From: Yao Qi <qiyaoltc@gmail.com>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Force to insert software single step breakpoint
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:10:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1458749384-19793-4-git-send-email-yao.qi@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1458749384-19793-1-git-send-email-yao.qi@linaro.org>
GDB doesn't insert software single step breakpoint if the instruction
branches to itself, so that the program can't stop after command "si".
(gdb) b 32
Breakpoint 2 at 0x8680: file git/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/branch-to-self.c, line 32.
(gdb) c
Continuing.
Breakpoint 2, main () at gdb/git/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/branch-to-self.c:32
32 asm (".Lhere: " BRANCH_INSN " .Lhere"); /* loop-line */
(gdb) si
infrun: clear_proceed_status_thread (Thread 3991.3991)
infrun: proceed (addr=0xffffffff, signal=GDB_SIGNAL_DEFAULT)
infrun: step-over queue now empty
infrun: resuming [Thread 3991.3991] for step-over
infrun: skipping breakpoint: stepping past insn at: 0x8680
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sending packet: $Z0,8678,4#f3...Packet received: OK
infrun: skipping breakpoint: stepping past insn at: 0x8680
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sending packet: $Z0,b6fe86c8,4#82...Packet received: OK
infrun: resume (step=1, signal=GDB_SIGNAL_0), trap_expected=1, current thread [Thread 3991.3991] at 0x868
breakpoint.c:should_be_inserted thinks the breakpoint shouldn't be
inserted, which is wrong. This patch restrict the condition that only
return false if breakpoint is NOT single step breakpoint.
gdb:
2016-03-23 Yao Qi <yao.qi@linaro.org>
* breakpoint.c (should_be_inserted): Don't return 0 if single
step breakpoint is inserted at the address we're stepping over.
* gdbarch.sh (software_single_step): Update comments.
* gdbarch.h: Regenerated.
---
gdb/breakpoint.c | 9 ++++++++-
gdb/gdbarch.h | 5 ++++-
gdb/gdbarch.sh | 5 ++++-
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdb/breakpoint.c b/gdb/breakpoint.c
index f99a7ab..9ecfb07 100644
--- a/gdb/breakpoint.c
+++ b/gdb/breakpoint.c
@@ -2219,9 +2219,16 @@ should_be_inserted (struct bp_location *bl)
return 0;
/* Don't insert a breakpoint if we're trying to step past its
- location. */
+ location except single step breakpoint, because the single step
+ breakpoint may be inserted at the location we're trying to step
+ if the instruction branches to itself. However, the instruction
+ won't be executed at all and it may break the semantics of the
+ instruction, for example, the instruction is a conditional
+ branch or updates some flags. We can't fix it unless GDB is able
+ to emulate the instruction or switch to displaced stepping. */
if ((bl->loc_type == bp_loc_software_breakpoint
|| bl->loc_type == bp_loc_hardware_breakpoint)
+ && bl->owner->type != bp_single_step
&& stepping_past_instruction_at (bl->pspace->aspace,
bl->address))
{
diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch.h b/gdb/gdbarch.h
index 252fc4b..ba3d4ca 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbarch.h
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch.h
@@ -650,7 +650,10 @@ extern void set_gdbarch_addr_bits_remove (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, gdbarch_addr_
target can single step. If not, then implement single step using breakpoints.
A return value of 1 means that the software_single_step breakpoints
- were inserted; 0 means they were not. */
+ were inserted; 0 means they were not. Multiple breakpoints may be
+ inserted for some instructions such as conditional branch. However,
+ each implementation must always evaluate the condition and only put
+ the breakpoint at the branch destination if the condition is true. */
extern int gdbarch_software_single_step_p (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch.sh b/gdb/gdbarch.sh
index 37f59b7..8192370 100755
--- a/gdb/gdbarch.sh
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch.sh
@@ -609,7 +609,10 @@ m:CORE_ADDR:addr_bits_remove:CORE_ADDR addr:addr::core_addr_identity::0
# target can single step. If not, then implement single step using breakpoints.
#
# A return value of 1 means that the software_single_step breakpoints
-# were inserted; 0 means they were not.
+# were inserted; 0 means they were not. Multiple breakpoints may be
+# inserted for some instructions such as conditional branch. However,
+# each implementation must always evaluate the condition and only put
+# the breakpoint at the branch destination if the condition is true.
F:int:software_single_step:struct frame_info *frame:frame
# Return non-zero if the processor is executing a delay slot and a
--
1.9.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-03-23 16:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-03-23 16:10 [PATCH 0/7 V2] Step over instruction branches to itself Yao Qi
2016-03-23 16:10 ` [PATCH 6/7] Resume the inferior with signal rather than stepping over Yao Qi
2016-04-11 15:29 ` Pedro Alves
2016-03-23 16:10 ` [PATCH 4/7] Insert breakpoint even when the raw breakpoint is found Yao Qi
2016-04-11 14:41 ` Pedro Alves
2016-04-12 9:04 ` Yao Qi
2016-04-12 9:41 ` Pedro Alves
2016-04-25 8:45 ` Yao Qi
2016-03-23 16:10 ` [PATCH 2/7] Deliver signal in hardware single step Yao Qi
2016-04-11 14:10 ` Pedro Alves
2016-04-22 10:54 ` Yao Qi
2016-03-23 16:10 ` [PATCH 5/7] [GDBserver] Don't error in reinsert_raw_breakpoint if bp->inserted Yao Qi
2016-04-11 14:54 ` Pedro Alves
2016-03-23 16:10 ` [PATCH 1/7] New test case gdb.trace/signal.exp Yao Qi
2016-04-08 16:52 ` Pedro Alves
2016-04-11 8:41 ` Yao Qi
2016-04-11 14:04 ` Pedro Alves
2016-04-22 10:53 ` Yao Qi
2016-04-26 12:57 ` Pedro Alves
2016-04-11 14:08 ` Pedro Alves
2016-03-23 16:10 ` Yao Qi [this message]
2016-04-11 14:31 ` [PATCH 3/7] Force to insert software single step breakpoint Pedro Alves
2016-04-13 16:21 ` Yao Qi
2016-04-19 14:54 ` Yao Qi
2016-04-19 15:17 ` Pedro Alves
2016-04-20 7:50 ` Yao Qi
2016-04-22 16:36 ` Pedro Alves
2016-04-25 8:40 ` Yao Qi
2016-03-23 16:26 ` [PATCH 7/7] New test case gdb.base/branch-to-self.exp Yao Qi
2016-04-11 15:34 ` Pedro Alves
2016-04-25 8:58 ` Yao Qi
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