob (probe_), objfile (objfile_)
254 /* The probe. */
255 probe *prob = NULL;
257 /* The objfile in which the probe originated. */
258 struct objfile *objfile = NULL;
261 /* A helper for linespec that decodes a probe specification. It
262 returns a std::vector<symtab_and_line> object and updates LOC or
263 throws an error. */
265 extern std::vector<symtab_and_line> parse_probes
266 (const struct event_location *loc,
267 struct program_space *pspace,
268 struct linespec_result *canon);
270 /* Given a PC, find an associated probe. If a probe is found, return
271 it. If no probe is found, return a bound probe whose fields are
272 both NULL. */
274 extern struct bound_probe find_probe_by_pc (CORE_ADDR pc);
276 /* Search OBJFILE for a probe with the given PROVIDER, NAME. Return a
277 vector of all probes that were found. If no matching probe is found,
278 return an empty vector. */
280 extern std::vector<probe *> find_probes_in_objfile (struct objfile *objfile,
281 const char *provider,
282 const char *name);
284 /* Generate a `info probes' command output for probes associated with
285 SPOPS. If SPOPS is related to the "any probe" type, then all probe
286 types are considered. It is a helper function that can be used by
287 the probe backends to print their `info probe TYPE'. */
289 extern void info_probes_for_spops (const char *arg, int from_tty,
290 const static_probe_ops *spops);
292 /* Return the `cmd_list_element' associated with the `info probes' command,
293 or create a new one if it doesn't exist. Helper function that serves the
294 purpose of avoiding the case of a backend using the `cmd_list_element'
295 associated with `info probes', without having it registered yet. */
297 extern struct cmd_list_element **info_probes_cmdlist_get (void);
299 /* A convenience function that finds a probe at the PC in FRAME and
300 evaluates argument N, with 0 <= N < number_of_args. If there is no
301 probe at that location, or if the probe does not have enough arguments,
302 this returns NULL. */
304 extern struct value *probe_safe_evaluate_at_pc (struct frame_info *frame,
305 unsigned n);
307 #endif /* !defined (PROBE_H) */