From: Pedro Alves <pedro@palves.net>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 25/47] Windows gdbserver: Eliminate soft-interrupt mechanism
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 14:22:46 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250519132308.3553663-26-pedro@palves.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250519132308.3553663-1-pedro@palves.net>
I noticed that faked_breakpoint is write only. And then I hacked
win32_process_target::request_interrupt to force it to stop threads
using the soft_interrupt_requested mechanism (which suspends threads,
and then fakes a breakpoint event in the main thread), and saw that it
no longer works -- gdbserver crashes accessing a NULL current_thread,
because fake_breakpoint_event does not switch to a thread.
This code was originally added for Windows CE, as neither
GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent nor DebugBreakProcess worked there. Windows
CE support has since been removed.
We nowadays require Windows XP or later, and XP has DebugBreakProcess.
The soft_interrupt_requested mechanism has other problems, like for
example faking the event in the main thread, even if that thread was
previously stopped, due to scheduler-locking.
A following patch will add a similar mechanism stopping all threads
with SuspendThread to native GDB, for non-stop mode, which doesn't
have these problems. It's different enough from this old code that I
think we should just rip the old code out, and reimplement it from
scratch (based on gdb's version) when we need it.
Approved-By: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
Change-Id: I89e98233a9c40c6dcba7c8e1dacee08603843fb1
---
gdbserver/win32-low.cc | 32 +-------------------------------
gdbserver/win32-low.h | 8 --------
2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 39 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
index 2e3e4442012..ebce67cd72d 100644
--- a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ do_initial_child_stuff (HANDLE proch, DWORD pid, int attached)
windows_process.process_id = pid;
windows_process.main_thread_id = 0;
- windows_process.soft_interrupt_requested = 0;
- windows_process.faked_breakpoint = 0;
windows_process.open_process_used = true;
memset (&windows_process.current_event, 0,
@@ -418,7 +416,6 @@ child_continue_for_kill (DWORD continue_status, int thread_id)
{
continue_one_thread (thread, thread_id);
});
- windows_process.faked_breakpoint = 0;
return continue_last_debug_event (continue_status, debug_threads);
}
@@ -918,23 +915,6 @@ suspend_one_thread (thread_info *thread)
th->suspend ();
}
-static void
-fake_breakpoint_event (void)
-{
- OUTMSG2(("fake_breakpoint_event\n"));
-
- windows_process.faked_breakpoint = 1;
-
- memset (&windows_process.current_event, 0,
- sizeof (windows_process.current_event));
- windows_process.current_event.dwThreadId = windows_process.main_thread_id;
- windows_process.current_event.dwDebugEventCode = EXCEPTION_DEBUG_EVENT;
- windows_process.current_event.u.Exception.ExceptionRecord.ExceptionCode
- = EXCEPTION_BREAKPOINT;
-
- for_each_thread (suspend_one_thread);
-}
-
/* See nat/windows-nat.h. */
bool
@@ -989,13 +969,6 @@ get_child_debug_event (DWORD *continue_status,
DEBUG_EVENT *current_event = &windows_process.current_event;
- if (windows_process.soft_interrupt_requested)
- {
- windows_process.soft_interrupt_requested = 0;
- fake_breakpoint_event ();
- goto gotevent;
- }
-
windows_process.attaching = 0;
{
process_info *proc = find_process_pid (windows_process.process_id);
@@ -1036,8 +1009,6 @@ get_child_debug_event (DWORD *continue_status,
}
}
- gotevent:
-
switch (current_event->dwDebugEventCode)
{
case CREATE_THREAD_DEBUG_EVENT:
@@ -1291,8 +1262,7 @@ win32_process_target::request_interrupt ()
if (DebugBreakProcess (windows_process.handle))
return;
- /* Last resort, suspend all threads manually. */
- windows_process.soft_interrupt_requested = 1;
+ OUTMSG2 (("Could not interrupt.\n"));
}
bool
diff --git a/gdbserver/win32-low.h b/gdbserver/win32-low.h
index 3c49ca7de9b..b170eb898f6 100644
--- a/gdbserver/win32-low.h
+++ b/gdbserver/win32-low.h
@@ -194,14 +194,6 @@ struct gdbserver_windows_process : public windows_nat::windows_process_info
debug event off the win32 API. */
struct target_waitstatus cached_status;
- /* Non zero if an interrupt request is to be satisfied by suspending
- all threads. */
- int soft_interrupt_requested = 0;
-
- /* Non zero if the inferior is stopped in a simulated breakpoint done
- by suspending all the threads. */
- int faked_breakpoint = 0;
-
/* True if current_process_handle needs to be closed. */
bool open_process_used = false;
--
2.49.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-05-19 13:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 97+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-05-19 13:22 [PATCH v2 00/47] Windows non-stop mode Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 01/47] Make default_gdb_exit resilient to failed closes Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:56 ` Andrew Burgess
2025-06-06 13:56 ` Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 02/47] Add test for continuing with some threads running Pedro Alves
2025-05-21 19:36 ` Kevin Buettner
2026-04-02 13:07 ` Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 03/47] infrun: Remove unnecessary currently_stepping call Pedro Alves
2025-05-21 19:44 ` Kevin Buettner
2026-04-02 13:17 ` Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 04/47] infrun: Split currently_stepping, fix sw watchpoints issue Pedro Alves
2026-04-02 13:33 ` Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 05/47] thread_info::executing+resumed -> thread_info::internal_state Pedro Alves
2026-04-06 18:01 ` Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 06/47] Windows gdb: Dead code in windows_nat_target::do_initial_windows_stuff Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 07/47] Windows gdb: Eliminate global current_process.dr[8] global Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:09 ` Tom Tromey
2026-04-06 19:44 ` Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 08/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: New find_thread, replaces thread_rec(DONT_INVALIDATE_CONTEXT) Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 09/47] Windows gdb: handle_output_debug_string return type Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 10/47] Windows gdb: Eliminate reload_context Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 11/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Eliminate thread_rec(INVALIDATE_CONTEXT) calls Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 12/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Eliminate DONT_SUSPEND Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 13/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Eliminate windows_process_info::thread_rec Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 14/47] Windows gdb: Simplify windows_nat_target::wait Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:16 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 15/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Move suspending thread to when returning event Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:17 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 16/47] Windows gdb: Introduce continue_last_debug_event_main_thread Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:18 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 17/47] Windows gdb: Introduce windows_continue_flags Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 18/47] Windows gdb: Factor code out of windows_nat_target::windows_continue Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 19/47] Windows gdb: Pending stop and current_event Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 20/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Elim desired_stop_thread_id / rework pending_stops Pedro Alves
2025-05-30 20:41 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 21/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Introduce get_last_debug_event_ptid Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:21 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 22/47] Windows gdb: Can't pass signal to thread other than last stopped thread Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:22 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 23/47] Windows gdbserver: Fix scheduler-locking Pedro Alves
2025-05-30 20:37 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 24/47] Windows gdb: Enable "set scheduler-locking on" Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` Pedro Alves [this message]
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 26/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Make current_event per-thread state Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:30 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 27/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Make last_sig " Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:31 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 28/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Make siginfo_er " Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:33 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 29/47] Add backpointer from windows_thread_info to windows_process_info Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 30/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Share $_siginfo reading code Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 31/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Eliminate struct pending_stop Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:36 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 32/47] Windows gdb: Change serial_event management Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:37 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 33/47] Windows gdb: cygwin_set_dr => windows_set_dr, etc Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 34/47] Windows gdb: Avoid writing debug registers if watchpoint hit pending Pedro Alves
2025-05-30 20:43 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 35/47] Windows gdb+gdbserver: Check whether DBG_REPLY_LATER is available Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 36/47] linux-nat: Factor out get_detach_signal code to common code Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:44 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 37/47] Windows GDB: make windows_thread_info be private thread_info data Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:52 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:22 ` [PATCH v2 38/47] Introduce windows_nat::event_code_to_string Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:53 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 39/47] Windows gdb: Add non-stop support Pedro Alves
2025-06-05 16:21 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 40/47] Windows gdb: Eliminate invalidate_context Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:54 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 41/47] Windows gdb: Watchpoints while running (internal vs external stops) Pedro Alves
2025-05-30 20:50 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 42/47] gdb_test_multiple: Anchor prompt match if -lbl Pedro Alves
2025-05-21 15:19 ` Tom de Vries
2025-05-27 22:41 ` Pedro Alves
2025-05-27 23:20 ` Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 11:59 ` [PATCH v2] of " Pedro Alves
2025-06-05 16:37 ` Pedro Alves
2025-06-05 17:20 ` [PATCH v3] " Pedro Alves
2025-06-06 9:58 ` Tom de Vries
2025-06-06 13:53 ` Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 43/47] Windows gdb: extra thread info => show exiting Pedro Alves
2025-05-28 19:58 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 44/47] Add gdb.threads/leader-exit-schedlock.exp Pedro Alves
2025-05-29 16:09 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 45/47] infrun: with AS+NS, prefer process exit over thread exit Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 46/47] Windows gdb: Always non-stop (default to "maint set target-non-stop on") Pedro Alves
2025-05-29 16:02 ` Tom Tromey
2025-05-19 13:23 ` [PATCH v2 47/47] Mention Windows scheduler-locking and non-stop support in NEWS Pedro Alves
2025-05-19 14:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2025-06-05 17:57 ` [PATCH v2 00/47] Windows non-stop mode Tom Tromey
2025-06-11 22:06 ` [PATCH] Improve attach on Windows (was: Re: [PATCH v2 00/47] Windows non-stop mode) Pedro Alves
2026-04-02 12:21 ` [PATCH] Improve attach on Windows Pedro Alves
2026-04-02 18:52 ` Tom Tromey
2025-06-11 23:51 ` [PATCH v2 00/47] Windows non-stop mode Pedro Alves
2025-06-12 19:23 ` Tom Tromey
2025-06-13 10:34 ` Pedro Alves
2025-06-13 14:23 ` Tom Tromey
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