Enable software single stepping for while-stepping actions in GDBServer

This patch enables software single stepping if the targets support it,
to do while-stepping actions.

No regressions, tested on ubuntu 14.04 ARMv7 and x86.
With gdbserver-{native,extended} / { -marm -mthumb }

gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog:

	* linux-low.c (single_step): New function.
	(linux_resume_one_lwp_throw): Call single_step.
	(start_step_over): Likewise.

diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog b/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
index 93a8fbe635cf499a832f8d9b41c576539f9610c0..607c4bb16e2bdc9ed09698e18021f7c7a9de7843 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2015-12-18  Antoine Tremblay  <antoine.tremblay@ericsson.com>
+
+       * linux-low.c (single_step): New function.
+       (linux_resume_one_lwp_throw): Call single_step.
+       (start_step_over): Likewise.
+
 2015-12-18  Antoine Tremblay  <antoine.tremblay@ericsson.com>
 
        * Makefile.in (SFILES): Append arch/arm-linux.c,

diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-low.c b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-low.c
index d48fdbf73a0f570e0266a97bf17508864385f02b..a419a5cdf7c395c3252ff6da6c0b0f6f78192b5b 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/linux-low.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/linux-low.c
@@ -3980,6 +3980,33 @@ install_software_single_step_breakpoints (struct lwp_info *lwp)
   do_cleanups (old_chain);
 }
 
+/* Single step via hardware or software single step.
+   Return 1 if hardware single stepping, 0 if software single stepping
+   or can't single step.  */
+
+static int
+single_step (struct lwp_info* lwp)
+{
+  int step = 0;
+
+  if (can_hardware_single_step ())
+    {
+      step = 1;
+    }
+  else if (can_software_single_step ())
+    {
+      install_software_single_step_breakpoints (lwp);
+      step = 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (debug_threads)
+       debug_printf ("stepping is not implemented on this target");
+    }
+
+  return step;
+}
+
 /* Resume execution of LWP.  If STEP is nonzero, single-step it.  If
    SIGNAL is nonzero, give it that signal.  */
 
@@ -4127,13 +4154,13 @@ linux_resume_one_lwp_throw (struct lwp_info *lwp,
      address, continue, and carry on catching this while-stepping
      action only when that breakpoint is hit.  A future
      enhancement.  */
-  if (thread->while_stepping != NULL
-      && can_hardware_single_step ())
+  if (thread->while_stepping != NULL)
     {
       if (debug_threads)
        debug_printf ("lwp %ld has a while-stepping action -> forcing step.\n",
                      lwpid_of (thread));
-      step = 1;
+
+      step = single_step (lwp);
     }
 
   if (proc->tdesc != NULL && the_low_target.get_pc != NULL)
@@ -4539,20 +4566,7 @@ start_step_over (struct lwp_info *lwp)
   uninsert_breakpoints_at (pc);
   uninsert_fast_tracepoint_jumps_at (pc);
 
-  if (can_hardware_single_step ())
-    {
-      step = 1;
-    }
-  else if (can_software_single_step ())
-    {
-      install_software_single_step_breakpoints (lwp);
-      step = 0;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      internal_error (__FILE__, __LINE__,
-                     "stepping is not implemented on this target");
-    }
+  step = single_step (lwp);
 
   current_thread = saved_thread;