scripts/gdb: document lx_current is only supported by x86
Patch series "scripts/gdb: clarify the platforms supporting lx_current and add arm64 support", v2. lx_current depends on per_cpu current_task variable which exists on x86 only. so it actually works on x86 only. the 1st patch documents this clearly; the 2nd patch adds support for arm64. This patch (of 2): x86 is the only architecture which has per_cpu current_task: arch$ git grep current_task | grep -i per_cpu x86/include/asm/current.h:DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, current_task); x86/kernel/cpu/common.c:DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, current_task) ____cacheline_aligned = x86/kernel/cpu/common.c:EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(current_task); x86/kernel/cpu/common.c:DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, current_task) = &init_task; x86/kernel/cpu/common.c:EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(current_task); x86/kernel/smpboot.c: per_cpu(current_task, cpu) = idle; On other architectures, lx_current() will lead to a python exception: (gdb) p $lx_current().pid Python Exception <class 'gdb.error'> No symbol "current_task" in current context.: Error occurred in Python: No symbol "current_task" in current context. To avoid more people struggling and wasting time in other architectures, document it. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210314203444.15188-1-song.bao.hua@hisilicon.com Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210314203444.15188-2-song.bao.hua@hisilicon.com Signed-off-by: Barry Song <song.bao.hua@hisilicon.com> Cc: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com> Cc: Kieran Bingham <kbingham@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Examples of using the Linux-provided gdb helpers
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[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000000009fc00-0x000000000009ffff] reserved
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- Examine fields of the current task struct::
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- Examine fields of the current task struct(supported by x86 only)::
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(gdb) p $lx_current().pid
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$1 = 4998
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@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ Note that VAR has to be quoted as string."""
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PerCpu()
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def get_current_task(cpu):
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if utils.is_target_arch("x86"):
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var_ptr = gdb.parse_and_eval("¤t_task")
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return per_cpu(var_ptr, cpu).dereference()
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else:
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raise gdb.GdbError("Sorry, obtaining the current task is not yet "
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"supported with this arch")
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class LxCurrentFunc(gdb.Function):
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"""Return current task.
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super(LxCurrentFunc, self).__init__("lx_current")
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def invoke(self, cpu=-1):
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var_ptr = gdb.parse_and_eval("¤t_task")
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return per_cpu(var_ptr, cpu).dereference()
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return get_current_task(cpu)
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LxCurrentFunc()
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