[PATCH 2/2] gdb: Improve the resuming of the stepped thread

["aleksandar.paunovic via Gdb-patches" <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>]

From: Aleksandar Paunovic <aleksandar.paunovic@intel.com>

Stepped thread should not be resumed (again) if the next stopping point
(next stopping PC) cannot be determined.  Do not resume the stepped thread
in this case.  Resuming would lead to an inconsistent state where the
stepped thread would be running forever and GDB would never get to
breakpoints of the other threads.  */

gdb/ChangeLog:
2021-04-30  Aleksandar Paunovic  <aleksandar.paunovic@intel.com>

        * infrun.c (keep_going_stepped_thread): Do not resume an
	already executing thread.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
2021-04-30  Aleksandar Paunovic  <aleksandar.paunovic@intel.com>

	* gdb.base/breakpoint-running-inferior.exp: Add a start_step
	function check.

2021-06-07 Aleksandar Paunovic <aleksandar.paunovic@intel.com>
---
 gdb/infrun.c                                      | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 .../gdb.base/breakpoint-running-inferior.exp      |  5 +++++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gdb/infrun.c b/gdb/infrun.c
index 78da1f0e72..459a679ee6 100644
--- a/gdb/infrun.c
+++ b/gdb/infrun.c
@@ -7529,7 +7529,7 @@ restart_after_all_stop_detach (process_stratum_target *proc_target)
 
 /* Set a previously stepped thread back to stepping.  Returns true on
    success, false if the resume is not possible (e.g., the thread
-   vanished).  */
+   vanished, or the thread breakpoint position cannot be determined).  */
 
 static bool
 keep_going_stepped_thread (struct thread_info *tp)
@@ -7566,6 +7566,19 @@ keep_going_stepped_thread (struct thread_info *tp)
       delete_thread (tp);
       return false;
     }
+  /* Step start function determines the location of the next stopping
+     point (next PC where the stepped thread should stop).  In case that
+     this position cannot be determined the step_start_function will not
+     be set.  Do not resume the stepped thread in this case.  Resuming
+     would lead to an inconsistent state where the stepped thread would be
+     running forever and GDB would never get to breakpoints of the other
+     threads.  */
+  if (tp->control.step_start_function == nullptr)
+    {
+      infrun_debug_printf ("not resuming previously stepped thread, it is "
+			   "already executing");
+      return 0;
+    }
 
   infrun_debug_printf ("resuming previously stepped thread");
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/breakpoint-running-inferior.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/breakpoint-running-inferior.exp
index bb0406bc65..b95f2ec012 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/breakpoint-running-inferior.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/breakpoint-running-inferior.exp
@@ -74,10 +74,15 @@ gdb_test "next" ".*Thread 2.*hit Breakpoint.*" "next while in inferior 1"
 
 # We should be able to normally switch to thread 1.1.
 # In case of a bad GDB flow the GDB was losing the thread.
+# The thread should also not be in a "running" state because it is
+# stopped.
 gdb_test_multiple "thread 1.1" "Switching to thread 1.1" {
     -re "\\\[Switching to thread 1.1 \\(Thread .*\\)\\\]" {
         pass $gdb_test_name
     }
+    -re "\\\[Switching to thread 1.1.*\\(running\\)" {
+        fail $gdb_test_name
+    }
     -re ".*Thread ID 1.1 has terminated.*" {
         fail $gdb_test_name
     }
-- 
2.17.1