running multi-process in lockstep with python

running multi-process in lockstep with python

[Matt Rice]

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this could use a fair amount of polish its probably not going to get unless
you guys are interested in including it, then i would try and clean up
the magic numbers into set/show commands, e.g. using an itset
and other stuff.

anyhow i think it shows off 2 of the newer features of gdb

in my tests lockstep1 foo increments to 10 or so
and lockstep2 foo increments to 5 then back to 0.

execution continues until reaching 6, 4.
where it hands control back to the user with both inferiors stopped.

now if it only could debug i386 + x86_64 simultaneously i'd be set
probably a twisted version comming up :/

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set pagination off

source lockstep.py

add-inferior -exec lockstep1
inferior 2
break foo 
commands
silent
set $x1 = i 
end
run

add-inferior -exec lockstep2
inferior 3 
break foo 
commands
silent
set $x2 = i 
end
run

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run_on_match = "continue"
run_on_dont_match = "" 


def doLockStep ():
	global run_on_match
	global run_on_dont_match
	inferiors = dict()
	for inf in gdb.inferiors():
	  if inf.num > 1:
	    inferiors[inf.num] = inf

	print(inferiors)
	thr1 = inferiors[2].threads()[0]
	thr2 = inferiors[3].threads()[0]
	while thr1.is_running() == True or thr2.is_running() == True:
	  continue
	
	x1 = gdb.parse_and_eval("$x1")
	x2 = gdb.parse_and_eval("$x2")
	if x1 == x2:
	  gdb.execute("inferior 2")
	  gdb.execute(run_on_match) 
	  gdb.execute("inferior 3")
	  gdb.execute(run_on_match)
	  return 1
	else:
	  gdb.execute("inferior 2")
	  gdb.execute(run_on_dont_match)
	  gdb.execute("inferior 3")
	  gdb.execute(run_on_dont_match)
	  return 0


class Lockstep (gdb.Command):
	"""runs gdb continue in 2 inferiors until $x1 != $x2."""
     
	def __init__ (self):
	   super (Lockstep, self).__init__ ("lockstep", gdb.COMMAND_OBSCURE)
     
	def invoke (self, arg, from_tty):
	   while doLockStep() == 1:
	     continue

	   return 0
Lockstep ()

Re: running multi-process in lockstep with python

[Tom Tromey]

>>>>> "Matt" == Matt Rice <ratmice@gmail.com> writes:

Matt> this could use a fair amount of polish its probably not going to
Matt> get unless you guys are interested in including it, then i would
Matt> try and clean up the magic numbers into set/show commands,
Matt> e.g. using an itset and other stuff.

This is very cool.

I think it would be great to ship easy way to let users do this kind of
thing.

Tom