Currently on software single-step Linux targets we get:
(gdb) PASS: gdb.threads/stepi-random-signal.exp: before stepi: get hexadecimal valueof "$pc"
stepi
infrun: clear_proceed_status_thread (Thread 0x7ffff7fca700 (LWP 7073))
infrun: clear_proceed_status_thread (Thread 0x7ffff7fcb740 (LWP 7069))
infrun: proceed (addr=0xffffffffffffffff, signal=GDB_SIGNAL_DEFAULT, step=1)
infrun: resume (step=1, signal=GDB_SIGNAL_0), trap_expected=0, current thread [Thread 0x7ffff7fcb740 (LWP 7069)] at 0x400700
infrun: wait_for_inferior ()
infrun: target_wait (-1, status) =
infrun: 7069 [Thread 0x7ffff7fcb740 (LWP 7069)],
infrun: status->kind = stopped, signal = GDB_SIGNAL_TRAP
infrun: infwait_normal_state
infrun: TARGET_WAITKIND_STOPPED
infrun: stop_pc = 0x400704
infrun: software single step trap for Thread 0x7ffff7fcb740 (LWP 7069)
infrun: stepi/nexti
infrun: stop_stepping
44 while (counter != 0)
(gdb) FAIL: gdb.threads/stepi-random-signal.exp: stepi (no random signal)
Vs hardware-step targets:
(gdb) PASS: gdb.threads/stepi-random-signal.exp: before stepi: get hexadecimal valueof "$pc"
stepi
infrun: clear_proceed_status_thread (Thread 0x7ffff7fca700 (LWP 9565))
infrun: clear_proceed_status_thread (Thread 0x7ffff7fcb740 (LWP 9561))
infrun: proceed (addr=0xffffffffffffffff, signal=GDB_SIGNAL_DEFAULT, step=1)
infrun: resume (step=1, signal=GDB_SIGNAL_0), trap_expected=0, current thread [Thread 0x7ffff7fcb740 (LWP 9561)] at 0x400700
infrun: wait_for_inferior ()
infrun: target_wait (-1, status) =
infrun: 9561 [Thread 0x7ffff7fcb740 (LWP 9561)],
infrun: status->kind = stopped, signal = GDB_SIGNAL_CHLD
infrun: infwait_normal_state
infrun: TARGET_WAITKIND_STOPPED
infrun: stop_pc = 0x400700
infrun: random signal (GDB_SIGNAL_CHLD)
infrun: random signal, keep going
infrun: resume (step=1, signal=GDB_SIGNAL_CHLD), trap_expected=0, current thread [Thread 0x7ffff7fcb740 (LWP 9561)] at 0x400700
infrun: prepare_to_wait
infrun: target_wait (-1, status) =
infrun: 9561 [Thread 0x7ffff7fcb740 (LWP 9561)],
infrun: status->kind = stopped, signal = GDB_SIGNAL_TRAP
infrun: infwait_normal_state
infrun: TARGET_WAITKIND_STOPPED
infrun: stop_pc = 0x400704
infrun: stepi/nexti
infrun: stop_stepping
44 while (counter != 0)
(gdb) PASS: gdb.threads/stepi-random-signal.exp: stepi
The test turns on infrun debug, does a stepi while a SIGCHLD is
pending, and checks whether the "random signal" paths in infrun.c are
taken.
On the software single-step variant above, those paths were not taken.
This is a test bug.
The Linux backend short-circuits reporting signals that are set to
pass/nostop/noprint. But _only_ if the thread is _not_
single-stepping. So on hardware-step targets, even though the signal
is set to pass/nostop/noprint by default, the thread is indeed told to
single-step, and so the core sees the signal. On the other hand, on
software single-step architectures, the backend never actually gets a
single-step request (steps are emulated by setting a breakpoint at the
next pc, and then the target told to continue, not step). So the
short-circuiting code triggers and the core doesn't see the signal.
The fix is to make the test be sure the target doesn't bypass
reporting the signal to the core.
Tested on x86_64 Fedora 17, both with and without a series that
implements software single-step for x86_64.
gdb/testsuite/
2014-02-07 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* gdb.threads/stepi-random-signal.exp: Set SIGCHLD to print.
I noticed something odd while doing "stepi" over a fork syscall:
...
(gdb) set disassemble-next-line on
...
(gdb) si
0x000000323d4ba7c2 131 pid = ARCH_FORK ();
0x000000323d4ba7a4 <__libc_fork+132>: 64 4c 8b 04 25 10 00 00 00 mov %fs:0x10,%r8
0x000000323d4ba7ad <__libc_fork+141>: 31 d2 xor %edx,%edx
0x000000323d4ba7af <__libc_fork+143>: 4d 8d 90 d0 02 00 00 lea 0x2d0(%r8),%r10
0x000000323d4ba7b6 <__libc_fork+150>: 31 f6 xor %esi,%esi
0x000000323d4ba7b8 <__libc_fork+152>: bf 11 00 20 01 mov $0x1200011,%edi
0x000000323d4ba7bd <__libc_fork+157>: b8 38 00 00 00 mov $0x38,%eax
=> 0x000000323d4ba7c2 <__libc_fork+162>: 0f 05 syscall
0x000000323d4ba7c4 <__libc_fork+164>: 48 3d 00 f0 ff ff cmp $0xfffffffffffff000,%rax
0x000000323d4ba7ca <__libc_fork+170>: 0f 87 2b 01 00 00 ja 0x323d4ba8fb <__libc_fork+475>
(gdb) si
0x000000323d4ba7c4 131 pid = ARCH_FORK ();
0x000000323d4ba7a4 <__libc_fork+132>: 64 4c 8b 04 25 10 00 00 00 mov %fs:0x10,%r8
0x000000323d4ba7ad <__libc_fork+141>: 31 d2 xor %edx,%edx
0x000000323d4ba7af <__libc_fork+143>: 4d 8d 90 d0 02 00 00 lea 0x2d0(%r8),%r10
0x000000323d4ba7b6 <__libc_fork+150>: 31 f6 xor %esi,%esi
0x000000323d4ba7b8 <__libc_fork+152>: bf 11 00 20 01 mov $0x1200011,%edi
0x000000323d4ba7bd <__libc_fork+157>: b8 38 00 00 00 mov $0x38,%eax
0x000000323d4ba7c2 <__libc_fork+162>: 0f 05 syscall
=> 0x000000323d4ba7c4 <__libc_fork+164>: 48 3d 00 f0 ff ff cmp $0xfffffffffffff000,%rax
0x000000323d4ba7ca <__libc_fork+170>: 0f 87 2b 01 00 00 ja 0x323d4ba8fb <__libc_fork+475>
(gdb) si
0x000000323d4ba7c4 131 pid = ARCH_FORK ();
0x000000323d4ba7a4 <__libc_fork+132>: 64 4c 8b 04 25 10 00 00 00 mov %fs:0x10,%r8
0x000000323d4ba7ad <__libc_fork+141>: 31 d2 xor %edx,%edx
0x000000323d4ba7af <__libc_fork+143>: 4d 8d 90 d0 02 00 00 lea 0x2d0(%r8),%r10
0x000000323d4ba7b6 <__libc_fork+150>: 31 f6 xor %esi,%esi
0x000000323d4ba7b8 <__libc_fork+152>: bf 11 00 20 01 mov $0x1200011,%edi
0x000000323d4ba7bd <__libc_fork+157>: b8 38 00 00 00 mov $0x38,%eax
0x000000323d4ba7c2 <__libc_fork+162>: 0f 05 syscall
=> 0x000000323d4ba7c4 <__libc_fork+164>: 48 3d 00 f0 ff ff cmp $0xfffffffffffff000,%rax
0x000000323d4ba7ca <__libc_fork+170>: 0f 87 2b 01 00 00 ja 0x323d4ba8fb <__libc_fork+475>
(gdb) si
0x000000323d4ba7ca 131 pid = ARCH_FORK ();
0x000000323d4ba7a4 <__libc_fork+132>: 64 4c 8b 04 25 10 00 00 00 mov %fs:0x10,%r8
0x000000323d4ba7ad <__libc_fork+141>: 31 d2 xor %edx,%edx
0x000000323d4ba7af <__libc_fork+143>: 4d 8d 90 d0 02 00 00 lea 0x2d0(%r8),%r10
0x000000323d4ba7b6 <__libc_fork+150>: 31 f6 xor %esi,%esi
0x000000323d4ba7b8 <__libc_fork+152>: bf 11 00 20 01 mov $0x1200011,%edi
0x000000323d4ba7bd <__libc_fork+157>: b8 38 00 00 00 mov $0x38,%eax
0x000000323d4ba7c2 <__libc_fork+162>: 0f 05 syscall
0x000000323d4ba7c4 <__libc_fork+164>: 48 3d 00 f0 ff ff cmp $0xfffffffffffff000,%rax
=> 0x000000323d4ba7ca <__libc_fork+170>: 0f 87 2b 01 00 00 ja 0x323d4ba8fb <__libc_fork+475>
Notice how the third "si" didn't actually make progress.
Turning on infrun and lin-lwp debug, we see:
(gdb)
infrun: clear_proceed_status_thread (process 5252)
infrun: proceed (addr=0xffffffffffffffff, signal=144, step=1)
infrun: resume (step=1, signal=0), trap_expected=0, current thread [process 5252] at 0x323d4ba7c4
LLR: Preparing to step process 5252, 0, inferior_ptid process 5252
RC: Not resuming sibling process 5252 (not stopped)
LLR: PTRACE_SINGLESTEP process 5252, 0 (resume event thread)
sigchld
infrun: wait_for_inferior ()
linux_nat_wait: [process -1], []
LLW: enter
LNW: waitpid(-1, ...) returned 5252, No child processes
LLW: waitpid 5252 received Child exited (stopped)
LLW: Candidate event Child exited (stopped) in process 5252.
SEL: Select single-step process 5252
LLW: exit
infrun: target_wait (-1, status) =
infrun: 5252 [process 5252],
infrun: status->kind = stopped, signal = SIGCHLD
infrun: infwait_normal_state
infrun: TARGET_WAITKIND_STOPPED
infrun: stop_pc = 0x323d4ba7c4
infrun: random signal 20
infrun: stepi/nexti
infrun: stop_stepping
So the inferior got a SIGCHLD (because the fork child exited while
we're doing 'si'), and since that signal is set to "nostop noprint
pass" (by default), it's considered a random signal, so it should not
cause a stop. But, it resulted in an immediate a stop_stepping call
anyway. So the single-step never really finished.
This is a regression caused by:
[[PATCH] Do not respawn signals, take 2.]
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2012-06/msg00702.html
Specifically, caused by this change (as mentioned in the "the lost
step issue first" part of that mail):
diff --git a/gdb/infrun.c b/gdb/infrun.c
index 53db335..3e8dbc8 100644
--- a/gdb/infrun.c
+++ b/gdb/infrun.c
@@ -4363,10 +4363,8 @@ process_event_stop_test:
(leaving the inferior at the step-resume-breakpoint without
actually executing it). Either way continue until the
breakpoint is really hit. */
- keep_going (ecs);
- return;
}
-
+ else
/* Handle cases caused by hitting a breakpoint. */
{
That made GDB fall through to the
> /* In all-stop mode, if we're currently stepping but have stopped in
> some other thread, we need to switch back to the stepped thread. */
> if (!non_stop)
part. However, if we don't have a stepped thread to get back to,
we'll now also fall through to all the "stepping" tests. For line
stepping, that'll turn out okay, as we'll just end up realizing the
thread is still in the stepping range, and needs to be re-stepped.
However, for stepi/nexti, we'll reach:
if (ecs->event_thread->control.step_range_end == 1)
{
/* It is stepi or nexti. We always want to stop stepping after
one instruction. */
if (debug_infrun)
fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog, "infrun: stepi/nexti\n");
ecs->event_thread->control.stop_step = 1;
print_end_stepping_range_reason ();
stop_stepping (ecs);
return;
}
and stop, even though the thread actually made no progress. The fix
is to restore the keep_going call, but put it after the "switch back
to the stepped thread" code, and before the stepping tests.
Tested on x86_64 Fedora 17, native and gdbserver. New test included.
gdb/
2013-10-18 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
PR gdb/16062
* infrun.c (handle_inferior_event): Keep going if we got a random
signal we should not stop for, instead of falling through to the
step tests.
gdb/testsuite/
2013-10-18 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
PR gdb/16062
* gdb.threads/stepi-random-signal.c: New file.
* gdb.threads/stepi-random-signal.exp: New file.
Joel Brobecker
Pedro Alves