From: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/9] gdb: factor out regexp compilation from global_symbol_searcher::search
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:39:23 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260929194119.155169-3-simon.marchi@efficios.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260929194119.155169-1-simon.marchi@efficios.com>
Factor out the scopes that compile the regexps, in order to make
global_symbol_searcher::search itself simpler to read.
Also, I found the names "preg" and "treg" very unclear, so replace them
with "name_regex" and "type_regex".
Change-Id: Ie4485b2eb593967069ac635c933df817bc5304e6
---
gdb/symtab.c | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
gdb/symtab.h | 43 +++++++------
2 files changed, 122 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdb/symtab.c b/gdb/symtab.c
index 708df078e2ea..c4f76a494abd 100644
--- a/gdb/symtab.c
+++ b/gdb/symtab.c
@@ -4745,7 +4745,8 @@ global_symbol_searcher::is_suitable_msymbol
bool
global_symbol_searcher::expand_symtabs
- (objfile *objfile, const std::optional<compiled_regex> &preg) const
+ (objfile *objfile,
+ const std::optional<compiled_regex> &name_regex) const
{
bool found_func_msymbol_without_debug_info = false;
@@ -4762,8 +4763,8 @@ global_symbol_searcher::expand_symtabs
&lookup_name_info::match_any (),
[&] (const char *symname)
{
- return (!preg.has_value ()
- || preg->exec (symname, 0, NULL, 0) == 0);
+ return (!name_regex.has_value ()
+ || name_regex->exec (symname, 0, NULL, 0) == 0);
},
NULL,
SEARCH_GLOBAL_BLOCK | SEARCH_STATIC_BLOCK,
@@ -4794,9 +4795,9 @@ global_symbol_searcher::expand_symtabs
if (is_suitable_msymbol (m_kind, msymbol))
{
- if (!preg.has_value ()
- || preg->exec (msymbol->natural_name (), 0,
- NULL, 0) == 0)
+ if (!name_regex.has_value ()
+ || name_regex->exec (msymbol->natural_name (), 0,
+ NULL, 0) == 0)
{
/* An important side-effect of this lookup function is
to expand the symbol table if msymbol is found, later
@@ -4819,8 +4820,8 @@ global_symbol_searcher::expand_symtabs
bool
global_symbol_searcher::add_matching_symbols
(objfile *objfile,
- const std::optional<compiled_regex> &preg,
- const std::optional<compiled_regex> &treg,
+ const std::optional<compiled_regex> &name_regex,
+ const std::optional<compiled_regex> &type_regex,
std::set<symbol_search> *result_set) const
{
domain_search_flags domain = to_search_flags (m_kind);
@@ -4854,14 +4855,15 @@ global_symbol_searcher::add_matching_symbols
if (!sym->matches (domain))
continue;
- if (preg.has_value () && preg->exec (sym->natural_name (), 0,
- nullptr, 0) != 0)
+ if (name_regex.has_value ()
+ && name_regex->exec (sym->natural_name (), 0,
+ nullptr, 0) != 0)
continue;
if (((sym->domain () == VAR_DOMAIN
|| sym->domain () == FUNCTION_DOMAIN)
- && treg.has_value ()
- && !treg_matches_sym_type_name (*treg, sym)))
+ && type_regex.has_value ()
+ && !treg_matches_sym_type_name (*type_regex, sym)))
continue;
if (m_kind == symbol_search_kind::VARIABLE)
@@ -4898,7 +4900,7 @@ global_symbol_searcher::add_matching_symbols
bool
global_symbol_searcher::add_matching_msymbols
- (objfile *objfile, const std::optional<compiled_regex> &preg,
+ (objfile *objfile, const std::optional<compiled_regex> &name_regex,
std::vector<symbol_search> *results) const
{
for (minimal_symbol *msymbol : objfile->msymbols ())
@@ -4910,9 +4912,9 @@ global_symbol_searcher::add_matching_msymbols
if (is_suitable_msymbol (m_kind, msymbol))
{
- if (!preg.has_value ()
- || preg->exec (msymbol->natural_name (), 0,
- NULL, 0) == 0)
+ if (!name_regex.has_value ()
+ || name_regex->exec (msymbol->natural_name (), 0,
+ NULL, 0) == 0)
{
/* For functions we can do a quick check of whether the
symbol might be found via find_pc_symtab. */
@@ -4938,65 +4940,84 @@ global_symbol_searcher::add_matching_msymbols
return true;
}
+/* Return the regcomp flags to use for the symbol name and symbol type
+ regexps. */
+
+static int
+search_regex_cflags ()
+{
+ return REG_NOSUB | (case_sensitivity == case_sensitive_off ? REG_ICASE : 0);
+}
+
+/* See symtab.h. */
+
+std::optional<compiled_regex>
+global_symbol_searcher::compile_name_regex () const
+{
+ if (m_symbol_name_regexp == nullptr)
+ return {};
+
+ const char *symbol_name_regexp = m_symbol_name_regexp;
+ std::string symbol_name_regexp_holder;
+
+ /* Make sure spacing is right for C++ operators.
+ This is just a courtesy to make the matching less sensitive
+ to how many spaces the user leaves between 'operator'
+ and <TYPENAME> or <OPERATOR>. */
+ const char *op_end;
+ const char *opname = operator_chars (symbol_name_regexp, &op_end);
+
+ if (*opname)
+ {
+ /* -1 means ok; otherwise number of spaces needed. */
+ int fix = -1;
+
+ if (c_isalpha (*opname) || *opname == '_' || *opname == '$')
+ {
+ /* There should 1 space between 'operator' and 'TYPENAME'. */
+ if (opname[-1] != ' ' || opname[-2] == ' ')
+ fix = 1;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ /* There should 0 spaces between 'operator' and 'OPERATOR'. */
+ if (opname[-1] == ' ')
+ fix = 0;
+ }
+ /* If wrong number of spaces, fix it. */
+ if (fix >= 0)
+ {
+ symbol_name_regexp_holder
+ = string_printf ("operator%.*s%s", fix, " ", opname);
+ symbol_name_regexp = symbol_name_regexp_holder.c_str ();
+ }
+ }
+
+ return std::optional<compiled_regex> (std::in_place, symbol_name_regexp,
+ search_regex_cflags (),
+ _("Invalid regexp"));
+}
+
+/* See symtab.h. */
+
+std::optional<compiled_regex>
+global_symbol_searcher::compile_type_regex () const
+{
+ if (m_symbol_type_regexp == nullptr)
+ return {};
+
+ return std::optional<compiled_regex> (std::in_place, m_symbol_type_regexp,
+ search_regex_cflags (),
+ _("Invalid regexp"));
+}
+
/* See symtab.h. */
std::vector<symbol_search>
global_symbol_searcher::search () const
{
- std::optional<compiled_regex> preg;
- std::optional<compiled_regex> treg;
-
- if (m_symbol_name_regexp != NULL)
- {
- const char *symbol_name_regexp = m_symbol_name_regexp;
- std::string symbol_name_regexp_holder;
-
- /* Make sure spacing is right for C++ operators.
- This is just a courtesy to make the matching less sensitive
- to how many spaces the user leaves between 'operator'
- and <TYPENAME> or <OPERATOR>. */
- const char *op_end;
- const char *opname = operator_chars (symbol_name_regexp, &op_end);
-
- if (*opname)
- {
- int fix = -1; /* -1 means ok; otherwise number of
- spaces needed. */
-
- if (c_isalpha (*opname) || *opname == '_' || *opname == '$')
- {
- /* There should 1 space between 'operator' and 'TYPENAME'. */
- if (opname[-1] != ' ' || opname[-2] == ' ')
- fix = 1;
- }
- else
- {
- /* There should 0 spaces between 'operator' and 'OPERATOR'. */
- if (opname[-1] == ' ')
- fix = 0;
- }
- /* If wrong number of spaces, fix it. */
- if (fix >= 0)
- {
- symbol_name_regexp_holder
- = string_printf ("operator%.*s%s", fix, " ", opname);
- symbol_name_regexp = symbol_name_regexp_holder.c_str ();
- }
- }
-
- int cflags = REG_NOSUB | (case_sensitivity == case_sensitive_off
- ? REG_ICASE : 0);
- preg.emplace (symbol_name_regexp, cflags,
- _("Invalid regexp"));
- }
-
- if (m_symbol_type_regexp != NULL)
- {
- int cflags = REG_NOSUB | (case_sensitivity == case_sensitive_off
- ? REG_ICASE : 0);
- treg.emplace (m_symbol_type_regexp, cflags,
- _("Invalid regexp"));
- }
+ std::optional<compiled_regex> name_regex = compile_name_regex ();
+ std::optional<compiled_regex> type_regex = compile_type_regex ();
bool found_func_msymbol_without_debug_info = false;
std::set<symbol_search> result_set;
@@ -5004,13 +5025,15 @@ global_symbol_searcher::search () const
{
/* Expand symtabs within objfile that possibly contain matching
symbols. */
- found_func_msymbol_without_debug_info |= expand_symtabs (&objfile, preg);
+ found_func_msymbol_without_debug_info
+ |= expand_symtabs (&objfile, name_regex);
/* Find matching symbols within OBJFILE and add them in to the
RESULT_SET set. Use a set here so that we can easily detect
duplicates as we go, and can therefore track how many unique
matches we have found so far. */
- if (!add_matching_symbols (&objfile, preg, treg, &result_set))
+ if (!add_matching_symbols (&objfile, name_regex, type_regex,
+ &result_set))
break;
}
@@ -5025,12 +5048,12 @@ global_symbol_searcher::search () const
if ((found_func_msymbol_without_debug_info
|| (m_filenames.empty () && m_kind == symbol_search_kind::VARIABLE))
&& !m_exclude_minsyms
- && !treg.has_value ())
+ && !type_regex.has_value ())
{
gdb_assert (m_kind == symbol_search_kind::VARIABLE
|| m_kind == symbol_search_kind::FUNCTION);
for (objfile &objfile : current_program_space->objfiles ())
- if (!add_matching_msymbols (&objfile, preg, &result))
+ if (!add_matching_msymbols (&objfile, name_regex, &result))
break;
}
diff --git a/gdb/symtab.h b/gdb/symtab.h
index a35449fbeeda..1675b126b19d 100644
--- a/gdb/symtab.h
+++ b/gdb/symtab.h
@@ -2669,31 +2669,38 @@ class global_symbol_searcher
of SIZE_MAX, there is no "unlimited". */
size_t m_max_search_results = SIZE_MAX;
- /* Expand symtabs in OBJFILE that match PREG, are of type M_KIND. Return
- true if any msymbols were seen that we should later consider adding to
- the results list. */
- bool expand_symtabs (objfile *objfile,
- const std::optional<compiled_regex> &preg) const;
+ /* Compile M_SYMBOL_NAME_REGEXP, if set. */
+ std::optional<compiled_regex> compile_name_regex () const;
- /* Add symbols from symtabs in OBJFILE that match PREG, and TREG, and are
- of type M_KIND, to the results set RESULTS_SET. Return false if we
- stop adding results early due to having already found too many results
- (based on M_MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS limit), otherwise return true.
+ /* Compile M_SYMBOL_TYPE_REGEXP, if set. */
+ std::optional<compiled_regex> compile_type_regex () const;
+
+ /* Expand symtabs in OBJFILE that match NAME_REGEX, are of type M_KIND.
+ Return true if any msymbols were seen that we should later consider
+ adding to the results list. */
+ bool expand_symtabs (objfile *objfile,
+ const std::optional<compiled_regex> &name_regex) const;
+
+ /* Add symbols from symtabs in OBJFILE that match NAME_REGEX, and
+ TYPE_REGEX, and are of type M_KIND, to the results set RESULTS_SET.
+ Return false if we stop adding results early due to having already
+ found too many results (based on M_MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS limit),
+ otherwise return true.
Returning true does not indicate that any results were added, just
that we didn't _not_ add a result due to reaching MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS. */
bool add_matching_symbols (objfile *objfile,
- const std::optional<compiled_regex> &preg,
- const std::optional<compiled_regex> &treg,
+ const std::optional<compiled_regex> &name_regex,
+ const std::optional<compiled_regex> &type_regex,
std::set<symbol_search> *result_set) const;
- /* Add msymbols from OBJFILE that match PREG and M_KIND, to the results
- vector RESULTS. Return false if we stop adding results early due to
- having already found too many results (based on max search results
- limit M_MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS), otherwise return true. Returning true
- does not indicate that any results were added, just that we didn't
- _not_ add a result due to reaching MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS. */
+ /* Add msymbols from OBJFILE that match NAME_REGEX and M_KIND, to the
+ results vector RESULTS. Return false if we stop adding results early
+ due to having already found too many results (based on max search
+ results limit M_MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS), otherwise return true. Returning
+ true does not indicate that any results were added, just that we
+ didn't _not_ add a result due to reaching MAX_SEARCH_RESULTS. */
bool add_matching_msymbols (objfile *objfile,
- const std::optional<compiled_regex> &preg,
+ const std::optional<compiled_regex> &name_regex,
std::vector<symbol_search> *results) const;
/* Return true if MSYMBOL is of type KIND. */
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-29 19:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-29 19:39 [PATCH 0/9] Cleanups in global_symbol_searcher Simon Marchi
2026-09-29 19:39 ` [PATCH 1/9] gdb: add symbol_search_kind enum for global_symbol_searcher Simon Marchi
2026-09-29 19:39 ` Simon Marchi [this message]
2026-09-29 19:39 ` [PATCH 3/9] gdb: simplify insertion in global_symbol_searcher::add_matching_symbols Simon Marchi
2026-09-29 19:39 ` [PATCH 4/9] gdb: use a switch on m_kind in add_matching_symbols Simon Marchi
2026-09-29 19:39 ` [PATCH 5/9] gdb: make global_symbol_searcher::is_suitable_msymbol non-static Simon Marchi
2026-09-29 19:39 ` [PATCH 6/9] gdb: update comment of global_symbol_searcher::expand_symtabs Simon Marchi
2026-09-29 19:39 ` [PATCH 7/9] gdb: add matching helpers to global_symbol_searcher Simon Marchi
2026-09-29 19:39 ` [PATCH 8/9] gdb: pass result containers by reference in global_symbol_searcher Simon Marchi
2026-09-29 19:39 ` [PATCH 9/9] gdb: fix some comments " Simon Marchi
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