* [PATCH] Skip gdb.base/break.exp catchpoint tests without catchpoints [PR34535]
@ 2026-08-20 14:12 Rainer Orth
2026-08-21 15:16 ` Tom Tromey
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Rainer Orth @ 2026-08-20 14:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gdb-patches
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As detailed in PR PR testsuite/34535, the gdb.base/break.exp test FAILs
on Solaris:
FAIL: gdb.base/break.exp: test_no_break_on_catchpoint: continue until exit (the program exited)
warning: Error inserting catchpoint 2: Your system does not support this type of catchpoint.
warning: Error inserting catchpoint 3: Your system does not support this type of catchpoint.
warning: Error inserting catchpoint 4: Your system does not support this type of catchpoint.
This patch checks for that condition and skips the test if necessary.
Tested on x86_64-pc-solaris2.11, sparcv9-sun-solaris2.11, and
x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.
Ok for trunk?
While this patch avoids the failure, I wonder if there's some document
on what it takes to actually implement catchpoints.
Rainer
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Rainer Orth, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University
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# HG changeset patch
# Parent 8ed1f8219b70efa33fd9525699d984918e07bc4c
Skip gdb.base/break.exp catchpoint tests without catchpoints [PR34535]
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/break.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/break.exp
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/break.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/break.exp
@@ -455,6 +455,33 @@ test_tbreak
# inappropriately. (There are no calls to those system functions
# in this test program.)
+set fork_catchpoints_supported 0
+
+proc probe_fork_catchpoint {} {
+ clean_restart break
+
+ if {![runto_main]} {
+ return
+ }
+
+ gdb_test "catch fork" "Catchpoint.*fork.*"
+
+ gdb_run_cmd
+
+ set test "probe fork catchpoint"
+ gdb_test_multiple "" $test {
+ -re "Your system does not support this type.*" {
+ unsupported $test
+ }
+ -re "$::gdb_prompt $" {
+ set ::fork_catchpoints_supported 1
+ pass $test
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+probe_fork_catchpoint
+
proc_with_prefix test_no_break_on_catchpoint {} {
clean_restart break
@@ -462,6 +489,10 @@ proc_with_prefix test_no_break_on_catchp
return
}
+ if {!$::fork_catchpoints_supported} {
+ return
+ }
+
gdb_test "catch fork" "Catchpoint ${::decimal} \\(fork\\)" \
"set catch fork, never expected to trigger"
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2026-08-20 14:12 [PATCH] Skip gdb.base/break.exp catchpoint tests without catchpoints [PR34535] Rainer Orth
@ 2026-08-21 15:16 ` Tom Tromey
2026-08-22 20:14 ` [PATCH v2] Handle missing catchpoint support in gdb.base/break.exp [PR34535] Rainer Orth
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tom Tromey @ 2026-08-21 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Rainer Orth; +Cc: gdb-patches
>>>>> "Rainer" == Rainer Orth <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE> writes:
Rainer> As detailed in PR PR testsuite/34535, the gdb.base/break.exp test FAILs
Rainer> on Solaris:
Thanks for the patch.
Rainer> While this patch avoids the failure, I wonder if there's some document
Rainer> on what it takes to actually implement catchpoints.
There's not really docs on anything. However, most catchpoints are
implemented in break-catch-*.c. Looking at break-catch-fork.c:
int
fork_catchpoint::insert_location (struct bp_location *bl)
{
if (is_vfork)
return target_insert_vfork_catchpoint (inferior_ptid.pid ());
else
return target_insert_fork_catchpoint (inferior_ptid.pid ());
}
So basically the target has to implement the insert_fork_catchpoint
target method; then arrange to tell gdb about TARGET_WAITKIND_FORKED
when appropriate.
Unfortunately the target methods don't have comments; while we try to
add descriptions nowadays, in the past gdb was lax about this :(
But there's a "paragraph" of them in target.h that you'd probably need
to handle:
virtual int insert_fork_catchpoint (int)
TARGET_DEFAULT_RETURN (1);
virtual int remove_fork_catchpoint (int)
TARGET_DEFAULT_RETURN (1);
virtual int insert_vfork_catchpoint (int)
TARGET_DEFAULT_RETURN (1);
virtual int remove_vfork_catchpoint (int)
TARGET_DEFAULT_RETURN (1);
virtual void follow_fork (inferior *, ptid_t, target_waitkind, bool, bool)
TARGET_DEFAULT_FUNC (default_follow_fork);
Rainer> + set test "probe fork catchpoint"
Rainer> + gdb_test_multiple "" $test {
Rainer> + -re "Your system does not support this type.*" {
Rainer> + unsupported $test
Rainer> + }
Rainer> + -re "$::gdb_prompt $" {
Rainer> + set ::fork_catchpoints_supported 1
Rainer> + pass $test
Rainer> + }
Rainer> + }
Rainer> +}
Rainer> + if {!$::fork_catchpoints_supported} {
Rainer> + return
Rainer> + }
Rainer> +
Rainer> gdb_test "catch fork" "Catchpoint ${::decimal} \\(fork\\)" \
Rainer> "set catch fork, never expected to trigger"
I think it would be better to just use gdb_test_multiple here, and if
the "not supported" case is found, just return here. That would avoid
starting another gdb.
thanks,
Tom
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2026-08-21 15:16 ` Tom Tromey
@ 2026-08-22 20:14 ` Rainer Orth
2026-08-27 15:33 ` Tom Tromey
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Rainer Orth @ 2026-08-22 20:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tom Tromey; +Cc: gdb-patches
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Hi Tom,
> Rainer> While this patch avoids the failure, I wonder if there's some document
> Rainer> on what it takes to actually implement catchpoints.
>
> There's not really docs on anything. However, most catchpoints are
> implemented in break-catch-*.c. Looking at break-catch-fork.c:
thanks for the explanation. I may give it a try, but probably will go
for lower-hanging fruit first. In the past, I've repeatedly failed
miserably with patches requiring to dive more deeply into gdb...
> Rainer> + set test "probe fork catchpoint"
> Rainer> + gdb_test_multiple "" $test {
> Rainer> + -re "Your system does not support this type.*" {
> Rainer> + unsupported $test
> Rainer> + }
> Rainer> + -re "$::gdb_prompt $" {
> Rainer> + set ::fork_catchpoints_supported 1
> Rainer> + pass $test
> Rainer> + }
> Rainer> + }
> Rainer> +}
>
> Rainer> + if {!$::fork_catchpoints_supported} {
> Rainer> + return
> Rainer> + }
> Rainer> +
> Rainer> gdb_test "catch fork" "Catchpoint ${::decimal} \\(fork\\)" \
> Rainer> "set catch fork, never expected to trigger"
>
> I think it would be better to just use gdb_test_multiple here, and if
> the "not supported" case is found, just return here. That would avoid
> starting another gdb.
Good idea. I did it with the separate test before because the errors
only occur on the "continue" after setting the catchpoints.
So here's the revision: it certainly makes things clearer and simpler.
I think it's better to go for UNSUPPORTED here instead of just skipping
the rest of the test.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
As detailed in PR PR testsuite/34535, the gdb.base/break.exp test FAILs
on Solaris:
FAIL: gdb.base/break.exp: test_no_break_on_catchpoint: continue until exit (the program exited)
warning: Error inserting catchpoint 2: Your system does not support this type of catchpoint.
warning: Error inserting catchpoint 3: Your system does not support this type of catchpoint.
warning: Error inserting catchpoint 4: Your system does not support this type of catchpoint.
This patch handles that condition.
Tested on x86_64-pc-solaris2.11, sparcv9-sun-solaris2.11, and
x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.
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Rainer Orth, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University
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# HG changeset patch
# Parent d1c17963050f4ebaae63ff7cfb1eb8e5c5d7fc77
Skip gdb.base/break.exp catchpoint tests without catchpoints [PR34535]
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/break.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/break.exp
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/break.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/break.exp
@@ -471,7 +471,14 @@ proc_with_prefix test_no_break_on_catchp
gdb_test "catch exec" "Catchpoint ${::decimal} \\(exec\\)" \
"set catch exec, never expected to trigger"
- gdb_continue_to_end
+ gdb_test_multiple "continue" "" {
+ -re "Your system does not support this type.*" {
+ unsupported "target does not support this type of catchpoint"
+ }
+ -re "Continuing." {
+ pass "continue until exit"
+ }
+ }
}
test_no_break_on_catchpoint
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