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Re: [PATCH v3 06/10] Replace breakpoint_reinsert_addr by get_next_pcs operation in GDBServer.


On 11/23/2015 02:12 PM, Antoine Tremblay wrote:
> In this v3:
> 
>  * Changed get_next_pcs signature.
>  * Remove common/get-next-pcs.h file.
>  * CORE_ADDR is now in linux-low.h temporarely.
> 
> ---
> 
> This patch in preparation for software single step support on ARM. It refactors
> breakpoint_reinsert_addr into get_next_pcs so that multiple location can be
> returned.
> 
> When software single stepping there can be multiple possible next addresses
> because we're stepping over a conditional branch instruction for example.
> 
> The operation get_next_pcs handles that by returning a vector of all the
> possible next addresses.
> 
> Software breakpoints are installed at each location returned.
> 


Thanks for doing this.  This interface does look cleaner to me, and a
more direct mapping C++ (so easier to clean up in the future).

>  
> +/* Install breakpoints for software single stepping.  */
> +
> +static void
> +install_software_single_step_breakpoints (struct lwp_info *lwp)
> +{
> +  int i;
> +  CORE_ADDR pc;
> +  struct regcache *regcache = get_thread_regcache (current_thread, 1);
> +  VEC (CORE_ADDR) *next_pcs = NULL;

I think this should be freed with a cleanup.

> +
> +  pc = get_pc (lwp);
> +  next_pcs = (*the_low_target.get_next_pcs) (pc, regcache);
> +
> +  for (i = 0; VEC_iterate (CORE_ADDR, next_pcs, i, pc); ++i)
> +    {
> +      set_reinsert_breakpoint (pc);
> +    }

Single-line statements don't get braces.

Otherwise LGTM.

Thanks,
Pedro Alves


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