From: Hannes Domani <ssbssa@yahoo.de>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 7/9] Windows gdb: Implement AVX register support
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:11:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260930151403.774660-7-ssbssa@yahoo.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260930151403.774660-1-ssbssa@yahoo.de>
This adds support for the Intel AVX registers on Windows.
It enables accessing registers $ymm0 - $ymm15 where they are available.
After this patch gdb.arch/i386-avx.exp passes on windows.
---
v3:
- merged gdb+gdbserver parts, and split again AVX/AVX-512 parts
v4:
- fixed $ymm15 in NEWS
- Add common function windows_thread_info::zero_xstate_features,
and fix maximum supported feature in for-loop
- Add check for enabled xstate_features in get_context_reg_ptr of
x86-windows-nat.c
- Move amd64 variable in get_context_reg_ptr of win32-i386-low.cc
- Changed all NULL to nullptr
- Don't remove 'r == 0' from child_store_inferior_registers
---
gdb/NEWS | 3 +++
gdb/nat/windows-nat.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
gdb/nat/windows-nat.h | 6 +++++
gdb/x86-windows-nat.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
gdbserver/win32-i386-low.cc | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
gdbserver/win32-low.cc | 15 +++++++----
6 files changed, 143 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 5d0c4745653..da4bc811c3a 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ info locals
intent to remove it in a future release.
The s390 64-bit target (s390x-*) remains supported.
+* Support for Intel AVX registers on Windows.
+ Support displaying and modifying Intel AVX registers $ymm0 - $ymm15.
+
* Configure changes
** --with-babeltrace has been removed. The babeltrace library was
diff --git a/gdb/nat/windows-nat.c b/gdb/nat/windows-nat.c
index 58be5368a79..cd3c827a5d5 100644
--- a/gdb/nat/windows-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/nat/windows-nat.c
@@ -271,6 +271,40 @@ windows_thread_info::xfer_siginfo (gdb_byte *readbuf,
return true;
}
+#if defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__
+/* See nat/windows-nat.h. */
+
+void
+windows_thread_info::zero_xstate_features ()
+{
+ if (xstate_features == 0)
+ return;
+
+ proc->with_context (this, [] (auto *context)
+ {
+ DWORD64 features = 0;
+ if (!get_xstate_features_mask (context, &features))
+ return;
+
+ DWORD64 zeroed_features = xstate_features & ~features;
+ if (zeroed_features == 0)
+ return;
+
+ for (int f = X86_XSTATE_AVX_ID; f <= X86_XSTATE_AVX_ID; f++)
+ {
+ DWORD64 flag = 1ULL << f;
+ if ((zeroed_features & flag) != 0)
+ {
+ DWORD size = 0;
+ void *loc = locate_xstate_feature (context, f, &size);
+ if (loc != nullptr && size > 0)
+ memset (loc, 0, size);
+ }
+ }
+ });
+}
+#endif
+
/* Try to determine the executable filename.
EXE_NAME_RET is a pointer to a buffer whose size is EXE_NAME_MAX_LEN.
@@ -1339,7 +1373,7 @@ initialize_loadable ()
{
/* Available XState features masked with implemented features. */
xstate_features = (GetEnabledXStateFeatures ()
- & X86_XSTATE_SSE_MASK);
+ & X86_XSTATE_AVX_MASK);
/* The extended XState functions are only needed if the available
features exceed SSE. */
if ((xstate_features & ~X86_XSTATE_SSE_MASK) == 0)
diff --git a/gdb/nat/windows-nat.h b/gdb/nat/windows-nat.h
index a7d4af84e13..4cd75cb6a0e 100644
--- a/gdb/nat/windows-nat.h
+++ b/gdb/nat/windows-nat.h
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ struct windows_thread_info
ULONGEST offset, ULONGEST len,
ULONGEST *xfered_len);
+#if defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__
+ /* Zero all XState feature areas that were not provided by
+ GetThreadContext. */
+ void zero_xstate_features ();
+#endif
+
/* The process this thread belongs to. */
windows_process_info *const proc;
diff --git a/gdb/x86-windows-nat.c b/gdb/x86-windows-nat.c
index 3af5ef4dae0..1e44a45171c 100644
--- a/gdb/x86-windows-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/x86-windows-nat.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
#include "i386-tdep.h"
#include "i387-tdep.h"
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+#include "amd64-tdep.h"
+#endif
using namespace windows_nat;
@@ -70,6 +73,8 @@ struct x86_windows_nat_target final : public x86_nat_target<windows_nat_target>
windows_thread_info *th, int r) override;
bool is_sw_breakpoint (const EXCEPTION_RECORD *er) const override;
+
+ const struct target_desc *read_description () override;
};
/* The current process. */
@@ -109,7 +114,14 @@ x86_windows_per_inferior::fill_thread_context (windows_thread_info *th)
if (context->ContextFlags == 0)
{
context->ContextFlags = WindowsContext<decltype(context)>::all;
+ if (xstate_features != 0)
+ {
+ context->ContextFlags |= CONTEXT_XSTATE_FLAG;
+ set_xstate_features_mask (context, xstate_features);
+ }
CHECK (get_thread_context (th->h, context));
+
+ th->zero_xstate_features ();
}
});
}
@@ -198,6 +210,14 @@ x86_windows_nat_target::thread_context_continue (windows_thread_info *th,
if (GetExitCodeThread (th->h, &ec)
&& ec == STILL_ACTIVE)
{
+ DWORD debug_registers = WindowsContext<decltype(context)>::debug;
+ if (xstate_features != 0
+ && (context->ContextFlags & ~debug_registers) != 0)
+ {
+ context->ContextFlags |= CONTEXT_XSTATE_FLAG;
+ set_xstate_features_mask (context, xstate_features);
+ }
+
BOOL status = set_thread_context (th->h, context);
if (!killed)
@@ -227,7 +247,7 @@ x86_windows_nat_target::thread_context_step (windows_thread_info *th,
template<typename Context>
static char *
-get_context_reg_ptr (Context *context, int r)
+get_context_reg_ptr (Context *context, int r, i386_gdbarch_tdep *tdep)
{
const int *mappings;
int mappings_count;
@@ -247,6 +267,14 @@ get_context_reg_ptr (Context *context, int r)
char *context_offset;
if (r < mappings_count)
context_offset = (char *) context + mappings[r];
+ else if ((xstate_features & X86_XSTATE_AVX) != 0
+ && I387_YMM0H_REGNUM (tdep) > 0 && r >= I387_YMM0H_REGNUM (tdep)
+ && r < I387_YMMENDH_REGNUM (tdep))
+ {
+ context_offset = (char *) locate_xstate_feature
+ (context, X86_XSTATE_AVX_ID, nullptr);
+ context_offset += 16 * (r - I387_YMM0H_REGNUM (tdep));
+ }
else
gdb_assert_not_reached ("invalid register number %d", r);
@@ -267,7 +295,7 @@ x86_windows_nat_target::fetch_one_register (struct regcache *regcache,
char *context_offset
= x86_windows_process.with_context (th, [&] (auto *context)
{
- return get_context_reg_ptr (context, r);
+ return get_context_reg_ptr (context, r, tdep);
});
gdb_assert (!gdbarch_read_pc_p (gdbarch));
@@ -333,7 +361,7 @@ x86_windows_nat_target::store_one_register (const struct regcache *regcache,
= x86_windows_process.with_context (th, [&] (auto *context)
{
gdb_assert (context->ContextFlags != 0);
- return get_context_reg_ptr (context, r);
+ return get_context_reg_ptr (context, r, tdep);
});
/* GDB treats some registers as 32-bit, where they are in fact only
@@ -368,6 +396,23 @@ x86_windows_nat_target::is_sw_breakpoint (const EXCEPTION_RECORD *er) const
|| er->ExceptionCode == STATUS_WX86_BREAKPOINT);
}
+const struct target_desc *
+x86_windows_nat_target::read_description ()
+{
+ if (inferior_ptid == null_ptid)
+ return this->beneath ()->read_description ();
+
+ if (xstate_features == 0)
+ return nullptr;
+
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+ if (!x86_windows_process.wow64_process)
+ return amd64_target_description (xstate_features, false);
+ else
+#endif
+ return i386_target_description (xstate_features, false);
+}
+
/* Hardware watchpoint support, adapted from go32-nat.c code. */
/* Pass the address ADDR to the inferior in the I'th debug register.
diff --git a/gdbserver/win32-i386-low.cc b/gdbserver/win32-i386-low.cc
index b77f6adc6ed..1a45b15e0cf 100644
--- a/gdbserver/win32-i386-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/win32-i386-low.cc
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ i386_get_thread_context (windows_thread_info *th)
| WindowsContext<decltype(context)>::floating
| WindowsContext<decltype(context)>::debug
| extended_registers);
+ if (xstate_features != 0)
+ {
+ context->ContextFlags |= CONTEXT_XSTATE_FLAG;
+ set_xstate_features_mask (context, xstate_features);
+ }
BOOL ret = get_thread_context (th->h, context);
if (!ret)
@@ -267,6 +272,8 @@ i386_get_thread_context (windows_thread_info *th)
error (_("GetThreadContext failure %ld\n"), (long) e);
}
+
+ th->zero_xstate_features ();
});
}
@@ -292,6 +299,17 @@ i386_prepare_to_resume (windows_thread_info *th)
th->debug_registers_changed = false;
}
+
+ windows_process.with_context (th, [&] (auto *context)
+ {
+ DWORD debug_registers = WindowsContext<decltype(context)>::debug;
+ if (xstate_features != 0
+ && (context->ContextFlags & ~debug_registers) != 0)
+ {
+ context->ContextFlags |= CONTEXT_XSTATE_FLAG;
+ set_xstate_features_mask (context, xstate_features);
+ }
+ });
}
static void
@@ -477,26 +495,40 @@ is_segment_register (int r)
template<typename Context>
static char *
-get_context_reg_ptr (Context *context, int r)
+get_context_reg_ptr (Context *context, int r, const target_desc *tdesc)
{
const int *mappings;
int mappings_count;
+ bool amd64;
#ifdef __x86_64__
if (!windows_process.wow64_process)
{
mappings = amd64_mappings;
mappings_count = sizeof (amd64_mappings) / sizeof (amd64_mappings[0]);
+ amd64 = true;
}
else
#endif
{
mappings = i386_mappings;
mappings_count = sizeof (i386_mappings) / sizeof (i386_mappings[0]);
+ amd64 = false;
}
+ int ymm0h_regnum;
+ const int num_xmm_registers = amd64 ? 16 : 8;
+
char *context_offset;
if (r < mappings_count)
context_offset = (char *) context + mappings[r];
+ else if ((xstate_features & X86_XSTATE_AVX) != 0
+ && r >= (ymm0h_regnum = find_regno (tdesc, "ymm0h"))
+ && r < ymm0h_regnum + num_xmm_registers)
+ {
+ context_offset = (char *) locate_xstate_feature
+ (context, X86_XSTATE_AVX_ID, nullptr);
+ context_offset += 16 * (r - ymm0h_regnum);
+ }
else
gdb_assert_not_reached ("invalid register number %d", r);
@@ -510,7 +542,7 @@ i386_fetch_inferior_register (struct regcache *regcache,
{
char *context_offset = windows_process.with_context (th, [&] (auto *context)
{
- return get_context_reg_ptr (context, r);
+ return get_context_reg_ptr (context, r, regcache->tdesc);
});
/* GDB treats some registers as 32-bit, where they are in fact only
@@ -538,7 +570,7 @@ i386_store_inferior_register (struct regcache *regcache,
{
char *context_offset = windows_process.with_context (th, [&] (auto *context)
{
- return get_context_reg_ptr (context, r);
+ return get_context_reg_ptr (context, r, regcache->tdesc);
});
/* GDB treats some registers as 32-bit, where they are in fact only
@@ -571,14 +603,17 @@ i386_arch_setup (void)
{
target_desc_up tdesc;
+ DWORD64 xcr0 = xstate_features;
+ if (xcr0 == 0)
+ xcr0 = X86_XSTATE_SSE_MASK;
+
#ifdef __x86_64__
- tdesc = amd64_create_target_description (X86_XSTATE_SSE_MASK, false,
- false, false);
+ tdesc = amd64_create_target_description (xcr0, false, false, false);
init_target_desc (tdesc.get (), amd64_expedite_regs, WINDOWS_OSABI);
win32_tdesc = std::move (tdesc);
#endif
- tdesc = i386_create_target_description (X86_XSTATE_SSE_MASK, false, false);
+ tdesc = i386_create_target_description (xcr0, false, false);
init_target_desc (tdesc.get (), i386_expedite_regs, WINDOWS_OSABI);
#ifdef __x86_64__
wow64_win32_tdesc = std::move (tdesc);
diff --git a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
index 1103a802db7..3e80405f651 100644
--- a/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
+++ b/gdbserver/win32-low.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
#include <process.h>
#include "gdbsupport/gdb_tilde_expand.h"
#include "gdbsupport/common-inferior.h"
+#include "tdesc.h"
using namespace windows_nat;
@@ -427,8 +428,9 @@ child_fetch_inferior_registers (struct regcache *regcache, int r)
int regno;
windows_thread_info *th = windows_process.find_thread (current_thread->id);
win32_require_context (th);
- if (r == -1 || r > NUM_REGS)
- child_fetch_inferior_registers (regcache, NUM_REGS);
+ if (r == -1)
+ child_fetch_inferior_registers (regcache,
+ regcache->tdesc->reg_defs.size ());
else
for (regno = 0; regno < r; regno++)
(*the_low_target.fetch_inferior_register) (regcache, th, regno);
@@ -442,8 +444,9 @@ child_store_inferior_registers (struct regcache *regcache, int r)
int regno;
windows_thread_info *th = windows_process.find_thread (current_thread->id);
win32_require_context (th);
- if (r == -1 || r == 0 || r > NUM_REGS)
- child_store_inferior_registers (regcache, NUM_REGS);
+ if (r == -1 || r == 0)
+ child_store_inferior_registers (regcache,
+ regcache->tdesc->reg_defs.size ());
else
for (regno = 0; regno < r; regno++)
(*the_low_target.store_inferior_register) (regcache, th, regno);
@@ -1347,7 +1350,9 @@ void
initialize_low (void)
{
set_target_ops (&the_win32_target);
- the_low_target.arch_setup ();
initialize_loadable ();
+ /* Has to be done after initialize_loadable, because it uses the xstate
+ functions if available. */
+ the_low_target.arch_setup ();
}
--
2.55.0
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2026-09-30 15:11 ` [PATCH v4 1/9] gdb/testsuite: Add Windows replacement for aligned_alloc Hannes Domani
2026-09-30 15:11 ` [PATCH v4 2/9] Windows gdb: Use allocated buffer for CONTEXT Hannes Domani
2026-09-30 15:11 ` [PATCH v4 3/9] Windows gdb: Remove mappings member from windows_per_inferior Hannes Domani
2026-09-30 15:11 ` [PATCH v4 4/9] Windows gdb: Refactor getting pointer to register inside context Hannes Domani
2026-09-30 15:11 ` [PATCH v4 5/9] Windows gdb: Prepare XState functions Hannes Domani
2026-09-30 15:11 ` [PATCH v4 6/9] Windows gdb: Get available XState features Hannes Domani
2026-09-30 15:11 ` Hannes Domani [this message]
2026-10-05 14:09 ` [PATCH v4 7/9] Windows gdb: Implement AVX register support Rohr, Stephan
2026-10-09 14:30 ` Hannes Domani
2026-10-14 13:04 ` Joos, Christina
2026-09-30 15:11 ` [PATCH v4 8/9] Windows gdb: Implement AVX-512 " Hannes Domani
2026-10-05 14:08 ` Rohr, Stephan
2026-10-09 14:36 ` Hannes Domani
2026-10-12 7:59 ` Joos, Christina
2026-10-12 18:33 ` Hannes Domani
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2026-10-14 13:06 ` Joos, Christina
2026-09-30 15:11 ` [PATCH v4 9/9] Windows gdbserver: Remove win32_target_ops "num_regs" method Hannes Domani
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