[PATCH] gdb: work around negative DW_AT_data_member_location GCC 11 bug

Bruno Larsen blarsen@redhat.com
Wed Jan 26 19:49:12 GMT 2022


On 11/29/21 12:37, Simon Marchi via Gdb-patches wrote:
> From: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
> 
> g++ 11.1.0 has a bug where it will emit a negative
> DW_AT_data_member_location in some cases:
> 
>      $ cat test.cpp
>      #include <memory>
> 
>      int
>      main()
>      {
>        std::unique_ptr<int> ptr;
>      }
>      $ g++ -g test.cpp
>      $ llvm-dwarfdump -F a.out
>      ...
>      0x00000964:       DW_TAG_member
>                          DW_AT_name [DW_FORM_strp]   ("_M_head_impl")
>                          DW_AT_decl_file [DW_FORM_data1]     ("/usr/include/c++/11.1.0/tuple")
>                          DW_AT_decl_line [DW_FORM_data1]     (125)
>                          DW_AT_decl_column [DW_FORM_data1]   (0x27)
>                          DW_AT_type [DW_FORM_ref4]   (0x0000067a "default_delete<int>")
>                          DW_AT_data_member_location [DW_FORM_sdata]  (-1)
>      ...
> 
> This leads to a GDB crash (when built with ASan, otherwise probably
> garbage results), since it tries to read just before (to the left, in
> ASan speak) of the value's buffer:
> 
>      ==888645==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow on address 0x6020000c52af at pc 0x7f711b239f4b bp 0x7fff356bd470 sp 0x7fff356bcc18
>      READ of size 1 at 0x6020000c52af thread T0
>          #0 0x7f711b239f4a in __interceptor_memcpy /build/gcc/src/gcc/libsanitizer/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_common_interceptors.inc:827
>          #1 0x555c4977efa1 in value_contents_copy_raw /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/value.c:1347
>          #2 0x555c497909cd in value_primitive_field(value*, long, int, type*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/value.c:3126
>          #3 0x555c478f2eaa in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:333
>          #4 0x555c478f63b2 in cp_print_value /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:513
>          #5 0x555c478f02ca in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:161
>          #6 0x555c478f63b2 in cp_print_value /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:513
>          #7 0x555c478f02ca in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:161
>          #8 0x555c478f63b2 in cp_print_value /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:513
>          #9 0x555c478f02ca in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:161
>          #10 0x555c4760d45f in c_value_print_struct /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:383
>          #11 0x555c4760df4c in c_value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:438
>          #12 0x555c483ff9a7 in language_defn::value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) const /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/language.c:632
>          #13 0x555c49758b68 in do_val_print /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1048
>          #14 0x555c49759b17 in common_val_print(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, language_defn const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1151
>          #15 0x555c478f2fcb in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:335
>          #16 0x555c478f63b2 in cp_print_value /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:513
>          #17 0x555c478f02ca in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:161
>          #18 0x555c4760d45f in c_value_print_struct /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:383
>          #19 0x555c4760df4c in c_value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:438
>          #20 0x555c483ff9a7 in language_defn::value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) const /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/language.c:632
>          #21 0x555c49758b68 in do_val_print /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1048
>          #22 0x555c49759b17 in common_val_print(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, language_defn const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1151
>          #23 0x555c478f2fcb in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:335
>          #24 0x555c4760d45f in c_value_print_struct /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:383
>          #25 0x555c4760df4c in c_value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:438
>          #26 0x555c483ff9a7 in language_defn::value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) const /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/language.c:632
>          #27 0x555c49758b68 in do_val_print /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1048
>          #28 0x555c49759b17 in common_val_print(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, language_defn const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1151
>          #29 0x555c4760f04c in c_value_print(value*, ui_file*, value_print_options const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:587
>          #30 0x555c483ff954 in language_defn::value_print(value*, ui_file*, value_print_options const*) const /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/language.c:614
>          #31 0x555c49759f61 in value_print(value*, ui_file*, value_print_options const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1189
>          #32 0x555c48950f70 in print_formatted /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/printcmd.c:337
>          #33 0x555c48958eda in print_value(value*, value_print_options const&) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/printcmd.c:1258
>          #34 0x555c48959891 in print_command_1 /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/printcmd.c:1367
>          #35 0x555c4895a3df in print_command /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/printcmd.c:1458
>          #36 0x555c4767f974 in do_simple_func /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cli/cli-decode.c:97
>          #37 0x555c47692e25 in cmd_func(cmd_list_element*, char const*, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cli/cli-decode.c:2475
>          #38 0x555c4936107e in execute_command(char const*, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/top.c:670
>          #39 0x555c485f1bff in catch_command_errors /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/main.c:523
>          #40 0x555c485f249c in execute_cmdargs /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/main.c:618
>          #41 0x555c485f6677 in captured_main_1 /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/main.c:1317
>          #42 0x555c485f6c83 in captured_main /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/main.c:1338
>          #43 0x555c485f6d65 in gdb_main(captured_main_args*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/main.c:1363
>          #44 0x555c46e41ba8 in main /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/gdb.c:32
>          #45 0x7f71198bcb24 in __libc_start_main (/usr/lib/libc.so.6+0x27b24)
>          #46 0x555c46e4197d in _start (/home/simark/build/binutils-gdb-one-target/gdb/gdb+0x77f197d)
> 
>      0x6020000c52af is located 1 bytes to the left of 8-byte region [0x6020000c52b0,0x6020000c52b8)
>      allocated by thread T0 here:
>          #0 0x7f711b2b7459 in __interceptor_calloc /build/gcc/src/gcc/libsanitizer/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:154
>          #1 0x555c470acdc9 in xcalloc /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/alloc.c:100
>          #2 0x555c49b775cd in xzalloc(unsigned long) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdbsupport/common-utils.cc:29
>          #3 0x555c4977bdeb in allocate_value_contents /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/value.c:1029
>          #4 0x555c4977be25 in allocate_value(type*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/value.c:1040
>          #5 0x555c4979030d in value_primitive_field(value*, long, int, type*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/value.c:3092
>          #6 0x555c478f6280 in cp_print_value /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:501
>          #7 0x555c478f02ca in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:161
>          #8 0x555c478f63b2 in cp_print_value /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:513
>          #9 0x555c478f02ca in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:161
>          #10 0x555c478f63b2 in cp_print_value /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:513
>          #11 0x555c478f02ca in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:161
>          #12 0x555c4760d45f in c_value_print_struct /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:383
>          #13 0x555c4760df4c in c_value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:438
>          #14 0x555c483ff9a7 in language_defn::value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) const /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/language.c:632
>          #15 0x555c49758b68 in do_val_print /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1048
>          #16 0x555c49759b17 in common_val_print(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, language_defn const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1151
>          #17 0x555c478f2fcb in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:335
>          #18 0x555c478f63b2 in cp_print_value /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:513
>          #19 0x555c478f02ca in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:161
>          #20 0x555c4760d45f in c_value_print_struct /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:383
>          #21 0x555c4760df4c in c_value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:438
>          #22 0x555c483ff9a7 in language_defn::value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) const /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/language.c:632
>          #23 0x555c49758b68 in do_val_print /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1048
>          #24 0x555c49759b17 in common_val_print(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, language_defn const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1151
>          #25 0x555c478f2fcb in cp_print_value_fields(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*, type**, int) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/cp-valprint.c:335
>          #26 0x555c4760d45f in c_value_print_struct /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:383
>          #27 0x555c4760df4c in c_value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/c-valprint.c:438
>          #28 0x555c483ff9a7 in language_defn::value_print_inner(value*, ui_file*, int, value_print_options const*) const /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/language.c:632
>          #29 0x555c49758b68 in do_val_print /home/simark/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/valprint.c:1048
> 
> Since there are some binaries with this in the wild, I think it would be
> useful for GDB to work around this.  I did the obvious simple thing, if
> the DW_AT_data_member_location's value is -1, replace it with 0.  I
> didn't add a producer check, because I don't think that a
> DW_AT_data_member_location value of -1 is ever legitimate, but we could
> certainly add one if needed.  The difficult part would be if GCC 11 ever
> emits a legitimate DW_AT_data_member_location value of -1 in other
> situations, then we would need to identify when the -1 is legitimate and
> when it is not.

Fortran allows for arrays with negative stride. I don't know Fortran well enough to know if this would be a problem, it could use a a completely different mechanism. I think maybe a producer check would be a good idea, either to confirm that we don't break fortran, or to avoid the confusion mentioned in the other thread.

> 
> Change-Id: Ieef3459b0b9bbce8bdad838ba83b4b64e7269d42
> ---
>   gdb/dwarf2/read.c                             | 10 +++
>   .../negative-data-member-location.c           | 29 +++++++
>   .../negative-data-member-location.exp         | 76 +++++++++++++++++++
>   3 files changed, 115 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/negative-data-member-location.c
>   create mode 100644 gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/negative-data-member-location.exp
> <snip>
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/negative-data-member-location.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/negative-data-member-location.exp
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..664c4e47acc
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/negative-data-member-location.exp
> @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
> +# Copyright 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +
> +# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> +# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> +# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
> +# (at your option) any later version.
> +#
> +# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> +# GNU General Public License for more details.
> +#
> +# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> +# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> +
> +# Test our workaround for a GCC 11 bug, where it sometimes puts a -1 value for
> +# DW_AT_data_member_location:
> +#
> +#   Negative DW_AT_data_member_location
> +#   https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=101378
> +
> +load_lib dwarf.exp
> +
> +# This test can only be run on targets which support DWARF-2 and use gas.
> +if ![dwarf2_support] {
> +    return 0
> +}

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Dwarf::assemble requires the compiler to be GCC.

> +
> +standard_testfile .c -dw.S
> +
> +set asm_file [standard_output_file ${srcfile2}]
> +
> +Dwarf::assemble ${asm_file} {
> +    cu {} {
> +	DW_TAG_compile_unit {
> +	    {DW_AT_language @DW_LANG_C99}
> +	    {name ${::srcfile}}
> +        } {
> +	    declare_labels int_label struct_label
> +
> +	    int_label: DW_TAG_base_type {
> +		{DW_AT_byte_size 4 DW_FORM_udata}
> +		{DW_AT_encoding @DW_ATE_signed}
> +		{DW_AT_name "int"}
> +	    }
> +
> +	    struct_label: DW_TAG_structure_type {
> +		{DW_AT_name "the_struct"}
> +		{DW_AT_byte_size 4 DW_FORM_udata}
> +	    } {
> +		DW_TAG_member {
> +		    {DW_AT_name "field"}
> +		    {DW_AT_type :$int_label}
> +		    {DW_AT_data_member_location -1 DW_FORM_sdata}
> +		}
> +	    }
> +
> +	    DW_TAG_variable {
> +		{DW_AT_name "s"}
> +		{DW_AT_type :$struct_label}
> +		{DW_AT_location {DW_OP_addr [gdb_target_symbol "s"]} SPECIAL_expr}
> +	    }
> +	}
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +if [prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" ${testfile} [list $srcfile $asm_file] {nodebug}] {
> +    return
> +}
> +
> +if ![runto_main] then {
> +    return
> +}
> +
> +gdb_test "print /x s" " = {field = 0x11222211}"
> +gdb_test "print /x s.field" " = 0x11222211"


-- 
Cheers!
Bruno Larsen



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