[09/10] Add block::block_and_superblocks_in_fn

Message ID 20260501124504.2233495-10-tdevries@suse.de
State New
Headers
Series Add superblocks range loops |

Commit Message

Tom de Vries May 1, 2026, 12:45 p.m. UTC
  Add a function block::block_and_superblocks_in_fn that can be used to
transform:
...
  while (block != NULL)
    {
      ...
      if (block->function () != nullptr)
        break;
      block = block->superblock ();
    }
...
into:
...
  for (auto b : block::block_and_superblocks_in_fn (block))
    {
      ...
    }
...

In fact the new loop is somewhat stricter, because it systematically ignores
the static and global blocks.

This means that the transformation is not strictly semantics-preserving.  I'm
still on the fence about whether this is a good idea.

My assumption here is that these loops are written assuming a well-formed
block hierarchy:
...
global block <- static block <- function block <- in-function block
...
as well as assuming that the starting block is not the static or global block.

And for such loops, the stricter static/global blocks skipping behavior
doesn't matter.
---
 gdb/block.h | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+)
  

Patch

diff --git a/gdb/block.h b/gdb/block.h
index ff5203ae4c6..c39425185aa 100644
--- a/gdb/block.h
+++ b/gdb/block.h
@@ -127,7 +127,42 @@  struct block : public allocate_on_obstack<block>
     }
   };
 
+  /* Variant of next_iterator using the superblock field instead of next.  */
+  struct function_block_iterator
+    : base_next_iterator<const block, function_block_iterator>
+  {
+    typedef function_block_iterator self_type;
+
+    explicit function_block_iterator (value_type item)
+      : base_next_iterator (item->is_global_block () || item->is_static_block ()
+			    ? nullptr : item)
+    {
+    }
+
+    function_block_iterator () = default;
+
+    value_type next ()
+    {
+      if (m_item->function () != nullptr)
+	return nullptr;
+
+      value_type next = m_item->superblock ();
+      if (next->is_global_block () || next->is_static_block ())
+	{
+	  /* This shouldn't be reachable in well-formed block hierarchies, given
+	     that we avoid global and static block in the constructor, and
+	     stop iterating when encountering a function.  But let's try to be
+	     robust and ensure that this iterator never points to a static or
+	     global block.  */
+	  return nullptr;
+	}
+
+      return next;
+    }
+  };
+
   using superblock_range = iterator_range<superblock_iterator>;
+  using function_block_range = iterator_range<function_block_iterator>;
 
   /* Return this block's start address.  */
   CORE_ADDR start () const
@@ -352,6 +387,27 @@  struct block : public allocate_on_obstack<block>
     return b->block_and_superblocks ();
   }
 
+  /* Return a range adapter that iterates over this block and its
+     superblocks in the same function.  */
+
+  function_block_range block_and_superblocks_in_fn () const
+  {
+    function_block_range::iterator begin (this);
+
+    return function_block_range (std::move (begin));
+  }
+
+  /* Return a range adapter that iterates over B and its superblocks in the
+     same function.  */
+
+  static function_block_range block_and_superblocks_in_fn (const block *b)
+  {
+    if (b == nullptr)
+      return function_block_range ();
+
+    return b->block_and_superblocks_in_fn ();
+  }
+
   /* Return true if block A is lexically nested within this block, or
      if A and this block have the same pc range.  Return false
      otherwise.  If ALLOW_NESTED is true, then block A is considered