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>,
sunilkumar.dora@windriver.com
Subject: [PATCH v4 5/6] GDB: aarch64-linux: Reorganize GCS-related definitions
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 02:06:40 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260303050641.198127-6-thiago.bauermann@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260303050641.198127-1-thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>
Only native code should use struct user_gcs, so its definition should be
in a native-specific file and not in a file under gdb/arch/.
To fix this problem, create gdb/nat/aarch64-gcs-linux-ptrace.h and move
the struct user_gcs definition to it, as suggested by Luis.
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 gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
and use it in aarch64-linux-tdep.c, as is done for other regsets and
following a suggestion from Simon Marchi.
Also, move the HWCAP_GCS definition to
gdb/nat/aarch64-gcs-linux-ptrace.h and create an AARCH64_HWCAP_GCS
definition in gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h for use by target-dependent
code.
Similarly, move the SEGV_CPERR and PR_SHADOW_STACK_{ENABLE,WRITE,PUSH}
definitions, which were added by the GCS patches and are only used by
aarch64-linux target-dependent code, to gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
with an AARCH64_ prefix and adjust users.
Finally, I noticed that gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c and
gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc don't need anything from the
arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h header, so make them not include it.
Suggested-by: Luis <luis.machado.foss@gmail.com>
Suggested-by: Simon Marchi <simark@simark.ca>
---
Changes since v3:
- Move HWCAP_GCS definition to gdb/nat/aarch64-gcs-linux-ptrace.h.
- Add AARCH64_HWCAP_GCS and use it in gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c.
- Move the SEGV_CPERR and PR_SHADOW_STACK_{ENABLE,WRITE,PUSH} definitions
to gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h with an AARCH64_ prefix.
- Remove inclusion of arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h from gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
and gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc.
Changes since v2:
- Don't rename gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h to gdb/arch/aarch64-linux.h,
as suggested by Luis.
- Create gdb/nat/aarch64-gcs-linux-ptrace.h to contain definition of
struct user_gcs, as suggested by Luis.
- Don't rename HWCAP_GCS to AARCH64_HWCAP_GCS, as suggested by Luis.
- Move definition of AARCH64_LINUX_SIZEOF_GCS_REGSET from
gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.h to gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h, as suggested
by Luis.
- Move changes to HWCAP_PACA to separate patch.
gdb/Makefile.in | 1 +
gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c | 3 +--
gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c | 13 +++++-----
gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h | 24 ++++++------------
gdb/linux-tdep.h | 11 ---------
gdb/nat/aarch64-gcs-linux.h | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc | 2 +-
7 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 gdb/nat/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
index 3d9bc86a97fd..4a68189b4340 100644
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@ HFILES_NO_SRCDIR = \
moxie-tdep.h \
namespace.h \
nat/aarch64-fpmr-linux.h \
+ nat/aarch64-gcs-linux.h \
nat/aarch64-hw-point.h \
nat/aarch64-linux.h \
nat/aarch64-linux-hw-point.h \
diff --git a/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c b/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
index 4b86ae9ebe16..52ace4aab411 100644
--- a/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/aarch64-linux-nat.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
#include "aarch32-tdep.h"
#include "arch/arm.h"
#include "nat/aarch64-fpmr-linux.h"
+#include "nat/aarch64-gcs-linux.h"
#include "nat/aarch64-linux.h"
#include "nat/aarch64-linux-hw-point.h"
#include "nat/aarch64-mte-linux-ptrace.h"
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@
#include "gdb_proc_service.h"
#include "arch-utils.h"
-#include "arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h"
-
#include <string.h>
#ifndef TRAP_HWBKPT
diff --git a/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c
index 4ca05fba771d..d136b0f2145e 100644
--- a/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c
@@ -1736,8 +1736,9 @@ 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);
}
}
@@ -1763,7 +1764,7 @@ 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 & AARCH64_HWCAP2_MTE;
features.fpmr = hwcap2 & AARCH64_HWCAP2_FPMR;
@@ -2612,7 +2613,7 @@ aarch64_linux_get_shadow_stack_pointer (gdbarch *gdbarch, regcache *regcache,
if (status != REG_VALID)
error (_("Can't read $gcspr."));
- shadow_stack_enabled = features_enabled & PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE;
+ shadow_stack_enabled = features_enabled & AARCH64_PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE;
return gcspr;
}
@@ -2700,7 +2701,7 @@ aarch64_linux_report_signal_info (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
if (si_code == AARCH64_SEGV_MTEAERR || si_code == AARCH64_SEGV_MTESERR)
meaning = _("Memory tag violation");
- else if (si_code == SEGV_CPERR && si_errno == 0)
+ else if (si_code == AARCH64_SEGV_CPERR && si_errno == 0)
meaning = _("Guarded Control Stack error");
else
return;
@@ -2733,7 +2734,7 @@ aarch64_linux_report_signal_info (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
uiout->field_string ("logical-tag", hex_string (ltag));
}
}
- else if (si_code != SEGV_CPERR)
+ else if (si_code != AARCH64_SEGV_CPERR)
{
uiout->text ("\n");
uiout->text (_("Fault address unavailable"));
diff --git a/gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h b/gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
index b31fc32daa03..4aa0cbd4def8 100644
--- a/gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
+++ b/gdb/arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
@@ -20,25 +20,17 @@
#ifndef GDB_ARCH_AARCH64_GCS_LINUX_H
#define GDB_ARCH_AARCH64_GCS_LINUX_H
-#include <stdint.h>
-
/* 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
+#define AARCH64_HWCAP_GCS (1ULL << 32)
-/* GCS state (NT_ARM_GCS). */
+#define AARCH64_SEGV_CPERR 10 /* Control protection error. */
-struct user_gcs
-{
- uint64_t features_enabled;
- uint64_t features_locked;
- uint64_t gcspr_el0;
-};
+/* Flag which enables shadow stack in PR_SET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS prctl. */
+#define AARCH64_PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE (1UL << 0)
+#define AARCH64_PR_SHADOW_STACK_WRITE (1UL << 1)
+#define AARCH64_PR_SHADOW_STACK_PUSH (1UL << 2)
-#endif /* GCS_MAGIC */
+/* The GCS regset consists of 3 64-bit registers. */
+#define AARCH64_LINUX_SIZEOF_GCS_REGSET (3 * 8)
#endif /* GDB_ARCH_AARCH64_GCS_LINUX_H */
diff --git a/gdb/linux-tdep.h b/gdb/linux-tdep.h
index 73d4832069f4..aee52eae0f4a 100644
--- a/gdb/linux-tdep.h
+++ b/gdb/linux-tdep.h
@@ -27,17 +27,6 @@
struct inferior;
struct regcache;
-#ifndef SEGV_CPERR
-#define SEGV_CPERR 10 /* Control protection error. */
-#endif
-
-/* Flag which enables shadow stack in PR_SET_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS prctl. */
-#ifndef PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE
-#define PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE (1UL << 0)
-#define PR_SHADOW_STACK_WRITE (1UL << 1)
-#define PR_SHADOW_STACK_PUSH (1UL << 2)
-#endif
-
/* Enum used to define the extra fields of the siginfo type used by an
architecture. */
enum linux_siginfo_extra_field_values
diff --git a/gdb/nat/aarch64-gcs-linux.h b/gdb/nat/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ddf8342a4284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/nat/aarch64-gcs-linux.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* Common native Linux definitions for AArch64 Guarded Control Stack.
+
+ Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This file is part of GDB.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ 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_NAT_AARCH64_GCS_LINUX_H
+#define GDB_NAT_AARCH64_GCS_LINUX_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <asm/ptrace.h>
+
+/* 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 */
+
+#endif /* GDB_NAT_AARCH64_GCS_LINUX_H */
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc
index c44f75167141..a2588a6e2a9c 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-aarch64-low.cc
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
#include "gdb_proc_service.h"
#include "arch/aarch64.h"
-#include "arch/aarch64-gcs-linux.h"
#include "arch/aarch64-mte-linux.h"
#include "arch/aarch64-pauth-linux.h"
#include "linux-aarch32-tdesc.h"
#include "linux-aarch64-tdesc.h"
#include "nat/aarch64-fpmr-linux.h"
+#include "nat/aarch64-gcs-linux.h"
#include "nat/aarch64-mte-linux-ptrace.h"
#include "nat/aarch64-scalable-linux-ptrace.h"
#include "tdesc.h"
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-03 5:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-03 5:06 [PATCH v4 0/6] GDB: aarch64-linux: Some header fixes Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-03 5:06 ` [PATCH v4 1/6] GDB: Add aarch64-pauth-linux.h to gdb/arch/ and gdb/nat/ Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-03 15:51 ` Simon Marchi
2026-03-04 4:04 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-10 14:18 ` Luis
2026-03-04 3:59 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-03 5:06 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] GDB: Add aarch64-fpmr-linux.h " Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-04 4:14 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-10 14:14 ` Luis
2026-03-03 5:06 ` [PATCH v4 3/6] GDB: aarch64-linux: Reorganize MTE-related definitions Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-04 4:17 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-10 14:12 ` Luis
2026-03-03 5:06 ` [PATCH v4 4/6] GDB: aarch64-linux: Reorganize SME-related definitions Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-04 4:21 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-10 14:07 ` Luis
2026-03-03 5:06 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann [this message]
2026-03-04 4:27 ` [PATCH v4 5/6] GDB: aarch64-linux: Reorganize GCS-related definitions Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-10 14:05 ` Luis
2026-03-03 5:06 ` [PATCH v4 6/6] GDB: aarch64-linux: Fix build failure on musl systems Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-03 16:14 ` [PATCH v4 0/6] GDB: aarch64-linux: Some header fixes Simon Marchi
2026-03-04 3:52 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-10 14:19 ` Luis
2026-03-17 2:29 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-17 2:49 ` Simon Marchi
2026-03-17 23:43 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
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