Nick Clifton dda8d76d0d Add support to readelf and objdump for following links to separate debug information files. ... Hi Guys, I am applying the rather large patch attached to this email to enhance the readelf and objdump programs so that they now have the ability to follow links to separate debug info files. (As requested by PR 15152). So for example whereas before we had this output: $ readelf -wi main.exe Contents of the .debug_info section: [...] <15> DW_AT_comp_dir : (alt indirect string, offset: 0x30c) [...] With the new option enabled we get: $ readelf -wiK main.exe main.exe: Found separate debug info file: dwz.debug Contents of the .debug_info section (loaded from main.exe): [...] <15> DW_AT_comp_dir : (alt indirect string, offset: 0x30c) /home/nickc/Downloads/dwzm [...] The link following feature also means that we can get two lots of output if the same section exists in both the main file and the separate debug info file: $ readelf -wiK main.exe main.exe: Found separate debug info file: dwz.debug Contents of the .debug_info section (loaded from main.exe): [...] Contents of the .debug_info section (loaded from dwz.debug): [...] The patch also adds the ability to display the contents of debuglink sections: $ readelf -wk main.exe Contents of the .gnu_debugaltlink section: Separate debug info file: dwz.debug Build-ID (0x14 bytes): c4 a8 89 8d 64 cf 70 8a 35 68 21 f2 ed 24 45 3e 18 7a 7a 93 Naturally there are long versions of these options (=follow-links and =links). The documentation has been updated as well, and since both readelf and objdump use the same set of debug display options, I have moved the text into a separate file. There are also a couple of new binutils tests to exercise the new behaviour. There are a couple of missing features in the current patch however, although I do intend to address them in follow up submissions: Firstly the code does not check the build-id inside separate debug info files when it is searching for a file specified by a .gnu_debugaltlink section. It just assumes that if the file is there, then it contains the information being sought. Secondly I have not checked the DWARF-5 version of these link features, so there will probably be code to add there. Thirdly I have only implemented link following for the DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt format. Other alternate formats (eg DW_FORM_GNU_ref_alt) have yet to be implemented. Lastly, whilst implementing this feature I found it necessary to move some of the global variables used by readelf (eg section_headers) into a structure that can be passed around. I have moved all of the global variables that were necessary to get the patch working, but I need to complete the operation and move the remaining, file-specific variables (eg dynamic_strings). Cheers Nick binutils PR 15152 * dwarf.h (enum dwarf_section_display_enum): Add gnu_debuglink, gnu_debugaltlink and separate_debug_str. (struct dwarf_section): Add filename field. Add prototypes for load_separate_debug_file, close_debug_file and open_debug_file. * dwarf.c (do_debug_links): New. (do_follow_links): New. (separate_debug_file, separate_debug_filename): New. (fetch_alt_indirect_string): New function. Retrieves a string from the debug string table in the separate debug info file. (read_and_display_attr_value): Use it with DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt. (load_debug_section_with_follow): New function. Like load_debug_section, but if the first attempt fails, then tries again in the separate debug info file. (introduce): New function. (process_debug_info): Use load_debug_section_with_follow and introduce. (load_debug_info): Likewise. (display_debug_lines_raw): Likewise. (display_debug_lines_decoded): Likewise. (display_debug_macinfo): Likewise. (display_debug_macro): Likewise. (display_debug_abbrev): Likewise. (display_debug_loc): Likewise. (display_debug_str): Likewise. (display_debug_aranges): Likewise. (display_debug_addr); Likewise. (display_debug_frames): Likewise. (display_gdb_index): Likewise. (process_cu_tu_index): Likewise. (load_cu_tu_indexes): Likewise. (display_debug_links): New function. Displays the contents of a .gnu_debuglink or .gnu_debugaltlink section. (calc_gnu_debuglink_ctc32):New function. Calculates a CRC32 value. (check_gnu_debuglink): New function. Checks the CRC of a potential separate debug info file. (parse_gnu_debuglink): New function. Reads a CRC value out of a .gnu_debuglink section. (check_gnu_debugaltlink): New function. (parse_gnu_debugaltlink): New function. Reads the build-id value out of a .gnu_debugaltlink section. (load_separate_debug_info): New function. Finds and loads a separate debug info file. (load_separate_debug_file): New function. Attempts to find and follow a link to a separate debug info file. (free_debug_memory): Free the separate debug info file information. (opts_table): Add "follow-links" and "links". (dwarf_select_sections_by_letters): Add "k" and "K". (debug_displays): Reformat. Add .gnu-debuglink and .gnu_debugaltlink. Add an extra entry for .debug_str in a separate debug info file. * doc/binutils.texi: Move description of debug dump features common to both readelf and objdump into... * objdump.c (usage): Add -Wk and -WK. (load_specific_debug_section): Initialise the filename field in the dwarf_section structure. (close_debug_file): New function. (open_debug_file): New function. (dump_dwarf): Load and dump the separate debug info sections. * readelf.c (struct filedata): New structure. Contains various variables that used to be global: (current_file_size, string_table, string_table_length, elf_header) (section_headers, program_headers, dump_sects, num_dump_sects): Move into filedata structure. (cmdline): New global variable. Contains list of sections to dump by number, as specified on the command line. Add filedata parameter to most functions. (load_debug_section): Load the string table if it has not already been retrieved. (close_file): New function. (close_debug_file): New function. (open_file): New function. (open_debug_file): New function. (process_object): Process sections in any separate debug info files. * doc/debug.options.texi: New file. Add description of =links and =follow-links options. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * elfcomm.c: Have the byte gte functions take a const pointer. * elfcomm.h: Update prototypes. * testsuite/binutils-all/dw5.W: Update expected output. * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.WL: Update expected output. * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.exp: Add test of -WK and -Wk. * testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.exp: Add test of -wK and -wk. * testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.k: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.Wk: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.WK2: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/linkdebug.s: New file. * testsuite/binutils-all/debuglink.s: New file. gas * testsuite/gas/avr/large-debug-line-table.d: Update expected output. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-11.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-12.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-13.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-14.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-15.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-16.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-17.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-18.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-5.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-6.d: Likewise. * testsuite/gas/elf/dwarf2-7.d: Likewise. ld * testsuite/ld-avr/gc-section-debugline.d: Update expected output.		2017-11-15 11:34:03 +00:00
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binutils.texi	Add support to readelf and objdump for following links to separate debug information files.	2017-11-15 11:34:03 +00:00
debug.options.texi	Add support to readelf and objdump for following links to separate debug information files.	2017-11-15 11:34:03 +00:00
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