makedumpfile -g with recent kernels

Stefan Bader stefan.bader at canonical.com
Tue Aug 14 05:48:03 EDT 2012


On 14.08.2012 07:03, Atsushi Kumagai wrote:
> Hello Stefan,
> 
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:50:49 +0200
> Stefan Bader <stefan.bader at canonical.com> wrote:
> 
>>>
>>>          case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET:
>>>                  if ((!name) || strcmp(name, dwarf_info.member_name))
>>>                          continue;
>>>                  /*
>>>                   * Get the member offset.
>>>                   */
>>>                  if (dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_union_type)
>>>                          offset = 0;
>>>                  else if (!get_data_member_location(walker, &offset))
>>>                          continue;
>>>                  dwarf_info.member_offset = offset;
>>>                  return TRUE;
>>>
>>> And about your code:
>>>
>>>>        case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_1ST_UNION:
>>>>                 if (!get_die_type(walker, &die_type))
>>>>                         continue;
>>>>                 if (dwarf_tag(&die_type) != DW_TAG_union_type)
>>>>                         continue;
>>>>
>>>>                 /*
>>>>                  * At this point it is clear that this is a union.
>>>>                  * Though unions have no offset elements (the offset
>>>>                  * is always 0. So get_data_member_location would fail.
>>>>                  */
>>>>                  dwarf_info.member_offset = 0;
>>>>                  return TRUE;
>>>
>>> It's wrong that unions have no offset elements.
>>> Correctly, members of union have no offset elements.
>>
>> That code was just based on the (incorrect) assumption that we talk about
>> *_OFFSET_1ST_UNION and thinking those were the dies that had no offset tags.
>> But the members having no offset makes much more sense. But then (without
>> looking at dwarf output), if it is only the members of unions that need the
>> change (and now I understand why it is checking die and not die_type), the first
>> union should always have an offset and that call would only descent into
>> structures while looking for the first union and never go past a union.
> 
> Did you point out the case like the example below ?
> (names of unions are only for explanation.)
> 
> Example:
> 	struct EXAMPLE {                  // top layer
> 		int A;
> 		union ONE {               // the target of *_OFFSET_1ST_UNION
> 			int B;
> 			union TWO {       // but, my code reaches here
> 				int C;
> 			};
> 		};
> 	};
> 
> 
> Certainly, my change for *_OFFSET_1ST_UNION is wrong.
> I changed is_anonymous_container() and attach the fixed patch to this mail.
> I'll merge it into the next version unless you have any comment.

Yes, and that was actually already wrong with my initial patch. Damn these
little details... So now, when looking for the first union, the recursion stops
at the first one. Sounds good.

I think this looks good now... hopefully... :) Thanks.

-Stefan
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Atsushi Kumagai
> 
> ---
>  dwarf_info.c   |  122 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------------
>  dwarf_info.h   |    1 -
>  makedumpfile.c |    8 ----
>  makedumpfile.h |    6 ---
>  4 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 95 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/dwarf_info.c b/dwarf_info.c
> index 1429858..fb11e49 100644
> --- a/dwarf_info.c
> +++ b/dwarf_info.c
> @@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ is_search_structure(int cmd)
>  	if ((cmd == DWARF_INFO_GET_STRUCT_SIZE)
>  	    || (cmd == DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET)
>  	    || (cmd == DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_TYPE)
> -	    || (cmd == DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_IN_UNION)
>  	    || (cmd == DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_1ST_UNION)
>  	    || (cmd == DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_ARRAY_LENGTH))
>  		return TRUE;
> @@ -447,75 +446,41 @@ get_dwarf_base_type(Dwarf_Die *die)
>  	return TRUE;
>  }
>  
> -/*
> - * Function for searching struct page.union.struct.mapping.
> - */
>  static int
> -__search_mapping(Dwarf_Die *die, long *offset)
> +is_anonymous_container(Dwarf_Die *die)
>  {
> -	int tag;
> -	const char *name;
> -	Dwarf_Die child, *walker;
> -
> -	if (dwarf_child(die, &child) != 0)
> +	if (dwarf_diename(die))
>  		return FALSE;
> -
> -	walker = &child;
> -	do {
> -		tag  = dwarf_tag(walker);
> -		name = dwarf_diename(walker);
> -
> -		if (tag != DW_TAG_member)
> -			continue;
> -		if ((!name) || strcmp(name, dwarf_info.member_name))
> -			continue;
> -		if (!get_data_member_location(walker, offset))
> -			continue;
> +	if (dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_structure_type)
> +		return TRUE;
> +	if (dwarf_info.cmd != DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_1ST_UNION
> +	    && dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_union_type)
>  		return TRUE;
> -
> -	} while (!dwarf_siblingof(walker, walker));
> -
>  	return FALSE;
>  }
>  
> -/*
> - * Function for searching struct page.union.struct.
> - */
> -static int
> -search_mapping(Dwarf_Die *die, long *offset)
> +static void
> +adjust_member_offset(Dwarf_Die *die)
>  {
> -	Dwarf_Die child, *walker;
> -	Dwarf_Die die_struct;
> -
> -	if (dwarf_child(die, &child) != 0)
> -		return FALSE;
> -
> -	walker = &child;
> -
> -	do {
> -		if (dwarf_tag(walker) != DW_TAG_member)
> -			continue;
> -		if (!get_die_type(walker, &die_struct))
> -			continue;
> -		if (dwarf_tag(&die_struct) != DW_TAG_structure_type)
> -			continue;
> -		if (__search_mapping(&die_struct, offset))
> -			return TRUE;
> -	} while (!dwarf_siblingof(walker, walker));
> +	long offset;
>  
> -	return FALSE;
> +	if (dwarf_info.member_offset == NOT_FOUND_STRUCTURE)
> +		return;
> +	if (!get_data_member_location(die, &offset))
> +		return;
> +	dwarf_info.member_offset += offset;
>  }
>  
> -static void
> +static int
>  search_member(Dwarf_Die *die)
>  {
>  	int tag;
> -	long offset, offset_union;
> +	long offset;
>  	const char *name;
> -	Dwarf_Die child, *walker, die_union;
> +	Dwarf_Die child, *walker, die_type;
>  
>  	if (dwarf_child(die, &child) != 0)
> -		return;
> +		return FALSE;
>  
>  	walker = &child;
>  
> @@ -526,6 +491,20 @@ search_member(Dwarf_Die *die)
>  		if (tag != DW_TAG_member)
>  			continue;
>  
> +		/*
> +		 * Descend into anonymous members and search for member
> +		 * there.
> +		 */
> +		if (!name) {
> +			if (!get_die_type(walker, &die_type))
> +				continue;
> +			if (is_anonymous_container(&die_type))
> +				if (search_member(&die_type)) {
> +					adjust_member_offset(walker);
> +					return TRUE;
> +				}
> +		}
> +
>  		switch (dwarf_info.cmd) {
>  		case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_TYPE:
>  			if ((!name) || strcmp(name, dwarf_info.member_name))
> @@ -535,39 +514,23 @@ search_member(Dwarf_Die *die)
>  			 */
>  			if (!get_dwarf_base_type(walker))
>  				continue;
> -			return;
> +			return TRUE;
>  		case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET:
>  			if ((!name) || strcmp(name, dwarf_info.member_name))
>  				continue;
>  			/*
>  			 * Get the member offset.
>  			 */
> -			if (!get_data_member_location(walker, &offset))
> +			if (dwarf_tag(die) == DW_TAG_union_type)
> +				offset = 0;
> +			else if (!get_data_member_location(walker, &offset))
>  				continue;
>  			dwarf_info.member_offset = offset;
> -			return;
> -		case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_IN_UNION:
> -			if (!get_die_type(walker, &die_union))
> -				continue;
> -			if (dwarf_tag(&die_union) != DW_TAG_union_type)
> -				continue;
> -			/*
> -			 * Search page.mapping in union.
> -			 */
> -			if (!search_mapping(&die_union, &offset_union))
> -				continue;
> -
> -			/*
> -			 * Get the member offset.
> -			 */
> -			if (!get_data_member_location(walker, &offset))
> - 				continue;
> -			dwarf_info.member_offset = offset + offset_union;
> - 			return;
> +			return TRUE;
>  		case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_1ST_UNION:
> -			if (!get_die_type(walker, &die_union))
> +			if (!get_die_type(walker, &die_type))
>  				continue;
> -			if (dwarf_tag(&die_union) != DW_TAG_union_type)
> +			if (dwarf_tag(&die_type) != DW_TAG_union_type)
>  				continue;
>  			/*
>  			 * Get the member offset.
> @@ -575,7 +538,7 @@ search_member(Dwarf_Die *die)
>  			if (!get_data_member_location(walker, &offset))
>  				continue;
>  			dwarf_info.member_offset = offset;
> -			return;
> +			return TRUE;
>  		case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_ARRAY_LENGTH:
>  			if ((!name) || strcmp(name, dwarf_info.member_name))
>  				continue;
> @@ -584,14 +547,14 @@ search_member(Dwarf_Die *die)
>  			 */
>  			if (!get_data_array_length(walker))
>  				continue;
> -			return;
> +			return TRUE;
>  		}
>  	} while (!dwarf_siblingof(walker, walker));
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * Return even if not found.
>  	 */
> -	return;
> +	return FALSE;
>  }
>  
>  static void
> @@ -636,7 +599,6 @@ search_structure(Dwarf_Die *die, int *found)
>  		break;
>  	case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_TYPE:
>  	case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET:
> -	case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_IN_UNION:
>  	case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_1ST_UNION:
>  	case DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_ARRAY_LENGTH:
>  		search_member(die);
> diff --git a/dwarf_info.h b/dwarf_info.h
> index 1e07484..8d0084d 100644
> --- a/dwarf_info.h
> +++ b/dwarf_info.h
> @@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
>  enum {
>  	DWARF_INFO_GET_STRUCT_SIZE,
>  	DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET,
> -	DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_IN_UNION,
>  	DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_1ST_UNION,
>  	DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_ARRAY_LENGTH,
>  	DWARF_INFO_GET_SYMBOL_ARRAY_LENGTH,
> diff --git a/makedumpfile.c b/makedumpfile.c
> index d024e95..d32ce55 100644
> --- a/makedumpfile.c
> +++ b/makedumpfile.c
> @@ -874,17 +874,9 @@ get_structure_info(void)
>  	SIZE_INIT(page, "page");
>  	OFFSET_INIT(page.flags, "page", "flags");
>  	OFFSET_INIT(page._count, "page", "_count");
> -
>  	OFFSET_INIT(page.mapping, "page", "mapping");
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * On linux-2.6.16 or later, page.mapping is defined
> -	 * in anonymous union.
> -	 */
> -	if (OFFSET(page.mapping) == NOT_FOUND_STRUCTURE)
> -		OFFSET_IN_UNION_INIT(page.mapping, "page", "mapping");
> -
> -	/*
>  	 * Some vmlinux(s) don't have debugging information about
>  	 * page.mapping. Then, makedumpfile assumes that there is
>  	 * "mapping" next to "private(unsigned long)" in the first
> diff --git a/makedumpfile.h b/makedumpfile.h
> index 6f5489d..4bf502f 100644
> --- a/makedumpfile.h
> +++ b/makedumpfile.h
> @@ -239,12 +239,6 @@ do { \
>  	     == FAILED_DWARFINFO) \
>  		return FALSE; \
>  } while (0)
> -#define OFFSET_IN_UNION_INIT(X, Y, Z) \
> -do { \
> -	if ((OFFSET(X) = get_member_offset(Y, Z, DWARF_INFO_GET_MEMBER_OFFSET_IN_UNION)) \
> -	     == FAILED_DWARFINFO) \
> -		return FALSE; \
> -} while (0)
>  #define SYMBOL_ARRAY_LENGTH_INIT(X, Y) \
>  do { \
>  	if ((ARRAY_LENGTH(X) = get_array_length(Y, NULL, DWARF_INFO_GET_SYMBOL_ARRAY_LENGTH)) == FAILED_DWARFINFO) \
> 


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