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1 /* Generate a core file for the inferior process.
2 
3    Copyright (C) 2001-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 
5    This file is part of GDB.
6 
7    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
10    (at your option) any later version.
11 
12    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
15    GNU General Public License for more details.
16 
17    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
19 
20 #include "defs.h"
21 #include "elf-bfd.h"
22 #include "infcall.h"
23 #include "inferior.h"
24 #include "gdbcore.h"
25 #include "objfiles.h"
26 #include "solib.h"
27 #include "symfile.h"
28 #include "arch-utils.h"
29 #include "completer.h"
30 #include "gcore.h"
31 #include "cli/cli-decode.h"
32 #include <fcntl.h>
33 #include "regcache.h"
34 #include "regset.h"
35 #include "gdb_bfd.h"
36 #include "readline/tilde.h"
37 #include <algorithm>
38 #include "gdbsupport/gdb_unlinker.h"
39 #include "gdbsupport/byte-vector.h"
40 #include "gdbsupport/scope-exit.h"
41 
42 /* The largest amount of memory to read from the target at once.  We
43    must throttle it to limit the amount of memory used by GDB during
44    generate-core-file for programs with large resident data.  */
45 #define MAX_COPY_BYTES (1024 * 1024)
46 
47 static const char *default_gcore_target (void);
48 static enum bfd_architecture default_gcore_arch (void);
49 static unsigned long default_gcore_mach (void);
50 static int gcore_memory_sections (bfd *);
51 
52 /* create_gcore_bfd -- helper for gcore_command (exported).
53    Open a new bfd core file for output, and return the handle.  */
54 
55 gdb_bfd_ref_ptr
56 create_gcore_bfd (const char *filename)
57 {
58   gdb_bfd_ref_ptr obfd (gdb_bfd_openw (filename, default_gcore_target ()));
59 
60   if (obfd == NULL)
61     error (_("Failed to open '%s' for output."), filename);
62   bfd_set_format (obfd.get (), bfd_core);
63   bfd_set_arch_mach (obfd.get (), default_gcore_arch (), default_gcore_mach ());
64   return obfd;
65 }
66 
67 /* write_gcore_file_1 -- do the actual work of write_gcore_file.  */
68 
69 static void
70 write_gcore_file_1 (bfd *obfd)
71 {
72   gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> note_data;
73   int note_size = 0;
74   asection *note_sec = NULL;
75 
76   /* An external target method must build the notes section.  */
77   /* FIXME: uweigand/2011-10-06: All architectures that support core file
78      generation should be converted to gdbarch_make_corefile_notes; at that
79      point, the target vector method can be removed.  */
80   if (!gdbarch_make_corefile_notes_p (target_gdbarch ()))
81     note_data.reset (target_make_corefile_notes (obfd, &note_size));
82   else
83     note_data.reset (gdbarch_make_corefile_notes (target_gdbarch (), obfd,
84 						  &note_size));
85 
86   if (note_data == NULL || note_size == 0)
87     error (_("Target does not support core file generation."));
88 
89   /* Create the note section.  */
90   note_sec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (obfd, "note0",
91 						 SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
92 						 | SEC_READONLY
93 						 | SEC_ALLOC);
94   if (note_sec == NULL)
95     error (_("Failed to create 'note' section for corefile: %s"),
96 	   bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
97 
98   bfd_set_section_vma (note_sec, 0);
99   bfd_set_section_alignment (note_sec, 0);
100   bfd_set_section_size (note_sec, note_size);
101 
102   /* Now create the memory/load sections.  */
103   if (gcore_memory_sections (obfd) == 0)
104     error (_("gcore: failed to get corefile memory sections from target."));
105 
106   /* Write out the contents of the note section.  */
107   if (!bfd_set_section_contents (obfd, note_sec, note_data.get (), 0,
108 				 note_size))
109     warning (_("writing note section (%s)"), bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
110 }
111 
112 /* write_gcore_file -- helper for gcore_command (exported).
113    Compose and write the corefile data to the core file.  */
114 
115 void
116 write_gcore_file (bfd *obfd)
117 {
118   target_prepare_to_generate_core ();
119   SCOPE_EXIT { target_done_generating_core (); };
120   write_gcore_file_1 (obfd);
121 }
122 
123 /* gcore_command -- implements the 'gcore' command.
124    Generate a core file from the inferior process.  */
125 
126 static void
127 gcore_command (const char *args, int from_tty)
128 {
129   gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> corefilename;
130 
131   /* No use generating a corefile without a target process.  */
132   if (!target_has_execution)
133     noprocess ();
134 
135   if (args && *args)
136     corefilename.reset (tilde_expand (args));
137   else
138     {
139       /* Default corefile name is "core.PID".  */
140       corefilename.reset (xstrprintf ("core.%d", inferior_ptid.pid ()));
141     }
142 
143   if (info_verbose)
144     fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout,
145 		      "Opening corefile '%s' for output.\n",
146 		      corefilename.get ());
147 
148   if (target_supports_dumpcore ())
149     target_dumpcore (corefilename.get ());
150   else
151     {
152       /* Open the output file.  */
153       gdb_bfd_ref_ptr obfd (create_gcore_bfd (corefilename.get ()));
154 
155       /* Arrange to unlink the file on failure.  */
156       gdb::unlinker unlink_file (corefilename.get ());
157 
158       /* Call worker function.  */
159       write_gcore_file (obfd.get ());
160 
161       /* Succeeded.  */
162       unlink_file.keep ();
163     }
164 
165   fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, "Saved corefile %s\n", corefilename.get ());
166 }
167 
168 static unsigned long
169 default_gcore_mach (void)
170 {
171 #if 1	/* See if this even matters...  */
172   return 0;
173 #else
174 
175   const struct bfd_arch_info *bfdarch = gdbarch_bfd_arch_info (target_gdbarch ());
176 
177   if (bfdarch != NULL)
178     return bfdarch->mach;
179   if (exec_bfd == NULL)
180     error (_("Can't find default bfd machine type (need execfile)."));
181 
182   return bfd_get_mach (exec_bfd);
183 #endif /* 1 */
184 }
185 
186 static enum bfd_architecture
187 default_gcore_arch (void)
188 {
189   const struct bfd_arch_info *bfdarch = gdbarch_bfd_arch_info (target_gdbarch ());
190 
191   if (bfdarch != NULL)
192     return bfdarch->arch;
193   if (exec_bfd == NULL)
194     error (_("Can't find bfd architecture for corefile (need execfile)."));
195 
196   return bfd_get_arch (exec_bfd);
197 }
198 
199 static const char *
200 default_gcore_target (void)
201 {
202   /* The gdbarch may define a target to use for core files.  */
203   if (gdbarch_gcore_bfd_target_p (target_gdbarch ()))
204     return gdbarch_gcore_bfd_target (target_gdbarch ());
205 
206   /* Otherwise, try to fall back to the exec_bfd target.  This will probably
207      not work for non-ELF targets.  */
208   if (exec_bfd == NULL)
209     return NULL;
210   else
211     return bfd_get_target (exec_bfd);
212 }
213 
214 /* Derive a reasonable stack segment by unwinding the target stack,
215    and store its limits in *BOTTOM and *TOP.  Return non-zero if
216    successful.  */
217 
218 static int
219 derive_stack_segment (bfd_vma *bottom, bfd_vma *top)
220 {
221   struct frame_info *fi, *tmp_fi;
222 
223   gdb_assert (bottom);
224   gdb_assert (top);
225 
226   /* Can't succeed without stack and registers.  */
227   if (!target_has_stack || !target_has_registers)
228     return 0;
229 
230   /* Can't succeed without current frame.  */
231   fi = get_current_frame ();
232   if (fi == NULL)
233     return 0;
234 
235   /* Save frame pointer of TOS frame.  */
236   *top = get_frame_base (fi);
237   /* If current stack pointer is more "inner", use that instead.  */
238   if (gdbarch_inner_than (get_frame_arch (fi), get_frame_sp (fi), *top))
239     *top = get_frame_sp (fi);
240 
241   /* Find prev-most frame.  */
242   while ((tmp_fi = get_prev_frame (fi)) != NULL)
243     fi = tmp_fi;
244 
245   /* Save frame pointer of prev-most frame.  */
246   *bottom = get_frame_base (fi);
247 
248   /* Now canonicalize their order, so that BOTTOM is a lower address
249      (as opposed to a lower stack frame).  */
250   if (*bottom > *top)
251     {
252       bfd_vma tmp_vma;
253 
254       tmp_vma = *top;
255       *top = *bottom;
256       *bottom = tmp_vma;
257     }
258 
259   return 1;
260 }
261 
262 /* call_target_sbrk --
263    helper function for derive_heap_segment.  */
264 
265 static bfd_vma
266 call_target_sbrk (int sbrk_arg)
267 {
268   struct objfile *sbrk_objf;
269   struct gdbarch *gdbarch;
270   bfd_vma top_of_heap;
271   struct value *target_sbrk_arg;
272   struct value *sbrk_fn, *ret;
273   bfd_vma tmp;
274 
275   if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("sbrk", NULL, NULL).minsym != NULL)
276     {
277       sbrk_fn = find_function_in_inferior ("sbrk", &sbrk_objf);
278       if (sbrk_fn == NULL)
279 	return (bfd_vma) 0;
280     }
281   else if (lookup_minimal_symbol ("_sbrk", NULL, NULL).minsym != NULL)
282     {
283       sbrk_fn = find_function_in_inferior ("_sbrk", &sbrk_objf);
284       if (sbrk_fn == NULL)
285 	return (bfd_vma) 0;
286     }
287   else
288     return (bfd_vma) 0;
289 
290   gdbarch = sbrk_objf->arch ();
291   target_sbrk_arg = value_from_longest (builtin_type (gdbarch)->builtin_int,
292 					sbrk_arg);
293   gdb_assert (target_sbrk_arg);
294   ret = call_function_by_hand (sbrk_fn, NULL, target_sbrk_arg);
295   if (ret == NULL)
296     return (bfd_vma) 0;
297 
298   tmp = value_as_long (ret);
299   if ((LONGEST) tmp <= 0 || (LONGEST) tmp == 0xffffffff)
300     return (bfd_vma) 0;
301 
302   top_of_heap = tmp;
303   return top_of_heap;
304 }
305 
306 /* Derive a reasonable heap segment for ABFD by looking at sbrk and
307    the static data sections.  Store its limits in *BOTTOM and *TOP.
308    Return non-zero if successful.  */
309 
310 static int
311 derive_heap_segment (bfd *abfd, bfd_vma *bottom, bfd_vma *top)
312 {
313   bfd_vma top_of_data_memory = 0;
314   bfd_vma top_of_heap = 0;
315   bfd_size_type sec_size;
316   bfd_vma sec_vaddr;
317   asection *sec;
318 
319   gdb_assert (bottom);
320   gdb_assert (top);
321 
322   /* This function depends on being able to call a function in the
323      inferior.  */
324   if (!target_has_execution)
325     return 0;
326 
327   /* The following code assumes that the link map is arranged as
328      follows (low to high addresses):
329 
330      ---------------------------------
331      | text sections                 |
332      ---------------------------------
333      | data sections (including bss) |
334      ---------------------------------
335      | heap                          |
336      --------------------------------- */
337 
338   for (sec = abfd->sections; sec; sec = sec->next)
339     {
340       if (bfd_section_flags (sec) & SEC_DATA
341 	  || strcmp (".bss", bfd_section_name (sec)) == 0)
342 	{
343 	  sec_vaddr = bfd_section_vma (sec);
344 	  sec_size = bfd_section_size (sec);
345 	  if (sec_vaddr + sec_size > top_of_data_memory)
346 	    top_of_data_memory = sec_vaddr + sec_size;
347 	}
348     }
349 
350   top_of_heap = call_target_sbrk (0);
351   if (top_of_heap == (bfd_vma) 0)
352     return 0;
353 
354   /* Return results.  */
355   if (top_of_heap > top_of_data_memory)
356     {
357       *bottom = top_of_data_memory;
358       *top = top_of_heap;
359       return 1;
360     }
361 
362   /* No additional heap space needs to be saved.  */
363   return 0;
364 }
365 
366 static void
367 make_output_phdrs (bfd *obfd, asection *osec, void *ignored)
368 {
369   int p_flags = 0;
370   int p_type = 0;
371 
372   /* FIXME: these constants may only be applicable for ELF.  */
373   if (startswith (bfd_section_name (osec), "load"))
374     p_type = PT_LOAD;
375   else if (startswith (bfd_section_name (osec), "note"))
376     p_type = PT_NOTE;
377   else
378     p_type = PT_NULL;
379 
380   p_flags |= PF_R;	/* Segment is readable.  */
381   if (!(bfd_section_flags (osec) & SEC_READONLY))
382     p_flags |= PF_W;	/* Segment is writable.  */
383   if (bfd_section_flags (osec) & SEC_CODE)
384     p_flags |= PF_X;	/* Segment is executable.  */
385 
386   bfd_record_phdr (obfd, p_type, 1, p_flags, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, &osec);
387 }
388 
389 /* find_memory_region_ftype implementation.  DATA is 'bfd *' for the core file
390    GDB is creating.  */
391 
392 static int
393 gcore_create_callback (CORE_ADDR vaddr, unsigned long size, int read,
394 		       int write, int exec, int modified, void *data)
395 {
396   bfd *obfd = (bfd *) data;
397   asection *osec;
398   flagword flags = SEC_ALLOC | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_LOAD;
399 
400   /* If the memory segment has no permissions set, ignore it, otherwise
401      when we later try to access it for read/write, we'll get an error
402      or jam the kernel.  */
403   if (read == 0 && write == 0 && exec == 0 && modified == 0)
404     {
405       if (info_verbose)
406         {
407           fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, "Ignore segment, %s bytes at %s\n",
408                             plongest (size), paddress (target_gdbarch (), vaddr));
409         }
410 
411       return 0;
412     }
413 
414   if (write == 0 && modified == 0 && !solib_keep_data_in_core (vaddr, size))
415     {
416       /* See if this region of memory lies inside a known file on disk.
417 	 If so, we can avoid copying its contents by clearing SEC_LOAD.  */
418       struct obj_section *objsec;
419 
420       for (objfile *objfile : current_program_space->objfiles ())
421 	ALL_OBJFILE_OSECTIONS (objfile, objsec)
422 	  {
423 	    bfd *abfd = objfile->obfd;
424 	    asection *asec = objsec->the_bfd_section;
425 	    bfd_vma align = (bfd_vma) 1 << bfd_section_alignment (asec);
426 	    bfd_vma start = obj_section_addr (objsec) & -align;
427 	    bfd_vma end = (obj_section_endaddr (objsec) + align - 1) & -align;
428 
429 	    /* Match if either the entire memory region lies inside the
430 	       section (i.e. a mapping covering some pages of a large
431 	       segment) or the entire section lies inside the memory region
432 	       (i.e. a mapping covering multiple small sections).
433 
434 	       This BFD was synthesized from reading target memory,
435 	       we don't want to omit that.  */
436 	    if (objfile->separate_debug_objfile_backlink == NULL
437 		&& ((vaddr >= start && vaddr + size <= end)
438 		    || (start >= vaddr && end <= vaddr + size))
439 		&& !(bfd_get_file_flags (abfd) & BFD_IN_MEMORY))
440 	      {
441 		flags &= ~(SEC_LOAD | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS);
442 		goto keep;	/* Break out of two nested for loops.  */
443 	      }
444 	  }
445 
446     keep:;
447     }
448 
449   if (write == 0)
450     flags |= SEC_READONLY;
451 
452   if (exec)
453     flags |= SEC_CODE;
454   else
455     flags |= SEC_DATA;
456 
457   osec = bfd_make_section_anyway_with_flags (obfd, "load", flags);
458   if (osec == NULL)
459     {
460       warning (_("Couldn't make gcore segment: %s"),
461 	       bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
462       return 1;
463     }
464 
465   if (info_verbose)
466     {
467       fprintf_filtered (gdb_stdout, "Save segment, %s bytes at %s\n",
468 			plongest (size), paddress (target_gdbarch (), vaddr));
469     }
470 
471   bfd_set_section_size (osec, size);
472   bfd_set_section_vma (osec, vaddr);
473   bfd_set_section_lma (osec, 0);
474   return 0;
475 }
476 
477 int
478 objfile_find_memory_regions (struct target_ops *self,
479 			     find_memory_region_ftype func, void *obfd)
480 {
481   /* Use objfile data to create memory sections.  */
482   struct obj_section *objsec;
483   bfd_vma temp_bottom, temp_top;
484 
485   /* Call callback function for each objfile section.  */
486   for (objfile *objfile : current_program_space->objfiles ())
487     ALL_OBJFILE_OSECTIONS (objfile, objsec)
488       {
489 	asection *isec = objsec->the_bfd_section;
490 	flagword flags = bfd_section_flags (isec);
491 
492 	/* Separate debug info files are irrelevant for gcore.  */
493 	if (objfile->separate_debug_objfile_backlink != NULL)
494 	  continue;
495 
496 	if ((flags & SEC_ALLOC) || (flags & SEC_LOAD))
497 	  {
498 	    int size = bfd_section_size (isec);
499 	    int ret;
500 
501 	    ret = (*func) (obj_section_addr (objsec), size,
502 			   1, /* All sections will be readable.  */
503 			   (flags & SEC_READONLY) == 0, /* Writable.  */
504 			   (flags & SEC_CODE) != 0, /* Executable.  */
505 			   1, /* MODIFIED is unknown, pass it as true.  */
506 			   obfd);
507 	    if (ret != 0)
508 	      return ret;
509 	  }
510       }
511 
512   /* Make a stack segment.  */
513   if (derive_stack_segment (&temp_bottom, &temp_top))
514     (*func) (temp_bottom, temp_top - temp_bottom,
515 	     1, /* Stack section will be readable.  */
516 	     1, /* Stack section will be writable.  */
517 	     0, /* Stack section will not be executable.  */
518 	     1, /* Stack section will be modified.  */
519 	     obfd);
520 
521   /* Make a heap segment.  */
522   if (derive_heap_segment (exec_bfd, &temp_bottom, &temp_top))
523     (*func) (temp_bottom, temp_top - temp_bottom,
524 	     1, /* Heap section will be readable.  */
525 	     1, /* Heap section will be writable.  */
526 	     0, /* Heap section will not be executable.  */
527 	     1, /* Heap section will be modified.  */
528 	     obfd);
529 
530   return 0;
531 }
532 
533 static void
534 gcore_copy_callback (bfd *obfd, asection *osec, void *ignored)
535 {
536   bfd_size_type size, total_size = bfd_section_size (osec);
537   file_ptr offset = 0;
538 
539   /* Read-only sections are marked; we don't have to copy their contents.  */
540   if ((bfd_section_flags (osec) & SEC_LOAD) == 0)
541     return;
542 
543   /* Only interested in "load" sections.  */
544   if (!startswith (bfd_section_name (osec), "load"))
545     return;
546 
547   size = std::min (total_size, (bfd_size_type) MAX_COPY_BYTES);
548   gdb::byte_vector memhunk (size);
549 
550   while (total_size > 0)
551     {
552       if (size > total_size)
553 	size = total_size;
554 
555       if (target_read_memory (bfd_section_vma (osec) + offset,
556 			      memhunk.data (), size) != 0)
557 	{
558 	  warning (_("Memory read failed for corefile "
559 		     "section, %s bytes at %s."),
560 		   plongest (size),
561 		   paddress (target_gdbarch (), bfd_section_vma (osec)));
562 	  break;
563 	}
564       if (!bfd_set_section_contents (obfd, osec, memhunk.data (),
565 				     offset, size))
566 	{
567 	  warning (_("Failed to write corefile contents (%s)."),
568 		   bfd_errmsg (bfd_get_error ()));
569 	  break;
570 	}
571 
572       total_size -= size;
573       offset += size;
574     }
575 }
576 
577 static int
578 gcore_memory_sections (bfd *obfd)
579 {
580   /* Try gdbarch method first, then fall back to target method.  */
581   if (!gdbarch_find_memory_regions_p (target_gdbarch ())
582       || gdbarch_find_memory_regions (target_gdbarch (),
583 				      gcore_create_callback, obfd) != 0)
584     {
585       if (target_find_memory_regions (gcore_create_callback, obfd) != 0)
586 	return 0;			/* FIXME: error return/msg?  */
587     }
588 
589   /* Record phdrs for section-to-segment mapping.  */
590   bfd_map_over_sections (obfd, make_output_phdrs, NULL);
591 
592   /* Copy memory region contents.  */
593   bfd_map_over_sections (obfd, gcore_copy_callback, NULL);
594 
595   return 1;
596 }
597 
598 void _initialize_gcore ();
599 void
600 _initialize_gcore ()
601 {
602   add_com ("generate-core-file", class_files, gcore_command, _("\
603 Save a core file with the current state of the debugged process.\n\
604 Usage: generate-core-file [FILENAME]\n\
605 Argument is optional filename.  Default filename is 'core.PROCESS_ID'."));
606 
607   add_com_alias ("gcore", "generate-core-file", class_files, 1);
608 }
609