From 15cb042bc12338f7889e25fc541879b754457288 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Schauer Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 10:33:06 +0000 Subject: * blockframe.c (frameless_look_for_prologue): Mark frames with a zero PC as frameless to improve backtraces from core dumps caused by dereferencing a NULL function pointer. --- gdb/blockframe.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++---------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) (limited to 'gdb/blockframe.c') diff --git a/gdb/blockframe.c b/gdb/blockframe.c index de2a30be73..bcc9e0ff5a 100644 --- a/gdb/blockframe.c +++ b/gdb/blockframe.c @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ /* Get info from stack frames; convert between frames, blocks, functions and pc values. - Copyright 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 + Copyright 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of GDB. @@ -260,6 +260,12 @@ frameless_look_for_prologue (frame) #endif return after_prologue == func_start; } + else if (frame->pc == 0) + /* A frame with a zero PC is usually created by dereferencing a NULL + function pointer, normally causing an immediate core dump of the + inferior. Mark function as frameless, as the inferior has no chance + of setting up a stack frame. */ + return 1; else /* If we can't find the start of the function, we don't really know whether the function is frameless, but we should be able @@ -850,20 +856,23 @@ sigtramp_saved_pc (frame) } #endif /* SIGCONTEXT_PC_OFFSET */ +#ifdef USE_GENERIC_DUMMY_FRAMES + /* - * DUMMY FRAMES + * GENERIC DUMMY FRAMES * * The following code serves to maintain the dummy stack frames for * inferior function calls (ie. when gdb calls into the inferior via * call_function_by_hand). This code saves the machine state before - * the call in host memory, so it must maintain an independant stack + * the call in host memory, so we must maintain an independant stack * and keep it consistant etc. I am attempting to make this code * generic enough to be used by many targets. * * The cheapest and most generic way to do CALL_DUMMY on a new target * is probably to define CALL_DUMMY to be empty, CALL_DUMMY_LENGTH to zero, * and CALL_DUMMY_LOCATION to AT_ENTRY. Then you must remember to define - * PUSH_RETURN_ADDRESS, because there won't be a call instruction to do it. + * PUSH_RETURN_ADDRESS, because no call instruction will be being + * executed by the target. */ static struct dummy_frame *dummy_frame_stack = NULL; @@ -878,51 +887,16 @@ generic_find_dummy_frame (pc, fp) CORE_ADDR fp; { struct dummy_frame * dummyframe; -#ifdef NEED_TEXT_START_END - CORE_ADDR bkpt_address; - extern CORE_ADDR text_end; -#endif -#if CALL_DUMMY_LOCATION == AT_ENTRY_POINT if (pc != entry_point_address ()) return 0; -#endif /* AT_ENTRY_POINT */ - -#if CALL_DUMMY_LOCATION == BEFORE_TEXT_END - bkpt_address = text_end - CALL_DUMMY_LENGTH + CALL_DUMMY_BREAKPOINT_OFFSET; - if (pc != bkpt_address) - return 0; -#endif /* BEFORE_TEXT_END */ - -#if CALL_DUMMY_LOCATION == AFTER_TEXT_END - bkpt_address = text_end + CALL_DUMMY_BREAKPOINT_OFFSET; - if (pc != bkpt_address) - return 0; -#endif /* AFTER_TEXT_END */ - -#if CALL_DUMMY_LOCATION == ON_STACK - /* compute the displacement from the CALL_DUMMY breakpoint - to the frame pointer */ - if (1 INNER_THAN 2) - pc += CALL_DUMMY_LENGTH - CALL_DUMMY_BREAKPOINT_OFFSET; - else - pc += CALL_DUMMY_BREAKPOINT_OFFSET; -#endif /* ON_STACK */ for (dummyframe = dummy_frame_stack; dummyframe != NULL; dummyframe = dummyframe->next) if (fp == dummyframe->fp || fp == dummyframe->sp) - { - /* The frame in question lies between the saved fp and sp, inclusive */ -#if CALL_DUMMY_LOCATION == ON_STACK - /* NOTE: a better way to do this might be simply to test whether - the pc lies between the saved (sp, fp) and CALL_DUMMY_LENGTH. - */ - - if (pc == dummyframe->fp || pc == dummyframe->sp) -#endif /* ON_STACK */ - return dummyframe->regs; - } + /* The frame in question lies between the saved fp and sp, inclusive */ + return dummyframe->regs; + return 0; } @@ -1020,11 +994,9 @@ generic_frame_chain_valid (fp, fi) CORE_ADDR fp; struct frame_info *fi; { -#if CALL_DUMMY_LOCATION == AT_ENTRY_POINT if (PC_IN_CALL_DUMMY(FRAME_SAVED_PC(fi), fp, fp)) return 1; /* don't prune CALL_DUMMY frames */ else /* fall back to default algorithm (see frame.h) */ -#endif return (fp != 0 && !inside_entry_file (FRAME_SAVED_PC(fi))); } @@ -1126,6 +1098,7 @@ generic_get_saved_register (raw_buffer, optimized, addrp, frame, regnum, lval) if (raw_buffer) read_register_gen (regnum, raw_buffer); } +#endif /* USE_GENERIC_DUMMY_FRAMES */ void _initialize_blockframe () -- cgit v1.2.1