From: Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>
To: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>, gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/11] gdb: split iterate_over_threads in for_each_thread and find_thread
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:33:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87jyu5es8s.fsf@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260416202408.422441-7-simon.marchi@efficios.com>
Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com> writes:
The subject line:
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/11] gdb: split iterate_over_threads in for_each_thread and find_thread
should say 'into' not 'in'. But otherwise:
Approved-By: Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>
Thanks,
Andrew
> From: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
>
> Same rationale as the previous patch, I think the code would be clearer
> and simpler with separate "for each" and "find" functions rather than
> one that does both jobs.
>
> No need for the callbacks of the "for each" function to return anything,
> as none of them needs to interrupt the iteration.
>
> Change-Id: I4b7bcc5e9a319369d75a22b11114e943951e546a
> ---
> gdb/aix-thread.c | 2 +-
> gdb/breakpoint.c | 3 +--
> gdb/fbsd-tdep.c | 2 +-
> gdb/gdbthread.h | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
> gdb/infcmd.c | 9 ++++-----
> gdb/infrun.c | 4 ++--
> gdb/mi/mi-main.c | 15 ++++++---------
> gdb/procfs.c | 6 +++---
> gdb/sol-thread.c | 4 ++--
> gdb/thread.c | 27 ++++++++++++---------------
> 10 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/gdb/aix-thread.c b/gdb/aix-thread.c
> index 5469ddca4f79..675d8d5070cd 100644
> --- a/gdb/aix-thread.c
> +++ b/gdb/aix-thread.c
> @@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ pd_update (pid_t pid)
>
> tid = get_signaled_thread (pid);
> if (tid != 0)
> - thread = iterate_over_threads ([&] (struct thread_info *thread)
> + thread = find_thread ([&] (thread_info *thread)
> {
> return thread->ptid.lwp () == tid;
> });
> diff --git a/gdb/breakpoint.c b/gdb/breakpoint.c
> index 99447b532306..101dc57ee6bb 100644
> --- a/gdb/breakpoint.c
> +++ b/gdb/breakpoint.c
> @@ -12694,10 +12694,9 @@ delete_breakpoint (struct breakpoint *bpt)
> event-top.c won't do anything, and temporary breakpoints with
> commands won't work. */
>
> - iterate_over_threads ([&] (struct thread_info *th)
> + for_each_thread ([&] (struct thread_info *th)
> {
> bpstat_remove_bp_location (th->control.stop_bpstat, bpt);
> - return false;
> });
>
> /* Now that breakpoint is removed from breakpoint list, update the
> diff --git a/gdb/fbsd-tdep.c b/gdb/fbsd-tdep.c
> index 4bbe0c120e6a..419f935ea72f 100644
> --- a/gdb/fbsd-tdep.c
> +++ b/gdb/fbsd-tdep.c
> @@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ fbsd_make_corefile_notes (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, bfd *obfd, int *note_size)
> signalled_thr = curr_thr;
> else
> {
> - signalled_thr = iterate_over_threads (find_signalled_thread);
> + signalled_thr = find_thread (find_signalled_thread);
> if (signalled_thr == NULL)
> signalled_thr = curr_thr;
> }
> diff --git a/gdb/gdbthread.h b/gdb/gdbthread.h
> index c56c4ce40366..729dcf5ab068 100644
> --- a/gdb/gdbthread.h
> +++ b/gdb/gdbthread.h
> @@ -791,10 +791,23 @@ extern struct thread_info *any_live_thread_of_inferior (inferior *inf);
> void thread_change_ptid (process_stratum_target *targ,
> ptid_t old_ptid, ptid_t new_ptid);
>
> -/* Iterator function to call a user-provided callback function
> - once for each known thread. */
> -typedef gdb::function_view<bool (struct thread_info *)> thread_callback_func;
> -extern struct thread_info *iterate_over_threads (thread_callback_func);
> +/* Callback function type for function for_each_thread. */
> +
> +using for_each_thread_callback_ftype
> + = gdb::function_view<void (thread_info *)>;
> +
> +/* Call CALLBACK once for each known thread. */
> +
> +extern void for_each_thread (for_each_thread_callback_ftype callback);
> +
> +/* Callback function type for function find_thread. */
> +
> +using find_thread_callback_ftype = gdb::function_view<bool (thread_info *)>;
> +
> +/* Return the first thread for which CALLBACK returns true, or nullptr if
> + there is no such thread. */
> +
> +extern struct thread_info *find_thread (find_thread_callback_ftype callback);
>
> /* Pull in the internals of the inferiors/threads ranges and
> iterators. Must be done after struct thread_info is defined. */
> diff --git a/gdb/infcmd.c b/gdb/infcmd.c
> index c6519b71abcb..4a907ea8ce86 100644
> --- a/gdb/infcmd.c
> +++ b/gdb/infcmd.c
> @@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ starti_command (const char *args, int from_tty)
> run_command_1 (args, from_tty, RUN_STOP_AT_FIRST_INSN);
> }
>
> -static bool
> +static void
> proceed_thread_callback (struct thread_info *thread)
> {
> /* We go through all threads individually instead of compressing
> @@ -698,15 +698,14 @@ proceed_thread_callback (struct thread_info *thread)
> way to tell the target `hold this thread stopped until I say
> otherwise', then we can optimize this. */
> if (thread->state () != THREAD_STOPPED)
> - return false;
> + return;
>
> if (!thread->inf->has_execution ())
> - return false;
> + return;
>
> switch_to_thread (thread);
> clear_proceed_status (0);
> proceed ((CORE_ADDR) -1, GDB_SIGNAL_DEFAULT);
> - return false;
> }
>
> static void
> @@ -763,7 +762,7 @@ continue_1 (int all_threads)
> scoped_disable_commit_resumed disable_commit_resumed
> ("continue all threads in non-stop");
>
> - iterate_over_threads (proceed_thread_callback);
> + for_each_thread (proceed_thread_callback);
>
> if (current_ui->prompt_state == PROMPT_BLOCKED)
> {
> diff --git a/gdb/infrun.c b/gdb/infrun.c
> index 19836c4d89e7..b295956f8ea5 100644
> --- a/gdb/infrun.c
> +++ b/gdb/infrun.c
> @@ -6695,7 +6695,7 @@ restart_threads (struct thread_info *event_thread, inferior *inf)
> }
> }
>
> -/* Callback for iterate_over_threads. Find a resumed thread that has
> +/* Callback for find_thread. Find a resumed thread that has
> a pending waitstatus. */
>
> static bool
> @@ -6777,7 +6777,7 @@ finish_step_over (struct execution_control_state *ecs)
> if (ecs->ws.kind () == TARGET_WAITKIND_THREAD_EXITED)
> return 0;
>
> - pending = iterate_over_threads (resumed_thread_with_pending_status);
> + pending = find_thread (resumed_thread_with_pending_status);
> if (pending != nullptr)
> {
> struct thread_info *tp = ecs->event_thread;
> diff --git a/gdb/mi/mi-main.c b/gdb/mi/mi-main.c
> index bf08fe822b32..7e448947a2fe 100644
> --- a/gdb/mi/mi-main.c
> +++ b/gdb/mi/mi-main.c
> @@ -278,10 +278,9 @@ exec_continue (const char *const *argv, int argc)
> pid = inf->pid;
> }
>
> - iterate_over_threads ([&] (struct thread_info *thread)
> + for_each_thread ([&] (struct thread_info *thread)
> {
> proceed_thread (thread, pid);
> - return false;
> });
> disable_commit_resumed.reset_and_commit ();
> }
> @@ -364,16 +363,15 @@ mi_cmd_exec_interrupt (const char *command, const char *const *argv, int argc)
> scoped_disable_commit_resumed disable_commit_resumed
> ("interrupting all threads of thread group");
>
> - iterate_over_threads ([&] (struct thread_info *thread)
> + for_each_thread ([&] (struct thread_info *thread)
> {
> if (thread->state () != THREAD_RUNNING)
> - return false;
> + return;
>
> if (thread->ptid.pid () != inf->pid)
> - return false;
> + return;
>
> target_stop (thread->ptid);
> - return false;
> });
> }
> else
> @@ -505,7 +503,7 @@ mi_cmd_target_detach (const char *command, const char *const *argv, int argc)
>
> /* Pick any thread in the desired process. Current
> target_detach detaches from the parent of inferior_ptid. */
> - tp = iterate_over_threads ([&] (struct thread_info *ti)
> + tp = find_thread ([&] (struct thread_info *ti)
> {
> return ti->ptid.pid () == pid && ti->state () != THREAD_EXITED;
> });
> @@ -604,7 +602,7 @@ print_one_inferior (struct inferior *inferior, bool recurse,
>
> if (inferior->pid != 0)
> {
> - iterate_over_threads ([&] (struct thread_info *ti)
> + for_each_thread ([&] (struct thread_info *ti)
> {
> if (ti->ptid.pid () == inferior->pid)
> {
> @@ -613,7 +611,6 @@ print_one_inferior (struct inferior *inferior, bool recurse,
> if (core != -1)
> cores.insert (core);
> }
> - return false;
> });
> }
>
> diff --git a/gdb/procfs.c b/gdb/procfs.c
> index cea9f823bbca..a208393da073 100644
> --- a/gdb/procfs.c
> +++ b/gdb/procfs.c
> @@ -2395,8 +2395,8 @@ procfs_xfer_memory (gdb_byte *readbuf, const gdb_byte *writebuf,
> descriptors for the parent process, but discard any file
> descriptors we may have accumulated for the threads.
>
> - As this function is called by iterate_over_threads, it always
> - returns zero (so that iterate_over_threads will keep
> + As this function is called by proc_iterate_over_threads, it always
> + returns zero (so that proc_iterate_over_threads will keep
> iterating). */
>
> static int
> @@ -3541,7 +3541,7 @@ find_signalled_thread (struct thread_info *info)
> static enum gdb_signal
> find_stop_signal (void)
> {
> - struct thread_info *info = iterate_over_threads (find_signalled_thread);
> + struct thread_info *info = find_thread (find_signalled_thread);
>
> if (info)
> return info->stop_signal ();
> diff --git a/gdb/sol-thread.c b/gdb/sol-thread.c
> index c765a4205a04..b5a68b9e46c1 100644
> --- a/gdb/sol-thread.c
> +++ b/gdb/sol-thread.c
> @@ -1119,14 +1119,14 @@ sol_thread_target::get_ada_task_ptid (long lwp, ULONGEST thread)
> };
>
> struct thread_info *thread_info
> - = iterate_over_threads (thread_db_find_thread_from_tid);
> + = find_thread (thread_db_find_thread_from_tid);
>
> if (thread_info == NULL)
> {
> /* The list of threads is probably not up to date. Find any
> thread that is missing from the list, and try again. */
> update_thread_list ();
> - thread_info = iterate_over_threads (thread_db_find_thread_from_tid);
> + thread_info = find_thread (thread_db_find_thread_from_tid);
> }
>
> gdb_assert (thread_info != NULL);
> diff --git a/gdb/thread.c b/gdb/thread.c
> index a6ae2a751397..b47479b12e8e 100644
> --- a/gdb/thread.c
> +++ b/gdb/thread.c
> @@ -597,28 +597,25 @@ find_thread_by_handle (gdb::array_view<const gdb_byte> handle,
> inf);
> }
>
> -/*
> - * Thread iterator function.
> - *
> - * Calls a callback function once for each thread, so long as
> - * the callback function returns false. If the callback function
> - * returns true, the iteration will end and the current thread
> - * will be returned. This can be useful for implementing a
> - * search for a thread with arbitrary attributes, or for applying
> - * some operation to every thread.
> - *
> - * FIXME: some of the existing functionality, such as
> - * "Thread apply all", might be rewritten using this functionality.
> - */
> +/* See gdbthread.h. */
> +
> +void
> +for_each_thread (for_each_thread_callback_ftype callback)
> +{
> + for (thread_info &tp : all_threads_safe ())
> + callback (&tp);
> +}
> +
> +/* See gdbthread.h. */
>
> struct thread_info *
> -iterate_over_threads (gdb::function_view<bool (struct thread_info *)> callback)
> +find_thread (find_thread_callback_ftype callback)
> {
> for (thread_info &tp : all_threads_safe ())
> if (callback (&tp))
> return &tp;
>
> - return NULL;
> + return nullptr;
> }
>
> /* See gdbthread.h. */
> --
> 2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-17 11:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-16 20:16 [PATCH 00/11] Readability improvements of some iteration functions Simon Marchi
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 01/11] gdb/dwarf: remove unused file_match parameter from dwarf2_base_index_functions::search_one Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 11:11 ` Andrew Burgess
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 02/11] gdb: rename search_symtabs_expansion_listener -> compunit_symtab_iteration_callback Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 15:08 ` Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 17:17 ` Tom Tromey
2026-04-17 19:34 ` Simon Marchi
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 03/11] gdb: introduce iteration_status enum, use it for search callbacks Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 11:01 ` Andrew Burgess
2026-04-17 14:33 ` Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 14:34 ` Tom Tromey
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 04/11] gdb, gdbserver: make iterate_over_lwps_ftype a function_view Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 11:09 ` Andrew Burgess
2026-04-17 14:37 ` Simon Marchi
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 05/11] gdb, gdbserver: split iterate_over_lwps in for_each_lwp and find_lwp Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 11:25 ` Andrew Burgess
2026-04-17 14:53 ` Simon Marchi
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 06/11] gdb: split iterate_over_threads in for_each_thread and find_thread Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 11:33 ` Andrew Burgess [this message]
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 07/11] gdb: split iterate_over_minimal_symbols in for_each_minimal_symbol and find_minimal_symbol Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 12:13 ` Andrew Burgess
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 08/11] gdb: split iterate_over_symtabs in for_each_symtab and find_symtab Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 13:31 ` Andrew Burgess
2026-04-17 14:54 ` Simon Marchi
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 09/11] gdb: change objfile::map_symtabs_matching_filename to find_symtab_matching_filename Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 13:50 ` Andrew Burgess
2026-04-17 15:03 ` Simon Marchi
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 10/11] gdb: make symbol_found_callback_ftype a function_view Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 13:55 ` Andrew Burgess
2026-04-17 15:04 ` Simon Marchi
2026-04-16 20:16 ` [PATCH 11/11] gdb: make iterate_over_symbols return void, rename to for_each_symbol Simon Marchi
2026-04-17 14:05 ` Andrew Burgess
2026-04-17 15:06 ` Simon Marchi
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