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From: Markus Metzger <markus.t.metzger@intel.com>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: Tankut Baris Aktemur <tankut.baris.aktemur@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 14/44] gdbserver: adjust pid after the target attaches
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:27:34 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260812132805.380163-15-markus.t.metzger@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260812132805.380163-1-markus.t.metzger@intel.com>

From: Tankut Baris Aktemur <tankut.baris.aktemur@intel.com>

The PID argument of the attach operation may be interpreted in a
target specific way, and may not necessarily mean that the process we
attached to has PID as its process id.  This is for example the case
for Intel GT targets, where the PID refers to the process id of the
host application that is using the devices.  The target in that case
creates a new process for each device where the PID of the process is
the device id/ordinal.  Therefore, once the target completes the
attach, we want adjust the PID value.  For this, revise the meaning
of the return value of the 'attach' target op in case of success:
return the PID of the process that was attached to.

The PID argument to the 'attach' target op is of type 'int' in caller
sites.  Also, the type of the PID field in ptid_t is of type 'int'.
Hence, update the parameter of 'attach' to 'int', too.
---
 gdbserver/linux-low.cc  |  6 +++---
 gdbserver/linux-low.h   |  2 +-
 gdbserver/netbsd-low.cc |  2 +-
 gdbserver/netbsd-low.h  |  2 +-
 gdbserver/server.cc     | 18 ++++++++++++++----
 gdbserver/target.h      | 11 ++++++++---
 gdbserver/win32-low.cc  |  4 ++--
 gdbserver/win32-low.h   |  2 +-
 8 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-low.cc b/gdbserver/linux-low.cc
index f14e5b1dc32..8f8bcfb72ea 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-low.cc
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ static void async_file_mark (void);
    of its threads.  */
 
 int
-linux_process_target::attach (unsigned long pid)
+linux_process_target::attach (int pid)
 {
   struct process_info *proc;
   thread_info *initial_thread;
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ linux_process_target::attach (unsigned long pid)
       this->remove_linux_process (proc);
 
       std::string reason = linux_ptrace_attach_fail_reason_string (ptid, err);
-      error (_("Cannot attach to process %ld: %s"), pid, reason.c_str ());
+      error (_("Cannot attach to process %d: %s"), pid, reason.c_str ());
     }
 
   /* Don't report shared library events after attaching, even if some
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ linux_process_target::attach (unsigned long pid)
       gdb_assert (proc->tdesc != NULL);
     }
 
-  return 0;
+  return pid;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/gdbserver/linux-low.h b/gdbserver/linux-low.h
index 60154240ddd..f8cddef7236 100644
--- a/gdbserver/linux-low.h
+++ b/gdbserver/linux-low.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class linux_process_target : public process_stratum_target
 
   void post_create_inferior () override;
 
-  int attach (unsigned long pid) override;
+  int attach (int pid) override;
 
   int kill (process_info *proc) override;
 
diff --git a/gdbserver/netbsd-low.cc b/gdbserver/netbsd-low.cc
index 326b4d55860..c74c1da6fed 100644
--- a/gdbserver/netbsd-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/netbsd-low.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ netbsd_process_target::post_create_inferior ()
 /* Implement the attach target_ops method.  */
 
 int
-netbsd_process_target::attach (unsigned long pid)
+netbsd_process_target::attach (int pid)
 {
   /* Unimplemented.  */
   return -1;
diff --git a/gdbserver/netbsd-low.h b/gdbserver/netbsd-low.h
index 265009739a9..65866308902 100644
--- a/gdbserver/netbsd-low.h
+++ b/gdbserver/netbsd-low.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class netbsd_process_target : public process_stratum_target
 
   void post_create_inferior () override;
 
-  int attach (unsigned long pid) override;
+  int attach (int pid) override;
 
   int kill (process_info *proc) override;
 
diff --git a/gdbserver/server.cc b/gdbserver/server.cc
index 471d6782091..13a806421a0 100644
--- a/gdbserver/server.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/server.cc
@@ -301,16 +301,26 @@ static int
 attach_inferior (int pid)
 {
   client_state &cs = get_client_state ();
-  /* myattach should return -1 if attaching is unsupported,
-     0 if it succeeded, and call error() otherwise.  */
 
   if (find_process_pid (pid) != nullptr)
     error (_("Already attached to process %d\n"), pid);
 
-  if (myattach (pid) != 0)
+  /* If attaching is unsupported, myattach returns -1.  If successful,
+     it returns the PID of the process that was attached to.  In other
+     cases, it calls error().  */
+  int new_pid = myattach (pid);
+  if (new_pid == -1)
     return -1;
 
-  fprintf (stderr, "Attached; pid = %d\n", pid);
+  if (new_pid == pid)
+    fprintf (stderr, "Attached; pid = %d\n", pid);
+  else
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "Attached; given pid = %d, updated to %d\n",
+	       pid, new_pid);
+      pid = new_pid;
+    }
+
   fflush (stderr);
 
   /* FIXME - It may be that we should get the SIGNAL_PID from the
diff --git a/gdbserver/target.h b/gdbserver/target.h
index 82eab9d1243..e38570dabb2 100644
--- a/gdbserver/target.h
+++ b/gdbserver/target.h
@@ -95,9 +95,14 @@ class process_stratum_target
      PID is the process ID to attach to, specified by the user
      or a higher layer.
 
-     Returns -1 if attaching is unsupported, 0 on success, and calls
-     error() otherwise.  */
-  virtual int attach (unsigned long pid) = 0;
+     If attaching is unsupported, returns -1.
+
+     If successful, returns the ID of the process that was attached to.
+     This return value may be different from the argument PID, depending
+     on how the target interpreted the argument.
+
+     Calls error() in other cases.  */
+  virtual int attach (int pid) = 0;
 
   /* Kill process PROC.  Return -1 on failure, and 0 on success.  */
   virtual int kill (process_info *proc) = 0;
diff --git a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
index 935ac6657f7..ecfdd030d8b 100644
--- a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ win32_process_target::create_inferior (const char *program,
    PID is the process ID to attach to, specified by the user
    or a higher layer.  */
 int
-win32_process_target::attach (unsigned long pid)
+win32_process_target::attach (int pid)
 {
   HANDLE h;
   DWORD err;
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ win32_process_target::attach (unsigned long pid)
 	  /* win32_wait needs to know we're attaching.  */
 	  windows_process.attaching = 1;
 	  do_initial_child_stuff (h, pid, 1);
-	  return 0;
+	  return pid;
 	}
 
       CloseHandle (h);
diff --git a/gdbserver/win32-low.h b/gdbserver/win32-low.h
index 439adb84bc2..03bd625e23d 100644
--- a/gdbserver/win32-low.h
+++ b/gdbserver/win32-low.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class win32_process_target : public process_stratum_target
   int create_inferior (const char *program,
 		       const std::string &program_args) override;
 
-  int attach (unsigned long pid) override;
+  int attach (int pid) override;
 
   int kill (process_info *proc) override;
 
-- 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-08-12 13:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-12 13:27 [PATCH v4 00/44] A new target to debug Intel GPUs Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 01/44] bfd: add intelgt target to BFD Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 02/44] opcodes: add intelgt as a configuration Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 03/44] gdbserver: allow configuring for a heterogeneous target Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 04/44] config.sub: recognize level-zero as "ze" Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 05/44] gdbserver: import AC_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS macro into the autoconf script Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 06/44] gdb, gdbserver, gdbsupport: add 'device' tag to XML target description Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 07/44] gdb, arch, intelgt: add intelgt arch definitions Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 08/44] gdb: add a new extract_integer variant that takes two array_views Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 09/44] gdb, intelgt: add the target-dependent definitions for the Intel GT architecture Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 10/44] gdb, intelgt: add disassemble feature " Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 11/44] gdb: revise the pid_to_exec_file target op Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 12/44] gdb, remote: do 'remote_add_inferior' in 'remote_notice_new_inferior' earlier Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 13/44] gdbserver: move dlls_changed initialization on attach into targets Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` Markus Metzger [this message]
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 15/44] gdbserver: check process when we need a process Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 16/44] gdb: use process in xfer_partial if inferior_ptid is null_ptid Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 17/44] gdb: allow inferiors without threads in all_matching_threads_iterator Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 18/44] gdbserver: improve threads debug output for process general thread Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 19/44] gdb, gdbserver: allow setting null_ptid as " Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 20/44] gdbserver: allow inferiors without threads Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 21/44] gdb: allow creating and attaching to " Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 22/44] gdb, remote: don't create an inferior on attach Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 23/44] gdb: allow switching to an inferior without threads Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 24/44] gdb: allow resuming an inferior with no threads Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 25/44] gdb: allow continuing an inferior without threads Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 26/44] gdb: partially fix C-c not working Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 27/44] gdb, linux-nat: use current_inferior()->pid in mourn_inferior() Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 28/44] gdb: inferior events Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 29/44] gdb, remote: allow deleting the last thread in inferior in update_thread_list() Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 30/44] gdb: keep target registered in inferior_event_handler() Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 31/44] gdb, dwarf, ze: add DW_OP_INTEL_regval_bits Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 32/44] gdbserver: add a pointer to the owner thread in regcache Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 33/44] gdb, gdbserver, ze: in-memory libraries Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 34/44] gdb, gdbserver: library notifications Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 35/44] gdbserver, ze, intelgt: introduce ze-low and intelgt-ze-low targets Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 36/44] testsuite, sycl: add SYCL support Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 37/44] testsuite, sycl: add test for backtracing inside a kernel Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 38/44] testsuite, sycl: add test for 'info locals' and 'info args' Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:27 ` [PATCH v4 39/44] testsuite, sycl: add tests for stepping Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:28 ` [PATCH v4 40/44] testsuite, sycl: add test for 1-D and 2-D parallel_for kernels Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:28 ` [PATCH v4 41/44] testsuite, sycl: add test for scheduler-locking Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:28 ` [PATCH v4 42/44] testsuite, arch, intelgt: add a disassembly test Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:28 ` [PATCH v4 43/44] testsuite, arch, intelgt: add intelgt-program-bp.exp Markus Metzger
2026-08-12 13:28 ` [PATCH v4 44/44] testsuite, intelgt: add a test for interrupting an exited thread Markus Metzger

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