[PATCH 04/11] Little-endian fixes: VSX tests and pseudo-regs

Ulrich Weigand uweigand@de.ibm.com
Tue Jan 28 17:27:00 GMT 2014


Hello,

many VSX test were failing on powerpc64le-linux, since -as opposed to the
AltiVec tests- there never were little-endian versions of the test patterns.

This patch adds such patterns, along the lines of altivec-regs.exp.

In addition, there is an actual code change required: For those VSX
registers that overlap a floating-point register, the FP register
overlaps the most-significant half of the VSX register both on big-
and little-endian systems.  However, on little-endian systems, that
half is stored at an offset of 8 bytes (not 0).  This works already
for the "real" FP registers, but current code gets it wrong for
the "extended" pseudo FP register GDB generates for the second
half of the VSX register bank.

This patch updates the corresponding pseudo read/write routines
to take the appropriate offset into consideration.

Tested on powerpc64-linux and powerpc64le-linux.

Bye,
Ulrich

ChangeLog:

	* rs6000-tdep.c (efpr_pseudo_register_read): Use correct offset
	of the overlapped FP register within the VSX register on little-
	endian platforms.
	(efpr_pseudo_register_write): Likewise.

testsuite/ChangeLog:

	* gdb.arch/vsx-regs.exp: Check target endianness.  Provide variants
	of the test patterns for use on little-endian systems.


Index: binutils-gdb/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
===================================================================
--- binutils-gdb.orig/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
+++ binutils-gdb/gdb/rs6000-tdep.c
@@ -2781,7 +2781,8 @@ efpr_pseudo_register_read (struct gdbarc
   int reg_index = reg_nr - tdep->ppc_efpr0_regnum;
 
   /* Read the portion that overlaps the VMX register.  */
-  return regcache_raw_read_part (regcache, tdep->ppc_vr0_regnum + reg_index, 0,
+  int offset = gdbarch_byte_order (gdbarch) == BFD_ENDIAN_BIG ? 0 : 8;
+  return regcache_raw_read_part (regcache, tdep->ppc_vr0_regnum + reg_index, offset,
 				 register_size (gdbarch, reg_nr), buffer);
 }
 
@@ -2794,7 +2795,8 @@ efpr_pseudo_register_write (struct gdbar
   int reg_index = reg_nr - tdep->ppc_efpr0_regnum;
 
   /* Write the portion that overlaps the VMX register.  */
-  regcache_raw_write_part (regcache, tdep->ppc_vr0_regnum + reg_index, 0,
+  int offset = gdbarch_byte_order (gdbarch) == BFD_ENDIAN_BIG ? 0 : 8;
+  regcache_raw_write_part (regcache, tdep->ppc_vr0_regnum + reg_index, offset,
 			   register_size (gdbarch, reg_nr), buffer);
 }
 
Index: binutils-gdb/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/vsx-regs.exp
===================================================================
--- binutils-gdb.orig/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/vsx-regs.exp
+++ binutils-gdb/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/vsx-regs.exp
@@ -58,19 +58,46 @@ if ![runto_main] then {
     gdb_suppress_tests
 }
 
+send_gdb "show endian\n"
+set endianness ""
+gdb_expect {
+    -re "(The target endianness is set automatically .currently )(big|little)( endian.*)$gdb_prompt $" {
+        pass "endianness"
+        set endianness $expect_out(2,string)
+    }
+    -re ".*$gdb_prompt $" {
+        fail "couldn't get endianness"
+    }
+    timeout             { fail "(timeout) endianness" }
+}
+
 # Data sets used throughout the test
 
-set vector_register1 ".uint128 = 0x3ff4cccccccccccc0000000000000000, v2_double = .0x1, 0x0., v4_float = .0x1, 0xf99999a0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x3ff4cccc, 0xcccccccc, 0x0, 0x0., v8_int16 = .0x3ff4, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v16_int8 = .0x3f, 0xf4, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0.."
+if {$endianness == "big"} {
+    set vector_register1 ".uint128 = 0x3ff4cccccccccccc0000000000000000, v2_double = .0x1, 0x0., v4_float = .0x1, 0xf99999a0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x3ff4cccc, 0xcccccccc, 0x0, 0x0., v8_int16 = .0x3ff4, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v16_int8 = .0x3f, 0xf4, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0.."
+
+    set vector_register1_vr ".uint128 = 0x3ff4cccccccccccc0000000100000001, v4_float = .0x1, 0xf99999a0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x3ff4cccc, 0xcccccccc, 0x1, 0x1., v8_int16 = .0x3ff4, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1., v16_int8 = .0x3f, 0xf4, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1.."
+
+    set vector_register2 "uint128 = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef, v2_double = .0x1, 0x1., v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef., v8_int16 = .0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef., v16_int8 = .0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef.."
 
-set vector_register1_vr ".uint128 = 0x3ff4cccccccccccc0000000100000001, v4_float = .0x1, 0xf99999a0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x3ff4cccc, 0xcccccccc, 0x1, 0x1., v8_int16 = .0x3ff4, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1., v16_int8 = .0x3f, 0xf4, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1.."
+    set vector_register2_vr "uint128 = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef, v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef., v8_int16 = .0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef., v16_int8 = .0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef.."
 
-set vector_register2 "uint128 = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef, v2_double = .0x1, 0x1., v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef., v8_int16 = .0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef., v16_int8 = .0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef.."
+    set vector_register3 ".uint128 = 0x00000001000000010000000100000001, v2_double = .0x0, 0x0., v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x1, 0x1, 0x1, 0x1., v8_int16 = .0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1., v16_int8 = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1.."
 
-set vector_register2_vr "uint128 = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef, v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef., v8_int16 = .0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef., v16_int8 = .0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef.."
+    set vector_register3_vr ".uint128 = 0x00000001000000010000000100000001, v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x1, 0x1, 0x1, 0x1., v8_int16 = .0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1., v16_int8 = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1.."
+} else {
+    set vector_register1 ".uint128 = 0x3ff4cccccccccccc0000000000000000, v2_double = .0x0, 0x1., v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0xf99999a0, 0x1., v4_int32 = .0x0, 0x0, 0xcccccccc, 0x3ff4cccc., v8_int16 = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0x3ff4., v16_int8 = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xf4, 0x3f.."
 
-set vector_register3 ".uint128 = 0x00000001000000010000000100000001, v2_double = .0x0, 0x0., v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x1, 0x1, 0x1, 0x1., v8_int16 = .0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1., v16_int8 = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1.."
+    set vector_register1_vr ".uint128 = 0x3ff4cccccccccccc0000000100000001, v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0xf99999a0, 0x1., v4_int32 = .0x1, 0x1, 0xcccccccc, 0x3ff4cccc., v8_int16 = .0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0xcccc, 0x3ff4., v16_int8 = .0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xcc, 0xf4, 0x3f.."
 
-set vector_register3_vr ".uint128 = 0x00000001000000010000000100000001, v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x1, 0x1, 0x1, 0x1., v8_int16 = .0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1., v16_int8 = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1.."
+    set vector_register2 "uint128 = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef, v2_double = .0x1, 0x1., v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef., v8_int16 = .0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead., v16_int8 = .0xef, 0xbe, 0xad, 0xde, 0xef, 0xbe, 0xad, 0xde, 0xef, 0xbe, 0xad, 0xde, 0xef, 0xbe, 0xad, 0xde.."
+
+    set vector_register2_vr "uint128 = 0xdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef, v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef, 0xdeadbeef., v8_int16 = .0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead, 0xbeef, 0xdead., v16_int8 = .0xef, 0xbe, 0xad, 0xde, 0xef, 0xbe, 0xad, 0xde, 0xef, 0xbe, 0xad, 0xde, 0xef, 0xbe, 0xad, 0xde.."
+
+    set vector_register3 ".uint128 = 0x00000001000000010000000100000001, v2_double = .0x0, 0x0., v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x1, 0x1, 0x1, 0x1., v8_int16 = .0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0., v16_int8 = .0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0.."
+
+    set vector_register3_vr ".uint128 = 0x00000001000000010000000100000001, v4_float = .0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0., v4_int32 = .0x1, 0x1, 0x1, 0x1., v8_int16 = .0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0., v16_int8 = .0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0.."
+}
 
 set float_register ".raw 0xdeadbeefdeadbeef."
 
-- 
  Dr. Ulrich Weigand
  GNU/Linux compilers and toolchain
  Ulrich.Weigand@de.ibm.com



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