File gdb-testsuite-fix-gdb.base-branch-to-self.exp-on-arm.patch of Package gdb
From 9625fc9c035b75f7e55350ad72c37ce1b7e8fe55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:46:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 27/46] [gdb/testsuite] Fix gdb.base/branch-to-self.exp on
arm-linux
On arm-linux (ubuntu 24.04 with gcc 13.3.0) with target board unix/-marm and
test-case gdb.base/branch-to-self.exp I run into:
...
(gdb) continue^M
Continuing.^M
^M
Breakpoint 2, main () at branch-to-self.c:38^M
38 for (;;); /* loop-line */^M
(gdb) PASS: $exp: single-step: continue to breakpoint: hit breakpoint
si^M
0x0040058c 38 for (;;); /* loop-line */^M
(gdb) FAIL: $exp: single-step: si
...
In contrast, on the same machine but with debian testing and gcc 14.2.0 we have:
...
(gdb) continue^M
Continuing.^M
^M
Breakpoint 2, main () at branch-to-self.c:38^M
38 for (;;); /* loop-line */^M
(gdb) PASS: $exp: single-step: continue to breakpoint: hit breakpoint
si^M
^M
Breakpoint 2, main () at branch-to-self.c:38^M
38 for (;;); /* loop-line */^M
(gdb) PASS: $exp: single-step: stepi
...
The difference is in the instruction(s) generated for the loop.
In the passing case, we have:
...
588: eafffffe b 588 <main+0x24>
...
and in the failing case:
...
588: e320f000 nop {0}
58c: eafffffd b 588 <main+0x24>
...
The purpose of this part of the test-case is to:
- generate a branch instruction that jumps to itself, and
- set a breakpoint on it, and check that stepi-ing from that breakpoint
triggers the breakpoint again.
As we can see, in the failing case we failed to generate a branch instruction
that jumps to itself, and consequently we cannot expect to hit the breakpoint
again after issuing a single si.
Fix this by issuing stepi until we hit the breakpoint.
Tested on arm-linux.
Reviewed-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>
---
gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/branch-to-self.exp | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/branch-to-self.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/branch-to-self.exp
index 9b4f7467498..71859d71e0d 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/branch-to-self.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/branch-to-self.exp
@@ -35,7 +35,22 @@ with_test_prefix "single-step" {
gdb_test "break ${testfile}.c:${line_num}" "Breakpoint .*" \
"set breakpoint"
gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "hit breakpoint"
- gdb_test "si" ".*${testfile}.c:${line_num}.*"
+
+ set stepi_count 1
+ gdb_test_multiple "stepi" "" {
+ -re -wrap ".*${testfile}.c:${line_num}.*" {
+ pass $gdb_test_name
+ }
+ -re -wrap "" {
+ if { $stepi_count == 10 } {
+ fail $gdb_test_name
+ } else {
+ incr stepi_count
+ send_gdb "stepi\n"
+ exp_continue
+ }
+ }
+ }
}
with_test_prefix "break-cond" {
--
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