[PATCH 3/3] gdb/varobj: Only re-evaluate invalid globals during re_set

Lancelot SIX lancelot.six@amd.com
Thu Aug 4 13:02:31 GMT 2022


When doing varobj_re_set, we currently try to recreate floating varobj.
This was introduced by 4e969b4f0128 "Re-evaluate floating varobj as part
of varobj_invalidate" to deal with use a after free issue.  However
since bc20e562ec0 "Fix use after free in varobj" we now ensure that we
never have dangling pointers so this all recreation is not strictly
needed anymore for floating varobjs.

This commit proposes to remove this recreation process for floating
varobjs.

Tested on x86_64-linux.
---
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-invalidate.exp |  4 ++--
 gdb/varobj.c                               | 18 +++++-------------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-invalidate.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-invalidate.exp
index 1b2c68df18e..348515671c1 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-invalidate.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/mi-var-invalidate.exp
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ mi_runto_main
 # Change format of floating variable immediately after reload reveals a
 # bug where gdb still uses a free'd pointer.
 mi_gdb_test "-var-set-format float_simple hexadecimal" \
-        "\\^done,format=\"hexadecimal\",value=\"\\\[-1\\\]\"" \
-       "set format variable float_simple"
+	"\\^done,format=\"hexadecimal\",value=\"\\\[3\\\]\"" \
+	"set format variable float_simple"
 
 # Check local variable is "invalid".
 mi_gdb_test "-var-update linteger" \
diff --git a/gdb/varobj.c b/gdb/varobj.c
index 55a7bd97f43..d3df608c55f 100644
--- a/gdb/varobj.c
+++ b/gdb/varobj.c
@@ -2359,29 +2359,21 @@ all_root_varobjs (gdb::function_view<void (struct varobj *var)> func)
 static void
 varobj_re_set_iter (struct varobj *var)
 {
-  /* Invalidated globals and floating var must be re-evaluated.  */
-  if (var->root->global || var->root->floating)
+  /* Invalidated global varobjs must be re-evaluated.  */
+  if (!var->root->is_valid && var->root->global)
     {
       struct varobj *tmp_var;
 
       /* Try to create a varobj with same expression.  If we succeed
-	 replace the old varobj, otherwise invalidate it.  */
+	 and have a global replace the old varobj.  */
       tmp_var = varobj_create (nullptr, var->name.c_str (), (CORE_ADDR) 0,
-			       var->root->floating
-			       ? USE_SELECTED_FRAME : USE_CURRENT_FRAME);
-      if (tmp_var != nullptr)
+			       USE_CURRENT_FRAME);
+      if (tmp_var != nullptr && tmp_var->root->global)
 	{
-	  gdb_assert (var->root->floating == tmp_var->root->floating);
 	  tmp_var->obj_name = var->obj_name;
 	  varobj_delete (var, 0);
 	  install_variable (tmp_var);
 	}
-      else if (var->root->global)
-	{
-	  /* Only invalidate globals as floating vars might still be valid in
-	     some other frame.  */
-	  var->root->is_valid = false;
-	}
     }
 }
 
-- 
2.34.1



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