[PATCH] gdb/main: execute breakpoint commands for '-iex' and '-ex' commands

Aktemur, Tankut Baris tankut.baris.aktemur@intel.com
Thu Nov 12 15:23:18 GMT 2020


Kindly pinging.

Thanks
-Baris


On Thursday, October 29, 2020 3:27 PM, Aktemur, Tankut Baris wrote:
> Suppose we have the script file below:
> 
>   break main
>   commands
>     print 123
>   end
>   run
> 
> If started with this script file, GDB executes the breakpoint command:
> 
>   $ gdb -q -x myscript --args ./test
>   Reading symbols from ./test...
>   Breakpoint 1 at 0x114e: file test.c, line 2.
> 
>   Breakpoint 1, main () at test.c:2
>   2         return 0;
>   $1 = 123
>   (gdb)
> 
> However, if we remove the "run" line from the script and pass it with
> the '-ex' option instead, the command is not executed:
> 
>   $ gdb -q -x myscript_no_run --args ./test
>   Reading symbols from ./test...
>   Breakpoint 1 at 0x114e: file test.c, line 2.
>   Starting program: /path/to/test
> 
>   Breakpoint 1, main () at test.c:2
>   2         return 0;
>   (gdb)
> 
> If the user enters a command at this point, the breakpoint command
> is executed, yielding weird output:
> 
>   $ gdb -q -x myscript_no_run --args ./test
>   Reading symbols from ./test...
>   Breakpoint 1 at 0x114e: file test.c, line 2.
>   Starting program: /path/to/test
> 
>   Breakpoint 1, main () at test.c:2
>   2         return 0;
>   (gdb) print "a"
>   $1 = "a"
>   $2 = 123
> 
> When consuming script files, GDB runs bp actions after executing a
> command.  See `command_handler` in event-top.c:
> 
>   if (c[0] != '#')
>     {
>       execute_command (command, ui->instream == ui->stdin_stream);
> 
>       /* Do any commands attached to breakpoint we stopped at.  */
>       bpstat_do_actions ();
>     }
> 
> However, for '-ex' commands, `bpstat_do_actions` is not invoked.
> Hence, the misaligned output explained above occurs.  To fix the
> problem, add a call to `bpstat_do_actions` after executing a command.
> 
> gdb/ChangeLog:
> 2020-10-29  Tankut Baris Aktemur  <tankut.baris.aktemur@intel.com>
> 
> 	* main.c (catch_command_errors): Add a flag parameter; invoke
> 	`bpstat_do_actions` if the flag is set.
> 	(captured_main_1): Update the calls to `catch_command_errors`
> 	for the `execute_command` cases.
> 
> gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
> 2020-10-29  Tankut Baris Aktemur  <tankut.baris.aktemur@intel.com>
> 
> 	* gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.c: New file.
> 	* gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.exp: New file.
> 	* gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.gdb: New file.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tankut Baris Aktemur <tankut.baris.aktemur@intel.com>
> ---
>  gdb/main.c                                    | 11 +++--
>  gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.c  | 22 +++++++++
>  .../gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.exp          | 49 +++++++++++++++++++
>  .../gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.gdb          | 19 +++++++
>  4 files changed, 98 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.c
>  create mode 100644 gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.exp
>  create mode 100644 gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.gdb
> 
> diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
> index 19bbb923889..78835b6079a 100644
> --- a/gdb/main.c
> +++ b/gdb/main.c
> @@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ typedef void (catch_command_errors_const_ftype) (const char *, int);
> 
>  static int
>  catch_command_errors (catch_command_errors_const_ftype command,
> -		      const char *arg, int from_tty)
> +		      const char *arg, int from_tty,
> +		      bool do_bp_actions = false)
>  {
>    try
>      {
> @@ -457,6 +458,10 @@ catch_command_errors (catch_command_errors_const_ftype command,
>        command (arg, from_tty);
> 
>        maybe_wait_sync_command_done (was_sync);
> +
> +      /* Do any commands attached to breakpoint we stopped at.  */
> +      if (do_bp_actions)
> +	bpstat_do_actions ();
>      }
>    catch (const gdb_exception &e)
>      {
> @@ -1090,7 +1095,7 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
>  	  break;
>  	case CMDARG_INIT_COMMAND:
>  	  ret = catch_command_errors (execute_command, cmdarg_p.string,
> -				      !batch_flag);
> +				      !batch_flag, true);
>  	  break;
>  	}
>      }
> @@ -1216,7 +1221,7 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
>  	  break;
>  	case CMDARG_COMMAND:
>  	  ret = catch_command_errors (execute_command, cmdarg_p.string,
> -				      !batch_flag);
> +				      !batch_flag, true);
>  	  break;
>  	}
>      }
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-
> run-with-ex.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..f4825c8a7c1
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
> +/* This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger.
> +
> +   Copyright 2020 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/>.  */
> +
> +int
> +main ()
> +{
> +  return 0;
> +}
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-
> cmds-run-with-ex.exp
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..447a3875f63
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.exp
> @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
> +# This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger.
> +
> +# Copyright 2020 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 that breakpoint commands are taken into account when the
> +# debuggee program is executed with a "run" command given through the
> +# '-ex' option.
> +
> +standard_testfile
> +
> +if {[build_executable "failed to prepare" $testfile $srcfile]} {
> +    return -1
> +}
> +
> +set script_file $srcdir/$subdir/$testfile.gdb
> +
> +save_vars { GDBFLAGS } {
> +    append GDBFLAGS " -x ${script_file}"
> +    append GDBFLAGS " -ex run"
> +    append GDBFLAGS " --args ${binfile}"
> +
> +    gdb_exit
> +    if {[gdb_spawn] != 0} {
> +	fail "spawn gdb"
> +	return -1
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +gdb_test_multiple "" "execute bp commands" {
> +    -re " = 123\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
> +	pass $gdb_test_name
> +    }
> +    -re "Don't know how to run.*$gdb_prompt $" {
> +	unsupported $gdb_test_name
> +    }
> +}
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.gdb b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-
> cmds-run-with-ex.gdb
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..c8da9d70251
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-cmds-run-with-ex.gdb
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +# Copyright 2020 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/>.
> +
> +break main
> +commands
> +  print 123
> +end
> --
> 2.17.1

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