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1//===-- ValueObjectVariable.cpp -------------------------------------------===//
2//
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5// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
6//
7//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
8
10
11#include "lldb/Core/Address.h"
14#include "lldb/Core/Module.h"
15#include "lldb/Core/Value.h"
21#include "lldb/Symbol/Type.h"
24#include "lldb/Target/Process.h"
26#include "lldb/Target/Target.h"
29#include "lldb/Utility/Scalar.h"
30#include "lldb/Utility/Status.h"
32#include "lldb/lldb-types.h"
33
34#include "llvm/ADT/StringRef.h"
35
36#include <cassert>
37#include <memory>
38#include <optional>
39
40namespace lldb_private {
42}
43namespace lldb_private {
44class StackFrame;
45}
46namespace lldb_private {
47struct RegisterInfo;
48}
49using namespace lldb_private;
50
53 const lldb::VariableSP &var_sp) {
54 auto manager_sp = ValueObjectManager::Create();
55 return (new ValueObjectVariable(exe_scope, *manager_sp, var_sp))->GetSP();
56}
57
59 ValueObjectManager &manager,
60 const lldb::VariableSP &var_sp)
61 : ValueObject(exe_scope, manager), m_variable_sp(var_sp) {
62 // Do not attempt to construct one of these objects with no variable!
63 assert(m_variable_sp.get() != nullptr);
64 m_name = var_sp->GetName();
65}
66
68
70 Type *var_type = m_variable_sp->GetType();
71 if (var_type)
72 return var_type->GetForwardCompilerType();
73 return CompilerType();
74}
75
77 Type *var_type = m_variable_sp->GetType();
78 if (var_type)
79 return var_type->GetName();
80 return ConstString();
81}
82
84 Type *var_type = m_variable_sp->GetType();
85 if (var_type)
86 return var_type->GetForwardCompilerType().GetDisplayTypeName();
87 return ConstString();
88}
89
91 Type *var_type = m_variable_sp->GetType();
92 if (var_type)
93 return var_type->GetQualifiedName();
94 return ConstString();
95}
96
97llvm::Expected<uint32_t>
100
101 if (!type.IsValid())
102 return llvm::createStringError("invalid type");
103
105 const bool omit_empty_base_classes = true;
106 auto child_count = type.GetNumChildren(omit_empty_base_classes, &exe_ctx);
107 if (!child_count)
108 return child_count;
109 return *child_count <= max ? *child_count : max;
110}
111
112llvm::Expected<uint64_t> ValueObjectVariable::GetByteSize() {
114
116 return type.GetByteSize(exe_ctx.GetBestExecutionContextScope());
117}
118
124
126 SetValueIsValid(false);
127 m_error.Clear();
128
129 Variable *variable = m_variable_sp.get();
130 DWARFExpressionList &expr_list = variable->LocationExpressionList();
131
132 if (variable->GetLocationIsConstantValueData()) {
133 // expr doesn't contain DWARF bytes, it contains the constant variable
134 // value bytes themselves...
135 if (expr_list.GetExpressionData(m_data)) {
136 if (m_data.GetDataStart() && m_data.GetByteSize())
137 m_value.SetBytes(m_data.GetDataStart(), m_data.GetByteSize());
138 m_value.SetContext(Value::ContextType::Variable, variable);
139 } else
140 m_error = Status::FromErrorString("empty constant data");
141 // constant bytes can't be edited - sorry
144 } else {
145 lldb::addr_t loclist_base_load_addr = LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS;
147
148 Target *target = exe_ctx.GetTargetPtr();
149 if (target) {
150 m_data.SetByteOrder(target->GetArchitecture().GetByteOrder());
151 m_data.SetAddressByteSize(target->GetArchitecture().GetAddressByteSize());
152 }
153
154 if (!expr_list.IsAlwaysValidSingleExpr()) {
155 SymbolContext sc;
156 variable->CalculateSymbolContext(&sc);
157 if (sc.function)
158 loclist_base_load_addr =
159 sc.function->GetAddress().GetLoadAddress(target);
160 }
161 Value old_value(m_value);
162 llvm::Expected<Value> maybe_value = expr_list.Evaluate(
163 &exe_ctx, nullptr, loclist_base_load_addr, nullptr, nullptr);
164
165 if (maybe_value) {
166 m_value = *maybe_value;
169 expr_list.IsImplicit(&exe_ctx, nullptr, loclist_base_load_addr);
170 m_value.SetContext(Value::ContextType::Variable, variable);
171
172 CompilerType compiler_type = GetCompilerType();
173 if (compiler_type.IsValid())
174 m_value.SetCompilerType(compiler_type);
175
176 Value::ValueType value_type = m_value.GetValueType();
177
178 // The size of the buffer within m_value can be less than the size
179 // prescribed by its type. E.g. this can happen when an expression only
180 // partially describes an object (say, because it contains DW_OP_piece).
181 //
182 // In this case, grow m_value to the expected size. An alternative way to
183 // handle this is to teach Value::GetValueAsData() and ValueObjectChild
184 // not to read past the end of a host buffer, but this gets impractically
185 // complicated as a Value's host buffer may be shared with a distant
186 // ancestor or sibling in the ValueObject hierarchy.
187 //
188 // FIXME: When we grow m_value, we should represent the added bits as
189 // undefined somehow instead of as 0's.
190 if (value_type == Value::ValueType::HostAddress &&
191 compiler_type.IsValid()) {
192 if (size_t value_buf_size = m_value.GetBuffer().GetByteSize()) {
193 size_t value_size = m_value.GetValueByteSize(&m_error, &exe_ctx);
194 if (m_error.Success() && value_buf_size < value_size)
195 m_value.ResizeData(value_size);
196 }
197 }
198
199 Process *process = exe_ctx.GetProcessPtr();
200 const bool process_is_alive = process && process->IsAlive();
201
202 switch (value_type) {
204 m_error = Status::FromErrorString("invalid value");
205 break;
207 // The variable value is in the Scalar value inside the m_value. We can
208 // point our m_data right to it.
209 m_error = m_value.GetValueAsData(&exe_ctx, m_data, GetModule().get());
210 break;
211
215 // The DWARF expression result was an address in the inferior process.
216 // If this variable is an aggregate type, we just need the address as
217 // the main value as all child variable objects will rely upon this
218 // location and add an offset and then read their own values as needed.
219 // If this variable is a simple type, we read all data for it into
220 // m_data. Make sure this type has a value before we try and read it
221
222 // If we have a file address, convert it to a load address if we can.
223 if (value_type == Value::ValueType::FileAddress && process_is_alive)
224 m_value.ConvertToLoadAddress(GetModule().get(), target);
225
226 if (!CanProvideValue()) {
227 // this value object represents an aggregate type whose children have
228 // values, but this object does not. So we say we are changed if our
229 // location has changed.
230 SetValueDidChange(value_type != old_value.GetValueType() ||
231 m_value.GetScalar() != old_value.GetScalar());
232 } else {
233 // Copy the Value and set the context to use our Variable so it can
234 // extract read its value into m_data appropriately
235 Value value(m_value);
237 m_error = value.GetValueAsData(&exe_ctx, m_data, GetModule().get());
238
239 SetValueDidChange(value_type != old_value.GetValueType() ||
240 m_value.GetScalar() != old_value.GetScalar());
241 }
242 break;
243 }
244
245 SetValueIsValid(m_error.Success());
246 } else {
247 m_error = Status::FromError(maybe_value.takeError());
248 // could not find location, won't allow editing
251 }
252 }
253
254 return m_error.Success();
255}
256
258 Value::ValueType value_type = valobj.GetValue().GetValueType();
260 Process *process = exe_ctx.GetProcessPtr();
261 const bool process_is_alive = process && process->IsAlive();
262 const uint32_t type_info = valobj.GetCompilerType().GetTypeInfo();
263 const bool is_pointer_or_ref =
264 (type_info & (lldb::eTypeIsPointer | lldb::eTypeIsReference)) != 0;
265
266 switch (value_type) {
268 break;
270 // If this type is a pointer, then its children will be considered load
271 // addresses if the pointer or reference is dereferenced, but only if
272 // the process is alive.
273 //
274 // There could be global variables like in the following code:
275 // struct LinkedListNode { Foo* foo; LinkedListNode* next; };
276 // Foo g_foo1;
277 // Foo g_foo2;
278 // LinkedListNode g_second_node = { &g_foo2, NULL };
279 // LinkedListNode g_first_node = { &g_foo1, &g_second_node };
280 //
281 // When we aren't running, we should be able to look at these variables
282 // using the "target variable" command. Children of the "g_first_node"
283 // always will be of the same address type as the parent. But children
284 // of the "next" member of LinkedListNode will become load addresses if
285 // we have a live process, or remain a file address if it was a file
286 // address.
287 if (process_is_alive && is_pointer_or_ref)
289 else
291 break;
293 // Same as above for load addresses, except children of pointer or refs
294 // are always load addresses. Host addresses are used to store freeze
295 // dried variables. If this type is a struct, the entire struct
296 // contents will be copied into the heap of the
297 // LLDB process, but we do not currently follow any pointers.
298 if (is_pointer_or_ref)
300 else
302 break;
306 break;
307 }
308}
309
311 const ExecutionContextRef &exe_ctx_ref = GetExecutionContextRef();
312 if (exe_ctx_ref.HasFrameRef()) {
313 ExecutionContext exe_ctx(exe_ctx_ref);
314 StackFrame *frame = exe_ctx.GetFramePtr();
315 if (frame) {
316 return m_variable_sp->IsInScope(frame);
317 } else {
318 // This ValueObject had a frame at one time, but now we can't locate it,
319 // so return false since we probably aren't in scope.
320 return false;
321 }
322 }
323 // We have a variable that wasn't tied to a frame, which means it is a global
324 // and is always in scope.
325 return true;
326}
327
329 if (m_variable_sp) {
330 SymbolContextScope *sc_scope = m_variable_sp->GetSymbolContextScope();
331 if (sc_scope) {
332 return sc_scope->CalculateSymbolContextModule();
333 }
334 }
335 return lldb::ModuleSP();
336}
337
339 if (m_variable_sp)
340 return m_variable_sp->GetSymbolContextScope();
341 return nullptr;
342}
343
345 if (m_variable_sp) {
346 decl = m_variable_sp->GetDeclaration();
347 return true;
348 }
349 return false;
350}
351
358
360 // Refresh the resolved location so m_resolved_value_is_implicit is current.
363 return llvm::createStringError("variable is not in a writable location");
365}
366
368 Status &error) {
369 if (!UpdateValueIfNeeded()) {
370 error = Status::FromErrorString("unable to update value before writing");
371 return false;
372 }
373
374 if (llvm::Error err = CanSetValue()) {
375 error = Status::FromError(std::move(err));
376 return false;
377 }
378
379 if (m_resolved_value.GetContextType() == Value::ContextType::RegisterInfo) {
380 RegisterInfo *reg_info = m_resolved_value.GetRegisterInfo();
382 RegisterContext *reg_ctx = exe_ctx.GetRegisterContext();
383 RegisterValue reg_value;
384 if (!reg_info || !reg_ctx) {
385 error = Status::FromErrorString("unable to retrieve register info");
386 return false;
387 }
388 error = reg_value.SetValueFromString(reg_info, llvm::StringRef(value_str));
389 if (error.Fail())
390 return false;
391 if (reg_ctx->WriteRegister(reg_info, reg_value)) {
393 return true;
394 } else {
395 error = Status::FromErrorString("unable to write back to register");
396 return false;
397 }
398 } else
399 return ValueObject::SetValueFromCString(value_str, error);
400}
401
403 if (!UpdateValueIfNeeded()) {
404 error = Status::FromErrorString("unable to update value before writing");
405 return false;
406 }
407
408 if (llvm::Error err = CanSetValue()) {
409 error = Status::FromError(std::move(err));
410 return false;
411 }
412
413 if (m_resolved_value.GetContextType() == Value::ContextType::RegisterInfo) {
414 RegisterInfo *reg_info = m_resolved_value.GetRegisterInfo();
416 RegisterContext *reg_ctx = exe_ctx.GetRegisterContext();
417 RegisterValue reg_value;
418 if (!reg_info || !reg_ctx) {
419 error = Status::FromErrorString("unable to retrieve register info");
420 return false;
421 }
422 error = reg_value.SetValueFromData(*reg_info, data, 0, true);
423 if (error.Fail())
424 return false;
425 if (reg_ctx->WriteRegister(reg_info, reg_value)) {
427 return true;
428 } else {
429 error = Status::FromErrorString("unable to write back to register");
430 return false;
431 }
432 } else
433 return ValueObject::SetData(data, error);
434}
static llvm::raw_ostream & error(Stream &strm)
lldb::addr_t GetLoadAddress(Target *target) const
Get the load address.
Definition Address.cpp:301
uint32_t GetAddressByteSize() const
Returns the size in bytes of an address of the current architecture.
Definition ArchSpec.cpp:889
lldb::ByteOrder GetByteOrder() const
Returns the byte order for the architecture specification.
Definition ArchSpec.cpp:938
static std::shared_ptr< ClusterManager > Create()
Generic representation of a type in a programming language.
ConstString GetDisplayTypeName() const
llvm::Expected< uint64_t > GetByteSize(ExecutionContextScope *exe_scope) const
Return the size of the type in bytes.
uint32_t GetTypeInfo(CompilerType *pointee_or_element_compiler_type=nullptr) const
llvm::Expected< uint32_t > GetNumChildren(bool omit_empty_base_classes, const ExecutionContext *exe_ctx) const
A uniqued constant string class.
Definition ConstString.h:40
"lldb/Expression/DWARFExpressionList.h" Encapsulates a range map from file address range to a single ...
bool IsImplicit(ExecutionContext *exe_ctx, RegisterContext *reg_ctx, lldb::addr_t func_load_addr) const
Return true if the expression in scope at the current PC produces an implicit location,...
llvm::Expected< Value > Evaluate(ExecutionContext *exe_ctx, RegisterContext *reg_ctx, lldb::addr_t func_load_addr, const Value *initial_value_ptr, const Value *object_address_ptr) const
bool GetExpressionData(DataExtractor &data, lldb::addr_t func_load_addr=LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS, lldb::addr_t file_addr=0) const
Get the expression data at the file address.
An data extractor class.
A class that describes the declaration location of a lldb object.
Definition Declaration.h:24
Execution context objects refer to objects in the execution of the program that is being debugged.
bool HasFrameRef() const
Returns true if this object has a weak reference to a frame.
"lldb/Target/ExecutionContextScope.h" Inherit from this if your object can reconstruct its execution ...
"lldb/Target/ExecutionContext.h" A class that contains an execution context.
ExecutionContextScope * GetBestExecutionContextScope() const
StackFrame * GetFramePtr() const
Returns a pointer to the frame object.
Target * GetTargetPtr() const
Returns a pointer to the target object.
Process * GetProcessPtr() const
Returns a pointer to the process object.
RegisterContext * GetRegisterContext() const
const Address & GetAddress() const
Return the address of the function (its entry point).
Definition Function.h:430
A plug-in interface definition class for debugging a process.
Definition Process.h:360
virtual bool IsAlive()
Check if a process is still alive.
Definition Process.cpp:1106
virtual bool WriteRegister(const RegisterInfo *reg_info, const RegisterValue &reg_value)=0
Status SetValueFromString(const RegisterInfo *reg_info, llvm::StringRef value_str)
Status SetValueFromData(const RegisterInfo &reg_info, DataExtractor &data, lldb::offset_t offset, bool partial_data_ok)
This base class provides an interface to stack frames.
Definition StackFrame.h:44
An error handling class.
Definition Status.h:118
static Status FromErrorString(const char *str)
Definition Status.h:141
static Status FromError(llvm::Error error)
Avoid using this in new code. Migrate APIs to llvm::Expected instead.
Definition Status.cpp:136
"lldb/Symbol/SymbolContextScope.h" Inherit from this if your object is part of a symbol context and c...
virtual lldb::ModuleSP CalculateSymbolContextModule()
Defines a symbol context baton that can be handed other debug core functions.
Function * function
The Function for a given query.
const ArchSpec & GetArchitecture() const
Definition Target.h:1296
CompilerType GetForwardCompilerType()
Definition Type.cpp:791
ConstString GetName()
Definition Type.cpp:442
ConstString GetQualifiedName()
Definition Type.cpp:796
ValueObjectVariable(ExecutionContextScope *exe_scope, ValueObjectManager &manager, const lldb::VariableSP &var_sp)
lldb::ValueType GetValueType() const override
SymbolContextScope * GetSymbolContextScope() override
lldb::ModuleSP GetModule() override
Return the module associated with this value object in case the value is from an executable file and ...
void DoUpdateChildrenAddressType(ValueObject &valobj) override
bool SetData(DataExtractor &data, Status &error) override
const char * GetLocationAsCString() override
bool m_resolved_value_is_implicit
True when the resolved value has no writable storage in the inferior (an implicit location,...
static lldb::ValueObjectSP Create(ExecutionContextScope *exe_scope, const lldb::VariableSP &var_sp)
Value m_resolved_value
The value that DWARFExpression resolves this variable to before we patch it up.
llvm::Error CanSetValue() override
Check if the value may be writable.
ConstString GetQualifiedTypeName() override
bool SetValueFromCString(const char *value_str, Status &error) override
lldb::VariableSP m_variable_sp
The variable that this value object is based upon.
llvm::Expected< uint32_t > CalculateNumChildren(uint32_t max) override
Should only be called by ValueObject::GetNumChildren().
llvm::Expected< uint64_t > GetByteSize() override
bool GetDeclaration(Declaration &decl) override
CompilerType GetCompilerTypeImpl() override
void SetValueIsValid(bool valid)
ClusterManager< ValueObject > ValueObjectManager
ValueObject(ExecutionContextScope *exe_scope, ValueObjectManager &manager, AddressType child_ptr_or_ref_addr_type=eAddressTypeLoad)
Use this constructor to create a "root variable object".
virtual llvm::Error CanSetValue()
Check if the value may be writable.
Status m_error
An error object that can describe any errors that occur when updating values.
DataExtractor m_data
A data extractor that can be used to extract the value.
void SetValueDidChange(bool value_changed)
bool UpdateValueIfNeeded(bool update_format=true)
CompilerType GetCompilerType()
virtual const char * GetLocationAsCString()
virtual bool SetValueFromCString(const char *value_str, Status &error)
virtual bool SetData(DataExtractor &data, Status &error)
ConstString m_name
The name of this object.
const char * GetLocationAsCStringImpl(const Value &value, const DataExtractor &data)
const ExecutionContextRef & GetExecutionContextRef() const
const Value & GetValue() const
void SetAddressTypeOfChildren(AddressType at)
const Scalar & GetScalar() const
See comment on m_scalar to understand what GetScalar returns.
Definition Value.h:114
Status GetValueAsData(ExecutionContext *exe_ctx, DataExtractor &data, Module *module)
Definition Value.cpp:323
ValueType
Type that describes Value::m_value.
Definition Value.h:42
@ HostAddress
A host address value (for memory in the process that < A is using liblldb).
Definition Value.h:53
@ FileAddress
A file address value.
Definition Value.h:48
@ LoadAddress
A load address value.
Definition Value.h:50
@ Scalar
A raw scalar value.
Definition Value.h:46
ValueType GetValueType() const
Definition Value.cpp:111
void SetContext(ContextType context_type, void *p)
Definition Value.h:97
@ Variable
lldb_private::Variable *.
Definition Value.h:66
@ RegisterInfo
RegisterInfo * (can be a scalar or a vector register).
Definition Value.h:62
DWARFExpressionList & LocationExpressionList()
Definition Variable.h:77
void CalculateSymbolContext(SymbolContext *sc)
Definition Variable.cpp:216
bool GetLocationIsConstantValueData() const
Definition Variable.h:102
#define LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS
A class that represents a running process on the host machine.
@ eAddressTypeFile
Address is an address as found in an object or symbol file.
@ eAddressTypeLoad
Address is an address as in the current target inferior process.
@ eAddressTypeHost
Address is an address in the process that is running this code.
std::shared_ptr< lldb_private::ValueObject > ValueObjectSP
std::shared_ptr< lldb_private::Variable > VariableSP
uint64_t addr_t
Definition lldb-types.h:80
std::shared_ptr< lldb_private::Module > ModuleSP
Every register is described in detail including its name, alternate name (optional),...