[PATCH v5 1/5] gdb: protect some 'regcache_read_pc' calls

[Tankut Baris Aktemur]

It possible that a thread whose PC we attempt to read is already dead.
In this case, 'regcache_read_pc' errors out.  This impacts the
"proceed" execution flow, where GDB quits early before having a chance
to check if there exists a pending event.  To remedy, keep going with
a 0 value for the PC if 'regcache_read_pc' fails.  Because the value
of PC before resuming a thread is mostly used for storing and checking
the next time the thread stops, this tolerance is expected to be
harmless for a dead thread/process.

gdb/ChangeLog:
2020-04-03  Tankut Baris Aktemur  <tankut.baris.aktemur@intel.com>

	* regcache.c (regcache_read_pc_protected): New function
	implementation that returns 0 if the PC cannot read via
	'regcache_read_pc'.
	* infrun.c (proceed): Call 'regcache_read_pc_protected'
	instead of 'regcache_read_pc'.
	(keep_going_pass_signal): Ditto.

gdbsupport/ChangeLog:
2020-04-03  Tankut Baris Aktemur  <tankut.baris.aktemur@intel.com>

	* common-regcache.h (regcache_read_pc_protected): New function
	declaration.
---
 gdb/infrun.c                 |  7 ++++---
 gdb/regcache.c               | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 gdbsupport/common-regcache.h |  5 +++++
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/infrun.c b/gdb/infrun.c
index 8ff34c382d6..d6265c6df51 100644
--- a/gdb/infrun.c
+++ b/gdb/infrun.c
@@ -2987,7 +2987,8 @@ proceed (CORE_ADDR addr, enum gdb_signal siggnal)
   gdbarch = regcache->arch ();
   const address_space *aspace = regcache->aspace ();
 
-  pc = regcache_read_pc (regcache);
+  pc = regcache_read_pc_protected (regcache);
+
   thread_info *cur_thr = inferior_thread ();
 
   /* Fill in with reasonable starting values.  */
@@ -3114,7 +3115,7 @@ proceed (CORE_ADDR addr, enum gdb_signal siggnal)
      advanced.  Must do this before resuming any thread, as in
      all-stop/remote, once we resume we can't send any other packet
      until the target stops again.  */
-  cur_thr->prev_pc = regcache_read_pc (regcache);
+  cur_thr->prev_pc = regcache_read_pc_protected (regcache);
 
   {
     scoped_restore save_defer_tc = make_scoped_defer_target_commit_resume ();
@@ -7921,7 +7922,7 @@ keep_going_pass_signal (struct execution_control_state *ecs)
 
   /* Save the pc before execution, to compare with pc after stop.  */
   ecs->event_thread->prev_pc
-    = regcache_read_pc (get_thread_regcache (ecs->event_thread));
+    = regcache_read_pc_protected (get_thread_regcache (ecs->event_thread));
 
   if (ecs->event_thread->control.trap_expected)
     {
diff --git a/gdb/regcache.c b/gdb/regcache.c
index 4f079c91a7f..4a1cf552505 100644
--- a/gdb/regcache.c
+++ b/gdb/regcache.c
@@ -1220,6 +1220,24 @@ regcache_read_pc (struct regcache *regcache)
   return pc_val;
 }
 
+/* See gdbsupport/common-regcache.h.  */
+
+CORE_ADDR
+regcache_read_pc_protected (regcache *regcache)
+{
+  CORE_ADDR pc;
+  try
+    {
+      pc = regcache_read_pc (regcache);
+    }
+  catch (const gdb_exception &ex)
+    {
+      pc = 0;
+    }
+
+  return pc;
+}
+
 void
 regcache_write_pc (struct regcache *regcache, CORE_ADDR pc)
 {
diff --git a/gdbsupport/common-regcache.h b/gdbsupport/common-regcache.h
index 18446ff8416..650536e8a88 100644
--- a/gdbsupport/common-regcache.h
+++ b/gdbsupport/common-regcache.h
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ extern int regcache_register_size (const struct regcache *regcache, int n);
 
 extern CORE_ADDR regcache_read_pc (struct regcache *regcache);
 
+/* Read the PC register.  If PC cannot be read, return 0.
+   This is a wrapper around 'regcache_read_pc'.  */
+
+extern CORE_ADDR regcache_read_pc_protected (regcache *regcache);
+
 /* Read a raw register into a unsigned integer.  */
 extern enum register_status regcache_raw_read_unsigned
   (struct regcache *regcache, int regnum, ULONGEST *val);
-- 
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