From: Matthieu Longo <matthieu.longo@arm.com>
To: <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
Cc: Luis Machado <luis.machado@amd.com>,
Luis Machado <luis.machado.foss@gmail.com>,
Thiago Jung Bauermann <thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>,
Srinath Parvathaneni <srinath.parvathaneni@arm.com>,
"Maciej W . Rozycki" <macro@orcam.me.uk>,
Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>,
Matthieu Longo <matthieu.longo@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5] gdb: align siginfo_t with the Linux kernel definition
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:32:39 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260728123239.211813-1-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.
To avoid hardcoding the field access paths throughout the codebase, this
patch also introduces compile-time accessors for the siginfo_t attributes,
centralizing their definitions in a single location and making future
updates easier.
Finally, extend the testsuite to verify access to the new si_pkey field
and its preservation when modifying $_siginfo and when reading core files.
The tests in siginfo-obj.exp rely on the siginfo_t definition provided by
glibc's <signal.h>, which does not yet expose all of the fields present in
the kernel definition. As a result, the tests cannot exercise every newly
added field and therefore focus on si_pkey, the field motivating this change.
The test validates that GDB can read and modify the field correctly; it does
not attempt to generate a real protection-key fault.
[1]: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/
tree/include/uapi/asm-generic/siginfo.h#n69
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20160212210213.ABC488FA@viggo.jf.intel.com/
Reviewed-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>
---
gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c | 8 ++--
gdb/linux-tdep.c | 52 +++++++++++++++++++---
gdb/linux-tdep.h | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
gdb/sparc64-linux-tdep.c | 6 ++-
gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.c | 1 +
gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.exp | 14 ++++++
6 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c
index f11eccc1bc1..235b35bcfb4 100644
--- a/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/aarch64-linux-tdep.c
@@ -2683,13 +2683,15 @@ aarch64_linux_report_signal_info (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
try
{
+ using gdb_si = gdb::siginfo_type;
+ using si_key = gdb::siginfo_type::key;
/* Sigcode tells us if the segfault is actually a memory tag
violation. */
- si_code = parse_and_eval_long ("$_siginfo.si_code");
- si_errno = parse_and_eval_long ("$_siginfo.si_errno");
+ si_code = parse_and_eval_long (gdb_si::get (si_key::siginfo_code));
+ si_errno = parse_and_eval_long (gdb_si::get (si_key::siginfo_errno));
fault_addr
- = parse_and_eval_long ("$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault.si_addr");
+ = parse_and_eval_long (gdb_si::get (si_key::siginfo_addr));
}
catch (const gdb_exception_error &exception)
{
diff --git a/gdb/linux-tdep.c b/gdb/linux-tdep.c
index 25d625db595..740043a9292 100644
--- a/gdb/linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/linux-tdep.c
@@ -272,10 +272,9 @@ static struct type *
linux_get_siginfo_type (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
{
struct linux_gdbarch_data *linux_gdbarch_data;
- 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);
@@ -285,11 +284,22 @@ 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;
-
- void_ptr_type = lookup_pointer_type (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_void);
+ struct type *unsigned_long_type = builtin_types->builtin_unsigned_long;
+ struct type *uint32_type = builtin_types->builtin_uint32;
+ struct type *void_ptr_type
+ = lookup_pointer_type (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_void);
+
+ /* Compute padding length, i.e. __ADDR_BND_PKEY_PAD. */
+ unsigned alignof_void_ptr = type_align (void_ptr_type);
+ unsigned padding_size = (alignof_void_ptr < short_type->length ()
+ ? short_type->length ()
+ : alignof_void_ptr);
+ struct type *addr_bnd_pkey_padding_type
+ = init_vector_type (builtin_types->builtin_uint8, padding_size);
/* sival_t */
sigval_type = arch_composite_type (gdbarch, NULL, TYPE_CODE_UNION);
@@ -364,9 +374,41 @@ 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 is BUS_MCEERR_AR or 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", addr_bnd_pkey_padding_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", addr_bnd_pkey_padding_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 possibility to declare an anonymous union,
+ using '_anon_union' instead. */
+ append_composite_type_field (type, "_anon_union", sigfault_union_type);
append_composite_type_field (sifields_type, "_sigfault", type);
/* _sigpoll */
diff --git a/gdb/linux-tdep.h b/gdb/linux-tdep.h
index c19839fde2c..43ed38c6633 100644
--- a/gdb/linux-tdep.h
+++ b/gdb/linux-tdep.h
@@ -98,4 +98,64 @@ extern CORE_ADDR linux_get_hwcap2 ();
extern bool linux_address_in_shadow_stack_mem_range
(CORE_ADDR addr, std::pair<CORE_ADDR, CORE_ADDR> *range);
+namespace gdb {
+
+/* Maps each siginfo_type::key to the corresponding field-access expression
+ in $_siginfo.
+
+ Keep the order of key values synchronized with the entries in get()'s
+ paths array. Each key is used directly as an array index. */
+
+struct siginfo_type
+{
+ /* Identifies a field within siginfo_t that may be referenced by name. */
+ enum class key
+ {
+ siginfo_signo = 0,
+ siginfo_errno,
+ siginfo_code,
+
+ /* SIGILL, SIGFPE, SIGSEGV, SIGBUS, SIGTRAP, SIGEMT */
+ siginfo_addr,
+ siginfo_trapno,
+ siginfo_addr_lsb,
+ siginfo_lower,
+ siginfo_upper,
+ siginfo_pkey,
+ siginfo_perf_data,
+ siginfo_perf_type,
+ siginfo_perf_flags,
+
+ /* Sentinel used to determine the number of mapped fields. */
+ SIGINFO_ATTR_END
+ };
+
+ /* Return the $_siginfo access expression associated with ATTR_.
+
+ ATTR_ must be a valid si_* key other than SIGINFO_ATTR_END. The array
+ order must exactly match the declaration order of the keys above. */
+ static constexpr const char *get (key attr_)
+ {
+ const char *paths[static_cast<size_t> (key::SIGINFO_ATTR_END)] = {
+ "$_siginfo.si_signo",
+ "$_siginfo.si_errno",
+ "$_siginfo.si_code",
+
+ /* SIGILL, SIGFPE, SIGSEGV, SIGBUS, SIGTRAP, SIGEMT */
+ "$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault.si_addr",
+ "$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union.si_trapno",
+ "$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union.si_addr_lsb",
+ "$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union._addr_bnd.si_lower",
+ "$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union._addr_bnd.si_upper",
+ "$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union._addr_pkey.si_pkey",
+ "$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union._perf.si_perf_data",
+ "$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union._perf.si_perf_type",
+ "$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union._perf.si_perf_flags",
+ };
+ return paths[static_cast<size_t> (attr_)];
+ }
+};
+
+} /* namespace gdb */
+
#endif /* GDB_LINUX_TDEP_H */
diff --git a/gdb/sparc64-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/sparc64-linux-tdep.c
index cb7ce41e5cb..b6245f64bae 100644
--- a/gdb/sparc64-linux-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/sparc64-linux-tdep.c
@@ -134,11 +134,13 @@ sparc64_linux_report_signal_info (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct ui_out *uiout,
try
{
+ using gdb_si = gdb::siginfo_type;
+ using si_key = gdb::siginfo_type::key;
/* Evaluate si_code to see if the segfault is ADI related. */
- si_code = parse_and_eval_long ("$_siginfo.si_code\n");
+ si_code = parse_and_eval_long (gdb_si::get (si_key::siginfo_code));
if (si_code >= SEGV_ACCADI && si_code <= SEGV_ADIPERR)
- addr = parse_and_eval_long ("$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault.si_addr");
+ addr = parse_and_eval_long (gdb_si::get (si_key::siginfo_addr));
}
catch (const gdb_exception_error &exception)
{
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.c
index 43dc979bc50..960e5b8e9cd 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.c
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ handler (int sig, siginfo_t *info, void *context)
int ssi_signo = info->si_signo;
int ssi_code = info->si_code;
void *ssi_addr = info->si_addr;
+ unsigned int ssi_pkey = info->si_pkey;
_exit (0); /* set breakpoint here */
}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.exp
index a94bf0e33ba..5e36b334068 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/siginfo-obj.exp
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ gdb_test_multiple "p \$_siginfo" "$test" {
}
}
+set test "extract si_pkey"
+gdb_test_multiple "p \$_siginfo" "$test" {
+ -re "si_pkey = (\[0-9\]\+).*$gdb_prompt $" {
+ set ssi_pkey $expect_out(1,string)
+ pass "$test"
+ }
+}
+
set bp_location [gdb_get_line_number "set breakpoint here"]
with_test_prefix "validate siginfo fields" {
@@ -87,6 +95,7 @@ with_test_prefix "validate siginfo fields" {
gdb_test "p ssi_errno" " = $ssi_errno"
gdb_test "p ssi_code" " = $ssi_code"
gdb_test "p ssi_signo" " = $ssi_signo"
+ gdb_test "p ssi_pkey" " = $ssi_pkey"
}
# Again, but this time, patch si_addr and check that the inferior sees
@@ -106,6 +115,7 @@ gdb_test "p \$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault.si_addr = 0x666" " = \\(void \\*\\) 0
gdb_test "p \$_siginfo.si_errno = 666" " = 666"
gdb_test "p \$_siginfo.si_code = 999" " = 999"
gdb_test "p \$_siginfo.si_signo = 11" " = 11"
+gdb_test "p \$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union._addr_pkey.si_pkey = 123" " = 123"
with_test_prefix "validate modified siginfo fields" {
gdb_test "break $bp_location"
@@ -114,6 +124,7 @@ with_test_prefix "validate modified siginfo fields" {
gdb_test "p ssi_errno" " = 666"
gdb_test "p ssi_code" " = 999"
gdb_test "p ssi_signo" " = 11"
+ gdb_test "p ssi_pkey" " = 123"
}
# Test siginfo preservation in core files.
@@ -132,4 +143,7 @@ if {$gcore_created} {
gdb_test "p \$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault.si_addr" \
" = \\(void \\*\\) $ssi_addr" \
"p \$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault.si_addr from core file"
+ gdb_test "p \$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union._addr_pkey.si_pkey" \
+ " = $ssi_pkey" \
+ "p \$_siginfo._sifields._sigfault._anon_union._addr_pkey.si_pkey from core file"
}
--
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