From: Thiago Jung Bauermann <thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com>,
Luis <luis.machado.foss@gmail.com>, Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>,
Simon Marchi <simark@simark.ca>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] GDB: aarch64-linux: Reorganize gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:54:48 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260214045504.361392-2-thiago.bauermann@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260214045504.361392-1-thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>
This file implicitly depends on aarch64-linux's <asm/sigcontext.h> for
the definition of GCS_MAGIC and on its <bits/hwcap.h> for the definition
of HWCAP_GCS, but files on gdb/arch/ shouldn't depend on include files
specific to the architecture.
Regarding GCS_MAGIC and struct user_gcs, move that code section to
gdb/nat/aarch64-linux.h which can rely on <asm/sigcontext.h> and
<asm/ptrace.h>.
To fix the use of struct user_gcs in gdb/aarch64-linuxt-dep.c, define a
macro with the size of the GCS regset in aarch64-linux-tdep.h and use it
in aarch64-linux-tdep.c, as is done for other regsets and following a
suggestion from Simon Marchi.
Regarding HWCAP_GCS, rename it to AARCH64_HWCAP_GCS to ensure that it
won't conflict with any system header definition and define it
unconditionally, following the example of AARCH64_HWCAP_PACA.
Renaming HWCAP_GCS also avoids a potential (and I would say unlikely)
problem on non-AArch64 systems: naming conflict if by coincidence they have
an unrelated hardware capability bit also named HWCAP_GCS.
Finally, I noticed that AARCH64_HWCAP_PACA is duplicated in GDB and
gdbserver files, so consolidate them in the same header and rename it to
gdb/arch/aarch64-linux.h since it isn't just about GCS anymore.
---
As I mentioned on v1's email thread, this patch opens a small can of worms,
since other gdb/arch/aarch64*.h do the same kind of thing (mostly with
HWCAP macros but also a few others).
Perhaps I'm going too far with the HWCAP_GCS renaming and the current
handling of it is fine?
gdb/Makefile.in | 2 +-
gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c | 4 +--
gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c | 9 +++---
gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.h | 6 ++--
.../{aarch64-gcs-linux.h => aarch64-linux.h} | 30 +++++--------------
gdb/nat/aarch64-linux.h | 16 ++++++++++
gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc | 7 ++---
7 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
rename gdb/arch/{aarch64-gcs-linux.h => aarch64-linux.h} (61%)
diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
index 2aa95be968ac..fd47c613966a 100644
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ HFILES_NO_SRCDIR = \
amdgpu-tdep.h \
annotate.h \
arch/aarch32.h \
- arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h \
+ arch/aarch64-linux.h \
arch/aarch64.h \
arch/aarch64-insn.h \
arch/aarch64-mte.h \
diff --git a/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c b/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
index 028de981588b..b2dd192a7b56 100644
--- a/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
#include "gdb_proc_service.h"
#include "arch-utils.h"
-#include "arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h"
+#include "arch/aarch64-linux.h"
#include "arch/aarch64-mte-linux.h"
#include "nat/aarch64-mte-linux-ptrace.h"
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ aarch64_linux_nat_target::read_description ()
active or not. */
features.vq = aarch64_sve_get_vq (tid);
features.pauth = hwcap & AARCH64_HWCAP_PACA;
- features.gcs = features.gcs_linux = hwcap & HWCAP_GCS;
+ features.gcs = features.gcs_linux = hwcap & AARCH64_HWCAP_GCS;
features.mte = hwcap2 & HWCAP2_MTE;
features.tls = aarch64_tls_register_count (tid);
/* SME feature check. */
diff --git a/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c
index b85c25ecae1d..33e1b411ff1d 100644
--- a/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
#include "record-full.h"
#include "linux-record.h"
-#include "arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h"
+#include "arch/aarch64-linux.h"
#include "arch/aarch64-mte.h"
#include "arch/aarch64-mte-linux.h"
#include "arch/aarch64-scalable-linux.h"
@@ -1734,8 +1734,9 @@ aarch64_linux_iterate_over_regset_sections (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
gcs_regmap, regcache_supply_regset, regcache_collect_regset
};
- cb (".reg-aarch-gcs", sizeof (user_gcs), sizeof (user_gcs),
- &aarch64_linux_gcs_regset, "GCS registers", cb_data);
+ cb (".reg-aarch-gcs", AARCH64_LINUX_SIZEOF_GCS_REGSET,
+ AARCH64_LINUX_SIZEOF_GCS_REGSET, &aarch64_linux_gcs_regset,
+ "GCS registers", cb_data);
}
}
@@ -1761,7 +1762,7 @@ aarch64_linux_core_read_description (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
length. */
features.vq = aarch64_linux_core_read_vq_from_sections (gdbarch, abfd);
features.pauth = hwcap & AARCH64_HWCAP_PACA;
- features.gcs = features.gcs_linux = hwcap & HWCAP_GCS;
+ features.gcs = features.gcs_linux = hwcap & AARCH64_HWCAP_GCS;
features.mte = hwcap2 & HWCAP2_MTE;
features.fpmr = hwcap2 & HWCAP2_FPMR;
diff --git a/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.h b/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.h
index e926687ff6eb..f247d6aa72cd 100644
--- a/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.h
+++ b/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.h
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
/* The MTE regset consists of a 64-bit register. */
#define AARCH64_LINUX_SIZEOF_MTE_REGSET (8)
+/* The GCS regset consists of 3 64-bit registers. */
+#define AARCH64_LINUX_SIZEOF_GCS_REGSET (3 * 8)
+
extern const struct regset aarch64_linux_gregset;
extern const struct regset aarch64_linux_fpregset;
-/* Matches HWCAP_PACA in kernel header arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h. */
-#define AARCH64_HWCAP_PACA (1 << 30)
-
#endif /* GDB_AARCH64_LINUX_TDEP_H */
diff --git a/gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h b/gdb/arch/aarch64-linux.h
similarity index 61%
rename from gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
rename to gdb/arch/aarch64-linux.h
index b31fc32daa03..a33c082a0318 100644
--- a/gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
+++ b/gdb/arch/aarch64-linux.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Common Linux target-dependent definitions for AArch64 GCS
+/* Common Linux target-dependent definitions for AArch64 running Linux.
Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -17,28 +17,12 @@
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
-#ifndef GDB_ARCH_AARCH64_GCS_LINUX_H
-#define GDB_ARCH_AARCH64_GCS_LINUX_H
-
-#include <stdint.h>
+#ifndef GDB_ARCH_AARCH64_LINUX_H
+#define GDB_ARCH_AARCH64_LINUX_H
+/* Matches HWCAP_PACA in kernel header arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h. */
+#define AARCH64_HWCAP_PACA (1 << 30)
/* Feature check for Guarded Control Stack. */
-#ifndef HWCAP_GCS
-#define HWCAP_GCS (1ULL << 32)
-#endif
-
-/* Make sure we only define these if the kernel header doesn't. */
-#ifndef GCS_MAGIC
-
-/* GCS state (NT_ARM_GCS). */
-
-struct user_gcs
-{
- uint64_t features_enabled;
- uint64_t features_locked;
- uint64_t gcspr_el0;
-};
-
-#endif /* GCS_MAGIC */
+#define AARCH64_HWCAP_GCS (1ULL << 32)
-#endif /* GDB_ARCH_AARCH64_GCS_LINUX_H */
+#endif /* GDB_ARCH_AARCH64_LINUX_H */
diff --git a/gdb/nat/aarch64-linux.h b/gdb/nat/aarch64-linux.h
index bb5381eba3ef..f7c09aa112bf 100644
--- a/gdb/nat/aarch64-linux.h
+++ b/gdb/nat/aarch64-linux.h
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
#ifndef GDB_NAT_AARCH64_LINUX_H
#define GDB_NAT_AARCH64_LINUX_H
+#include <stdint.h>
#include <signal.h>
+#include <asm/ptrace.h>
/* Defines ps_err_e, struct ps_prochandle. */
#include "gdb_proc_service.h"
@@ -113,6 +115,20 @@ typedef struct compat_siginfo
#define cpt_si_band _sifields._sigpoll._band
#define cpt_si_fd _sifields._sigpoll._fd
+/* Make sure we only define these if the kernel header doesn't. */
+#ifndef GCS_MAGIC
+
+/* GCS state (NT_ARM_GCS). */
+
+struct user_gcs
+{
+ uint64_t features_enabled;
+ uint64_t features_locked;
+ uint64_t gcspr_el0;
+};
+
+#endif /* GCS_MAGIC */
+
void aarch64_siginfo_from_compat_siginfo (siginfo_t *to,
compat_siginfo_t *from);
void aarch64_compat_siginfo_from_siginfo (compat_siginfo_t *to,
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc
index b19e605f55d6..60ea50f609cc 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
#include "gdb_proc_service.h"
#include "arch/aarch64.h"
-#include "arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h"
+#include "arch/aarch64-linux.h"
#include "arch/aarch64-mte-linux.h"
#include "arch/aarch64-scalable-linux.h"
#include "linux-aarch32-tdesc.h"
@@ -984,9 +984,6 @@ aarch64_adjust_register_sets (const struct aarch64_features &features)
}
}
-/* Matches HWCAP_PACA in kernel header arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h. */
-#define AARCH64_HWCAP_PACA (1 << 30)
-
/* Implementation of linux target ops method "low_arch_setup". */
void
@@ -1009,7 +1006,7 @@ aarch64_target::low_arch_setup ()
/* A-profile MTE is 64-bit only. */
features.mte = linux_get_hwcap2 (pid, 8) & HWCAP2_MTE;
features.tls = aarch64_tls_register_count (tid);
- features.gcs = features.gcs_linux = linux_get_hwcap (pid, 8) & HWCAP_GCS;
+ features.gcs = features.gcs_linux = linux_get_hwcap (pid, 8) & AARCH64_HWCAP_GCS;
features.fpmr = linux_get_hwcap2 (pid, 8) & HWCAP2_FPMR;
/* Scalable Matrix Extension feature and size check. */
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-14 4:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-14 4:54 [PATCH v2 0/2] GDB: aarch64-linux: Some header fixes Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-02-14 4:54 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann [this message]
2026-02-14 9:38 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] GDB: aarch64-linux: Reorganize gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h Luis
2026-02-17 5:21 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-02-14 14:29 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-17 5:10 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-02-17 15:35 ` Simon Marchi
2026-02-14 4:54 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] GDB: aarch64-linux: Fix build failure on musl systems Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-02-14 14:30 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] GDB: aarch64-linux: Some header fixes Simon Marchi
2026-02-17 5:11 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
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