Re: [RFA] gdbserver crash if the_target->supports_z_point_type is NULL

[Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>]

On 06/04/2014 07:16 PM, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> When debugging on LynxOS targets (and probably on SPU targets as well),
> inserting a breakpoint and resuming the program's execution causes
> GDBserver to crash.
> 
> The crash occurs while handling the Z0 packet sent by GDB to insert
> our breakpoint, because z_type_supported calls
> the_target->supports_z_point_type without checking that it is not NULL
> This patch fixes the issue by making z_type_supported return false if
> the_target->supports_z_point_type is NULL.
> 
> gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog:
> 
>         PR server/17023
>         * mem-break.c (z_type_supported): Return zero if
>         THE_TARGET->SUPPORTS_Z_POINT_TYPE is NULL.
> 
> Tested on ppx-lynx5. I haven't tested on GNU/Linux, but I feel
> sufficiently confident since supports_z_point_type is defined there,
> and I am eager to take a look at Windows next. But I can do it
> if people think it would be best.  OK to push?

OK.

-- 
Pedro Alves