[PATCH] [gdb/testsuite] Fix gdb.python/py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.exp with gcc 16
Tom de Vries <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:35:08 +0200
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On openSUSE Leap 16.0, with gcc 15.3.0, for test-case
gdb.python/py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.exp I get:
...
(gdb) python MyFinishBreakpoint(frame)
Temporary breakpoint 2 at 0x40102a: file py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c, \
line 43.
(gdb) PASS: $exp: parent_frame=true: create finish breakpoint
...
And on openSUSE Tumbleweed, with gcc 16.1.1 I get instead:
...
(gdb) python MyFinishBreakpoint(frame)
Temporary breakpoint 2 at 0x40102a: file py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c, \
line 44.
(gdb) FAIL: $exp: parent_frame=true: create finish breakpoint
...
The only difference is in the line numbers, 43 and 44, both in main:
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39 int
40 main (void)
41 {
42 int result = tailcall_function (42);
43 result -= global_var; /* Temporary breakpoint here. */
44 return result;
45 }
...
The executable is compiled with O2, and the code for main is different.
With gcc 15, we have:
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0000000000401020 <main>:
401020: bf 2a 00 00 00 mov $0x2a,%edi
401025: e8 26 01 00 00 call 401150 <tailcall_function>
40102a: 8b 15 e0 2f 00 00 mov 0x2fe0(%rip),%edx
401030: 29 d0 sub %edx,%eax
401032: c3 ret
...
and the line number associated with 0x40102a, the first instruction after the
call is 43:
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File name Line number Starting address View Stmt
py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c 43 0x40102a x
...
With gcc 16, the mov and sub have been merged:
...
0000000000401020 <main>:
401020: bf 2a 00 00 00 mov $0x2a,%edi
401025: e8 26 01 00 00 call 401150 <tailcall_function>
40102a: 2b 05 e0 2f 00 00 sub 0x2fe0(%rip),%eax
401030: c3 ret
...
and the line number info is different:
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File name Line number Starting address View Stmt
py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c 43 0x40102a x
py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c 44 0x40102a 1 x
py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c 43 0x40102a 2
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and gdb picks 44 in this case.
Fix this by merging lines 43 and 44 in the test-case:
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- result -= global_var; /* Temporary breakpoint here. */
- return result;
+ return result - global_var; /* Temporary breakpoint here. */
...
Tested on x86_64-linux.
I've also verified that reverting the fix in commit e6bdfed6f5d ("gdb: fix
frame_unwind_caller_WHAT functions for inline and tail calls"), the commit
that introduced the test-case still makes the test-case fail.
Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33989
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gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c
index d129d7e41b4..844ac1d2ea6 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-finish-breakpoint-tailcall.c
@@ -40,6 +40,5 @@ int
main (void)
{
int result = tailcall_function (42);
- result -= global_var; /* Temporary breakpoint here. */
- return result;
+ return result - global_var; /* Temporary breakpoint here. */
}
base-commit: 6d1be0b90e837e4c82eaaf6f9e8c7da7227902e1
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2.51.0