gdb/

	* cp-valprint.c (cp_print_value_fields): Check valprint_check_validity
	for TYPE_VPTR_FIELDNO.
	* valprint.c (valprint_check_validity): Make it global, move the
	function comment ...
	* value.h (valprint_check_validity): ... to this new declaration.

gdb/testsuite/
	* gdb.trace/unavailable.exp
	(collect globals: print object on: print derived_partial)
	(collect globals: print object on: print derived_whole)
	(collect globals: print object off: print derived_partial)
	(collect globals: print object off: print derived_whole): Update
	expected output.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/value.h b/gdb/value.h
index d501b52e5d1..4d04a200e43 100644
--- a/gdb/value.h
+++ b/gdb/value.h
@@ -213,6 +213,20 @@ extern struct value *allocate_computed_value (struct type *type,
 					      const struct lval_funcs *funcs,
 					      void *closure);
 
+/* Helper function to check the validity of some bits of a value.
+
+   If TYPE represents some aggregate type (e.g., a structure), return 1.
+   
+   Otherwise, any of the bytes starting at OFFSET and extending for
+   TYPE_LENGTH(TYPE) bytes are invalid, print a message to STREAM and
+   return 0.  The checking is done using FUNCS.
+   
+   Otherwise, return 1.  */
+
+extern int valprint_check_validity (struct ui_file *stream, struct type *type,
+				    int embedded_offset,
+				    const struct value *val);
+
 extern struct value *allocate_optimized_out_value (struct type *type);
 
 /* If VALUE is lval_computed, return its lval_funcs structure.  */