1 /* Generate a core file for the inferior process.
3 Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 This file is part of GDB.
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19 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
20 Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
23 #include "cli/cli-decode.h"
31 static char *default_gcore_target (void);
32 static enum bfd_architecture default_gcore_arch (void);
33 static unsigned long default_gcore_mach (void);
34 static int gcore_memory_sections (bfd *);
36 /* Function: gcore_command
37 Generate a core file from the inferior process. */
40 gcore_command (char *args, int from_tty)
42 struct cleanup *old_chain;
43 char *corefilename, corefilename_buffer[40];
44 asection *note_sec = NULL;
46 void *note_data = NULL;
49 /* No use generating a corefile without a target process. */
50 if (!(target_has_execution))
57 /* Default corefile name is "core.PID". */
58 sprintf (corefilename_buffer, "core.%d", PIDGET (inferior_ptid));
59 corefilename = corefilename_buffer;
63 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout,
64 "Opening corefile '%s' for output.\n", corefilename);
66 /* Open the output file. */
67 if (!(obfd = bfd_openw (corefilename, default_gcore_target ())))
69 error ("Failed to open '%s' for output.", corefilename);
72 /* Need a cleanup that will close the file (FIXME: delete it?). */
73 old_chain = make_cleanup_bfd_close (obfd);
75 bfd_set_format (obfd, bfd_core);
76 bfd_set_arch_mach (obfd, default_gcore_arch (), default_gcore_mach ());
78 /* An external target method must build the notes section. */
79 note_data = (char *) target_make_corefile_notes (obfd, ¬e_size);
81 /* Create the note section. */
82 if (note_data != NULL && note_size != 0)
84 if ((note_sec = bfd_make_section_anyway (obfd, "note0")) == NULL)
85 error ("Failed to create 'note' section for corefile: %s",
86 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
88 bfd_set_section_vma (obfd, note_sec, 0);
89 bfd_set_section_flags (obfd, note_sec,
90 SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_READONLY | SEC_ALLOC);
91 bfd_set_section_alignment (obfd, note_sec, 0);
92 bfd_set_section_size (obfd, note_sec, note_size);
95 /* Now create the memory/load sections. */
96 if (gcore_memory_sections (obfd) == 0)
97 error ("gcore: failed to get corefile memory sections from target.");
99 /* Write out the contents of the note section. */
100 if (note_data != NULL && note_size != 0)
102 if (!bfd_set_section_contents (obfd, note_sec, note_data, 0, note_size))
104 warning ("writing note section (%s)",
105 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
110 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout,
111 "Saved corefile %s\n", corefilename);
113 /* Clean-ups will close the output file and free malloc memory. */
114 do_cleanups (old_chain);
119 default_gcore_mach (void)
121 #if 1 /* See if this even matters... */
124 #ifdef TARGET_ARCHITECTURE
125 const struct bfd_arch_info * bfdarch = TARGET_ARCHITECTURE;
128 return bfdarch->mach;
129 #endif /* TARGET_ARCHITECTURE */
130 if (exec_bfd == NULL)
131 error ("Can't find default bfd machine type (need execfile).");
133 return bfd_get_mach (exec_bfd);
137 static enum bfd_architecture
138 default_gcore_arch (void)
140 #ifdef TARGET_ARCHITECTURE
141 const struct bfd_arch_info * bfdarch = TARGET_ARCHITECTURE;
144 return bfdarch->arch;
146 if (exec_bfd == NULL)
147 error ("Can't find bfd architecture for corefile (need execfile).");
149 return bfd_get_arch (exec_bfd);
153 default_gcore_target (void)
155 /* FIXME -- this may only work for ELF targets. */
156 if (exec_bfd == NULL)
159 return bfd_get_target (exec_bfd);
162 /* Function: derive_stack_segment
164 Derive a reasonable stack segment by unwinding the target stack.
166 Returns 0 for failure, 1 for success. */
169 derive_stack_segment (bfd_vma *bottom, bfd_vma *top)
172 struct frame_info *fi, *tmp_fi;
174 if (bottom == NULL || top == NULL)
175 return 0; /* Paranoia. */
177 if (!target_has_stack || !target_has_registers)
178 return 0; /* Can't succeed without stack and registers. */
180 if ((fi = get_current_frame ()) == NULL)
181 return 0; /* Can't succeed without current frame. */
183 /* Save frame pointer of TOS frame. */
184 *top = get_frame_base (fi);
185 /* If current stack pointer is more "inner", use that instead. */
186 if (INNER_THAN (read_sp (), *top))
189 /* Find prev-most frame. */
190 while ((tmp_fi = get_prev_frame (fi)) != NULL)
193 /* Save frame pointer of prev-most frame. */
194 *bottom = get_frame_base (fi);
196 /* Now canonicalize their order, so that 'bottom' is a lower address
197 (as opposed to a lower stack frame). */
205 return 1; /* success */
208 /* Function: derive_heap_segment
210 Derive a reasonable heap segment by looking at sbrk and
211 the static data sections.
213 Returns 0 for failure, 1 for success. */
216 derive_heap_segment (bfd *abfd, bfd_vma *bottom, bfd_vma *top)
218 bfd_vma top_of_data_memory = 0;
219 bfd_vma top_of_heap = 0;
220 bfd_size_type sec_size;
221 struct value *zero, *sbrk;
225 if (bottom == NULL || top == NULL)
226 return 0; /* Paranoia. */
228 if (!target_has_execution)
229 return 0; /* This function depends on being able
230 to call a function in the inferior. */
232 /* Assumption: link map is arranged as follows (low to high addresses):
234 data sections (including bss)
238 for (sec = abfd->sections; sec; sec = sec->next)
240 if (bfd_get_section_flags (abfd, sec) & SEC_DATA ||
241 strcmp (".bss", bfd_section_name (abfd, sec)) == 0)
243 sec_vaddr = bfd_get_section_vma (abfd, sec);
244 sec_size = bfd_get_section_size_before_reloc (sec);
245 if (sec_vaddr + sec_size > top_of_data_memory)
246 top_of_data_memory = sec_vaddr + sec_size;
249 /* Now get the top-of-heap by calling sbrk in the inferior. */
250 if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("sbrk", NULL, NULL) != NULL)
252 if ((sbrk = find_function_in_inferior ("sbrk")) == NULL)
255 else if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("_sbrk", NULL, NULL) != NULL)
257 if ((sbrk = find_function_in_inferior ("_sbrk")) == NULL)
263 if ((zero = value_from_longest (builtin_type_int, (LONGEST) 0)) == NULL)
265 if ((sbrk = call_function_by_hand (sbrk, 1, &zero)) == NULL)
267 top_of_heap = value_as_long (sbrk);
269 /* Return results. */
270 if (top_of_heap > top_of_data_memory)
272 *bottom = top_of_data_memory;
274 return 1; /* success */
277 return 0; /* No additional heap space needs to be saved. */
282 make_output_phdrs (bfd *obfd, asection *osec, void *ignored)
287 /* FIXME: these constants may only be applicable for ELF. */
288 if (strncmp (bfd_section_name (obfd, osec), "load", 4) == 0)
293 p_flags |= PF_R; /* Segment is readable. */
294 if (!(bfd_get_section_flags (obfd, osec) & SEC_READONLY))
295 p_flags |= PF_W; /* Segment is writable. */
296 if (bfd_get_section_flags (obfd, osec) & SEC_CODE)
297 p_flags |= PF_X; /* Segment is executable. */
299 bfd_record_phdr (obfd, p_type, 1, p_flags, 0, 0,
304 make_mem_sec (bfd *obfd,
308 unsigned int alignment)
312 if ((osec = bfd_make_section_anyway (obfd, "load")) == NULL)
314 warning ("Couldn't make gcore segment: %s",
315 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
321 fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout,
322 "Save segment, %lld bytes at 0x%s\n",
323 (long long) size, paddr_nz (addr));
326 bfd_set_section_size (obfd, osec, size);
327 bfd_set_section_vma (obfd, osec, addr);
328 osec->lma = 0; /* FIXME: there should be a macro for this! */
329 bfd_set_section_alignment (obfd, osec, alignment);
330 bfd_set_section_flags (obfd, osec,
331 flags | SEC_LOAD | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS);
336 gcore_create_callback (CORE_ADDR vaddr,
338 int read, int write, int exec,
345 flags |= SEC_READONLY;
346 /* Set size == zero for readonly sections. */
358 return ((make_mem_sec ((bfd *) data, vaddr, size, flags, 0)) == NULL);
362 objfile_find_memory_regions (int (*func) (CORE_ADDR,
368 /* Use objfile data to create memory sections. */
369 struct objfile *objfile;
370 struct obj_section *objsec;
371 bfd_vma temp_bottom, temp_top;
373 /* Call callback function for each objfile section. */
374 ALL_OBJSECTIONS (objfile, objsec)
376 bfd *ibfd = objfile->obfd;
377 asection *isec = objsec->the_bfd_section;
378 flagword flags = bfd_get_section_flags (ibfd, isec);
381 if ((flags & SEC_ALLOC) || (flags & SEC_LOAD))
383 int size = bfd_section_size (ibfd, isec);
386 if ((ret = (*func) (objsec->addr,
387 bfd_section_size (ibfd, isec),
388 1, /* All sections will be readable. */
389 (flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0, /* writable */
390 (flags & SEC_CODE) != 0, /* executable */
396 /* Make a stack segment. */
397 if (derive_stack_segment (&temp_bottom, &temp_top))
398 (*func) (temp_bottom,
399 temp_top - temp_bottom,
400 1, /* Stack section will be readable */
401 1, /* Stack section will be writable */
402 0, /* Stack section will not be executable */
405 /* Make a heap segment. */
406 if (derive_heap_segment (exec_bfd, &temp_bottom, &temp_top))
407 (*func) (temp_bottom,
408 temp_top - temp_bottom,
409 1, /* Heap section will be readable */
410 1, /* Heap section will be writable */
411 0, /* Heap section will not be executable */
417 gcore_copy_callback (bfd *obfd, asection *osec, void *ignored)
419 bfd_size_type size = bfd_section_size (obfd, osec);
420 struct cleanup *old_chain = NULL;
424 return; /* Read-only sections are marked as zero-size.
425 We don't have to copy their contents. */
426 if (strncmp ("load", bfd_section_name (obfd, osec), 4) != 0)
427 return; /* Only interested in "load" sections. */
429 if ((memhunk = xmalloc (size)) == NULL)
430 error ("Not enough memory to create corefile.");
431 old_chain = make_cleanup (xfree, memhunk);
433 if (target_read_memory (bfd_section_vma (obfd, osec),
435 warning ("Memory read failed for corefile section, %ld bytes at 0x%s\n",
436 (long) size, paddr (bfd_section_vma (obfd, osec)));
437 if (!bfd_set_section_contents (obfd, osec, memhunk, 0, size))
438 warning ("Failed to write corefile contents (%s).",
439 bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
441 do_cleanups (old_chain); /* frees the xmalloc buffer */
445 gcore_memory_sections (bfd *obfd)
447 if (target_find_memory_regions (gcore_create_callback, obfd) != 0)
448 return 0; /* FIXME error return/msg? */
450 /* Record phdrs for section-to-segment mapping. */
451 bfd_map_over_sections (obfd, make_output_phdrs, NULL);
453 /* Copy memory region contents. */
454 bfd_map_over_sections (obfd, gcore_copy_callback, NULL);
456 return 1; /* success */
460 _initialize_gcore (void)
462 add_com ("generate-core-file", class_files, gcore_command,
463 "Save a core file with the current state of the debugged process.\n\
464 Argument is optional filename. Default filename is 'core.<process_id>'.");
466 add_com_alias ("gcore", "generate-core-file", class_files, 1);
467 exec_set_find_memory_regions (objfile_find_memory_regions);