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1 /* Core dump and executable file functions below target vector, for GDB.
3 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
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22 #include "defs.h"
23 #include "arch-utils.h"
24 #include "gdb_string.h"
25 #include <errno.h>
26 #include <signal.h>
27 #include <fcntl.h>
28 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
29 #include <sys/file.h> /* needed for F_OK and friends */
30 #endif
31 #include "frame.h" /* required by inferior.h */
32 #include "inferior.h"
33 #include "symtab.h"
34 #include "command.h"
35 #include "bfd.h"
36 #include "target.h"
37 #include "gdbcore.h"
38 #include "gdbthread.h"
39 #include "regcache.h"
40 #include "regset.h"
41 #include "symfile.h"
42 #include "exec.h"
43 #include "readline/readline.h"
44 #include "gdb_assert.h"
45 #include "exceptions.h"
46 #include "solib.h"
47 #include "filenames.h"
50 #ifndef O_LARGEFILE
51 #define O_LARGEFILE 0
52 #endif
54 /* List of all available core_fns. On gdb startup, each core file
55 register reader calls deprecated_add_core_fns() to register
56 information on each core format it is prepared to read. */
58 static struct core_fns *core_file_fns = NULL;
60 /* The core_fns for a core file handler that is prepared to read the core
61 file currently open on core_bfd. */
63 static struct core_fns *core_vec = NULL;
65 /* FIXME: kettenis/20031023: Eventually this variable should
66 disappear. */
68 struct gdbarch *core_gdbarch = NULL;
70 static void core_files_info (struct target_ops *);
72 static struct core_fns *sniff_core_bfd (bfd *);
74 static int gdb_check_format (bfd *);
76 static void core_open (char *, int);
78 static void core_detach (char *, int);
80 static void core_close (int);
82 static void core_close_cleanup (void *ignore);
84 static void get_core_registers (struct regcache *, int);
86 static void add_to_thread_list (bfd *, asection *, void *);
88 static int core_file_thread_alive (ptid_t tid);
90 static void init_core_ops (void);
92 void _initialize_corelow (void);
94 struct target_ops core_ops;
96 /* Link a new core_fns into the global core_file_fns list. Called on gdb
97 startup by the _initialize routine in each core file register reader, to
98 register information about each format the the reader is prepared to
99 handle. */
101 void
102 deprecated_add_core_fns (struct core_fns *cf)
104 cf->next = core_file_fns;
105 core_file_fns = cf;
108 /* The default function that core file handlers can use to examine a
109 core file BFD and decide whether or not to accept the job of
110 reading the core file. */
113 default_core_sniffer (struct core_fns *our_fns, bfd *abfd)
115 int result;
117 result = (bfd_get_flavour (abfd) == our_fns -> core_flavour);
118 return (result);
121 /* Walk through the list of core functions to find a set that can
122 handle the core file open on ABFD. Default to the first one in the
123 list if nothing matches. Returns pointer to set that is
124 selected. */
126 static struct core_fns *
127 sniff_core_bfd (bfd *abfd)
129 struct core_fns *cf;
130 struct core_fns *yummy = NULL;
131 int matches = 0;;
133 /* Don't sniff if we have support for register sets in CORE_GDBARCH. */
134 if (core_gdbarch && gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch))
135 return NULL;
137 for (cf = core_file_fns; cf != NULL; cf = cf->next)
139 if (cf->core_sniffer (cf, abfd))
141 yummy = cf;
142 matches++;
145 if (matches > 1)
147 warning (_("\"%s\": ambiguous core format, %d handlers match"),
148 bfd_get_filename (abfd), matches);
150 else if (matches == 0)
152 warning (_("\"%s\": no core file handler recognizes format, using default"),
153 bfd_get_filename (abfd));
155 if (yummy == NULL)
157 yummy = core_file_fns;
159 return (yummy);
162 /* The default is to reject every core file format we see. Either
163 BFD has to recognize it, or we have to provide a function in the
164 core file handler that recognizes it. */
167 default_check_format (bfd *abfd)
169 return (0);
172 /* Attempt to recognize core file formats that BFD rejects. */
174 static int
175 gdb_check_format (bfd *abfd)
177 struct core_fns *cf;
179 for (cf = core_file_fns; cf != NULL; cf = cf->next)
181 if (cf->check_format (abfd))
183 return (1);
186 return (0);
189 /* Discard all vestiges of any previous core file and mark data and stack
190 spaces as empty. */
192 static void
193 core_close (int quitting)
195 char *name;
197 if (core_bfd)
199 inferior_ptid = null_ptid; /* Avoid confusion from thread stuff */
201 /* Clear out solib state while the bfd is still open. See
202 comments in clear_solib in solib.c. */
203 clear_solib ();
205 name = bfd_get_filename (core_bfd);
206 if (!bfd_close (core_bfd))
207 warning (_("cannot close \"%s\": %s"),
208 name, bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
209 xfree (name);
210 core_bfd = NULL;
211 if (core_ops.to_sections)
213 xfree (core_ops.to_sections);
214 core_ops.to_sections = NULL;
215 core_ops.to_sections_end = NULL;
218 core_vec = NULL;
219 core_gdbarch = NULL;
222 static void
223 core_close_cleanup (void *ignore)
225 core_close (0/*ignored*/);
228 /* Look for sections whose names start with `.reg/' so that we can extract the
229 list of threads in a core file. */
231 static void
232 add_to_thread_list (bfd *abfd, asection *asect, void *reg_sect_arg)
234 int thread_id;
235 asection *reg_sect = (asection *) reg_sect_arg;
237 if (strncmp (bfd_section_name (abfd, asect), ".reg/", 5) != 0)
238 return;
240 thread_id = atoi (bfd_section_name (abfd, asect) + 5);
242 add_thread (pid_to_ptid (thread_id));
244 /* Warning, Will Robinson, looking at BFD private data! */
246 if (reg_sect != NULL
247 && asect->filepos == reg_sect->filepos) /* Did we find .reg? */
248 inferior_ptid = pid_to_ptid (thread_id); /* Yes, make it current */
251 /* This routine opens and sets up the core file bfd. */
253 static void
254 core_open (char *filename, int from_tty)
256 const char *p;
257 int siggy;
258 struct cleanup *old_chain;
259 char *temp;
260 bfd *temp_bfd;
261 int ontop;
262 int scratch_chan;
263 int flags;
265 target_preopen (from_tty);
266 if (!filename)
268 if (core_bfd)
269 error (_("No core file specified. (Use `detach' to stop debugging a core file.)"));
270 else
271 error (_("No core file specified."));
274 filename = tilde_expand (filename);
275 if (!IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH(filename))
277 temp = concat (current_directory, "/", filename, (char *)NULL);
278 xfree (filename);
279 filename = temp;
282 old_chain = make_cleanup (xfree, filename);
284 flags = O_BINARY | O_LARGEFILE;
285 if (write_files)
286 flags |= O_RDWR;
287 else
288 flags |= O_RDONLY;
289 scratch_chan = open (filename, flags, 0);
290 if (scratch_chan < 0)
291 perror_with_name (filename);
293 temp_bfd = bfd_fopen (filename, gnutarget,
294 write_files ? FOPEN_RUB : FOPEN_RB,
295 scratch_chan);
296 if (temp_bfd == NULL)
297 perror_with_name (filename);
299 if (!bfd_check_format (temp_bfd, bfd_core) &&
300 !gdb_check_format (temp_bfd))
302 /* Do it after the err msg */
303 /* FIXME: should be checking for errors from bfd_close (for one thing,
304 on error it does not free all the storage associated with the
305 bfd). */
306 make_cleanup_bfd_close (temp_bfd);
307 error (_("\"%s\" is not a core dump: %s"),
308 filename, bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
311 /* Looks semi-reasonable. Toss the old core file and work on the new. */
313 discard_cleanups (old_chain); /* Don't free filename any more */
314 unpush_target (&core_ops);
315 core_bfd = temp_bfd;
316 old_chain = make_cleanup (core_close_cleanup, 0 /*ignore*/);
318 /* FIXME: kettenis/20031023: This is very dangerous. The
319 CORE_GDBARCH that results from this call may very well be
320 different from CURRENT_GDBARCH. However, its methods may only
321 work if it is selected as the current architecture, because they
322 rely on swapped data (see gdbarch.c). We should get rid of that
323 swapped data. */
324 core_gdbarch = gdbarch_from_bfd (core_bfd);
326 /* Find a suitable core file handler to munch on core_bfd */
327 core_vec = sniff_core_bfd (core_bfd);
329 validate_files ();
331 /* Find the data section */
332 if (build_section_table (core_bfd, &core_ops.to_sections,
333 &core_ops.to_sections_end))
334 error (_("\"%s\": Can't find sections: %s"),
335 bfd_get_filename (core_bfd), bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
337 /* If we have no exec file, try to set the architecture from the
338 core file. We don't do this unconditionally since an exec file
339 typically contains more information that helps us determine the
340 architecture than a core file. */
341 if (!exec_bfd)
342 set_gdbarch_from_file (core_bfd);
344 ontop = !push_target (&core_ops);
345 discard_cleanups (old_chain);
347 /* This is done first, before anything has a chance to query the
348 inferior for information such as symbols. */
349 post_create_inferior (&core_ops, from_tty);
351 p = bfd_core_file_failing_command (core_bfd);
352 if (p)
353 printf_filtered (_("Core was generated by `%s'.\n"), p);
355 siggy = bfd_core_file_failing_signal (core_bfd);
356 if (siggy > 0)
357 /* NOTE: target_signal_from_host() converts a target signal value
358 into gdb's internal signal value. Unfortunately gdb's internal
359 value is called ``target_signal'' and this function got the
360 name ..._from_host(). */
361 printf_filtered (_("Program terminated with signal %d, %s.\n"), siggy,
362 target_signal_to_string (target_signal_from_host (siggy)));
364 /* Build up thread list from BFD sections. */
366 init_thread_list ();
367 bfd_map_over_sections (core_bfd, add_to_thread_list,
368 bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, ".reg"));
370 if (ontop)
372 /* Fetch all registers from core file. */
373 target_fetch_registers (get_current_regcache (), -1);
375 /* Now, set up the frame cache, and print the top of stack. */
376 reinit_frame_cache ();
377 print_stack_frame (get_selected_frame (NULL), 1, SRC_AND_LOC);
379 else
381 warning (
382 "you won't be able to access this core file until you terminate\n\
383 your %s; do ``info files''", target_longname);
387 static void
388 core_detach (char *args, int from_tty)
390 if (args)
391 error (_("Too many arguments"));
392 unpush_target (&core_ops);
393 reinit_frame_cache ();
394 if (from_tty)
395 printf_filtered (_("No core file now.\n"));
399 /* Try to retrieve registers from a section in core_bfd, and supply
400 them to core_vec->core_read_registers, as the register set numbered
401 WHICH.
403 If inferior_ptid is zero, do the single-threaded thing: look for a
404 section named NAME. If inferior_ptid is non-zero, do the
405 multi-threaded thing: look for a section named "NAME/PID", where
406 PID is the shortest ASCII decimal representation of inferior_ptid.
408 HUMAN_NAME is a human-readable name for the kind of registers the
409 NAME section contains, for use in error messages.
411 If REQUIRED is non-zero, print an error if the core file doesn't
412 have a section by the appropriate name. Otherwise, just do nothing. */
414 static void
415 get_core_register_section (struct regcache *regcache,
416 char *name,
417 int which,
418 char *human_name,
419 int required)
421 static char *section_name = NULL;
422 struct bfd_section *section;
423 bfd_size_type size;
424 char *contents;
426 xfree (section_name);
427 if (PIDGET (inferior_ptid))
428 section_name = xstrprintf ("%s/%d", name, PIDGET (inferior_ptid));
429 else
430 section_name = xstrdup (name);
432 section = bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, section_name);
433 if (! section)
435 if (required)
436 warning (_("Couldn't find %s registers in core file."), human_name);
437 return;
440 size = bfd_section_size (core_bfd, section);
441 contents = alloca (size);
442 if (! bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd, section, contents,
443 (file_ptr) 0, size))
445 warning (_("Couldn't read %s registers from `%s' section in core file."),
446 human_name, name);
447 return;
450 if (core_gdbarch && gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch))
452 const struct regset *regset;
454 regset = gdbarch_regset_from_core_section (core_gdbarch, name, size);
455 if (regset == NULL)
457 if (required)
458 warning (_("Couldn't recognize %s registers in core file."),
459 human_name);
460 return;
463 regset->supply_regset (regset, regcache, -1, contents, size);
464 return;
467 gdb_assert (core_vec);
468 core_vec->core_read_registers (regcache, contents, size, which,
469 ((CORE_ADDR)
470 bfd_section_vma (core_bfd, section)));
474 /* Get the registers out of a core file. This is the machine-
475 independent part. Fetch_core_registers is the machine-dependent
476 part, typically implemented in the xm-file for each architecture. */
478 /* We just get all the registers, so we don't use regno. */
480 static void
481 get_core_registers (struct regcache *regcache, int regno)
483 int i;
485 if (!(core_gdbarch && gdbarch_regset_from_core_section_p (core_gdbarch))
486 && (core_vec == NULL || core_vec->core_read_registers == NULL))
488 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stderr,
489 "Can't fetch registers from this type of core file\n");
490 return;
493 get_core_register_section (regcache,
494 ".reg", 0, "general-purpose", 1);
495 get_core_register_section (regcache,
496 ".reg2", 2, "floating-point", 0);
497 get_core_register_section (regcache,
498 ".reg-xfp", 3, "extended floating-point", 0);
499 get_core_register_section (regcache,
500 ".reg-ppc-vmx", 3, "ppc Altivec", 0);
502 /* Supply dummy value for all registers not found in the core. */
503 for (i = 0; i < gdbarch_num_regs (get_regcache_arch (regcache)); i++)
504 if (!regcache_valid_p (regcache, i))
505 regcache_raw_supply (regcache, i, NULL);
508 static void
509 core_files_info (struct target_ops *t)
511 print_section_info (t, core_bfd);
514 static LONGEST
515 core_xfer_partial (struct target_ops *ops, enum target_object object,
516 const char *annex, gdb_byte *readbuf,
517 const gdb_byte *writebuf, ULONGEST offset, LONGEST len)
519 switch (object)
521 case TARGET_OBJECT_MEMORY:
522 if (readbuf)
523 return (*ops->deprecated_xfer_memory) (offset, readbuf,
524 len, 0/*read*/, NULL, ops);
525 if (writebuf)
526 return (*ops->deprecated_xfer_memory) (offset, (gdb_byte *) writebuf,
527 len, 1/*write*/, NULL, ops);
528 return -1;
530 case TARGET_OBJECT_AUXV:
531 if (readbuf)
533 /* When the aux vector is stored in core file, BFD
534 represents this with a fake section called ".auxv". */
536 struct bfd_section *section;
537 bfd_size_type size;
538 char *contents;
540 section = bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, ".auxv");
541 if (section == NULL)
542 return -1;
544 size = bfd_section_size (core_bfd, section);
545 if (offset >= size)
546 return 0;
547 size -= offset;
548 if (size > len)
549 size = len;
550 if (size > 0
551 && !bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd, section, readbuf,
552 (file_ptr) offset, size))
554 warning (_("Couldn't read NT_AUXV note in core file."));
555 return -1;
558 return size;
560 return -1;
562 case TARGET_OBJECT_WCOOKIE:
563 if (readbuf)
565 /* When the StackGhost cookie is stored in core file, BFD
566 represents this with a fake section called ".wcookie". */
568 struct bfd_section *section;
569 bfd_size_type size;
570 char *contents;
572 section = bfd_get_section_by_name (core_bfd, ".wcookie");
573 if (section == NULL)
574 return -1;
576 size = bfd_section_size (core_bfd, section);
577 if (offset >= size)
578 return 0;
579 size -= offset;
580 if (size > len)
581 size = len;
582 if (size > 0
583 && !bfd_get_section_contents (core_bfd, section, readbuf,
584 (file_ptr) offset, size))
586 warning (_("Couldn't read StackGhost cookie in core file."));
587 return -1;
590 return size;
592 return -1;
594 case TARGET_OBJECT_LIBRARIES:
595 if (core_gdbarch
596 && gdbarch_core_xfer_shared_libraries_p (core_gdbarch))
598 if (writebuf)
599 return -1;
600 return
601 gdbarch_core_xfer_shared_libraries (core_gdbarch,
602 readbuf, offset, len);
604 /* FALL THROUGH */
606 default:
607 if (ops->beneath != NULL)
608 return ops->beneath->to_xfer_partial (ops->beneath, object, annex,
609 readbuf, writebuf, offset, len);
610 return -1;
615 /* If mourn is being called in all the right places, this could be say
616 `gdb internal error' (since generic_mourn calls breakpoint_init_inferior). */
618 static int
619 ignore (struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt)
621 return 0;
625 /* Okay, let's be honest: threads gleaned from a core file aren't
626 exactly lively, are they? On the other hand, if we don't claim
627 that each & every one is alive, then we don't get any of them
628 to appear in an "info thread" command, which is quite a useful
629 behaviour.
631 static int
632 core_file_thread_alive (ptid_t tid)
634 return 1;
637 /* Ask the current architecture what it knows about this core file.
638 That will be used, in turn, to pick a better architecture. This
639 wrapper could be avoided if targets got a chance to specialize
640 core_ops. */
642 static const struct target_desc *
643 core_read_description (struct target_ops *target)
645 if (gdbarch_core_read_description_p (current_gdbarch))
646 return gdbarch_core_read_description (current_gdbarch, target, core_bfd);
648 return NULL;
651 /* Fill in core_ops with its defined operations and properties. */
653 static void
654 init_core_ops (void)
656 core_ops.to_shortname = "core";
657 core_ops.to_longname = "Local core dump file";
658 core_ops.to_doc =
659 "Use a core file as a target. Specify the filename of the core file.";
660 core_ops.to_open = core_open;
661 core_ops.to_close = core_close;
662 core_ops.to_attach = find_default_attach;
663 core_ops.to_detach = core_detach;
664 core_ops.to_fetch_registers = get_core_registers;
665 core_ops.to_xfer_partial = core_xfer_partial;
666 core_ops.deprecated_xfer_memory = xfer_memory;
667 core_ops.to_files_info = core_files_info;
668 core_ops.to_insert_breakpoint = ignore;
669 core_ops.to_remove_breakpoint = ignore;
670 core_ops.to_create_inferior = find_default_create_inferior;
671 core_ops.to_thread_alive = core_file_thread_alive;
672 core_ops.to_read_description = core_read_description;
673 core_ops.to_stratum = core_stratum;
674 core_ops.to_has_memory = 1;
675 core_ops.to_has_stack = 1;
676 core_ops.to_has_registers = 1;
677 core_ops.to_magic = OPS_MAGIC;
680 /* non-zero if we should not do the add_target call in
681 _initialize_corelow; not initialized (i.e., bss) so that
682 the target can initialize it (i.e., data) if appropriate.
683 This needs to be set at compile time because we don't know
684 for sure whether the target's initialize routine is called
685 before us or after us. */
686 int coreops_suppress_target;
688 void
689 _initialize_corelow (void)
691 init_core_ops ();
693 if (!coreops_suppress_target)
694 add_target (&core_ops);