From: Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: [PING][PATCH] [gdb/exp] Fix ns var lookup when stopped at inlined fn call
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:54:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <155fd32b-ce9f-4c46-958b-b9ff89e749bf@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260604111943.84104-1-tdevries@suse.de>
On 6/4/26 1:19 PM, Tom de Vries wrote:
> Consider test.c:
> ...
> 1 namespace mod_a {
> 2 int xxx = 10;
> 3 }
> 4
> 5 static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
> 6 inlined () {
> 7 return 0;
> 8 }
> 9
> 10 int main () {
> 11 using namespace mod_a;
> 12 int res = inlined ();
> 13 return res + xxx;
> 14 }
> ...
> compiled with "g++ test.c -g".
>
> Trying to print variable xxx at line 12 fails:
> ...
> $ gdb -q -batch a.out -ex start -ex "p xxx"
> ...
> Temporary breakpoint 1, main () at test.c:12
> 12 int res = inlined ();
> No symbol "xxx" in current context.
> ...
>
> The problem is here in function using_direct::valid_line:
> ...
> CORE_ADDR curr_pc = get_frame_pc (get_selected_frame (nullptr));
> symtab_and_line curr_sal = find_sal_for_pc (curr_pc, 0);
> return (decl_line <= curr_sal.line)
> || (decl_line >= boundary);
> ...
> where we're trying to decide whether "using namespace mod_a" is applicable.
>
> The decl_line is 11, as expected.
>
> If curr_sal.line were 12, decl_line <= curr_sal.line would be true, and
> using_direct::valid_line would return true.
>
> But instead, curr_sal.line is 7.
>
> This is sort of correct, the current PC maps to that line. It's just that gdb
> steps into inlined functions in two steps, each with identical PC:
> - once stopping at the call site (line 12 in this case)
> - once stopping at the PC line (line 7 in this case)
>
> The function using_direct::valid_line doesn't apply this logic, and
> consequently line 7 is used for both cases.
>
> Fix this by using find_frame_sal instead.
>
Ping.
Thanks,
- Tom
> Tested on x86_64-linux.
>
> Bug: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34201
> ---
> gdb/namespace.c | 4 +--
> gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.c | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.exp | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.c
> create mode 100644 gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.exp
>
> diff --git a/gdb/namespace.c b/gdb/namespace.c
> index 5b5749369ee..fec5e5cf67d 100644
> --- a/gdb/namespace.c
> +++ b/gdb/namespace.c
> @@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ using_direct::valid_line (unsigned int boundary) const
> {
> try
> {
> - CORE_ADDR curr_pc = get_frame_pc (get_selected_frame (nullptr));
> - symtab_and_line curr_sal = find_sal_for_pc (curr_pc, 0);
> + frame_info_ptr frame = get_selected_frame ();
> + symtab_and_line curr_sal = find_frame_sal (frame);
> return (decl_line <= curr_sal.line)
> || (decl_line >= boundary);
> }
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..26e72f6ba3f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
> +/* This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger.
> +
> + Copyright 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +
> + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> + the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
> + (at your option) any later version.
> +
> + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
> + GNU General Public License for more details.
> +
> + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> + along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
> +
> +namespace mod_a
> +{
> + int xxx = 10;
> +}
> +
> +static inline int __attribute__((always_inline))
> +inlined ()
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +foo ()
> +{
> +}
> +
> +int
> +main ()
> +{
> + foo (); /* stop 1. */
> + using namespace mod_a;
> + int res = inlined (); /* stop 2. */
> + return res + xxx; /* stop 3. */
> +}
> diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.exp
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..90cfbc0ff23
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/ns-inlined.exp
> @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
> +# Copyright 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +
> +# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> +# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> +# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
> +# (at your option) any later version.
> +#
> +# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
> +# GNU General Public License for more details.
> +#
> +# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> +# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> +
> +standard_testfile .c
> +
> +set stop2_line [gdb_get_line_number "stop 2"]
> +set stop3_line [gdb_get_line_number "stop 3"]
> +
> +if {[prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" $testfile $srcfile \
> + {debug c++}]} {
> + return
> +}
> +
> +if {![runto_main]} {
> + return
> +}
> +
> +with_test_prefix "stop 1" {
> + gdb_test "print xxx" \
> + [string_to_regexp {No symbol "xxx" in current context.}]
> +}
> +
> +gdb_test "next" \
> + "\r\n$stop2_line\t\[^\r\n\]+" \
> + "next to stop 2"
> +
> +with_test_prefix "stop 2" {
> + # Regression test for PR exp/34201.
> + gdb_test "print xxx" \
> + "$valnum_re = 10"
> +}
> +
> +gdb_test "next" \
> + "\r\n$stop3_line\t\[^\r\n\]+" \
> + "next to stop 3"
> +
> +with_test_prefix "stop 3" {
> + gdb_test "print xxx" \
> + "$valnum_re = 10"
> +}
>
> base-commit: 48997323b0f929d3255a4845f8a3800c6c00a53a
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