From: Matthieu Longo <matthieu.longo@arm.com>
To: <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
Cc: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>, Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>,
"Thiago Jung Bauermann" <thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>,
Matthieu Longo <matthieu.longo@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1] gdb: align siginfo_t with the Linux kernel definition
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:16:10 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260612101610.592338-1-matthieu.longo@arm.com> (raw)
GDB's current definition of siginfo_t is missing many fields present in
the Linux kernel definition [1].
These fields are useful for providing detailed, user-friendly diagnostics
when a fault occurs. Some new AArch64 extensions, such as Permission
Overlay Enhancement used to implement Protection Keys [2], require the
debugger to inspect 'si_pkey' alongside 'si_addr' to help the user identify
the problematic key.
This patch aligns GDB's definition of the __sifields._sigfault member of
siginfo_t with the definition from the Linux kernel master branch.
[1]: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/2b414a95b8f7307d42173ba9e580d6
d3e2bcbfce/include/uapi/asm-generic/siginfo.h#L69-L100
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20160212210213.ABC488FA@viggo.jf.intel.com/
---
gdb/linux-tdep.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdb/linux-tdep.c b/gdb/linux-tdep.c
index a7381677498..5baad41a083 100644
--- a/gdb/linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/linux-tdep.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ linux_get_siginfo_type (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
struct type *void_ptr_type;
struct type *uid_type, *pid_type;
struct type *sigval_type, *clock_type;
- struct type *siginfo_type, *sifields_type;
+ struct type *siginfo_type, *sifields_type, *sigfault_union_type;
struct type *type;
linux_gdbarch_data = get_linux_gdbarch_data (gdbarch);
@@ -285,9 +285,12 @@ linux_get_siginfo_type (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
type_allocator alloc (gdbarch);
const struct builtin_type *builtin_types = builtin_type (gdbarch);
+ struct type *short_type = builtin_types->builtin_short;
struct type *int_type = builtin_types->builtin_int;
struct type *uint_type = builtin_types->builtin_unsigned_int;
struct type *long_type = builtin_types->builtin_long;
+ struct type *unsigned_long_type = builtin_types->builtin_unsigned_long;
+ struct type *uint32_type = builtin_types->builtin_uint32;
void_ptr_type = lookup_pointer_type (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_void);
@@ -364,9 +367,41 @@ linux_get_siginfo_type (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
append_composite_type_field (type, "si_stime", clock_type);
append_composite_type_field (sifields_type, "_sigchld", type);
- /* _sigfault */
+ /* Begin _sigfault's anonymous union. */
+ sigfault_union_type = arch_composite_type (gdbarch, NULL, TYPE_CODE_UNION);
+ /* used on alpha and sparc */
+ append_composite_type_field (sigfault_union_type, "si_trapno", int_type);
+ /* used when si_code=BUS_MCEERR_AR or used when si_code=BUS_MCEERR_AO */
+ append_composite_type_field (sigfault_union_type, "si_addr_lsb", short_type);
+
+ /* used when si_code=SEGV_BNDERR */
+ type = arch_composite_type (gdbarch, NULL, TYPE_CODE_STRUCT);
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "_dummy_bnd", short_type);
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "si_lower", void_ptr_type);
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "si_upper", void_ptr_type);
+ append_composite_type_field (sigfault_union_type, "_addr_bnd", type);
+
+ /* used when si_code=SEGV_PKUERR */
+ type = arch_composite_type (gdbarch, NULL, TYPE_CODE_STRUCT);
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "_dummy_pkey", short_type);
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "si_pkey", uint32_type);
+ append_composite_type_field (sigfault_union_type, "_addr_pkey", type);
+
+ /* used when si_code=TRAP_PERF */
+ type = arch_composite_type (gdbarch, NULL, TYPE_CODE_STRUCT);
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "si_perf_data", unsigned_long_type);
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "si_perf_type", uint32_type);
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "si_perf_flags", uint32_type);
+ append_composite_type_field (sigfault_union_type, "_perf", type);
+
+ /* End _sigfault's anonymous union. */
+
+ /* _sigfault is set by SIGILL, SIGFPE, SIGSEGV, SIGBUS, SIGTRAP, SIGEMT */
type = arch_composite_type (gdbarch, NULL, TYPE_CODE_STRUCT);
append_composite_type_field (type, "si_addr", void_ptr_type);
+ /* Since there is no possiblity to declare an anonymous union,
+ using '_' instead. */
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "_", sigfault_union_type);
append_composite_type_field (sifields_type, "_sigfault", type);
/* _sigpoll */
--
2.54.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-06-12 10:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-12 10:16 Matthieu Longo [this message]
2026-06-12 10:42 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-06-17 6:07 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-17 9:11 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-06-18 3:02 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-18 14:02 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-06-18 16:23 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-19 3:58 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-19 10:45 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-06-22 8:42 ` Matthieu Longo
2026-06-24 21:45 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-25 9:55 ` Matthieu Longo
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