Re: only force symbol lookups with local variables on hppa

[Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>]

On Monday 21 August 2006 21:35, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:32:29PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Sunday 20 August 2006 09:57, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> > > As a followup, there are several better options:
> >
> > hmm, is there a spec somewhere that says what order symbols need to be
> > resolved ?  how about an alternative option:
> >  - in write_dollar_variable(), if the symbol starts with a '$', we first
> > try to look it up via lookup_internalvar() ... if that fails, we fall
> > back to lookup_symbol() and lookup_minimal_symbol() and then jump back to
> > the lookup_internalvar() ...
>
> Hmm... that's also an interesting option.  I have no opinion.

here's a stab at it then ... i'm sure others have better ideas :)
-mike

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2006-08-21  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>

	* value.h (lookup_only_internalvar): New prototype.
	* value.c (lookup_only_internalvar): New function.
	(lookup_internalvar): Use lookup_only_internalvar.
	* parse.c (write_dollar_variable): Look up $ symbols in internal
	table first rather than last.

--- gdb/value.h
+++ gdb/value.h
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ extern void set_internalvar_component (s
 				       int bitpos, int bitsize,
 				       struct value *newvalue);
 
+extern struct internalvar *lookup_only_internalvar (char *name);
+
 extern struct internalvar *lookup_internalvar (char *name);
 
 extern int value_equal (struct value *arg1, struct value *arg2);
--- gdb/value.c
+++ gdb/value.c
@@ -741,10 +741,10 @@ init_if_undefined_command (char* args, i
    normally include a dollar sign.
 
    If the specified internal variable does not exist,
-   one is created, with a void value.  */
+   the return value is NULL.  */
 
 struct internalvar *
-lookup_internalvar (char *name)
+lookup_only_internalvar (char *name)
 {
   struct internalvar *var;
 
@@ -752,6 +752,25 @@ lookup_internalvar (char *name)
     if (strcmp (var->name, name) == 0)
       return var;
 
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
+/* Look up an internal variable with name NAME.  NAME should not
+   normally include a dollar sign.
+
+   If the specified internal variable does not exist,
+   one is created, with a void value.  */
+
+struct internalvar *
+lookup_internalvar (char *name)
+{
+  struct internalvar *var;
+
+  var = lookup_only_internalvar (name);
+  if (var)
+    return var;
+
   var = (struct internalvar *) xmalloc (sizeof (struct internalvar));
   var->name = concat (name, (char *)NULL);
   var->value = allocate_value (builtin_type_void);
--- gdb/parse.c
+++ gdb/parse.c
@@ -486,6 +486,17 @@ write_dollar_variable (struct stoken str
   if (i >= 0)
     goto handle_register;
 
+  /* Any names starting with $ are probably debugger internal variables.  */
+
+  if (str.ptr[0] == '$' && lookup_only_internalvar (copy_name (str) + 1))
+    {
+internal_lookup:
+      write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_INTERNALVAR);
+      write_exp_elt_intern (lookup_internalvar (copy_name (str) + 1));
+      write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_INTERNALVAR);
+      return;
+    }
+
   /* On some systems, such as HP-UX and hppa-linux, certain system routines 
      have names beginning with $ or $$.  Check for those, first. */
 
@@ -508,12 +519,9 @@ write_dollar_variable (struct stoken str
       return;
     }
 
-  /* Any other names starting in $ are debugger internal variables.  */
-
-  write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_INTERNALVAR);
-  write_exp_elt_intern (lookup_internalvar (copy_name (str) + 1));
-  write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_INTERNALVAR);
-  return;
+  /* Any other names are assumed to be debugger internal variables.  */
+
+  goto internal_lookup;
 handle_last:
   write_exp_elt_opcode (OP_LAST);
   write_exp_elt_longcst ((LONGEST) i);