1 /* Definitions for dealing with stack frames, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
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22 #if !defined (FRAME_H)
25 /* The following is the intended naming schema for frame functions.
26 It isn't 100% consistent, but it is aproaching that. Frame naming
31 get_frame_WHAT...(): Get WHAT from the THIS frame (functionaly
32 equivalent to THIS->next->unwind->what)
34 frame_unwind_WHAT...(): Unwind THIS frame's WHAT from the NEXT
37 frame_unwind_caller_WHAT...(): Unwind WHAT for NEXT stack frame's
38 real caller. Any inlined functions in NEXT's stack frame are
39 skipped. Use these to ignore any potentially inlined functions,
40 e.g. inlined into the first instruction of a library trampoline.
42 get_stack_frame_WHAT...(): Get WHAT for THIS frame, but if THIS is
43 inlined, skip to the containing stack frame.
45 put_frame_WHAT...(): Put a value into this frame (unsafe, need to
46 invalidate the frame / regcache afterwards) (better name more
47 strongly hinting at its unsafeness)
49 safe_....(): Safer version of various functions, doesn't throw an
50 error (leave this for later?). Returns non-zero / non-NULL if the
51 request succeeds, zero / NULL otherwize.
55 void /frame/_WHAT(): Read WHAT's value into the buffer parameter.
57 ULONGEST /frame/_WHAT_unsigned(): Return an unsigned value (the
58 alternative is *frame_unsigned_WHAT).
60 LONGEST /frame/_WHAT_signed(): Return WHAT signed value.
64 /frame/_memory* (frame, coreaddr, len [, buf]): Extract/return
67 /frame/_register* (frame, regnum [, buf]): extract/return register.
69 CORE_ADDR /frame/_{pc,sp,...} (frame): Resume address, innner most
74 struct symtab_and_line;
81 /* The frame object. */
85 /* The frame object's ID. This provides a per-frame unique identifier
86 that can be used to relocate a `struct frame_info' after a target
87 resume or a frame cache destruct. It of course assumes that the
88 inferior hasn't unwound the stack past that frame. */
92 /* The frame's stack address. This shall be constant through out
93 the lifetime of a frame. Note that this requirement applies to
94 not just the function body, but also the prologue and (in theory
95 at least) the epilogue. Since that value needs to fall either on
96 the boundary, or within the frame's address range, the frame's
97 outer-most address (the inner-most address of the previous frame)
98 is used. Watch out for all the legacy targets that still use the
99 function pointer register or stack pointer register. They are
102 This field is valid only if stack_addr_p is true. Otherwise, this
103 frame represents the null frame. */
104 CORE_ADDR stack_addr;
106 /* The frame's code address. This shall be constant through out the
107 lifetime of the frame. While the PC (a.k.a. resume address)
108 changes as the function is executed, this code address cannot.
109 Typically, it is set to the address of the entry point of the
110 frame's function (as returned by get_frame_func).
112 For inlined functions (INLINE_DEPTH != 0), this is the address of
113 the first executed instruction in the block corresponding to the
116 This field is valid only if code_addr_p is true. Otherwise, this
117 frame is considered to have a wildcard code address, i.e. one that
118 matches every address value in frame comparisons. */
121 /* The frame's special address. This shall be constant through out the
122 lifetime of the frame. This is used for architectures that may have
123 frames that do not change the stack but are still distinct and have
124 some form of distinct identifier (e.g. the ia64 which uses a 2nd
125 stack for registers). This field is treated as unordered - i.e. will
126 not be used in frame ordering comparisons.
128 This field is valid only if special_addr_p is true. Otherwise, this
129 frame is considered to have a wildcard special address, i.e. one that
130 matches every address value in frame comparisons. */
131 CORE_ADDR special_addr;
133 /* Flags to indicate the above fields have valid contents. */
134 unsigned int stack_addr_p : 1;
135 unsigned int code_addr_p : 1;
136 unsigned int special_addr_p : 1;
138 /* The inline depth of this frame. A frame representing a "called"
139 inlined function will have this set to a nonzero value. */
143 /* Methods for constructing and comparing Frame IDs. */
145 /* For convenience. All fields are zero. This means "there is no frame". */
146 extern const struct frame_id null_frame_id;
148 /* This means "there is no frame ID, but there is a frame". It should be
149 replaced by best-effort frame IDs for the outermost frame, somehow.
150 The implementation is only special_addr_p set. */
151 extern const struct frame_id outer_frame_id;
153 /* Flag to control debugging. */
155 extern int frame_debug;
157 /* Construct a frame ID. The first parameter is the frame's constant
158 stack address (typically the outer-bound), and the second the
159 frame's constant code address (typically the entry point).
160 The special identifier address is set to indicate a wild card. */
161 extern struct frame_id frame_id_build (CORE_ADDR stack_addr,
162 CORE_ADDR code_addr);
164 /* Construct a special frame ID. The first parameter is the frame's constant
165 stack address (typically the outer-bound), the second is the
166 frame's constant code address (typically the entry point),
167 and the third parameter is the frame's special identifier address. */
168 extern struct frame_id frame_id_build_special (CORE_ADDR stack_addr,
170 CORE_ADDR special_addr);
172 /* Construct a wild card frame ID. The parameter is the frame's constant
173 stack address (typically the outer-bound). The code address as well
174 as the special identifier address are set to indicate wild cards. */
175 extern struct frame_id frame_id_build_wild (CORE_ADDR stack_addr);
177 /* Returns non-zero when L is a valid frame (a valid frame has a
178 non-zero .base). The outermost frame is valid even without an
180 extern int frame_id_p (struct frame_id l);
182 /* Returns non-zero when L is a valid frame representing an inlined
184 extern int frame_id_inlined_p (struct frame_id l);
186 /* Returns non-zero when L and R identify the same frame, or, if
187 either L or R have a zero .func, then the same frame base. */
188 extern int frame_id_eq (struct frame_id l, struct frame_id r);
190 /* Write the internal representation of a frame ID on the specified
192 extern void fprint_frame_id (struct ui_file *file, struct frame_id id);
195 /* Frame types. Some are real, some are signal trampolines, and some
196 are completely artificial (dummy). */
200 /* A true stack frame, created by the target program during normal
203 /* A fake frame, created by GDB when performing an inferior function
206 /* A frame representing an inlined function, associated with an
207 upcoming (prev, outer, older) NORMAL_FRAME. */
209 /* In a signal handler, various OSs handle this in various ways.
210 The main thing is that the frame may be far from normal. */
212 /* Fake frame representing a cross-architecture call. */
214 /* Sentinel or registers frame. This frame obtains register values
215 direct from the inferior's registers. */
219 /* For every stopped thread, GDB tracks two frames: current and
220 selected. Current frame is the inner most frame of the selected
221 thread. Selected frame is the one being examined by the GDB
222 CLI (selected using `up', `down', ...). The frames are created
223 on-demand (via get_prev_frame()) and then held in a frame cache. */
224 /* FIXME: cagney/2002-11-28: Er, there is a lie here. If you do the
225 sequence: `thread 1; up; thread 2; thread 1' you lose thread 1's
226 selected frame. At present GDB only tracks the selected frame of
227 the current thread. But be warned, that might change. */
228 /* FIXME: cagney/2002-11-14: At any time, only one thread's selected
229 and current frame can be active. Switching threads causes gdb to
230 discard all that cached frame information. Ulgh! Instead, current
231 and selected frame should be bound to a thread. */
233 /* On demand, create the inner most frame using information found in
234 the inferior. If the inner most frame can't be created, throw an
236 extern struct frame_info *get_current_frame (void);
238 /* Does the current target interface have enough state to be able to
239 query the current inferior for frame info, and is the inferior in a
240 state where that is possible? */
241 extern int has_stack_frames (void);
243 /* Invalidates the frame cache (this function should have been called
244 invalidate_cached_frames).
246 FIXME: cagney/2002-11-28: There should be two methods: one that
247 reverts the thread's selected frame back to current frame (for when
248 the inferior resumes) and one that does not (for when the user
249 modifies the target invalidating the frame cache). */
250 extern void reinit_frame_cache (void);
252 /* On demand, create the selected frame and then return it. If the
253 selected frame can not be created, this function prints then throws
254 an error. When MESSAGE is non-NULL, use it for the error message,
255 otherwize use a generic error message. */
256 /* FIXME: cagney/2002-11-28: At present, when there is no selected
257 frame, this function always returns the current (inner most) frame.
258 It should instead, when a thread has previously had its frame
259 selected (but not resumed) and the frame cache invalidated, find
260 and then return that thread's previously selected frame. */
261 extern struct frame_info *get_selected_frame (const char *message);
263 /* If there is a selected frame, return it. Otherwise, return NULL. */
264 extern struct frame_info *get_selected_frame_if_set (void);
266 /* Select a specific frame. NULL, apparently implies re-select the
268 extern void select_frame (struct frame_info *);
270 /* Given a FRAME, return the next (more inner, younger) or previous
271 (more outer, older) frame. */
272 extern struct frame_info *get_prev_frame (struct frame_info *);
273 extern struct frame_info *get_next_frame (struct frame_info *);
275 /* Given a frame's ID, relocate the frame. Returns NULL if the frame
277 extern struct frame_info *frame_find_by_id (struct frame_id id);
279 /* Base attributes of a frame: */
281 /* The frame's `resume' address. Where the program will resume in
284 This replaced: frame->pc; */
285 extern CORE_ADDR get_frame_pc (struct frame_info *);
287 /* An address (not necessarily aligned to an instruction boundary)
288 that falls within THIS frame's code block.
290 When a function call is the last statement in a block, the return
291 address for the call may land at the start of the next block.
292 Similarly, if a no-return function call is the last statement in
293 the function, the return address may end up pointing beyond the
294 function, and possibly at the start of the next function.
296 These methods make an allowance for this. For call frames, this
297 function returns the frame's PC-1 which "should" be an address in
298 the frame's block. */
300 extern CORE_ADDR get_frame_address_in_block (struct frame_info *this_frame);
302 /* The frame's inner-most bound. AKA the stack-pointer. Confusingly
303 known as top-of-stack. */
305 extern CORE_ADDR get_frame_sp (struct frame_info *);
307 /* Following on from the `resume' address. Return the entry point
308 address of the function containing that resume address, or zero if
309 that function isn't known. */
310 extern CORE_ADDR get_frame_func (struct frame_info *fi);
312 /* Closely related to the resume address, various symbol table
313 attributes that are determined by the PC. Note that for a normal
314 frame, the PC refers to the resume address after the return, and
315 not the call instruction. In such a case, the address is adjusted
316 so that it (approximately) identifies the call site (and not the
319 NOTE: cagney/2002-11-28: The frame cache could be used to cache the
320 computed value. Working on the assumption that the bottle-neck is
321 in the single step code, and that code causes the frame cache to be
322 constantly flushed, caching things in a frame is probably of little
323 benefit. As they say `show us the numbers'.
325 NOTE: cagney/2002-11-28: Plenty more where this one came from:
326 find_frame_block(), find_frame_partial_function(),
327 find_frame_symtab(), find_frame_function(). Each will need to be
328 carefully considered to determine if the real intent was for it to
329 apply to the PC or the adjusted PC. */
330 extern void find_frame_sal (struct frame_info *frame,
331 struct symtab_and_line *sal);
333 /* Set the current source and line to the location given by frame
334 FRAME, if possible. When CENTER is true, adjust so the relevant
335 line is in the center of the next 'list'. */
337 void set_current_sal_from_frame (struct frame_info *, int);
339 /* Return the frame base (what ever that is) (DEPRECATED).
341 Old code was trying to use this single method for two conflicting
342 purposes. Such code needs to be updated to use either of:
344 get_frame_id: A low level frame unique identifier, that consists of
345 both a stack and a function address, that can be used to uniquely
346 identify a frame. This value is determined by the frame's
347 low-level unwinder, the stack part [typically] being the
348 top-of-stack of the previous frame, and the function part being the
349 function's start address. Since the correct identification of a
350 frameless function requires both a stack and function address,
351 the old get_frame_base method was not sufficient.
353 get_frame_base_address: get_frame_locals_address:
354 get_frame_args_address: A set of high-level debug-info dependant
355 addresses that fall within the frame. These addresses almost
356 certainly will not match the stack address part of a frame ID (as
357 returned by get_frame_base).
359 This replaced: frame->frame; */
361 extern CORE_ADDR get_frame_base (struct frame_info *);
363 /* Return the per-frame unique identifer. Can be used to relocate a
364 frame after a frame cache flush (and other similar operations). If
365 FI is NULL, return the null_frame_id.
367 NOTE: kettenis/20040508: These functions return a structure. On
368 platforms where structures are returned in static storage (vax,
369 m68k), this may trigger compiler bugs in code like:
371 if (frame_id_eq (get_frame_id (l), get_frame_id (r)))
373 where the return value from the first get_frame_id (l) gets
374 overwritten by the second get_frame_id (r). Please avoid writing
375 code like this. Use code like:
377 struct frame_id id = get_frame_id (l);
378 if (frame_id_eq (id, get_frame_id (r)))
380 instead, since that avoids the bug. */
381 extern struct frame_id get_frame_id (struct frame_info *fi);
382 extern struct frame_id get_stack_frame_id (struct frame_info *fi);
383 extern struct frame_id frame_unwind_caller_id (struct frame_info *next_frame);
385 /* Assuming that a frame is `normal', return its base-address, or 0 if
386 the information isn't available. NOTE: This address is really only
387 meaningful to the frame's high-level debug info. */
388 extern CORE_ADDR get_frame_base_address (struct frame_info *);
390 /* Assuming that a frame is `normal', return the base-address of the
391 local variables, or 0 if the information isn't available. NOTE:
392 This address is really only meaningful to the frame's high-level
393 debug info. Typically, the argument and locals share a single
395 extern CORE_ADDR get_frame_locals_address (struct frame_info *);
397 /* Assuming that a frame is `normal', return the base-address of the
398 parameter list, or 0 if that information isn't available. NOTE:
399 This address is really only meaningful to the frame's high-level
400 debug info. Typically, the argument and locals share a single
402 extern CORE_ADDR get_frame_args_address (struct frame_info *);
404 /* The frame's level: 0 for innermost, 1 for its caller, ...; or -1
405 for an invalid frame). */
406 extern int frame_relative_level (struct frame_info *fi);
408 /* Return the frame's type. */
410 extern enum frame_type get_frame_type (struct frame_info *);
412 /* Return the frame's program space. */
413 extern struct program_space *get_frame_program_space (struct frame_info *);
415 /* Unwind THIS frame's program space from the NEXT frame. */
416 extern struct program_space *frame_unwind_program_space (struct frame_info *);
418 /* Return the frame's address space. */
419 extern struct address_space *get_frame_address_space (struct frame_info *);
421 /* For frames where we can not unwind further, describe why. */
423 enum unwind_stop_reason
425 /* No particular reason; either we haven't tried unwinding yet,
426 or we didn't fail. */
429 /* The previous frame's analyzer returns an invalid result
432 FIXME drow/2006-08-16: This is how GDB used to indicate end of
433 stack. We should migrate to a model where frames always have a
434 valid ID, and this becomes not just an error but an internal
435 error. But that's a project for another day. */
438 /* All the conditions after this point are considered errors;
439 abnormal stack termination. If a backtrace stops for one
440 of these reasons, we'll let the user know. This marker
441 is not a valid stop reason. */
444 /* This frame ID looks like it ought to belong to a NEXT frame,
445 but we got it for a PREV frame. Normally, this is a sign of
446 unwinder failure. It could also indicate stack corruption. */
449 /* This frame has the same ID as the previous one. That means
450 that unwinding further would almost certainly give us another
451 frame with exactly the same ID, so break the chain. Normally,
452 this is a sign of unwinder failure. It could also indicate
456 /* The frame unwinder didn't find any saved PC, but we needed
457 one to unwind further. */
461 /* Return the reason why we can't unwind past this frame. */
463 enum unwind_stop_reason get_frame_unwind_stop_reason (struct frame_info *);
465 /* Translate a reason code to an informative string. */
467 const char *frame_stop_reason_string (enum unwind_stop_reason);
469 /* Unwind the stack frame so that the value of REGNUM, in the previous
470 (up, older) frame is returned. If VALUEP is NULL, don't
471 fetch/compute the value. Instead just return the location of the
473 extern void frame_register_unwind (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
474 int *optimizedp, enum lval_type *lvalp,
475 CORE_ADDR *addrp, int *realnump,
478 /* Fetch a register from this, or unwind a register from the next
479 frame. Note that the get_frame methods are wrappers to
480 frame->next->unwind. They all [potentially] throw an error if the
481 fetch fails. The value methods never return NULL, but usually
482 do return a lazy value. */
484 extern void frame_unwind_register (struct frame_info *frame,
485 int regnum, gdb_byte *buf);
486 extern void get_frame_register (struct frame_info *frame,
487 int regnum, gdb_byte *buf);
489 struct value *frame_unwind_register_value (struct frame_info *frame,
491 struct value *get_frame_register_value (struct frame_info *frame,
494 extern LONGEST frame_unwind_register_signed (struct frame_info *frame,
496 extern LONGEST get_frame_register_signed (struct frame_info *frame,
498 extern ULONGEST frame_unwind_register_unsigned (struct frame_info *frame,
500 extern ULONGEST get_frame_register_unsigned (struct frame_info *frame,
504 /* Get the value of the register that belongs to this FRAME. This
505 function is a wrapper to the call sequence ``frame_register_unwind
506 (get_next_frame (FRAME))''. As per frame_register_unwind(), if
507 VALUEP is NULL, the registers value is not fetched/computed. */
509 extern void frame_register (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
510 int *optimizedp, enum lval_type *lvalp,
511 CORE_ADDR *addrp, int *realnump,
514 /* The reverse. Store a register value relative to the specified
515 frame. Note: this call makes the frame's state undefined. The
516 register and frame caches must be flushed. */
517 extern void put_frame_register (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
518 const gdb_byte *buf);
520 /* Read LEN bytes from one or multiple registers starting with REGNUM
521 in frame FRAME, starting at OFFSET, into BUF. */
522 extern int get_frame_register_bytes (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
523 CORE_ADDR offset, int len,
526 /* Write LEN bytes to one or multiple registers starting with REGNUM
527 in frame FRAME, starting at OFFSET, into BUF. */
528 extern void put_frame_register_bytes (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
529 CORE_ADDR offset, int len,
530 const gdb_byte *myaddr);
532 /* Unwind the PC. Strictly speaking return the resume address of the
533 calling frame. For GDB, `pc' is the resume address and not a
534 specific register. */
536 extern CORE_ADDR frame_unwind_caller_pc (struct frame_info *frame);
538 /* Discard the specified frame. Restoring the registers to the state
540 extern void frame_pop (struct frame_info *frame);
542 /* Return memory from the specified frame. A frame knows its thread /
543 LWP and hence can find its way down to a target. The assumption
544 here is that the current and previous frame share a common address
547 If the memory read fails, these methods throw an error.
549 NOTE: cagney/2003-06-03: Should there be unwind versions of these
550 methods? That isn't clear. Can code, for instance, assume that
551 this and the previous frame's memory or architecture are identical?
552 If architecture / memory changes are always separated by special
553 adaptor frames this should be ok. */
555 extern void get_frame_memory (struct frame_info *this_frame, CORE_ADDR addr,
556 gdb_byte *buf, int len);
557 extern LONGEST get_frame_memory_signed (struct frame_info *this_frame,
558 CORE_ADDR memaddr, int len);
559 extern ULONGEST get_frame_memory_unsigned (struct frame_info *this_frame,
560 CORE_ADDR memaddr, int len);
562 /* Same as above, but return non-zero when the entire memory read
563 succeeds, zero otherwize. */
564 extern int safe_frame_unwind_memory (struct frame_info *this_frame,
565 CORE_ADDR addr, gdb_byte *buf, int len);
567 /* Return this frame's architecture. */
568 extern struct gdbarch *get_frame_arch (struct frame_info *this_frame);
570 /* Return the previous frame's architecture. */
571 extern struct gdbarch *frame_unwind_arch (struct frame_info *frame);
573 /* Return the previous frame's architecture, skipping inline functions. */
574 extern struct gdbarch *frame_unwind_caller_arch (struct frame_info *frame);
577 /* Values for the source flag to be used in print_frame_info_base(). */
580 /* Print only the source line, like in stepi. */
582 /* Print only the location, i.e. level, address (sometimes)
583 function, args, file, line, line num. */
585 /* Print both of the above. */
587 /* Print location only, but always include the address. */
591 /* Allocate zero initialized memory from the frame cache obstack.
592 Appendices to the frame info (such as the unwind cache) should
593 allocate memory using this method. */
595 extern void *frame_obstack_zalloc (unsigned long size);
596 #define FRAME_OBSTACK_ZALLOC(TYPE) \
597 ((TYPE *) frame_obstack_zalloc (sizeof (TYPE)))
598 #define FRAME_OBSTACK_CALLOC(NUMBER,TYPE) \
599 ((TYPE *) frame_obstack_zalloc ((NUMBER) * sizeof (TYPE)))
601 /* Create a regcache, and copy the frame's registers into it. */
602 struct regcache *frame_save_as_regcache (struct frame_info *this_frame);
604 extern struct block *get_frame_block (struct frame_info *,
605 CORE_ADDR *addr_in_block);
607 /* Return the `struct block' that belongs to the selected thread's
608 selected frame. If the inferior has no state, return NULL.
610 NOTE: cagney/2002-11-29:
612 No state? Does the inferior have any execution state (a core file
613 does, an executable does not). At present the code tests
614 `target_has_stack' but I'm left wondering if it should test
615 `target_has_registers' or, even, a merged target_has_state.
617 Should it look at the most recently specified SAL? If the target
618 has no state, should this function try to extract a block from the
619 most recently selected SAL? That way `list foo' would give it some
620 sort of reference point. Then again, perhaps that would confuse
623 Calls to this function can be broken down into two categories: Code
624 that uses the selected block as an additional, but optional, data
625 point; Code that uses the selected block as a prop, when it should
626 have the relevant frame/block/pc explicitly passed in.
628 The latter can be eliminated by correctly parameterizing the code,
629 the former though is more interesting. Per the "address" command,
630 it occurs in the CLI code and makes it possible for commands to
631 work, even when the inferior has no state. */
633 extern struct block *get_selected_block (CORE_ADDR *addr_in_block);
635 extern struct symbol *get_frame_function (struct frame_info *);
637 extern CORE_ADDR get_pc_function_start (CORE_ADDR);
639 extern struct frame_info *find_relative_frame (struct frame_info *, int *);
641 extern void show_and_print_stack_frame (struct frame_info *fi, int print_level,
642 enum print_what print_what);
644 extern void print_stack_frame (struct frame_info *, int print_level,
645 enum print_what print_what);
647 extern void print_frame_info (struct frame_info *, int print_level,
648 enum print_what print_what, int args);
650 extern struct frame_info *block_innermost_frame (struct block *);
652 extern int deprecated_pc_in_call_dummy (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR pc);
654 /* FIXME: cagney/2003-02-02: Should be deprecated or replaced with a
655 function called get_frame_register_p(). This slightly weird (and
656 older) variant of get_frame_register() returns zero (indicating the
657 register is unavailable) if either: the register isn't cached; or
658 the register has been optimized out. Problem is, neither check is
659 exactly correct. A register can't be optimized out (it may not
660 have been saved as part of a function call); The fact that a
661 register isn't in the register cache doesn't mean that the register
662 isn't available (it could have been fetched from memory). */
664 extern int frame_register_read (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum,
668 extern void args_info (char *, int);
670 extern void locals_info (char *, int);
672 extern void (*deprecated_selected_frame_level_changed_hook) (int);
674 extern void return_command (char *, int);
676 /* Set FRAME's unwinder temporarily, so that we can call a sniffer.
677 Return a cleanup which should be called if unwinding fails, and
678 discarded if it succeeds. */
680 struct cleanup *frame_prepare_for_sniffer (struct frame_info *frame,
681 const struct frame_unwind *unwind);
683 /* Notes (cagney/2002-11-27, drow/2003-09-06):
685 You might think that calls to this function can simply be replaced by a
686 call to get_selected_frame().
688 Unfortunately, it isn't that easy.
690 The relevant code needs to be audited to determine if it is
691 possible (or practical) to instead pass the applicable frame in as a
692 parameter. For instance, DEPRECATED_DO_REGISTERS_INFO() relied on
693 the deprecated_selected_frame global, while its replacement,
694 PRINT_REGISTERS_INFO(), is parameterized with the selected frame.
695 The only real exceptions occur at the edge (in the CLI code) where
696 user commands need to pick up the selected frame before proceeding.
698 There are also some functions called with a NULL frame meaning either "the
699 program is not running" or "use the selected frame".
701 This is important. GDB is trying to stamp out the hack:
703 saved_frame = deprecated_safe_get_selected_frame ();
705 hack_using_global_selected_frame ();
706 select_frame (saved_frame);
710 This function calls get_selected_frame if the inferior should have a
711 frame, or returns NULL otherwise. */
713 extern struct frame_info *deprecated_safe_get_selected_frame (void);
715 /* Create a frame using the specified BASE and PC. */
717 extern struct frame_info *create_new_frame (CORE_ADDR base, CORE_ADDR pc);
719 /* Return true if the frame unwinder for frame FI is UNWINDER; false
722 extern int frame_unwinder_is (struct frame_info *fi,
723 const struct frame_unwind *unwinder);
725 #endif /* !defined (FRAME_H) */