gdb/arch/i386-linux-tdesc.c

/* Target description related code for GNU/Linux i386.

   Copyright (C) 2024-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

   This file is part of GDB.

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   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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#include "arch/x86-linux-tdesc.h"
#include "arch/i386-linux-tdesc.h"
#include "arch/i386.h"
#include "arch/x86-linux-tdesc-features.h"
#include "gdbsupport/unordered_map.h"

/* See arch/i386-linux-tdesc.h.  */

const target_desc *
i386_linux_read_description (uint64_t xstate_bv)
{
  /* Cache of previously seen i386 target descriptions, indexed by the
     xstate_bv value that created the target description.  This
     needs to be static within this function to ensure it is initialised
     before first use.  */
  static gdb::unordered_map<uint64_t, const_target_desc_up> i386_tdesc_cache;

  /* Only some bits are checked when creating a tdesc, but the
     XSTATE_BV value contains other feature bits that are not relevant
     for tdesc creation.  When indexing into the I386_TDESC_CACHE
     we need to use a consistent XSTATE_BV value otherwise we might fail
     to find an existing tdesc which has the same set of relevant bits
     set.  */
  xstate_bv &= x86_linux_i386_xstate_bv_feature_mask ();

  const_target_desc_up &tdesc = i386_tdesc_cache[xstate_bv];
  if (tdesc != nullptr)
    return tdesc.get ();

  /* Create the previously unseen target description.  */
  target_desc_up new_tdesc
    = i386_create_target_description (xstate_bv, true, false);
  x86_linux_post_init_tdesc (new_tdesc.get (), false);

  /* Add to the cache, and return a pointer borrowed from the
     target_desc_up.  This is safe as the cache (and the pointers contained
     within it) are not deleted until GDB exits.  */
  tdesc = std::move (new_tdesc);
  return tdesc.get ();
}