Fortran function calls with arguments

Prior to this patch, calling functions on the inferior with arguments and
then using these arguments within a function resulted in an invalid
memory access. This is because Fortran arguments are typically passed as
pointers to values.

It is possible to call Fortran functions, but memory must be allocated in
the inferior, so a pointer can be passed to the function, and the
language must be set to C to enable C-style casting. This is cumbersome
and not a pleasant debug experience.

This patch implements the GNU Fortran argument passing conventions with
caveats. Firstly, it does not handle the VALUE attribute as there is
insufficient DWARF information to determine when this is the case.
Secondly, functions with optional parameters can only be called with all
parameters present. Both these cases are marked as KFAILS in the test.

Since the GNU Fortran argument passing convention has been implemented,
there is no guarantee that this patch will work correctly, in all cases,
with other compilers.

Despite these limitations, this patch improves the ease with which
functions can be called in many cases, without taking away the existing
approach of calling with the language set to C.

Regression tested on x86_64, aarch64 and POWER9 with GCC 7.3.0.
Regression tested with Ada on x86_64.
Regression tested with native-extended-gdbserver target board.

gdb/ChangeLog:

	* eval.c (evaluate_subexp_standard): Call Fortran argument
	wrapping logic.
	* f-lang.c (struct value): A value which can be passed into a
	Fortran function call.
	(fortran_argument_convert): Wrap Fortran arguments in a pointer
	where appropriate.
	(struct type): Value ready for a Fortran function call.
	(fortran_preserve_arg_pointer): Undo check_typedef, the pointer
	is needed.
	* f-lang.h (fortran_argument_convert): Declaration.
	(fortran_preserve_arg_pointer): Declaration.
	* infcall.c (value_arg_coerce): Call Fortran argument logic.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:

	* gdb.fortran/function-calls.exp: New file.
	* gdb.fortran/function-calls.f90: New test.
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Richard Bunt
2019-03-06 08:23:00 +00:00
parent 2d0d5fc6f0
commit aa3cfbda2f
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@ -82,4 +82,37 @@ struct builtin_f_type
/* Return the Fortran type table for the specified architecture. */
extern const struct builtin_f_type *builtin_f_type (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
/* Ensures that function argument VALUE is in the appropriate form to
pass to a Fortran function. Returns a possibly new value that should
be used instead of VALUE.
When IS_ARTIFICIAL is true this indicates an artificial argument,
e.g. hidden string lengths which the GNU Fortran argument passing
convention specifies as being passed by value.
When IS_ARTIFICIAL is false, the argument is passed by pointer. If the
value is already in target memory then return a value that is a pointer
to VALUE. If VALUE is not in memory (e.g. an integer literal), allocate
space in the target, copy VALUE in, and return a pointer to the in
memory copy. */
extern struct value *fortran_argument_convert (struct value *value,
bool is_artificial);
/* Ensures that function argument TYPE is appropriate to inform the debugger
that ARG should be passed as a pointer. Returns the potentially updated
argument type.
If ARG is of type pointer then the type of ARG is returned, otherwise
TYPE is returned untouched.
This function exists to augment the types of Fortran function call
parameters to be pointers to the reported value, when the corresponding ARG
has also been wrapped in a pointer (by fortran_argument_convert). This
informs the debugger that these arguments should be passed as a pointer
rather than as the pointed to type. */
extern struct type *fortran_preserve_arg_pointer (struct value *arg,
struct type *type);
#endif /* F_LANG_H */