[binutils-gdb] PR gdb/30219: Clear sync_quit_force_run in quit_force

Kevin Buettner kevinb@sourceware.org
Thu Mar 30 21:59:15 GMT 2023


https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=3b431a3c9071d3e654e66a461e152c6bf8386096

commit 3b431a3c9071d3e654e66a461e152c6bf8386096
Author: Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 10 15:27:43 2023 -0700

    PR gdb/30219: Clear sync_quit_force_run in quit_force
    
    PR 30219 shows an internal error due to a "Bad switch" in
    print_exception() in gdb/exceptions.c.  The switch in question
    contains cases for RETURN_QUIT and RETURN_ERROR, but is missing a case
    for the recently added RETURN_FORCED_QUIT.  This commit adds that case.
    
    Making the above change allows the errant test case to pass, but does
    not fix the underlying problem, which I'll describe shortly.  Even
    though the addition of a case for RETURN_FORCED_QUIT isn't the actual
    fix, I still think it's important to add this case so that other
    situations which lead to print_exeption() being called won't generate
    that "Bad switch" internal error.
    
    In order to understand the underlying problem, please examine
    this portion of the backtrace from the bug report:
    
    0x5576e4ff5780 print_exception
            /home/smarchi/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/exceptions.c:100
    0x5576e4ff5930 exception_print(ui_file*, gdb_exception const&)
            /home/smarchi/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/exceptions.c:110
    0x5576e6a896dd quit_force(int*, int)
            /home/smarchi/src/binutils-gdb/gdb/top.c:1849
    
    The real problem is in quit_force; here's the try/catch which
    eventually leads to the internal error:
    
      /* Get out of tfind mode, and kill or detach all inferiors.  */
      try
        {
          disconnect_tracing ();
          for (inferior *inf : all_inferiors ())
            kill_or_detach (inf, from_tty);
        }
      catch (const gdb_exception &ex)
        {
          exception_print (gdb_stderr, ex);
        }
    
    While running the calls in the try-block, a QUIT check is being
    performed.  This check finds that sync_quit_force_run is (still) set,
    causing a gdb_exception_forced_quit to be thrown.  The exception
    gdb_exception_forced_quit is derived from gdb_exception, causing
    exception_print to be called.  As shown by the backtrace,
    print_exception is then called, leading to the internal error.
    
    The actual fix, also implemented by this commit, is to clear
    sync_quit_force_run along with the quit flag.  This will allow the
    various cleanup code, called by quit_force, to run without triggering
    a gdb_exception_forced_quit.  (Though, if another SIGTERM is sent to
    the gdb process, these flags will be set again and a QUIT check in the
    cleanup code will detect it and throw the exception.)
    
    Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30219
    Approved-By: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>

Diff:
---
 gdb/exceptions.c | 1 +
 gdb/top.c        | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gdb/exceptions.c b/gdb/exceptions.c
index 4ab8dce58de..8b7858578a9 100644
--- a/gdb/exceptions.c
+++ b/gdb/exceptions.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ print_exception (struct ui_file *file, const struct gdb_exception &e)
   switch (e.reason)
     {
     case RETURN_QUIT:
+    case RETURN_FORCED_QUIT:
       annotate_quit ();
       break;
     case RETURN_ERROR:
diff --git a/gdb/top.c b/gdb/top.c
index aa2a6409d98..81f74f72f61 100644
--- a/gdb/top.c
+++ b/gdb/top.c
@@ -1824,6 +1824,14 @@ quit_force (int *exit_arg, int from_tty)
 {
   int exit_code = 0;
 
+  /* Clear the quit flag and sync_quit_force_run so that a
+     gdb_exception_forced_quit isn't inadvertently triggered by a QUIT
+     check while running the various cleanup/exit code below.  Note
+     that the call to 'check_quit_flag' clears the quit flag as a side
+     effect.  */
+  check_quit_flag ();
+  sync_quit_force_run = false;
+
   /* An optional expression may be used to cause gdb to terminate with the
      value of that expression.  */
   if (exit_arg)


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