[Bug,win32/14529] Make gdb capable of JIT-debugging on W32
Commit Message
On 02.10.2012 15:57, LRN wrote:
> On 02.10.2012 16:48, Joel Brobecker wrote:
>>>> I have a copyright assignment filed for GNUtls [1], would that
>>>> suffice?
>
>> Unfortunately, that's not enough. It needs to include GDB (you
>> also have the option of saying "ANY" and be covered for all
>> projects). Do you want to start the paperwork?
>
> Not now. Maybe later. I'll up this thread when i'm ready.
>
I did the paperwork and now my rights on code that will be included in gdb
are assigned to FSF.
So i'm upping the thread. Also, attaching a version of the patch that can
be applied to current git master.
Comments
> From: LRN <lrn1986@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:16:40 +0300
>
> I did the paperwork and now my rights on code that will be included in gdb
> are assigned to FSF.
> So i'm upping the thread. Also, attaching a version of the patch that can
> be applied to current git master.
Thanks. The documentation change is approved, but please include a
NEWS entry, and also please show the ChangeLog entries for the
changes.
@@ -21520,6 +21520,33 @@ This command displays thread specific information stored in the
Thread Information Block (readable on the X86 CPU family using @code{$fs}
selector for 32-bit programs and @code{$gs} for 64-bit programs).
+@kindex signal-event
+@item signal-event @var{id}
+This command signals an event with user-provided @var{id}. Used to resume
+crashing process when attached to it using MS-Windows JIT debugging (AeDebug).
+
+To use it, create or edit the following keys in
+@code{HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug} and/or
+@code{HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug}
+(for x86_64 versions):
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+@code{Debugger} (REG_SZ) --- a command to launch the debugger. Suggested
+command is: @code{@var{fully-qualified-path-to-gdb.exe} -ex "attach %ld"
+-ex "signal-event %ld" -ex "continue"}
+
+First @code{%ld} will be replaced by process ID, second @code{%ld} will be
+replaced by ID of the event that blocks the crashing process, waiting for
+debugger to attach.
+
+@item
+@code{Auto} (REG_SZ) --- either @code{1} or @code{0}. @code{1} will make the
+system run debugger specified by Debugger key automatically, @code{0} will
+cause a dialog box with ``OK'' and ``Cancel'' buttons to appear, which allows
+the user to either terminate crashing process (OK) or debug it (Cancel).
+@end itemize
+
@kindex set cygwin-exceptions
@cindex debugging the Cygwin DLL
@cindex Cygwin DLL, debugging
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
#include "solist.h"
#include "solib.h"
#include "xml-support.h"
+#include "inttypes.h"
#include "i386-tdep.h"
#include "i387-tdep.h"
@@ -825,6 +826,25 @@ windows_clear_solib (void)
solib_end = &solib_start;
}
+static void
+signal_event_command (char *args, int from_tty)
+{
+ uintptr_t event_id = 0;
+ char *endargs = NULL;
+
+ if (args == NULL)
+ error (_("signal-event requires an argument (integer event id)"));
+
+ event_id = strtoumax (args, &endargs, 10);
+
+ if ((errno == ERANGE) || (event_id == 0) || (event_id > UINTPTR_MAX) ||
+ ((HANDLE) event_id == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE))
+ error (_("Failed to convert `%s' to event id"), args);
+
+ SetEvent ((HANDLE) event_id);
+ CloseHandle ((HANDLE) event_id);
+}
+
/* Handle DEBUG_STRING output from child process.
Cygwin prepends its messages with a "cygwin:". Interpret this as
a Cygwin signal. Otherwise just print the string as a warning. */
@@ -2551,6 +2571,13 @@ _initialize_windows_nat (void)
cygwin_internal (CW_SET_DOS_FILE_WARNING, 0);
#endif
+ add_com ("signal-event", class_run, signal_event_command, _("\
+Signal a crashed process with event ID, to allow its debugging.\n\
+This command is needed in support of setting up GDB as JIT debugger on \
+MS-Windows. The command should be invoked from the GDB command line using \
+the '-ex' command-line option. The ID of the event that blocks the \
+crashed process will be supplied by the Windows JIT debugging mechanism."));
+
#ifdef __CYGWIN__
add_setshow_boolean_cmd ("shell", class_support, &useshell, _("\
Set use of shell to start subprocess."), _("\