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[Bug gdb/16575] New: stale breakpoint instructions in the code cache
- From: "palves at redhat dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: gdb-prs at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:01:27 +0000
- Subject: [Bug gdb/16575] New: stale breakpoint instructions in the code cache
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16575
Bug ID: 16575
Summary: stale breakpoint instructions in the code cache
Product: gdb
Version: 7.7
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: gdb
Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
Reporter: palves at redhat dot com
In non-stop mode, or rather, breakpoints always-inserted mode, the
code cache can easily end up with stale breakpoint instructions:
All it takes is filling a cache line when breakpoints already exist in
that memory region, and then delete the breakpoint.
Vis.:
(gdb) set breakpoint always-inserted on
(gdb) b 23
Breakpoint 2 at 0x400540: file
../../../src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/breakpoint-shadow.c, line 23.
(gdb) b 24
Breakpoint 3 at 0x400547: file
../../../src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/breakpoint-shadow.c, line 24.
disass main
Dump of assembler code for function main:
0x000000000040053c <+0>: push %rbp
0x000000000040053d <+1>: mov %rsp,%rbp
=> 0x0000000000400540 <+4>: movl $0x1,-0x4(%rbp)
0x0000000000400547 <+11>: movl $0x2,-0x4(%rbp)
0x000000000040054e <+18>: mov $0x0,%eax
0x0000000000400553 <+23>: pop %rbp
0x0000000000400554 <+24>: retq
End of assembler dump.
So far so good. Now flush the code cache:
(gdb) set code-cache off
(gdb) set code-cache on
Requesting a disassembly works as expected, breakpoint shadowing is
applied:
(gdb) disass main
Dump of assembler code for function main:
0x000000000040053c <+0>: push %rbp
0x000000000040053d <+1>: mov %rsp,%rbp
=> 0x0000000000400540 <+4>: movl $0x1,-0x4(%rbp)
0x0000000000400547 <+11>: movl $0x2,-0x4(%rbp)
0x000000000040054e <+18>: mov $0x0,%eax
0x0000000000400553 <+23>: pop %rbp
0x0000000000400554 <+24>: retq
End of assembler dump.
However, now delete the breakpoints:
(gdb) delete
Delete all breakpoints? (y or n) y
And disassembly shows the old breakpoint instructions:
(gdb) disass main
Dump of assembler code for function main:
0x000000000040053c <+0>: push %rbp
0x000000000040053d <+1>: mov %rsp,%rbp
=> 0x0000000000400540 <+4>: int3
0x0000000000400541 <+5>: rex.RB cld
0x0000000000400543 <+7>: add %eax,(%rax)
0x0000000000400545 <+9>: add %al,(%rax)
0x0000000000400547 <+11>: int3
0x0000000000400548 <+12>: rex.RB cld
0x000000000040054a <+14>: add (%rax),%al
0x000000000040054c <+16>: add %al,(%rax)
0x000000000040054e <+18>: mov $0x0,%eax
0x0000000000400553 <+23>: pop %rbp
0x0000000000400554 <+24>: retq
End of assembler dump.
Those breakpoint instructions are no longer installed in target memory
they're stale in the code cache. Easily confirmed by just disabling
the code cache:
(gdb) set code-cache off
(gdb) disass main
Dump of assembler code for function main:
0x000000000040053c <+0>: push %rbp
0x000000000040053d <+1>: mov %rsp,%rbp
=> 0x0000000000400540 <+4>: movl $0x1,-0x4(%rbp)
0x0000000000400547 <+11>: movl $0x2,-0x4(%rbp)
0x000000000040054e <+18>: mov $0x0,%eax
0x0000000000400553 <+23>: pop %rbp
0x0000000000400554 <+24>: retq
End of assembler dump.
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