Change last_examine_value to value_ref_ptr

This patch removes some manual reference count manipulation by
changing last_examine_value to be a value_ref_ptr and then updating
the users.

gdb/ChangeLog
2018-04-06  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* printcmd.c (last_examine_address): Change type to
	value_ref_ptr.
	(do_examine, x_command): Update.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index de4d30f6fc55c8ae6239548a1b967b2464752836..aa2a6bcbc4070263d9fd369eb0088efd510c4340 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2018-04-06  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+       * printcmd.c (last_examine_address): Change type to
+       value_ref_ptr.
+       (do_examine, x_command): Update.
+
 2018-04-06  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
        * value.c (release_value): Update.

diff --git a/gdb/printcmd.c b/gdb/printcmd.c
index 8822ae12e92087b583f640007001771564205da3..a6d6d7e12d36fedf1f5aa9c871cd597e6af5d6e6 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/printcmd.c
+++ b/gdb/printcmd.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static CORE_ADDR last_examine_address;
 /* Contents of last address examined.
    This is not valid past the end of the `x' command!  */
 
-static struct value *last_examine_value;
+static value_ref_ptr last_examine_value;
 
 /* Largest offset between a symbolic value and an address, that will be
    printed as `0x1234 <symbol+offset>'.  */
@@ -1093,9 +1093,6 @@ do_examine (struct format_data fmt, struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR addr)
             object.  */
          last_examine_address = next_address;
 
-         if (last_examine_value)
-           value_decref (last_examine_value);
-
          /* The value to be displayed is not fetched greedily.
             Instead, to avoid the possibility of a fetched value not
             being used, its retrieval is delayed until the print code
@@ -1105,12 +1102,10 @@ do_examine (struct format_data fmt, struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR addr)
             the disassembler be modified so that LAST_EXAMINE_VALUE
             is left with the byte sequence from the last complete
             instruction fetched from memory?  */
-         last_examine_value = value_at_lazy (val_type, next_address);
-
-         if (last_examine_value)
-           release_value (last_examine_value).release ();
+         last_examine_value
+           = release_value (value_at_lazy (val_type, next_address));
 
-         print_formatted (last_examine_value, size, &opts, gdb_stdout);
+         print_formatted (last_examine_value.get (), size, &opts, gdb_stdout);
 
          /* Display any branch delay slots following the final insn.  */
          if (format == 'i' && count == 1)
@@ -1668,12 +1663,12 @@ x_command (const char *exp, int from_tty)
   last_format = fmt.format;
 
   /* Set a couple of internal variables if appropriate.  */
-  if (last_examine_value)
+  if (last_examine_value != nullptr)
     {
       /* Make last address examined available to the user as $_.  Use
          the correct pointer type.  */
       struct type *pointer_type
-       = lookup_pointer_type (value_type (last_examine_value));
+       = lookup_pointer_type (value_type (last_examine_value.get ()));
       set_internalvar (lookup_internalvar ("_"),
                       value_from_pointer (pointer_type,
                                           last_examine_address));
@@ -1682,10 +1677,10 @@ x_command (const char *exp, int from_tty)
         as $__.  If the last value has not been fetched from memory
         then don't fetch it now; instead mark it by voiding the $__
         variable.  */
-      if (value_lazy (last_examine_value))
+      if (value_lazy (last_examine_value.get ()))
        clear_internalvar (lookup_internalvar ("__"));
       else
-       set_internalvar (lookup_internalvar ("__"), last_examine_value);
+       set_internalvar (lookup_internalvar ("__"), last_examine_value.get ());
     }
 }
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