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From: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
To: Lancelot SIX <Lancelot.Six@amd.com>,
	Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/24] gdb: replace some so_list parameters to use references
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:07:00 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <9980c898-1e66-45dc-8302-dbc1eb2ade0d@polymtl.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <305175fd-a8d4-43f6-b6d2-8cab2aaff7a0@amd.com>

On 10/19/23 11:20, Lancelot SIX wrote:
> 
>>>> -  void on_solib_loaded (so_list *so) override;
>>>> -  void on_solib_unloaded (so_list *so) override;
>>>> +  void on_solib_loaded (const so_list &so) override;
>>>> +  void on_solib_unloaded (const so_list &so) override;
>>>
>>> It is orthogonal to this change, but it would make sense for those
>>> methods to be const as well.
>>>
>>> Doing this requires interp::interp_ui_out to be const as well (as done
>>> in attached patch).
>>
>> Why do you think the interp object should be const (which is the effect
>> of marking the methods const)?  These methods are notifiers to let the
>> interp know about certain events that occured.  Whether they should
>> modify the state of the interpreter or not is up to the particular
>> implementation of the interpreter.  Perhaps you're right, but I don't
>> see it.
>>
> 
> It is just that current interps (MI really) are just forwarding notifications.  The event does not change the interp's state.
> Does it has to be const? No. But usually I tend to make things const unless there is a reason not to.  That's all.

But if I make the method const for MI, I need to make it const for all
interps, including CLI and TUI, right?  So then we need to extend the
reflection to whether it makes sense to make the method const for them
too (hence my question about the non-const ui_out behind a const cli
interp).

Simon

  reply	other threads:[~2023-10-19 16:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-10-10 20:39 [PATCH 00/24] C++ification of struct so_list Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:39 ` [PATCH 01/24] gdb: remove empty clear_solib functions Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:39 ` [PATCH 02/24] gdb: add program_space parameter to target_so_ops::clear_solib Simon Marchi
2023-10-17 14:57   ` Pedro Alves
2023-10-17 15:19     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:39 ` [PATCH 03/24] gdb: make interps_notify work with references Simon Marchi
2023-10-11  8:48   ` Lancelot SIX
2023-10-11 14:18     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:39 ` [PATCH 04/24] gdb: replace some so_list parameters to use references Simon Marchi
2023-10-19 11:07   ` [PATCH 4/24] " Lancelot SIX
2023-10-19 14:49     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-19 15:20       ` Lancelot SIX
2023-10-19 16:07         ` Simon Marchi [this message]
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 05/24] gdbsupport: use "reference" and "pointer" type aliases in intrusive_list Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 06/24] gdbsupport: make intrusive_list's disposer accept a reference Simon Marchi
2023-10-12 19:05   ` Pedro Alves
2023-10-14 20:12     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 07/24] gdb: make get_cbfd_soname_build_id static Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 08/24] gdb: allocate so_list with new, deallocate with delete Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 09/24] gdb: rename lm_info_base to lm_info Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 10/24] gdb: remove target_so_ops::free_so Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 11/24] gdb: use gdb::checked_static_cast when casting lm_info Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 12/24] gdb: make solib-svr4 not use so_list internally Simon Marchi
2023-10-13 17:52   ` Lancelot SIX
2023-10-14 19:59     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-19 11:08   ` Lancelot SIX
2023-10-19 14:50     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 13/24] gdb: make solib-rocm " Simon Marchi
2023-10-13 18:35   ` Lancelot SIX
2023-10-14 20:00     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-17 15:23   ` Pedro Alves
2023-10-17 15:32     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 14/24] gdb: remove lm_info_vector typedef Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 15/24] gdb: make so_list::lm_info a unique_ptr Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 16/24] gdb: make clear_so a method of struct so_list Simon Marchi
2023-10-19 11:08   ` Lancelot SIX
2023-10-19 14:52     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 17/24] gdb: remove target_section_table typedef Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 18/24] gdb: make so_list::sections not a pointer Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 19/24] gdb: make so_list::abfd a gdb_bfd_ref_ptr Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 20/24] gdb: make so_list::{so_original_name,so_name} std::strings Simon Marchi
2023-10-13 22:28   ` [PATCH 20/24] gdb: make so_list::{so_original_name, so_name} std::strings Lancelot SIX
2023-10-14 20:01     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-19 11:08   ` [PATCH 20/24] gdb: make so_list::{so_original_name,so_name} std::strings Lancelot SIX
2023-10-19 14:55     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 21/24] gdb: link so_list using intrusive_list Simon Marchi
2023-10-17 19:14   ` Pedro Alves
2023-10-17 19:38     ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 22/24] gdb: don't call so_list::clear in free_so Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:40 ` [PATCH 23/24] gdb: remove free_so function Simon Marchi
2023-10-10 20:49 ` [PATCH 24/24] gdb: rename struct so_list to so Simon Marchi
2023-10-17 19:20 ` [PATCH 00/24] C++ification of struct so_list Pedro Alves
2023-10-17 19:53   ` Simon Marchi
2023-10-20 14:40     ` Pedro Alves
2023-10-19 11:09 ` [PATCH 0/24] " Lancelot SIX
2023-10-19 14:57   ` Simon Marchi

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