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[PATCH 4/8] Force to insert software single step breakpoint
- From: Yao Qi <qiyaoltc at gmail dot com>
- To: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 10:44:32 +0000
- Subject: [PATCH 4/8] Force to insert software single step breakpoint
- Authentication-results: sourceware.org; auth=none
- References: <1457088276-1170-1-git-send-email-yao dot qi at linaro dot 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:
2016-03-02 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.
---
gdb/breakpoint.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/gdb/breakpoint.c b/gdb/breakpoint.c
index f99a7ab..72a3fdb 100644
--- a/gdb/breakpoint.c
+++ b/gdb/breakpoint.c
@@ -2219,9 +2219,12 @@ 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. */
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))
{
--
1.9.1