GDB step cross kernel helpers only works if the kernel helpers are tail
called, which is the case how it is used in glibc. See __aeabi_read_tp
in sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/aeabi_read_tp.S. In __aeabi_read_tp,
branch/jump to the kernel helper is the last instruction, and the next
instruction address is in LR, which is in caller function. GDB can
handle this correctly. For example, glibc function __GI___ctype_init
calls __aeabi_read_tp
0xb6e19b30 <__GI___ctype_init+4>: ldr r3, [pc, #80] ;
0xb6e19b34 <__GI___ctype_init+8>: bl 0xb6e0a6e0 <__aeabi_read_tp>
0xb6e19b38 <__GI___ctype_init+12>: ldr r3, [pc, r3]
and __aeabi_read_tp calls kernel helper,
(gdb) disassemble __aeabi_read_tp
0xb6fef5d0 <+0>: mvn r0, #61440 ; 0xf000
0xb6fef5d4 <+4>: sub pc, r0, #31
once GDB or GDBserver single step instruction on 0xb6fef5d4, LR is
0xb6e19b38, which is right address of next instruction to set breakpoint
on.
However, if the kernel helpers are not tail-called, the LR is still the
address in the caller function of kernel helper's caller, which isn't
the right address of next instruction to set breakpoint on. For example,
we use kernel helper in main,
(gdb) disassemble main
....
0x00008624 <+32>: mov r3, #4064 ; 0xfe0^M
0x00008628 <+36>: movt r3, #65535 ; 0xffff^M
0x0000862c <+40>: blx r3
0x00008630 <+44>: ldr r3, [r11, #-8]
kernel helper is called on 0x0000862c and the expected next instruction
address is 0x00008630, but the LR now is the return address of main.
The problem here is LR may not have the right address because when we
single step the instruction, it isn't executed yet, so the LR isn't
updated. This patch fix this problem by decoding instruction, if the
instruction updates LR (BL and BLX), the next instruction address is
PC + INSN_SIZE, otherwise, get the address of next instruction from LR.
gdb:
2016-02-12 Yao Qi <yao.qi@linaro.org>
* arch/arm-linux.c (arm_linux_get_next_pcs_fixup): Calculate
nextpc according to instruction.
gdb/testsuite:
2016-02-12 Yao Qi <yao.qi@linaro.org>
* gdb.arch/arm-single-step-kernel-helper.c: New.
* gdb.arch/arm-single-step-kernel-helper.exp: New.
When I exercise GDBserver software single step, I see the following
error, which has been already handled by GDB properly.
In GDBserver log, we can see, GDBserver tries to single step instruction
on 0xb6e0a6e4, and destination address is 0xffff0fe0,
stop pc is 0xb6e0a6e4
Writing f001f0e7 to 0xffff0fe0 in process 7132
Failed to insert breakpoint at 0xffff0fe0 (Input/output error).
Failed to insert breakpoint at 0xffff0fe0 (-1).
(gdb) disassemble __aeabi_read_tp,+8
Dump of assembler code from 0xb6e0a6e0 to 0xb6e0a6e8:
0xb6e0a6e0 <__aeabi_read_tp+0>: mvn r0, #61440 ; 0xf000
0xb6e0a6e4 <__aeabi_read_tp+4>: sub pc, r0, #31
however, it fails inserting breakpoint there. This problem has already
fixed by GDB, see comments in arm-linux-tdep.c:arm_linux_software_single_step
/* The Linux kernel offers some user-mode helpers in a high page. We can
not read this page (as of 2.6.23), and even if we could then we
couldn't set breakpoints in it, and even if we could then the atomic
operations would fail when interrupted. They are all called as
functions and return to the address in LR, so step to there
instead. */
so we need to do the same thing in GDB side as well. This patch adds
a new field fixup in arm_get_next_pcs_ops, so that we can fix up PC
for arm-linux target. In this way, both GDB and GDBserver can single
step instructions going to kernel helpers.
gdb:
2016-02-12 Yao Qi <yao.qi@linaro.org>
* arch/arm-get-next-pcs.c (arm_get_next_pcs): Call
self->ops->fixup if it isn't NULL.
* arch/arm-get-next-pcs.h: Include gdb_vecs.h.
(struct arm_get_next_pcs_ops) <fixup>: New field.
* arch/arm-linux.c: Include common-regcache.h and
arch/arm-get-next-pcs.h.
(arm_linux_get_next_pcs_fixup): New function.
* arch/arm-linux.h (arm_linux_get_next_pcs_fixup): Declare.
* arm-linux-tdep.c (arm_linux_get_next_pcs_ops): Initialize
it with arm_linux_get_next_pcs_fixup.
(arm_linux_software_single_step): Move code to
arm_linux_get_next_pcs_fixup.
* arm-tdep.c (arm_get_next_pcs_ops): Initialize it.
gdb/gdbserver:
2016-02-12 Yao Qi <yao.qi@linaro.org>
* linux-arm-low.c (get_next_pcs_ops): Initialize it with
arm_linux_get_next_pcs_fixup.
This patch teaches GDBServer how to software single step on ARM
linux by sharing code with GDB.
The arm_get_next_pcs function in GDB is now shared with GDBServer. So
that GDBServer can use the function to return the possible addresses of
the next PC.
A proper shared context was also needed so that we could share the code,
this context is described in the arm_get_next_pcs structure.
Testing :
No regressions, tested on ubuntu 14.04 ARMv7 and x86.
With gdbserver-{native,extended} / { -marm -mthumb }
gdb/ChangeLog:
* Makefile.in (ALL_TARGET_OBS): Append arm-get-next-pcs.o,
arm-linux.o.
(ALLDEPFILES): Append arm-get-next-pcs.c, arm-linux.c
(arm-linux.o): New rule.
(arm-get-next-pcs.o): New rule.
* arch/arm-get-next-pcs.c: New file.
* arch/arm-get-next-pcs.h: New file.
* arch/arm-linux.h: New file.
* arch/arm-linux.c: New file.
* arm.c: Include common-regcache.c.
(thumb_advance_itstate): Moved from arm-tdep.c.
(arm_instruction_changes_pc): Likewise.
(thumb_instruction_changes_pc): Likewise.
(thumb2_instruction_changes_pc): Likewise.
(shifted_reg_val): Likewise.
* arm.h (submask): Move macro from arm-tdep.h
(bit): Likewise.
(bits): Likewise.
(sbits): Likewise.
(BranchDest): Likewise.
(thumb_advance_itstate): Moved declaration from arm-tdep.h
(arm_instruction_changes_pc): Likewise.
(thumb_instruction_changes_pc): Likewise.
(thumb2_instruction_changes_pc): Likewise.
(shifted_reg_val): Likewise.
* arm-linux-tdep.c: Include arch/arm.h, arch/arm-get-next-pcs.h
arch/arm-linux.h.
(arm_linux_get_next_pcs_ops): New struct.
(ARM_SIGCONTEXT_R0, ARM_UCONTEXT_SIGCONTEXT,
ARM_OLD_RT_SIGFRAME_SIGINFO, ARM_OLD_RT_SIGFRAME_UCONTEXT,
ARM_NEW_RT_SIGFRAME_UCONTEXT, ARM_NEW_SIGFRAME_MAGIC): Move stack
layout defines to arch/arm-linux.h.
(arm_linux_sigreturn_next_pc_offset): Move to arch/arm-linux.c.
(arm_linux_software_single_step): Adjust for arm_get_next_pcs
implementation.
* arm-tdep.c: Include arch/arm-get-next-pcs.h.
(arm_get_next_pcs_ops): New struct.
(submask): Move macro to arm.h.
(bit): Likewise.
(bits): Likewise.
(sbits): Likewise.
(BranchDest): Likewise.
(thumb_instruction_changes_pc): Move to arm.c
(thumb2_instruction_changes_pc): Likewise.
(arm_instruction_changes_pc): Likewise.
(shifted_reg_val): Likewise.
(thumb_advance_itstate): Likewise.
(thumb_get_next_pc_raw): Move to arm-get-next-pcs.c.
(arm_get_next_pc_raw): Likewise.
(arm_get_next_pc): Likewise.
(thumb_deal_with_atomic_sequence_raw): Likewise.
(arm_deal_with_atomic_sequence_raw): Likewise.
(arm_deal_with_atomic_sequence): Likewise.
(arm_get_next_pcs_read_memory_unsigned_integer): New function.
(arm_get_next_pcs_addr_bits_remove): Likewise.
(arm_get_next_pcs_syscall_next_pc): Likewise.
(arm_get_next_pcs_is_thumb): Likewise.
(arm_software_single_step): Adjust for arm_get_next_pcs
implementation.
* arm-tdep.h: (arm_get_next_pc): Remove declaration.
(arm_get_next_pcs_read_memory_unsigned_integer):
New declaration.
(arm_get_next_pcs_addr_bits_remove): Likewise.
(arm_get_next_pcs_syscall_next_pc): Likewise.
(arm_get_next_pcs_is_thumb): Likewise.
(arm_deal_with_atomic_sequence: Remove declaration.
* common/gdb_vecs.h: Add CORE_ADDR vector definition.
* configure.tgt (aarch64*-*-linux): Add arm-get-next-pcs.o,
arm-linux.o.
(arm*-wince-pe): Add arm-get-next-pcs.o.
(arm*-*-linux*): Add arm-get-next-pcs.o, arm-linux.o,
arm-get-next-pcs.o
(arm*-*-netbsd*,arm*-*-knetbsd*-gnu): Add arm-get-next-pcs.o.
(arm*-*-openbsd*): Likewise.
(arm*-*-symbianelf*): Likewise.
(arm*-*-*): Likewise.
* symtab.h: Move CORE_ADDR vector definition to gdb_vecs.h.
gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog:
* Makefile.in (SFILES): Append arch/arm-linux.c,
arch/arm-get-next-pcs.c.
(arm-linux.o): New rule.
(arm-get-next-pcs.o): New rule.
* configure.srv (arm*-*-linux*): Add arm-get-next-pcs.o,
arm-linux.o.
* linux-aarch32-low.c (arm_abi_breakpoint): Remove macro. Moved
to linux-aarch32-low.c.
(arm_eabi_breakpoint, arm_breakpoint): Likewise.
(arm_breakpoint_len, thumb_breakpoint): Likewise.
(thumb_breakpoint_len, thumb2_breakpoint): Likewise.
(thumb2_breakpoint_len): Likewise.
(arm_is_thumb_mode): Make non-static.
* linux-aarch32-low.h (arm_abi_breakpoint): New macro. Moved
from linux-aarch32-low.c.
(arm_eabi_breakpoint, arm_breakpoint): Likewise.
(arm_breakpoint_len, thumb_breakpoint): Likewise.
(thumb_breakpoint_len, thumb2_breakpoint): Likewise.
(thumb2_breakpoint_len): Likewise.
(arm_is_thumb_mode): New declaration.
* linux-arm-low.c: Include arch/arm-linux.h
aarch/arm-get-next-pcs.h, sys/syscall.h.
(get_next_pcs_ops): New struct.
(get_next_pcs_addr_bits_remove): New function.
(get_next_pcs_is_thumb): New function.
(get_next_pcs_read_memory_unsigned_integer): Likewise.
(arm_sigreturn_next_pc): Likewise.
(get_next_pcs_syscall_next_pc): Likewise.
(arm_gdbserver_get_next_pcs): Likewise.
(struct linux_target_ops) <arm_gdbserver_get_next_pcs>:
Initialize.
* linux-low.h: Move CORE_ADDR vector definition to gdb_vecs.h.
* server.h: Include gdb_vecs.h.
Yao Qi
Joel Brobecker
Antoine Tremblay