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Re: [patch] Use displaced stepping regardless of SW single step


On 09/04/2011 09:54 PM, Yao Qi wrote:
Regression tested on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu with displaced stepping
"auto" and "on" respectively.  No extra failures, but there are two
PASSes changed to KFAILs,

   -PASS: gdb.cp/annota2.exp: watch triggered on a.x
   +KFAIL: gdb.cp/annota2.exp: watch triggered on a.x (PRMS: gdb/38)
   -PASS: gdb.cp/annota3.exp: watch triggered on a.x
   +KFAIL: gdb.cp/annota3.exp: watch triggered on a.x (PRMS: gdb/38)

I am not familiar with this case, so can't tell this is caused by my patch.


I made a mistake when comparing gdb.sum, and I run testsuite again this morning, and get something different on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu,


- When displaced stepping is set to "auto", no regression.
- When displaced stepping is set to "on", there are some new fails,
* FAIL: gdb.base/ending-run.exp: step to end of run
The test case doesn't match the output, while the output is correct.
* FAIL: gdb.base/gdb1555.exp: Step into shared lib function
FAIL: gdb.base/gdb1555.exp: Next while in a shared lib function
FAIL: gdb.base/gnu-ifunc.exp: step
FAIL: gdb.base/gnu-ifunc.exp: continue to break-at-nextcall
FAIL: gdb.base/gnu-ifunc.exp: continue to breakpoint: nextcall gnu_ifunc
FAIL: gdb.base/gnu-ifunc.exp: nextcall gnu_ifunc skipped
These fails are caused by SIGSEGV in gdb, which shows some potential bugs in x86 displaced stepping.
* FAIL: gdb.base/watch-vfork.exp: Watchpoint triggers after vfork (sw)
FAIL: gdb.threads/pending-step.exp: next in multiple threads with breakpoints (timeout)
They are similar to the problems (#4 and #5) I found on arm (posted http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-08/msg00609.html), and I'll post other patches to fix them.


-&&  (tp->control.trap_expected
-	  || (step&&  gdbarch_software_single_step_p (gdbarch)))
+&&  (tp->control.trap_expected || step))

There is an extra ")" added by mistake when I am adding changelog entry for this patch. Here is the right one.


--
Yao (éå)
	gdb/
	* infrun.c (resume): Use displaced stepping regardless of supporting
	software single step.

---
 gdb/infrun.c |    3 +--
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/infrun.c b/gdb/infrun.c
index 7886cce..40e1d71 100644
--- a/gdb/infrun.c
+++ b/gdb/infrun.c
@@ -1733,8 +1733,7 @@ a command like `return' or `jump' to continue execution."));
      event, displaced stepping breaks the vfork child similarly as single
      step software breakpoint.  */
   if (use_displaced_stepping (gdbarch)
-      && (tp->control.trap_expected
-	  || (step && gdbarch_software_single_step_p (gdbarch)))
+      && (tp->control.trap_expected || step)
       && sig == TARGET_SIGNAL_0
       && !current_inferior ()->waiting_for_vfork_done)
     {
-- 
1.7.0.4


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