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1 /* Find a variable's value in memory, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
2
3 Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
4 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
5 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6
7 This file is part of GDB.
8
9 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
10 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
11 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
12 (at your option) any later version.
13
14 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
15 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
17 GNU General Public License for more details.
18
19 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
20 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
21
22 #include "defs.h"
23 #include "symtab.h"
24 #include "gdbtypes.h"
25 #include "frame.h"
26 #include "value.h"
27 #include "gdbcore.h"
28 #include "inferior.h"
29 #include "target.h"
30 #include "gdb_string.h"
31 #include "gdb_assert.h"
32 #include "floatformat.h"
33 #include "symfile.h" /* for overlay functions */
34 #include "regcache.h"
35 #include "user-regs.h"
36 #include "block.h"
37
38 /* Basic byte-swapping routines. GDB has needed these for a long time...
39 All extract a target-format integer at ADDR which is LEN bytes long. */
40
41 #if TARGET_CHAR_BIT != 8 || HOST_CHAR_BIT != 8
42 /* 8 bit characters are a pretty safe assumption these days, so we
43 assume it throughout all these swapping routines. If we had to deal with
44 9 bit characters, we would need to make len be in bits and would have
45 to re-write these routines... */
46 you lose
47 #endif
48
49 LONGEST
50 extract_signed_integer (const gdb_byte *addr, int len)
51 {
52 LONGEST retval;
53 const unsigned char *p;
54 const unsigned char *startaddr = addr;
55 const unsigned char *endaddr = startaddr + len;
56
57 if (len > (int) sizeof (LONGEST))
58 error (_("\
59 That operation is not available on integers of more than %d bytes."),
60 (int) sizeof (LONGEST));
61
62 /* Start at the most significant end of the integer, and work towards
63 the least significant. */
64 if (gdbarch_byte_order (current_gdbarch) == BFD_ENDIAN_BIG)
65 {
66 p = startaddr;
67 /* Do the sign extension once at the start. */
68 retval = ((LONGEST) * p ^ 0x80) - 0x80;
69 for (++p; p < endaddr; ++p)
70 retval = (retval << 8) | *p;
71 }
72 else
73 {
74 p = endaddr - 1;
75 /* Do the sign extension once at the start. */
76 retval = ((LONGEST) * p ^ 0x80) - 0x80;
77 for (--p; p >= startaddr; --p)
78 retval = (retval << 8) | *p;
79 }
80 return retval;
81 }
82
83 ULONGEST
84 extract_unsigned_integer (const gdb_byte *addr, int len)
85 {
86 ULONGEST retval;
87 const unsigned char *p;
88 const unsigned char *startaddr = addr;
89 const unsigned char *endaddr = startaddr + len;
90
91 if (len > (int) sizeof (ULONGEST))
92 error (_("\
93 That operation is not available on integers of more than %d bytes."),
94 (int) sizeof (ULONGEST));
95
96 /* Start at the most significant end of the integer, and work towards
97 the least significant. */
98 retval = 0;
99 if (gdbarch_byte_order (current_gdbarch) == BFD_ENDIAN_BIG)
100 {
101 for (p = startaddr; p < endaddr; ++p)
102 retval = (retval << 8) | *p;
103 }
104 else
105 {
106 for (p = endaddr - 1; p >= startaddr; --p)
107 retval = (retval << 8) | *p;
108 }
109 return retval;
110 }
111
112 /* Sometimes a long long unsigned integer can be extracted as a
113 LONGEST value. This is done so that we can print these values
114 better. If this integer can be converted to a LONGEST, this
115 function returns 1 and sets *PVAL. Otherwise it returns 0. */
116
117 int
118 extract_long_unsigned_integer (const gdb_byte *addr, int orig_len,
119 LONGEST *pval)
120 {
121 const gdb_byte *p;
122 const gdb_byte *first_addr;
123 int len;
124
125 len = orig_len;
126 if (gdbarch_byte_order (current_gdbarch) == BFD_ENDIAN_BIG)
127 {
128 for (p = addr;
129 len > (int) sizeof (LONGEST) && p < addr + orig_len;
130 p++)
131 {
132 if (*p == 0)
133 len--;
134 else
135 break;
136 }
137 first_addr = p;
138 }
139 else
140 {
141 first_addr = addr;
142 for (p = addr + orig_len - 1;
143 len > (int) sizeof (LONGEST) && p >= addr;
144 p--)
145 {
146 if (*p == 0)
147 len--;
148 else
149 break;
150 }
151 }
152
153 if (len <= (int) sizeof (LONGEST))
154 {
155 *pval = (LONGEST) extract_unsigned_integer (first_addr,
156 sizeof (LONGEST));
157 return 1;
158 }
159
160 return 0;
161 }
162
163
164 /* Treat the bytes at BUF as a pointer of type TYPE, and return the
165 address it represents. */
166 CORE_ADDR
167 extract_typed_address (const gdb_byte *buf, struct type *type)
168 {
169 if (TYPE_CODE (type) != TYPE_CODE_PTR
170 && TYPE_CODE (type) != TYPE_CODE_REF)
171 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__,
172 _("extract_typed_address: "
173 "type is not a pointer or reference"));
174
175 return gdbarch_pointer_to_address (current_gdbarch, type, buf);
176 }
177
178
179 void
180 store_signed_integer (gdb_byte *addr, int len, LONGEST val)
181 {
182 gdb_byte *p;
183 gdb_byte *startaddr = addr;
184 gdb_byte *endaddr = startaddr + len;
185
186 /* Start at the least significant end of the integer, and work towards
187 the most significant. */
188 if (gdbarch_byte_order (current_gdbarch) == BFD_ENDIAN_BIG)
189 {
190 for (p = endaddr - 1; p >= startaddr; --p)
191 {
192 *p = val & 0xff;
193 val >>= 8;
194 }
195 }
196 else
197 {
198 for (p = startaddr; p < endaddr; ++p)
199 {
200 *p = val & 0xff;
201 val >>= 8;
202 }
203 }
204 }
205
206 void
207 store_unsigned_integer (gdb_byte *addr, int len, ULONGEST val)
208 {
209 unsigned char *p;
210 unsigned char *startaddr = (unsigned char *) addr;
211 unsigned char *endaddr = startaddr + len;
212
213 /* Start at the least significant end of the integer, and work towards
214 the most significant. */
215 if (gdbarch_byte_order (current_gdbarch) == BFD_ENDIAN_BIG)
216 {
217 for (p = endaddr - 1; p >= startaddr; --p)
218 {
219 *p = val & 0xff;
220 val >>= 8;
221 }
222 }
223 else
224 {
225 for (p = startaddr; p < endaddr; ++p)
226 {
227 *p = val & 0xff;
228 val >>= 8;
229 }
230 }
231 }
232
233 /* Store the address ADDR as a pointer of type TYPE at BUF, in target
234 form. */
235 void
236 store_typed_address (gdb_byte *buf, struct type *type, CORE_ADDR addr)
237 {
238 if (TYPE_CODE (type) != TYPE_CODE_PTR
239 && TYPE_CODE (type) != TYPE_CODE_REF)
240 internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__,
241 _("store_typed_address: "
242 "type is not a pointer or reference"));
243
244 gdbarch_address_to_pointer (current_gdbarch, type, buf, addr);
245 }
246
247
248
249 /* Return a `value' with the contents of (virtual or cooked) register
250 REGNUM as found in the specified FRAME. The register's type is
251 determined by register_type(). */
252
253 struct value *
254 value_of_register (int regnum, struct frame_info *frame)
255 {
256 struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
257 CORE_ADDR addr;
258 int optim;
259 struct value *reg_val;
260 int realnum;
261 gdb_byte raw_buffer[MAX_REGISTER_SIZE];
262 enum lval_type lval;
263
264 /* User registers lie completely outside of the range of normal
265 registers. Catch them early so that the target never sees them. */
266 if (regnum >= gdbarch_num_regs (gdbarch)
267 + gdbarch_num_pseudo_regs (gdbarch))
268 return value_of_user_reg (regnum, frame);
269
270 frame_register (frame, regnum, &optim, &lval, &addr, &realnum, raw_buffer);
271
272 reg_val = allocate_value (register_type (gdbarch, regnum));
273
274 memcpy (value_contents_raw (reg_val), raw_buffer,
275 register_size (gdbarch, regnum));
276 VALUE_LVAL (reg_val) = lval;
277 VALUE_ADDRESS (reg_val) = addr;
278 VALUE_REGNUM (reg_val) = regnum;
279 set_value_optimized_out (reg_val, optim);
280 VALUE_FRAME_ID (reg_val) = get_frame_id (frame);
281 return reg_val;
282 }
283
284 /* Return a `value' with the contents of (virtual or cooked) register
285 REGNUM as found in the specified FRAME. The register's type is
286 determined by register_type(). The value is not fetched. */
287
288 struct value *
289 value_of_register_lazy (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum)
290 {
291 struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
292 struct value *reg_val;
293
294 gdb_assert (regnum < (gdbarch_num_regs (gdbarch)
295 + gdbarch_num_pseudo_regs (gdbarch)));
296
297 /* We should have a valid (i.e. non-sentinel) frame. */
298 gdb_assert (frame_id_p (get_frame_id (frame)));
299
300 reg_val = allocate_value (register_type (gdbarch, regnum));
301 VALUE_LVAL (reg_val) = lval_register;
302 VALUE_REGNUM (reg_val) = regnum;
303 VALUE_FRAME_ID (reg_val) = get_frame_id (frame);
304 set_value_lazy (reg_val, 1);
305 return reg_val;
306 }
307
308 /* Given a pointer of type TYPE in target form in BUF, return the
309 address it represents. */
310 CORE_ADDR
311 unsigned_pointer_to_address (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *buf)
312 {
313 return extract_unsigned_integer (buf, TYPE_LENGTH (type));
314 }
315
316 CORE_ADDR
317 signed_pointer_to_address (struct type *type, const gdb_byte *buf)
318 {
319 return extract_signed_integer (buf, TYPE_LENGTH (type));
320 }
321
322 /* Given an address, store it as a pointer of type TYPE in target
323 format in BUF. */
324 void
325 unsigned_address_to_pointer (struct type *type, gdb_byte *buf,
326 CORE_ADDR addr)
327 {
328 store_unsigned_integer (buf, TYPE_LENGTH (type), addr);
329 }
330
331 void
332 address_to_signed_pointer (struct type *type, gdb_byte *buf, CORE_ADDR addr)
333 {
334 store_signed_integer (buf, TYPE_LENGTH (type), addr);
335 }
336 \f
337 /* Will calling read_var_value or locate_var_value on SYM end
338 up caring what frame it is being evaluated relative to? SYM must
339 be non-NULL. */
340 int
341 symbol_read_needs_frame (struct symbol *sym)
342 {
343 switch (SYMBOL_CLASS (sym))
344 {
345 /* All cases listed explicitly so that gcc -Wall will detect it if
346 we failed to consider one. */
347 case LOC_COMPUTED:
348 case LOC_COMPUTED_ARG:
349 /* FIXME: cagney/2004-01-26: It should be possible to
350 unconditionally call the SYMBOL_OPS method when available.
351 Unfortunately DWARF 2 stores the frame-base (instead of the
352 function) location in a function's symbol. Oops! For the
353 moment enable this when/where applicable. */
354 return SYMBOL_OPS (sym)->read_needs_frame (sym);
355
356 case LOC_REGISTER:
357 case LOC_ARG:
358 case LOC_REF_ARG:
359 case LOC_REGPARM:
360 case LOC_REGPARM_ADDR:
361 case LOC_LOCAL:
362 case LOC_LOCAL_ARG:
363 case LOC_BASEREG:
364 case LOC_BASEREG_ARG:
365 return 1;
366
367 case LOC_UNDEF:
368 case LOC_CONST:
369 case LOC_STATIC:
370 case LOC_TYPEDEF:
371
372 case LOC_LABEL:
373 /* Getting the address of a label can be done independently of the block,
374 even if some *uses* of that address wouldn't work so well without
375 the right frame. */
376
377 case LOC_BLOCK:
378 case LOC_CONST_BYTES:
379 case LOC_UNRESOLVED:
380 case LOC_OPTIMIZED_OUT:
381 return 0;
382 }
383 return 1;
384 }
385
386 /* Given a struct symbol for a variable,
387 and a stack frame id, read the value of the variable
388 and return a (pointer to a) struct value containing the value.
389 If the variable cannot be found, return a zero pointer.
390 If FRAME is NULL, use the selected frame. */
391
392 struct value *
393 read_var_value (struct symbol *var, struct frame_info *frame)
394 {
395 struct value *v;
396 struct type *type = SYMBOL_TYPE (var);
397 CORE_ADDR addr;
398 int len;
399
400 if (SYMBOL_CLASS (var) == LOC_COMPUTED
401 || SYMBOL_CLASS (var) == LOC_COMPUTED_ARG
402 || SYMBOL_CLASS (var) == LOC_REGISTER
403 || SYMBOL_CLASS (var) == LOC_REGPARM)
404 /* These cases do not use V. */
405 v = NULL;
406 else
407 {
408 v = allocate_value (type);
409 VALUE_LVAL (v) = lval_memory; /* The most likely possibility. */
410 }
411
412 len = TYPE_LENGTH (type);
413
414 /* FIXME drow/2003-09-06: this call to the selected frame should be
415 pushed upwards to the callers. */
416 if (frame == NULL)
417 frame = deprecated_safe_get_selected_frame ();
418
419 switch (SYMBOL_CLASS (var))
420 {
421 case LOC_CONST:
422 /* Put the constant back in target format. */
423 store_signed_integer (value_contents_raw (v), len,
424 (LONGEST) SYMBOL_VALUE (var));
425 VALUE_LVAL (v) = not_lval;
426 return v;
427
428 case LOC_LABEL:
429 /* Put the constant back in target format. */
430 if (overlay_debugging)
431 {
432 CORE_ADDR addr
433 = symbol_overlayed_address (SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (var),
434 SYMBOL_BFD_SECTION (var));
435 store_typed_address (value_contents_raw (v), type, addr);
436 }
437 else
438 store_typed_address (value_contents_raw (v), type,
439 SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (var));
440 VALUE_LVAL (v) = not_lval;
441 return v;
442
443 case LOC_CONST_BYTES:
444 {
445 memcpy (value_contents_raw (v), SYMBOL_VALUE_BYTES (var), len);
446 VALUE_LVAL (v) = not_lval;
447 return v;
448 }
449
450 case LOC_STATIC:
451 if (overlay_debugging)
452 addr = symbol_overlayed_address (SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (var),
453 SYMBOL_BFD_SECTION (var));
454 else
455 addr = SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (var);
456 break;
457
458 case LOC_ARG:
459 if (frame == NULL)
460 return 0;
461 addr = get_frame_args_address (frame);
462 if (!addr)
463 return 0;
464 addr += SYMBOL_VALUE (var);
465 break;
466
467 case LOC_REF_ARG:
468 {
469 struct value *ref;
470 CORE_ADDR argref;
471 if (frame == NULL)
472 return 0;
473 argref = get_frame_args_address (frame);
474 if (!argref)
475 return 0;
476 argref += SYMBOL_VALUE (var);
477 ref = value_at (lookup_pointer_type (type), argref);
478 addr = value_as_address (ref);
479 break;
480 }
481
482 case LOC_LOCAL:
483 case LOC_LOCAL_ARG:
484 if (frame == NULL)
485 return 0;
486 addr = get_frame_locals_address (frame);
487 addr += SYMBOL_VALUE (var);
488 break;
489
490 case LOC_BASEREG:
491 case LOC_BASEREG_ARG:
492 {
493 struct value *regval;
494
495 regval = value_from_register (lookup_pointer_type (type),
496 SYMBOL_BASEREG (var), frame);
497 if (regval == NULL)
498 error (_("Value of base register not available."));
499 addr = value_as_address (regval);
500 addr += SYMBOL_VALUE (var);
501 break;
502 }
503
504 case LOC_TYPEDEF:
505 error (_("Cannot look up value of a typedef"));
506 break;
507
508 case LOC_BLOCK:
509 if (overlay_debugging)
510 VALUE_ADDRESS (v) = symbol_overlayed_address
511 (BLOCK_START (SYMBOL_BLOCK_VALUE (var)), SYMBOL_BFD_SECTION (var));
512 else
513 VALUE_ADDRESS (v) = BLOCK_START (SYMBOL_BLOCK_VALUE (var));
514 return v;
515
516 case LOC_REGISTER:
517 case LOC_REGPARM:
518 case LOC_REGPARM_ADDR:
519 {
520 struct block *b;
521 int regno = SYMBOL_VALUE (var);
522 struct value *regval;
523
524 if (frame == NULL)
525 return 0;
526 b = get_frame_block (frame, 0);
527
528 if (SYMBOL_CLASS (var) == LOC_REGPARM_ADDR)
529 {
530 regval = value_from_register (lookup_pointer_type (type),
531 regno,
532 frame);
533
534 if (regval == NULL)
535 error (_("Value of register variable not available."));
536
537 addr = value_as_address (regval);
538 VALUE_LVAL (v) = lval_memory;
539 }
540 else
541 {
542 regval = value_from_register (type, regno, frame);
543
544 if (regval == NULL)
545 error (_("Value of register variable not available."));
546 return regval;
547 }
548 }
549 break;
550
551 case LOC_COMPUTED:
552 case LOC_COMPUTED_ARG:
553 /* FIXME: cagney/2004-01-26: It should be possible to
554 unconditionally call the SYMBOL_OPS method when available.
555 Unfortunately DWARF 2 stores the frame-base (instead of the
556 function) location in a function's symbol. Oops! For the
557 moment enable this when/where applicable. */
558 if (frame == 0 && SYMBOL_OPS (var)->read_needs_frame (var))
559 return 0;
560 return SYMBOL_OPS (var)->read_variable (var, frame);
561
562 case LOC_UNRESOLVED:
563 {
564 struct minimal_symbol *msym;
565
566 msym = lookup_minimal_symbol (DEPRECATED_SYMBOL_NAME (var), NULL, NULL);
567 if (msym == NULL)
568 return 0;
569 if (overlay_debugging)
570 addr = symbol_overlayed_address (SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (msym),
571 SYMBOL_BFD_SECTION (msym));
572 else
573 addr = SYMBOL_VALUE_ADDRESS (msym);
574 }
575 break;
576
577 case LOC_OPTIMIZED_OUT:
578 VALUE_LVAL (v) = not_lval;
579 set_value_optimized_out (v, 1);
580 return v;
581
582 default:
583 error (_("Cannot look up value of a botched symbol."));
584 break;
585 }
586
587 VALUE_ADDRESS (v) = addr;
588 set_value_lazy (v, 1);
589 return v;
590 }
591
592 /* Install default attributes for register values. */
593
594 struct value *
595 default_value_from_register (struct type *type, int regnum,
596 struct frame_info *frame)
597 {
598 struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
599 int len = TYPE_LENGTH (type);
600 struct value *value = allocate_value (type);
601
602 VALUE_LVAL (value) = lval_register;
603 VALUE_FRAME_ID (value) = get_frame_id (frame);
604 VALUE_REGNUM (value) = regnum;
605
606 /* Any structure stored in more than one register will always be
607 an integral number of registers. Otherwise, you need to do
608 some fiddling with the last register copied here for little
609 endian machines. */
610 if (gdbarch_byte_order (gdbarch) == BFD_ENDIAN_BIG
611 && len < register_size (gdbarch, regnum))
612 /* Big-endian, and we want less than full size. */
613 set_value_offset (value, register_size (gdbarch, regnum) - len);
614 else
615 set_value_offset (value, 0);
616
617 return value;
618 }
619
620 /* Return a value of type TYPE, stored in register REGNUM, in frame FRAME. */
621
622 struct value *
623 value_from_register (struct type *type, int regnum, struct frame_info *frame)
624 {
625 struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
626 struct type *type1 = check_typedef (type);
627 struct value *v;
628
629 if (gdbarch_convert_register_p (gdbarch, regnum, type1))
630 {
631 /* The ISA/ABI need to something weird when obtaining the
632 specified value from this register. It might need to
633 re-order non-adjacent, starting with REGNUM (see MIPS and
634 i386). It might need to convert the [float] register into
635 the corresponding [integer] type (see Alpha). The assumption
636 is that gdbarch_register_to_value populates the entire value
637 including the location. */
638 v = allocate_value (type);
639 VALUE_LVAL (v) = lval_register;
640 VALUE_FRAME_ID (v) = get_frame_id (frame);
641 VALUE_REGNUM (v) = regnum;
642 gdbarch_register_to_value (gdbarch,
643 frame, regnum, type1, value_contents_raw (v));
644 }
645 else
646 {
647 int len = TYPE_LENGTH (type);
648
649 /* Construct the value. */
650 v = gdbarch_value_from_register (gdbarch, type, regnum, frame);
651
652 /* Get the data. */
653 if (!get_frame_register_bytes (frame, regnum, value_offset (v), len,
654 value_contents_raw (v)))
655 set_value_optimized_out (v, 1);
656 }
657 return v;
658 }
659
660 /* Return contents of register REGNUM in frame FRAME as address,
661 interpreted as value of type TYPE. Will abort if register
662 value is not available. */
663
664 CORE_ADDR
665 address_from_register (struct type *type, int regnum, struct frame_info *frame)
666 {
667 struct value *value;
668 CORE_ADDR result;
669
670 value = value_from_register (type, regnum, frame);
671 gdb_assert (value);
672
673 result = value_as_address (value);
674 release_value (value);
675 value_free (value);
676
677 return result;
678 }
679
680 \f
681 /* Given a struct symbol for a variable or function,
682 and a stack frame id,
683 return a (pointer to a) struct value containing the properly typed
684 address. */
685
686 struct value *
687 locate_var_value (struct symbol *var, struct frame_info *frame)
688 {
689 struct gdbarch *gdbarch = get_frame_arch (frame);
690 CORE_ADDR addr = 0;
691 struct type *type = SYMBOL_TYPE (var);
692 struct value *lazy_value;
693
694 /* Evaluate it first; if the result is a memory address, we're fine.
695 Lazy evaluation pays off here. */
696
697 lazy_value = read_var_value (var, frame);
698 if (lazy_value == 0)
699 error (_("Address of \"%s\" is unknown."), SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (var));
700
701 if ((VALUE_LVAL (lazy_value) == lval_memory && value_lazy (lazy_value))
702 || TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_FUNC)
703 {
704 struct value *val;
705
706 addr = VALUE_ADDRESS (lazy_value);
707 val = value_from_pointer (lookup_pointer_type (type), addr);
708 return val;
709 }
710
711 /* Not a memory address; check what the problem was. */
712 switch (VALUE_LVAL (lazy_value))
713 {
714 case lval_register:
715 gdb_assert (gdbarch_register_name
716 (gdbarch, VALUE_REGNUM (lazy_value)) != NULL
717 && *gdbarch_register_name
718 (gdbarch, VALUE_REGNUM (lazy_value)) != '\0');
719 error (_("Address requested for identifier "
720 "\"%s\" which is in register $%s"),
721 SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (var),
722 gdbarch_register_name (gdbarch, VALUE_REGNUM (lazy_value)));
723 break;
724
725 default:
726 error (_("Can't take address of \"%s\" which isn't an lvalue."),
727 SYMBOL_PRINT_NAME (var));
728 break;
729 }
730 return 0; /* For lint -- never reached */
731 }