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1 /* This file defines the interface between the simulator and gdb.
2 
3    Copyright (C) 1993-2022 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 #ifndef SIM_SIM_H
21 #define SIM_SIM_H 1
22 
23 #ifdef __cplusplus
24 extern "C" {
25 #endif
26 
27 /* This file is used when building stand-alone simulators, so isolate this
28    file from gdb.  */
29 
30 typedef unsigned int SIM_ADDR;
31 
32 
33 /* Semi-opaque type used as result of sim_open and passed back to all
34    other routines.  "desc" is short for "descriptor".
35    It is up to each simulator to define `sim_state'.  */
36 
37 typedef struct sim_state *SIM_DESC;
38 
39 
40 /* Values for `kind' arg to sim_open.  */
41 
42 typedef enum {
43   SIM_OPEN_STANDALONE, /* simulator used standalone (run.c) */
44   SIM_OPEN_DEBUG       /* simulator used by debugger (gdb) */
45 } SIM_OPEN_KIND;
46 
47 
48 /* Return codes from various functions.  */
49 
50 typedef enum {
51   SIM_RC_FAIL = 0,
52   SIM_RC_OK = 1
53 } SIM_RC;
54 
55 
56 /* Some structs, as opaque types.  */
57 
58 struct bfd;
59 struct host_callback_struct;
60 
61 
62 /* Main simulator entry points.  */
63 
64 
65 /* Create a fully initialized simulator instance.
66 
67    (This function is called when the simulator is selected from the
68    gdb command line.)
69 
70    KIND specifies how the simulator shall be used.  Currently there
71    are only two kinds: stand-alone and debug.
72 
73    CALLBACK specifies a standard host callback (defined in callback.h).
74 
75    ABFD, when non NULL, designates a target program.  The program is
76    not loaded.
77 
78    ARGV is a standard ARGV pointer such as that passed from the
79    command line.  The syntax of the argument list is is assumed to be
80    ``SIM-PROG { SIM-OPTION } [ TARGET-PROGRAM { TARGET-OPTION } ]''.
81    The trailing TARGET-PROGRAM and args are only valid for a
82    stand-alone simulator.
83 
84    On success, the result is a non NULL descriptor that shall be
85    passed to the other sim_foo functions.  While the simulator
86    configuration can be parameterized by (in decreasing precedence)
87    ARGV's SIM-OPTION, ARGV's TARGET-PROGRAM and the ABFD argument, the
88    successful creation of the simulator shall not dependent on the
89    presence of any of these arguments/options.
90 
91    Hardware simulator: The created simulator shall be sufficiently
92    initialized to handle, with out restrictions any client requests
93    (including memory reads/writes, register fetch/stores and a
94    resume).
95 
96    Process simulator: that process is not created until a call to
97    sim_create_inferior.  FIXME: What should the state of the simulator
98    be? */
99 
100 SIM_DESC sim_open (SIM_OPEN_KIND kind, struct host_callback_struct *callback,
101 		   struct bfd *abfd, char * const *argv);
102 
103 
104 /* Destory a simulator instance.
105 
106    QUITTING is non-zero if we cannot hang on errors.
107 
108    This may involve freeing target memory and closing any open files
109    and mmap'd areas.  You cannot assume sim_kill has already been
110    called. */
111 
112 void sim_close (SIM_DESC sd, int quitting);
113 
114 
115 /* Load program PROG into the simulators memory.
116 
117    If ABFD is non-NULL, the bfd for the file has already been opened.
118    The result is a return code indicating success.
119 
120    Hardware simulator: Normally, each program section is written into
121    memory according to that sections LMA using physical (direct)
122    addressing.  The exception being systems, such as PPC/CHRP, which
123    support more complicated program loaders.  A call to this function
124    should not effect the state of the processor registers.  Multiple
125    calls to this function are permitted and have an accumulative
126    effect.
127 
128    Process simulator: Calls to this function may be ignored.
129 
130    FIXME: Most hardware simulators load the image at the VMA using
131    virtual addressing.
132 
133    FIXME: For some hardware targets, before a loaded program can be
134    executed, it requires the manipulation of VM registers and tables.
135    Such manipulation should probably (?) occure in
136    sim_create_inferior. */
137 
138 SIM_RC sim_load (SIM_DESC sd, const char *prog, struct bfd *abfd, int from_tty);
139 
140 
141 /* Prepare to run the simulated program.
142 
143    ABFD, if not NULL, provides initial processor state information.
144    ARGV and ENV, if non NULL, are NULL terminated lists of pointers.
145 
146    Hardware simulator: This function shall initialize the processor
147    registers to a known value.  The program counter and possibly stack
148    pointer shall be set using information obtained from ABFD (or
149    hardware reset defaults).  ARGV and ENV, dependant on the target
150    ABI, may be written to memory.
151 
152    Process simulator: After a call to this function, a new process
153    instance shall exist. The TEXT, DATA, BSS and stack regions shall
154    all be initialized, ARGV and ENV shall be written to process
155    address space (according to the applicable ABI) and the program
156    counter and stack pointer set accordingly. */
157 
158 SIM_RC sim_create_inferior (SIM_DESC sd, struct bfd *abfd,
159 			    char * const *argv, char * const *env);
160 
161 
162 /* Fetch LENGTH bytes of the simulated program's memory.  Start fetch
163    at virtual address MEM and store in BUF.  Result is number of bytes
164    read, or zero if error.  */
165 
166 int sim_read (SIM_DESC sd, SIM_ADDR mem, void *buf, int length);
167 
168 
169 /* Store LENGTH bytes from BUF into the simulated program's
170    memory. Store bytes starting at virtual address MEM. Result is
171    number of bytes write, or zero if error.  */
172 
173 int sim_write (SIM_DESC sd, SIM_ADDR mem, const void *buf, int length);
174 
175 
176 /* Fetch register REGNO storing its raw (target endian) value in the
177    LENGTH byte buffer BUF.  Return the actual size of the register or
178    zero if REGNO is not applicable.
179 
180    Legacy implementations ignore LENGTH and always return -1.
181 
182    If LENGTH does not match the size of REGNO no data is transfered
183    (the actual register size is still returned). */
184 
185 int sim_fetch_register (SIM_DESC sd, int regno, void *buf, int length);
186 
187 
188 /* Store register REGNO from the raw (target endian) value in BUF.
189 
190    Return the actual size of the register, any size not equal to
191    LENGTH indicates the register was not updated correctly.
192 
193    Return a LENGTH of -1 to indicate the register was not updated
194    and an error has occurred.
195 
196    Return a LENGTH of 0 to indicate the register was not updated
197    but no error has occurred. */
198 
199 int sim_store_register (SIM_DESC sd, int regno, const void *buf, int length);
200 
201 
202 /* Print whatever statistics the simulator has collected.
203 
204    VERBOSE is currently unused and must always be zero.  */
205 
206 void sim_info (SIM_DESC sd, int verbose);
207 
208 
209 /* Return a memory map in XML format.
210 
211    The caller must free the returned string.
212 
213    For details on the format, see GDB's Memory Map Format documentation.  */
214 
215 char *sim_memory_map (SIM_DESC sd);
216 
217 
218 /* Run (or resume) the simulated program.
219 
220    STEP, when non-zero indicates that only a single simulator cycle
221    should be emulated.
222 
223    SIGGNAL, if non-zero is a (HOST) SIGRC value indicating the type of
224    event (hardware interrupt, signal) to be delivered to the simulated
225    program.
226 
227    Hardware simulator: If the SIGRC value returned by
228    sim_stop_reason() is passed back to the simulator via SIGGNAL then
229    the hardware simulator shall correctly deliver the hardware event
230    indicated by that signal.  If a value of zero is passed in then the
231    simulation will continue as if there were no outstanding signal.
232    The effect of any other SIGGNAL value is is implementation
233    dependant.
234 
235    Process simulator: If SIGRC is non-zero then the corresponding
236    signal is delivered to the simulated program and execution is then
237    continued.  A zero SIGRC value indicates that the program should
238    continue as normal. */
239 
240 void sim_resume (SIM_DESC sd, int step, int siggnal);
241 
242 
243 /* Asynchronous request to stop the simulation.
244    A nonzero return indicates that the simulator is able to handle
245    the request */
246 
247 int sim_stop (SIM_DESC sd);
248 
249 
250 /* Fetch the REASON why the program stopped.
251 
252    SIM_EXITED: The program has terminated. SIGRC indicates the target
253    dependant exit status.
254 
255    SIM_STOPPED: The program has stopped.  SIGRC uses the host's signal
256    numbering as a way of identifying the reaon: program interrupted by
257    user via a sim_stop request (SIGINT); a breakpoint instruction
258    (SIGTRAP); a completed single step (SIGTRAP); an internal error
259    condition (SIGABRT); an illegal instruction (SIGILL); Access to an
260    undefined memory region (SIGSEGV); Mis-aligned memory access
261    (SIGBUS).  For some signals information in addition to the signal
262    number may be retained by the simulator (e.g. offending address),
263    that information is not directly accessable via this interface.
264 
265    SIM_SIGNALLED: The program has been terminated by a signal. The
266    simulator has encountered target code that causes the program
267    to exit with signal SIGRC.
268 
269    SIM_RUNNING, SIM_POLLING: The return of one of these values
270    indicates a problem internal to the simulator. */
271 
272 enum sim_stop { sim_running, sim_polling, sim_exited, sim_stopped, sim_signalled };
273 
274 void sim_stop_reason (SIM_DESC sd, enum sim_stop *reason, int *sigrc);
275 
276 
277 /* Passthru for other commands that the simulator might support.
278    Simulators should be prepared to deal with any combination of NULL
279    or empty CMD. */
280 
281 void sim_do_command (SIM_DESC sd, const char *cmd);
282 
283 /* Complete a command based on the available sim commands.  Returns an
284    array of possible matches.  */
285 
286 char **sim_complete_command (SIM_DESC sd, const char *text, const char *word);
287 
288 #ifdef __cplusplus
289 }
290 #endif
291 
292 #endif /* !defined (SIM_SIM_H) */
293