[PR gdb/19893] Fix handling of synthetic C++ references

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19893

I've traced the main source of the problem to pieced_value_funcs.coerce_ref not being
implemented. Since gdb always assumes references are implemented as pointers, this
causes it to think that it's dealing with a NULL pointer, thus breaking any operations
involving synthetic references.

What I did here was implementing pieced_value_funcs.coerce_ref using some of the synthetic
pointer handling code from indirect_pieced_value, as Pedro suggested. I also made a few
adjustments to the reference printing code so that it correctly shows either the address
of the referenced value or (if it's non-addressable) the "<synthetic pointer>" string.

I also wrote some unit tests based on Dwarf::assemble; these took a while to make
because in most cases I needed a synthetic reference to a physical variable. Additionally,
I started working on a unit test for classes that have a vtable, but ran into a few issues
so that'll probably go in a future patch. One thing that should definitely be fixed is that
proc function_range (called for MACRO_AT_func) will always try to compile/link using gcc
with the default options instead of g++, thus breaking C++ compilations that require e.g. libstdc++.

gdb/ChangeLog:

	* dwarf2loc.c (coerce_pieced_ref, indirect_synthetic_pointer,
	fetch_const_value_from_synthetic_pointer): New functions.
	(indirect_pieced_value): Move lower half to indirect_synthetic_pointer.
	(pieced_value_funcs): Implement coerce_ref.
	* valops.c (value_addr): Call coerce_ref for synthetic references.
	* valprint.c (valprint_check_validity): Return true for synthetic
	references.  Also, don't show "<synthetic pointer>" if they reference
	addressable values.
	(generic_val_print_ref): Handle synthetic references.  Also move some
	code to print_ref_address.
	(print_ref_address, get_value_addr_contents): New functions.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:

	* gdb.dwarf2/implref.exp: Rename to...
	* gdb.dwarf2/implref-const.exp: ...this.  Also add more test statements.
	* gdb.dwarf2/implref-array.c: New file.
	* gdb.dwarf2/implref-array.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/implref-global.c: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/implref-global.exp: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/implref-struct.c: Likewise.
	* gdb.dwarf2/implref-struct.exp: Likewise.

1 files changed, 93 insertions, 35 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2loc.c b/gdb/dwarf2loc.c
index bfe11730a72..adb0ac22454 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2loc.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2loc.c
@@ -2061,6 +2061,66 @@ get_frame_address_in_block_wrapper (void *baton)
   return get_frame_address_in_block ((struct frame_info *) baton);
 }
 
+/* Fetch a DW_AT_const_value through a synthetic pointer.  */
+
+static struct value *
+fetch_const_value_from_synthetic_pointer (sect_offset die, LONGEST byte_offset,
+					  struct dwarf2_per_cu_data *per_cu,
+					  struct type *type)
+{
+  struct value *result = NULL;
+  struct obstack temp_obstack;
+  struct cleanup *cleanup;
+  const gdb_byte *bytes;
+  LONGEST len;
+
+  obstack_init (&temp_obstack);
+  cleanup = make_cleanup_obstack_free (&temp_obstack);
+  bytes = dwarf2_fetch_constant_bytes (die, per_cu, &temp_obstack, &len);
+
+  if (bytes != NULL)
+    {
+      if (byte_offset >= 0
+	  && byte_offset + TYPE_LENGTH (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type)) <= len)
+	{
+	  bytes += byte_offset;
+	  result = value_from_contents (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), bytes);
+	}
+      else
+	invalid_synthetic_pointer ();
+    }
+  else
+    result = allocate_optimized_out_value (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
+
+  do_cleanups (cleanup);
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/* Fetch the value pointed to by a synthetic pointer.  */
+
+static struct value *
+indirect_synthetic_pointer (sect_offset die, LONGEST byte_offset,
+			    struct dwarf2_per_cu_data *per_cu,
+			    struct frame_info *frame, struct type *type)
+{
+  /* Fetch the location expression of the DIE we're pointing to.  */
+  struct dwarf2_locexpr_baton baton
+    = dwarf2_fetch_die_loc_sect_off (die, per_cu,
+				     get_frame_address_in_block_wrapper, frame);
+
+  /* If pointed-to DIE has a DW_AT_location, evaluate it and return the
+     resulting value.  Otherwise, it may have a DW_AT_const_value instead,
+     or it may've been optimized out.  */
+  if (baton.data != NULL)
+    return dwarf2_evaluate_loc_desc_full (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), frame,
+					  baton.data, baton.size, baton.per_cu,
+					  byte_offset);
+  else
+    return fetch_const_value_from_synthetic_pointer (die, byte_offset, per_cu,
+						     type);
+}
+
 /* An implementation of an lval_funcs method to indirect through a
    pointer.  This handles the synthetic pointer case when needed.  */
 
@@ -2115,6 +2175,7 @@ indirect_pieced_value (struct value *value)
       break;
     }
 
+  gdb_assert (piece != NULL);
   frame = get_selected_frame (_("No frame selected."));
 
   /* This is an offset requested by GDB, such as value subscripts.
@@ -2132,43 +2193,40 @@ indirect_pieced_value (struct value *value)
 					TYPE_LENGTH (type), byte_order);
   byte_offset += piece->v.ptr.offset;
 
-  gdb_assert (piece);
-  baton
-    = dwarf2_fetch_die_loc_sect_off (piece->v.ptr.die, c->per_cu,
-				     get_frame_address_in_block_wrapper,
-				     frame);
+  return indirect_synthetic_pointer (piece->v.ptr.die, byte_offset, c->per_cu,
+				     frame, type);
+}
 
-  if (baton.data != NULL)
-    return dwarf2_evaluate_loc_desc_full (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), frame,
-					  baton.data, baton.size, baton.per_cu,
-					  byte_offset);
+/* Implementation of the coerce_ref method of lval_funcs for synthetic C++
+   references.  */
 
-  {
-    struct obstack temp_obstack;
-    struct cleanup *cleanup;
-    const gdb_byte *bytes;
-    LONGEST len;
-    struct value *result;
-
-    obstack_init (&temp_obstack);
-    cleanup = make_cleanup_obstack_free (&temp_obstack);
-
-    bytes = dwarf2_fetch_constant_bytes (piece->v.ptr.die, c->per_cu,
-					 &temp_obstack, &len);
-    if (bytes == NULL)
-      result = allocate_optimized_out_value (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type));
-    else
-      {
-	if (byte_offset < 0
-	    || byte_offset + TYPE_LENGTH (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type)) > len)
-	  invalid_synthetic_pointer ();
-	bytes += byte_offset;
-	result = value_from_contents (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (type), bytes);
-      }
+static struct value *
+coerce_pieced_ref (const struct value *value)
+{
+  struct type *type = check_typedef (value_type (value));
 
-    do_cleanups (cleanup);
-    return result;
-  }
+  if (value_bits_synthetic_pointer (value, value_embedded_offset (value),
+				    TARGET_CHAR_BIT * TYPE_LENGTH (type)))
+    {
+      const struct piece_closure *closure
+	= (struct piece_closure *) value_computed_closure (value);
+      struct frame_info *frame
+	= get_selected_frame (_("No frame selected."));
+
+      /* gdb represents synthetic pointers as pieced values with a single
+	 piece.  */
+      gdb_assert (closure != NULL);
+      gdb_assert (closure->n_pieces == 1);
+
+      return indirect_synthetic_pointer (closure->pieces->v.ptr.die,
+					 closure->pieces->v.ptr.offset,
+					 closure->per_cu, frame, type);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      /* Else: not a synthetic reference; do nothing.  */
+      return NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 static void *
@@ -2206,7 +2264,7 @@ static const struct lval_funcs pieced_value_funcs = {
   read_pieced_value,
   write_pieced_value,
   indirect_pieced_value,
-  NULL,	/* coerce_ref */
+  coerce_pieced_ref,
   check_pieced_synthetic_pointer,
   copy_pieced_value_closure,
   free_pieced_value_closure