From: simon.marchi@polymtl.ca
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] gdb/dwarf: add comments to debug_names::build
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:02:33 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260117060335.691691-4-simon.marchi@polymtl.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260117060335.691691-1-simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
From: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
These help me follow what is going on, when following with the spec on
the side.
Change-Id: I0da0047eefd233e8f7635118d67622f07c29ce01
---
gdb/dwarf2/index-write.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2/index-write.c b/gdb/dwarf2/index-write.c
index d31e7b631b86..39910cd3f71c 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2/index-write.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2/index-write.c
@@ -728,33 +728,49 @@ class debug_names
if (idx == 0)
{
idx = next_abbrev++;
+
+ /* Abbrev number and tag. */
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (idx);
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (entry->tag);
+
+ /* Unit index. */
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128
(kind == unit_kind::cu
? DW_IDX_compile_unit
: DW_IDX_type_unit);
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_FORM_udata);
+
+ /* DIE offset. */
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_IDX_die_offset);
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_FORM_ref_addr);
+
+ /* Language. */
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_IDX_GNU_language);
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_FORM_udata);
+
+ /* Internal linkage flag. */
if (!tag_is_type (entry->tag)
&& (entry->flags & IS_STATIC) != 0)
{
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_IDX_GNU_internal);
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_FORM_flag_present);
}
+
+ /* Main subprogram flag. */
if ((entry->flags & IS_MAIN) != 0)
{
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_IDX_GNU_main);
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_FORM_flag_present);
}
+
+ /* Linkage name flag. */
if ((entry->flags & IS_LINKAGE) != 0)
{
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_IDX_GNU_linkage_name);
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_FORM_flag_present);
}
+
+ /* Parent offset. */
if (parent != nullptr)
{
m_abbrev_table.append_unsigned_leb128 (DW_IDX_parent);
@@ -773,19 +789,23 @@ class debug_names
.second);
gdb_assert (offset_inserted);
- /* Write the entry to the pool. */
+ /* Write the entry to the pool, starting with the abbrev number. */
m_entry_pool.append_unsigned_leb128 (idx);
+ /* Unit index. */
const auto it = m_cu_index_htab.find (entry->per_cu);
gdb_assert (it != m_cu_index_htab.cend ());
m_entry_pool.append_unsigned_leb128 (it->second);
+ /* DIE offset. */
m_entry_pool.append_uint (dwarf5_offset_size (),
m_dwarf5_byte_order,
to_underlying (entry->die_offset));
+ /* Language. */
m_entry_pool.append_unsigned_leb128 (entry->per_cu->dw_lang ());
+ /* Parent offset. */
if (parent != nullptr)
{
m_offsets_to_patch.emplace_back (m_entry_pool.size (), parent);
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-17 6:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-17 6:02 [PATCH 0/5] Some semi-random DWARF cleanups simon.marchi
2026-01-17 6:02 ` [PATCH 1/5] gdb/dwarf: merge one CU/TU code path simon.marchi
2026-01-17 6:02 ` [PATCH 2/5] gdb/dwarf: move DWP htab nullptr check to lookup_dwo_unit_in_dwp simon.marchi
2026-01-17 6:02 ` simon.marchi [this message]
2026-01-17 6:02 ` [PATCH 4/5] gdb/dwarf: rename some abbrev-related things in debug_names writer simon.marchi
2026-01-17 6:02 ` [PATCH 5/5] gdb/dwarf: add unit_lists structure to index writer simon.marchi
2026-01-20 17:00 ` Tom Tromey
2026-01-20 17:33 ` Simon Marchi
2026-01-20 20:42 ` Tom Tromey
2026-01-20 21:12 ` Simon Marchi
2026-01-20 17:00 ` [PATCH 0/5] Some semi-random DWARF cleanups Tom Tromey
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