[resolved] Re: [patch] Re: Accessing tls variables across files causes a bug

[Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>]

Hi,

just marking this mail thread as resolved by later mail threads:

The TLS TLS cross-file references fix got checked-in by:
Re: [patch] Accessing tls variables across files causes a bug
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2008-12/msg00016.html
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-cvs/2008-12/msg00009.html

Why LOC_UNRESOLVED existence makes sense for GDB (testcase on it):
Re: [patch] Fix C `extern' shadowing in a local block
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2009-04/msg00051.html
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-cvs/2009-04/msg00021.html


Thanks,
Jan


On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:19:33 +0200, Jan Kratochvil wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:42:41 +0200, Jan Kratochvil wrote:
> > Another possibility is that LOC_UNRESOLVED may no longer be needed for recent
> > gcc debuginfos always(?) containting `DW_AT_location's, therefore we would not
> > have to deal with `minimal_symbol's in this case at all.
> 
> Attached.
> 
> It has no regressions on x86_64, Fedora gcc-4.3.1-6.x86_64 (but gcc-4.3 has
> GDB regressions against gcc-4.1).  Also tried there are no regressions by
> check//unix/-gstabs+ (although the three new TLS testcases FAIL there).
> 
> I do not fully grok why psymtabs were created for DW_AT_type DIEs with no
> DW_AT_location.  IMO (DW_AT_location || DW_AT_const_value) is the right
> condition (DW_AT_const_value requirement was found by a testsuite run).
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Jan

> 2008-08-06  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
> 
> 	Fix resolving external references to TLS variables.
> 	* ada-lang.c (ada_add_block_symbols): Remove LOC_UNRESOLVED.
> 	* ax-gdb.c (gen_var_ref): Likewise.
> 	* gen_var_ref (symbol_read_needs_frame, read_var_value): Likewise.
> 	* m2-exp.y (yylex): Likewise.
> 	* printcmd.c (address_info): Likewise.
> 	* symmisc.c (print_symbol, print_partial_symbols): Likewise.
> 	* symtab.h (enum address_class): Likewise.
> 	* tracepoint.c (collect_symbol, scope_info): Likewise.
> 	* mi/mi-cmd-stack.c (list_args_or_locals): Likewise.
> 	* stabsread.c (scan_file_globals): Complain even on LOC_STATIC symbols.
> 	Set such symbols to LOC_UNDEF instead of LOC_UNRESOLVED.
> 	* dwarf2read.c (struct partial_die_info): Remove the field HAS_TYPE.
> 	New field HAS_CONST_VALUE.
> 	(add_partial_symbol) <DW_TAG_variable>: HAS_TYPE condition removed.
> 	HAS_CONST_VALUE condition added.  Comment updated.
> 	(read_partial_die) <DW_AT_type>: Case removed.
> 	(read_partial_die) <DW_AT_const_value>: New case.
> 	(new_symbol): Remove setting LOC_UNRESOLVED.  Comment updated.
> 
> 2008-08-06  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
> 
> 	Update for removed LOC_UNRESOLVED, test resolving external references
> 	to TLS variables.
> 	* gdb.dwarf2/dw2-noloc.S: New variable "optloc".
> 	* gdb.dwarf2/dw2-noloc.exp: Test the new variable "optloc".  Update the
> 	current message for the variable "noloc".
> 	* gdb.threads/tls.exp: New tests to print A_THREAD_LOCAL and
> 	FILE2_THREAD_LOCAL.
> 	(testfile2, srcfile2): New variables.
> 	* gdb.threads/tls.c (file2_thread_local)
> 	(function_referencing_file2_thread_local): New.
> 	* gdb.threads/tls2.c: New file.