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* disassemble on Linux x64
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@ 2007-05-03 19:57 ` jj shen
  2007-05-03 20:10   ` Daniel Jacobowitz
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: jj shen @ 2007-05-03 19:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gdb

Hi,

I try to disassemble a simple program on x64 Linux using GDB.

The test program is like:

>  main()
>  {
>      getuid();
>  }

"disassemble main" shows that getuid() corresponds to "callq addr".
But when I try to "disassemble getuid" or "disassemble addr", GDB says
it is not a vaild function address.

Why, while it is ok on x86 Linux? Is callq a new instruction added by
x86-64? What is the difference to the call instruction?

Another question: do I need to use a 32-bit GDB to debug 32-bit program?

Thanks,

Shen


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* Re: disassemble on Linux x64
  2007-05-03 19:57 ` disassemble on Linux x64 jj shen
@ 2007-05-03 20:10   ` Daniel Jacobowitz
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Daniel Jacobowitz @ 2007-05-03 20:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: jj shen; +Cc: gdb

On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 03:57:11AM +0800, jj shen wrote:
> "disassemble main" shows that getuid() corresponds to "callq addr".
> But when I try to "disassemble getuid" or "disassemble addr", GDB says
> it is not a vaild function address.

Start the program running first.  Those functions are in shared
libraries.  You may be seeing the PLT entry.

> Is callq a new instruction added by x86-64? What is the difference
> to the call instruction?

Roughly nothing.

> Another question: do I need to use a 32-bit GDB to debug 32-bit program?

No.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery


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