[binutils-gdb] infcall: Add support for integer literals as reference function parameters

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=883363daadfa6fc4f9221546f448bfa6a87dd447

commit 883363daadfa6fc4f9221546f448bfa6a87dd447
Author: Keith Seitz <[email protected]>
Date:   Thu Oct 16 08:29:05 2025 -0700

    infcall: Add support for integer literals as reference function parameters
    
    This patch attempts to mitigate the shortcomings of passing literals
    to inferior function calls requiring references.  The specific use case here
    is std::map's operator[]:
    
    std::map int_map<int, int>;
    int_map[1] = 10;
    (gdb) print int_map[1]
    Attempt to take address of value not located in memory.
    
    This is occurring because while value_coerce_to_target understands
    that some values need to be allocated and copied to the inferior's
    memory, it only considers the actual parsed type of the argument value,
    ignoring the actual type of the function parameter. That is,
    in this specific case, the value's parsed type is TYPE_CODE_INT, but
    the function requires TYPE_CODE_REF. We need to account for the
    reference.
    
    In value_arg_coerce, we have special handling for references, but it
    has not specifically dealt with this case. It now checks if the
    reference is in memory, and if it isn't, it copies it, if the type
    is trivially copyable.
    
    As a result of this patch, the last remaining failure in c++/15372 is now
    fixed, and that bug can be closed.
    
    With this patch, we can now print map entries with integer keys:
    
    (gdb) print int_map[1]
    $1 = (std::map<int, int, std::less<int>, std::allocator<std::pair<int const, int> > >::mapped_type &) @0x41f2d4: 10
    
    Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15372
    Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25957
    Approved-By: Andrew Burgess <[email protected]>

Diff:
---
 gdb/infcall.c                                |  16 ++-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.cc           |  95 ++++++++++++++++-
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.exp          | 146 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/rvalue-ref-overload.exp |   1 -
 4 files changed, 253 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/infcall.c b/gdb/infcall.c
index 51636ff5403..941b0a95c5b 100644
--- a/gdb/infcall.c
+++ b/gdb/infcall.c
@@ -276,10 +276,20 @@ value_arg_coerce (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct value *arg,
 	  return value_cast_pointers (type, arg, 0);
 
 	/* Cast the value to the reference's target type, and then
-	   convert it back to a reference.  This will issue an error
-	   if the value was not previously in memory - in some cases
-	   we should clearly be allowing this, but how?  */
+	   convert it back to a reference.  If the value is not already
+	   in memory (e.g., a literal), we need to allocate space in the
+	   inferior and copy it there.  */
 	new_value = value_cast (type->target_type (), arg);
+	if (new_value->lval () != lval_memory
+	    && (language_pass_by_reference (new_value->type ())
+		.trivially_copyable))
+	  {
+	    LONGEST length = check_typedef (new_value->type ())->length ();
+	    struct value *addr_val = value_allocate_space_in_inferior (length);
+	    CORE_ADDR addr = value_as_address (addr_val);
+	    new_value->force_lval (addr);
+	  }
+
 	new_value = value_ref (new_value, type->code ());
 	return new_value;
       }
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.cc b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.cc
index 12e2716b435..3c1aa82396a 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.cc
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.cc
@@ -60,6 +60,68 @@ int mf2(MultiChild& C)
   return mf1(C);
 }
 
+/* A class to be used by functions and methods exercising c++/25957.  */
+class TestClass
+{
+  public:
+  int value;
+
+  TestClass (int v) : value (v) {}
+
+  int
+  const_ref_method (const int &x) const
+  {
+    return value + x;
+  }
+
+  int
+  const_ref_method (const TestClass &obj) const
+  {
+    return value + obj.value;
+  }
+
+  int
+  ref_method (int &x)
+  {
+    return value + 2 * x;
+  }
+
+  int
+  ref_method (TestClass &obj)
+  {
+    return value + 2 * obj.value;
+  }
+};
+
+/* Define globals to be used by functions and methods exercising c++/25957.  */
+int global_int = 42;
+TestClass global_obj (10);
+
+/* Helper functions to test reference parameter behavior for c++/25957.  */
+int
+const_ref_func (const int &x)
+{
+  return x * 2;
+}
+
+int
+const_ref_func (const TestClass &obj)
+{
+  return obj.value * 2;
+}
+
+int
+ref_func (int &x)
+{
+  return x + 1;
+}
+
+int
+ref_func (TestClass &obj)
+{
+  return obj.value + 1;
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
   Child Q(42);
@@ -76,5 +138,36 @@ int main(void)
 
   mf2(MQ);			/* Set breakpoint MQ here.  */
 
-  return 0;
+  TestClass obj (5);
+  int local_var = 15;
+
+  /* Prevent compiler from optimizing away the function and method calls.  */
+  int dummy_int = 99;
+  (void) const_ref_func (dummy_int);
+  (void) const_ref_func (global_int);
+  (void) const_ref_func (obj);
+  (void) const_ref_func (global_obj);
+  (void) ref_func (dummy_int);
+  (void) ref_func (global_int);
+  (void) ref_func (obj);
+  (void) ref_func (global_obj);
+  (void) obj.const_ref_method (dummy_int);
+  (void) obj.const_ref_method (global_int);
+  (void) obj.const_ref_method (obj);
+  (void) obj.const_ref_method (global_obj);
+  (void) obj.ref_method (dummy_int);
+  (void) obj.ref_method (global_int);
+  (void) obj.ref_method (obj);
+  (void) obj.ref_method (global_obj);
+  (void) global_obj.const_ref_method (dummy_int);
+  (void) global_obj.const_ref_method (global_int);
+  (void) global_obj.const_ref_method (obj);
+  (void) global_obj.const_ref_method (global_obj);
+  (void) global_obj.ref_method (dummy_int);
+  (void) global_obj.ref_method (global_int);
+  (void) global_obj.ref_method (obj);
+  (void) global_obj.ref_method (global_obj);
+
+  /* Breakpoint here for c++/25957 testing.  */
+  return 0;  /* breakpoint-here */
 }
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.exp
index b61055e9f50..31144fcba21 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ref-params.exp
@@ -63,3 +63,149 @@ gdb_test "print f1(MQR)" ".* = 53"
 gdb_test "print mf1(MQR)" ".* = 106"
 gdb_test "print mf2(MQR)" ".* = 106"
 gdb_test "print f3(Q.id)" ".* = 42"
+
+# Inferior function call tests which have reference arguments.
+# https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25957
+gdb_start_again "breakpoint-here"
+
+# Test functions taking const reference parameter.
+gdb_test "print const_ref_func(10)" \
+    "= 20" \
+    "call function with const ref param and literal"
+
+gdb_test "print const_ref_func(global_int)" \
+    "= 84" \
+    "call function with const ref param and global variable"
+
+gdb_test "print const_ref_func(local_var)" \
+    "= 30" \
+    "call function with const ref param and local variable"
+
+gdb_test "print const_ref_func(obj)" \
+    "= 10" \
+    "call function with const ref param and object"
+
+gdb_test "print const_ref_func(global_obj)" \
+    "= 20" \
+    "call function with const ref param and global object"
+
+gdb_test "print const_ref_func((TestClass) {42})" \
+    "= 84" \
+    "call function with const ref param and literal object"
+
+# Test functions taking non-const reference parameter.
+gdb_test "print ref_func(10)" \
+    "Cannot resolve function ref_func to any overloaded instance" \
+    "call function with non-const ref param and literal"
+
+gdb_test "print ref_func(global_int)" \
+    " = 43" \
+    "call function with non-const ref param and global variable"
+
+gdb_test "print ref_func(local_var)" \
+    " = 16" \
+    "call function with non-const ref param and local variable"
+
+gdb_test "print ref_func(obj)" \
+    "= 6" \
+    "call function with non-const ref param and object"
+
+gdb_test "print ref_func(global_obj)" \
+    "= 11" \
+    "call function with non-const ref param and global object"
+
+gdb_test "print ref_func((TestClass) {42})" \
+    "Cannot resolve function ref_func to any overloaded instance" \
+    "call function with ref param and literal object"
+
+# Test methods taking constant reference parameter.
+gdb_test "print obj.const_ref_method(5)" \
+    "= 10" \
+    "call const method with const ref param and literal"
+
+gdb_test "print obj.const_ref_method(global_int)" \
+    "= 47" \
+    "call const method with const ref param and global variable"
+
+gdb_test "print obj.const_ref_method(local_var)" \
+    "= 20" \
+    "call const method with const ref param and local variable"
+
+gdb_test "print obj.const_ref_method(obj)" \
+    "= 10" \
+    "call method with const ref param and object"
+
+gdb_test "print obj.const_ref_method((TestClass) {42})" \
+    "= 47" \
+    "call method with const ref param and literal object"
+
+# Test methods taking non-const reference parameters.
+gdb_test "print obj.ref_method(5)" \
+    "Cannot resolve method TestClass::ref_method to any overloaded instance" \
+    "call method with non-const ref param and literal"
+
+gdb_test "print obj.ref_method(global_int)" \
+    "= 89" \
+    "cal method with non-const ref param and global variable"
+
+gdb_test "print obj.ref_method(local_var)" \
+    " = 35" \
+    "call method with non-const ref param and local variable"
+
+gdb_test "print obj.ref_method(obj)" \
+    "= 15" \
+    "call method with non-const ref param and object"
+
+gdb_test "print obj.ref_method((TestClass) {42})" \
+    "Cannot resolve method TestClass::ref_method to any overloaded instance" \
+    "call method with non-const ref param and literal object"
+
+# Test global_obj methods taking constant reference parameter.
+gdb_test "print global_obj.const_ref_method(5)" \
+    "= 15" \
+    "call global const method with const ref param and literal"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.const_ref_method(global_int)" \
+    "= 52" \
+    "call global const method with const ref param and global variable"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.const_ref_method(local_var)" \
+    "= 25" \
+    "call global const method with const ref param and local variable"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.const_ref_method(obj)" \
+    "= 15" \
+    "call global method with const ref param and object"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.const_ref_method(global_obj)" \
+    "= 20" \
+    "call global method with const ref param and global object"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.const_ref_method((TestClass) {42})" \
+    "= 52" \
+    "call global method with const ref param and literal object"
+
+# Test global_obj methods taking non-const reference parameters.
+gdb_test "print global_obj.ref_method(5)" \
+    "Cannot resolve method TestClass::ref_method to any overloaded instance" \
+    "call global method with non-const ref param and literal"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.ref_method(global_int)" \
+    "= 94" \
+    "call global method with non-const ref param and global variable"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.ref_method(local_var)" \
+    "= 40" \
+    "call global method with non-const ref param and local variable"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.ref_method(obj)" \
+    "= 20" \
+    "call global method with non-const ref param and object"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.ref_method(global_obj)" \
+    "= 30" \
+    "call global method with non-const ref param and global object"
+
+gdb_test "print global_obj.ref_method ((TestClass) {42})" \
+    "Cannot resolve method TestClass::ref_method to any overloaded instance" \
+    "call global method with non-const ref param and literal object"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/rvalue-ref-overload.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/rvalue-ref-overload.exp
index bd6933673db..b9da32c244e 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/rvalue-ref-overload.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/rvalue-ref-overload.exp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ gdb_test "print f (i)" "1" "lvalue reference overload"
 
 gdb_test "print f (ci)" "2" "lvalue reference to const overload"
 
-setup_kfail "c++/15372" "*-*-*"
 gdb_test "print f (3)" "3" "rvalue reference overload"
 
 gdb_test "print g (i)" \