binutils-gdb/gdb/frame-base.h
Simon Marchi 8480a37e14 gdb: pass frames as const frame_info_ptr &
We currently pass frames to function by value, as `frame_info_ptr`.
This is somewhat expensive:

 - the size of `frame_info_ptr` is 64 bytes, which is a bit big to pass
   by value
 - the constructors and destructor link/unlink the object in the global
   `frame_info_ptr::frame_list` list.  This is an `intrusive_list`, so
   it's not so bad: it's just assigning a few points, there's no memory
   allocation as if it was `std::list`, but still it's useless to do
   that over and over.

As suggested by Tom Tromey, change many function signatures to accept
`const frame_info_ptr &` instead of `frame_info_ptr`.

Some functions reassign their `frame_info_ptr` parameter, like:

  void
  the_func (frame_info_ptr frame)
  {
    for (; frame != nullptr; frame = get_prev_frame (frame))
      {
        ...
      }
  }

I wondered what to do about them, do I leave them as-is or change them
(and need to introduce a separate local variable that can be
re-assigned).  I opted for the later for consistency.  It might not be
clear why some functions take `const frame_info_ptr &` while others take
`frame_info_ptr`.  Also, if a function took a `frame_info_ptr` because
it did re-assign its parameter, I doubt that we would think to change it
to `const frame_info_ptr &` should the implementation change such that
it doesn't need to take `frame_info_ptr` anymore.  It seems better to
have a simple rule and apply it everywhere.

Change-Id: I59d10addef687d157f82ccf4d54f5dde9a963fd0
Approved-By: Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>
2024-02-20 10:42:25 -05:00

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/* Definitions for a frame base, for GDB, the GNU debugger.
Copyright (C) 2003-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GDB.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
#if !defined (FRAME_BASE_H)
#define FRAME_BASE_H 1
class frame_info_ptr;
struct frame_id;
struct frame_unwind;
struct frame_base;
struct gdbarch;
struct regcache;
/* Assuming the frame chain: (outer) prev <-> this <-> next (inner);
and that this is a `normal frame'; use THIS frame, and implicitly
the NEXT frame's register unwind method, to determine the address
of THIS frame's `base'.
The exact meaning of `base' is highly dependant on the type of the
debug info. It is assumed that dwarf2, stabs, ... will each
provide their own methods.
A typical implementation will return the same value for base,
locals-base and args-base. That value, however, will likely be
different to the frame ID's stack address. */
/* A generic base address. */
typedef CORE_ADDR (frame_this_base_ftype) (const frame_info_ptr &this_frame,
void **this_base_cache);
/* The base address of the frame's local variables. */
typedef CORE_ADDR (frame_this_locals_ftype) (const frame_info_ptr &this_frame,
void **this_base_cache);
/* The base address of the frame's arguments / parameters. */
typedef CORE_ADDR (frame_this_args_ftype) (const frame_info_ptr &this_frame,
void **this_base_cache);
struct frame_base
{
/* If non-NULL, a low-level unwinder that shares its implementation
with this high-level frame-base method. */
const struct frame_unwind *unwind;
frame_this_base_ftype *this_base;
frame_this_locals_ftype *this_locals;
frame_this_args_ftype *this_args;
};
/* Given THIS frame, return the frame base methods for THIS frame,
or NULL if it can't handle THIS frame. */
typedef const struct frame_base *(frame_base_sniffer_ftype) (const frame_info_ptr &this_frame);
/* Append a frame base sniffer to the list. The sniffers are polled
in the order that they are appended. */
extern void frame_base_append_sniffer (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
frame_base_sniffer_ftype *sniffer);
/* Set the default frame base. If all else fails, this one is
returned. If this isn't set, the default is to use legacy code
that uses things like the frame ID's base (ulgh!). */
extern void frame_base_set_default (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
const struct frame_base *def);
/* Iterate through the list of frame base handlers until one returns
an implementation. */
extern const struct frame_base *frame_base_find_by_frame (const frame_info_ptr &this_frame);
#endif