Re: dwarf_block_to_fb_offset() and 64-bit host

Jan Kratochvil <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gdb.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 08:58:13 +0100, Doug Evans wrote:
> I guess the first question is: Is an fb_offset of -28 valid?
> i.e., is a negative value valid?

It should not be for decreasing-sp archs (like x86*):

gdb.arch/amd64-entry-value:
 <3><a90>: Abbrev Number: 8 (DW_TAG_GNU_call_site_parameter)
    <a91>   DW_AT_location    : 2 byte block: 77 0      (DW_OP_breg7 (rsp): 0)
                                                                            ^
    <a94>   DW_AT_GNU_call_site_value: 1 byte block: 3b         (DW_OP_lit11)
 <3><a96>: Abbrev Number: 8 (DW_TAG_GNU_call_site_parameter)
    <a97>   DW_AT_location    : 2 byte block: 77 8      (DW_OP_breg7 (rsp): 8)
                                                                            ^
    <a9a>   DW_AT_GNU_call_site_value: 1 byte block: 3c         (DW_OP_lit12)
 <3><a9c>: Abbrev Number: 8 (DW_TAG_GNU_call_site_parameter)
    <a9d>   DW_AT_location    : 2 byte block: 77 10     (DW_OP_breg7 (rsp): 16)
                                                                            ^^
    <aa0>   DW_AT_GNU_call_site_value: 11 byte block: f4 31 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 40         (DW_OP_GNU_const_type: <0x31>  8 byte block: 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 40 )
 <3><aac>: Abbrev Number: 8 (DW_TAG_GNU_call_site_parameter)
    <aad>   DW_AT_location    : 2 byte block: 77 18     (DW_OP_breg7 (rsp): 24)
                                                                            ^^
    <ab0>   DW_AT_GNU_call_site_value: 11 byte block: f4 31 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 40         (DW_OP_GNU_const_type: <0x31>  8 byte block: 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 40 )

Despite its 'fb_offset' name it is an offset from SP so parameters should not
be stored in the to-be-rewritten area under SP.



Jan
lmpx.com only provides a reader for public news (NNTP) servers. It is not affiliated with the servers or forums shown here and is not responsible for the content of articles, which is written by their respective authors.