[PATCH 4 PR gdb/16959] gdb hangs in infinite recursion

[Weimin Pan]

On 3/26/2018 8:28 PM, Simon Marchi wrote:
> On 2018-03-26 17:54, Weimin Pan wrote:
>> @@ -658,15 +659,14 @@ cp_print_static_field (struct type *type,
>> Â Â Â Â Â Â  addr = value_address (val);
>> Â Â Â Â Â Â  obstack_grow (&dont_print_statmem_obstack, (char *) &addr,
>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  sizeof (CORE_ADDR));
>> -Â Â Â Â Â  type = check_typedef (type);
>> -Â Â Â Â Â  cp_print_value_fields (type, value_enclosing_type (val),
>> +Â Â Â Â Â  cp_print_value_fields (real_type, value_enclosing_type (val),
>
> As discussed previously, here we should pass the original type.

Hi Simon,

OK, just made the change to pass the original type to 
cp_print_value_fields()
which in turn calls check_typedef() to get the real type.

>
> Btw, if you now have push access to the git repo, you should add 
> yourself in the "Write After Approval" section of the gdb/MAINTAINERS 
> file.  This will help you make sure everything is set up correctly.  
> Don't forget to include a ChangeLog entry for it and post the patch on 
> the mailing list afterwards (mentioning that you have pushed it), you 
> can inspire yourself from how people have done it in the past.

Is there any document or instructions that I can access to understand 
the whole process better?

Thanks,
Weimin

>
> Simon