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[PATCH 2/3] Support up to 3 conditional branches in an atomic sequence


gdb currently supports 1 conditional branch inside a ppc larx/stcx
critical region. Unfortunately there is existing code that contains more
than 1, for example in the ppc64 Linux kernel:

c00000000003ac18 <.__hash_page_4K>:
...
c00000000003ac4c:       7f e0 30 a8     ldarx   r31,0,r6
c00000000003ac50:       7c 80 f8 79     andc.   r0,r4,r31
c00000000003ac54:       40 82 02 94     bne-    c00000000003aee8 <htab_wrong_access>
c00000000003ac58:       73 e0 08 00     andi.   r0,r31,2048
c00000000003ac5c:       40 82 01 b0     bne-    c00000000003ae0c <htab_bail_ok>
c00000000003ac60:       54 9e f6 30     rlwinm  r30,r4,30,24,24
c00000000003ac64:       7f de fb 78     or      r30,r30,r31
c00000000003ac68:       63 de 09 00     ori     r30,r30,2304
c00000000003ac6c:       67 de 10 00     oris    r30,r30,4096
c00000000003ac70:       7f c0 31 ad     stdcx.  r30,0,r6

If we try to single step through this we get stuck forever because
the reservation is never set when we step over the stdcx.

The following patch bumps the number to 3 conditional branches + 1
terminating branch. With this patch applied I can single step through
the offending function in the ppc64 Linux kernel.

Anton
--

2013-07-29  Anton Blanchard  <anton@samba.org>

	* breakpoint.h (MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS): New define.
	* rs6000-tdep.c (ppc_deal_with_atomic_sequence): Allow for more
	than two breakpoints.
	* breakpoint.c (insert_single_step_breakpoint): Likewise.
	(insert_single_step_breakpoint): Likewise.
	(single_step_breakpoints_inserted): Likewise.
	(cancel_single_step_breakpoints): Likewise.
	(detach_single_step_breakpoints): Likewise.
	(single_step_breakpoint_inserted_here_p): Likewise.

Index: b/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
===================================================================
--- a/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ ppc_deal_with_atomic_sequence (struct fr
   struct address_space *aspace = get_frame_address_space (frame);
   enum bfd_endian byte_order = gdbarch_byte_order (gdbarch);
   CORE_ADDR pc = get_frame_pc (frame);
-  CORE_ADDR breaks[2] = {-1, -1};
+  CORE_ADDR breaks[MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS];
   CORE_ADDR loc = pc;
   CORE_ADDR closing_insn; /* Instruction that closes the atomic sequence.  */
   int insn = read_memory_integer (loc, PPC_INSN_SIZE, byte_order);
@@ -1096,7 +1096,6 @@ ppc_deal_with_atomic_sequence (struct fr
   int last_breakpoint = 0; /* Defaults to 0 (no breakpoints placed).  */  
   const int atomic_sequence_length = 16; /* Instruction sequence length.  */
   int opcode; /* Branch instruction's OPcode.  */
-  int bc_insn_count = 0; /* Conditional branch instruction count.  */
 
   /* Assume all atomic sequences start with a lwarx/ldarx instruction.  */
   if ((insn & LWARX_MASK) != LWARX_INSTRUCTION
@@ -1110,24 +1109,20 @@ ppc_deal_with_atomic_sequence (struct fr
       loc += PPC_INSN_SIZE;
       insn = read_memory_integer (loc, PPC_INSN_SIZE, byte_order);
 
-      /* Assume that there is at most one conditional branch in the atomic
-         sequence.  If a conditional branch is found, put a breakpoint in 
-         its destination address.  */
       if ((insn & BRANCH_MASK) == BC_INSN)
         {
           int immediate = ((insn & 0xfffc) ^ 0x8000) - 0x8000;
           int absolute = insn & 2;
 
-          if (bc_insn_count >= 1)
-            return 0; /* More than one conditional branch found, fallback 
+          if (last_breakpoint >= MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS - 1)
+            return 0; /* too many conditional branches found, fallback
                          to the standard single-step code.  */
  
 	  if (absolute)
-	    breaks[1] = immediate;
+	    breaks[last_breakpoint] = immediate;
 	  else
-	    breaks[1] = loc + immediate;
+	    breaks[last_breakpoint] = loc + immediate;
 
-	  bc_insn_count++;
 	  last_breakpoint++;
         }
 
@@ -1146,18 +1141,29 @@ ppc_deal_with_atomic_sequence (struct fr
   insn = read_memory_integer (loc, PPC_INSN_SIZE, byte_order);
 
   /* Insert a breakpoint right after the end of the atomic sequence.  */
-  breaks[0] = loc;
+  breaks[last_breakpoint] = loc;
 
-  /* Check for duplicated breakpoints.  Check also for a breakpoint
-     placed (branch instruction's destination) anywhere in sequence.  */
-  if (last_breakpoint
-      && (breaks[1] == breaks[0]
-	  || (breaks[1] >= pc && breaks[1] <= closing_insn)))
-    last_breakpoint = 0;
-
-  /* Effectively inserts the breakpoints.  */
   for (index = 0; index <= last_breakpoint; index++)
-    insert_single_step_breakpoint (gdbarch, aspace, breaks[index]);
+    {
+      int index2;
+      int insert_bp = 1;
+
+      /* Check for a breakpoint placed (branch instruction's destination)
+	 anywhere in sequence.  */
+      if (breaks[index] >= pc && breaks[index] <= closing_insn)
+	continue;
+
+      /* Check for duplicated breakpoints.  */
+      for (index2 = 0; index2 < index; index2++)
+        {
+	  if (breaks[index] == breaks[index2])
+	    insert_bp = 0;
+	}
+
+      /* insert the breakpoint.  */
+      if (insert_bp)
+        insert_single_step_breakpoint (gdbarch, aspace, breaks[index]);
+    }
 
   return 1;
 }
Index: b/gdb/breakpoint.c
===================================================================
--- a/gdb/breakpoint.c
+++ b/gdb/breakpoint.c
@@ -14845,11 +14845,10 @@ deprecated_remove_raw_breakpoint (struct
   return ret;
 }
 
-/* One (or perhaps two) breakpoints used for software single
-   stepping.  */
+/* Breakpoints used for software single stepping.  */
 
-static void *single_step_breakpoints[2];
-static struct gdbarch *single_step_gdbarch[2];
+static void *single_step_breakpoints[MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS];
+static struct gdbarch *single_step_gdbarch[MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS];
 
 /* Create and insert a breakpoint for software single step.  */
 
@@ -14858,19 +14857,17 @@ insert_single_step_breakpoint (struct gd
 			       struct address_space *aspace, 
 			       CORE_ADDR next_pc)
 {
+  int i;
   void **bpt_p;
 
-  if (single_step_breakpoints[0] == NULL)
-    {
-      bpt_p = &single_step_breakpoints[0];
-      single_step_gdbarch[0] = gdbarch;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      gdb_assert (single_step_breakpoints[1] == NULL);
-      bpt_p = &single_step_breakpoints[1];
-      single_step_gdbarch[1] = gdbarch;
-    }
+  for (i = 0; i < MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS; i++)
+    if (single_step_breakpoints[i] == NULL)
+        break;
+
+  gdb_assert (i < MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS);
+
+  bpt_p = &single_step_breakpoints[i];
+  single_step_gdbarch[i] = gdbarch;
 
   /* NOTE drow/2006-04-11: A future improvement to this function would
      be to only create the breakpoints once, and actually put them on
@@ -14891,8 +14888,13 @@ insert_single_step_breakpoint (struct gd
 int
 single_step_breakpoints_inserted (void)
 {
-  return (single_step_breakpoints[0] != NULL
-          || single_step_breakpoints[1] != NULL);
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS; i++)
+    if (single_step_breakpoints[i] != NULL)
+      return 1;
+
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /* Remove and delete any breakpoints used for software single step.  */
@@ -14900,22 +14902,21 @@ single_step_breakpoints_inserted (void)
 void
 remove_single_step_breakpoints (void)
 {
+  int i;
+
   gdb_assert (single_step_breakpoints[0] != NULL);
 
   /* See insert_single_step_breakpoint for more about this deprecated
      call.  */
-  deprecated_remove_raw_breakpoint (single_step_gdbarch[0],
-				    single_step_breakpoints[0]);
-  single_step_gdbarch[0] = NULL;
-  single_step_breakpoints[0] = NULL;
 
-  if (single_step_breakpoints[1] != NULL)
-    {
-      deprecated_remove_raw_breakpoint (single_step_gdbarch[1],
-					single_step_breakpoints[1]);
-      single_step_gdbarch[1] = NULL;
-      single_step_breakpoints[1] = NULL;
-    }
+  for (i = 0; i < MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS; i++)
+    if (single_step_breakpoints[i] != NULL)
+      {
+	deprecated_remove_raw_breakpoint (single_step_gdbarch[i],
+					  single_step_breakpoints[i]);
+	single_step_gdbarch[i] = NULL;
+	single_step_breakpoints[i] = NULL;
+      }
 }
 
 /* Delete software single step breakpoints without removing them from
@@ -14928,7 +14929,7 @@ cancel_single_step_breakpoints (void)
 {
   int i;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+  for (i = 0; i < MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS; i++)
     if (single_step_breakpoints[i])
       {
 	xfree (single_step_breakpoints[i]);
@@ -14945,7 +14946,7 @@ detach_single_step_breakpoints (void)
 {
   int i;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+  for (i = 0; i < MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS; i++)
     if (single_step_breakpoints[i])
       target_remove_breakpoint (single_step_gdbarch[i],
 				single_step_breakpoints[i]);
@@ -14960,7 +14961,7 @@ single_step_breakpoint_inserted_here_p (
 {
   int i;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+  for (i = 0; i < MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS; i++)
     {
       struct bp_target_info *bp_tgt = single_step_breakpoints[i];
       if (bp_tgt
Index: b/gdb/breakpoint.h
===================================================================
--- a/gdb/breakpoint.h
+++ b/gdb/breakpoint.h
@@ -1444,8 +1444,10 @@ extern void add_solib_catchpoint (char *
    deletes all breakpoints.  */
 extern void delete_command (char *arg, int from_tty);
 
-/* Manage a software single step breakpoint (or two).  Insert may be
-   called twice before remove is called.  */
+/* Manage software single step breakpoints.  Insert may be
+   called multiple times before remove is called.  */
+#define MAX_SINGLE_STEP_BREAKPOINTS 4
+
 extern void insert_single_step_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *,
 					   struct address_space *, 
 					   CORE_ADDR);


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