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[lldb] Add DWARFExpressionEntry and GetExpressionEntryAtAddress() to …
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Annotate Instruction::Dump() with DWARF variable locations
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Added Initial Basic API test for rich variable annotation in disassem…
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Filter out partial DWARF decoding errors from disassembly annotations
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Ignore annotations with only decoding errors
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Add high-level comment explaining rich disassembly annotation logic i…
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Add comment clarifying annotation column length check in Instruction:…
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Refactor variable annotation logic in `Instruction::Dump` using `anno…
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Use `llvm::join` to simplify annotation output formatting
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Added basic stateful variable location annotations to disassembly output
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Moved rich annotations flag into Disassembler options
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24 changes: 12 additions & 12 deletions lldb/include/lldb/Core/Disassembler.h
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Expand Up @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Instruction {

virtual bool IsAuthenticated() = 0;

bool CanSetBreakpoint ();
bool CanSetBreakpoint();

virtual size_t Decode(const Disassembler &disassembler,
const DataExtractor &data,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ std::function<bool(const Instruction::Operand &)> FetchImmOp(int64_t &imm);

std::function<bool(const Instruction::Operand &)>
MatchOpType(Instruction::Operand::Type type);
}
} // namespace OperandMatchers

class InstructionList {
public:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -316,20 +316,19 @@ class InstructionList {
/// @param[in] ignore_calls
/// It true, then fine the first branch instruction that isn't
/// a function call (a branch that calls and returns to the next
/// instruction). If false, find the instruction index of any
/// instruction). If false, find the instruction index of any
/// branch in the list.
///
///
/// @param[out] found_calls
/// If non-null, this will be set to true if any calls were found in
/// If non-null, this will be set to true if any calls were found in
/// extending the range.
///
///
/// @return
/// The instruction index of the first branch that is at or past
/// \a start. Returns UINT32_MAX if no matching branches are
/// \a start. Returns UINT32_MAX if no matching branches are
/// found.
//------------------------------------------------------------------
uint32_t GetIndexOfNextBranchInstruction(uint32_t start,
bool ignore_calls,
uint32_t GetIndexOfNextBranchInstruction(uint32_t start, bool ignore_calls,
bool *found_calls) const;

uint32_t GetIndexOfInstructionAtLoadAddress(lldb::addr_t load_addr,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -445,10 +444,11 @@ class Disassembler : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Disassembler>,
const ExecutionContext &exe_ctx, const Address &start,
Limit limit, bool mixed_source_and_assembly,
uint32_t num_mixed_context_lines, uint32_t options,
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Why is the new flag not part of options?

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They are defined in Disassembler.h

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Ah, I see. I misunderstood earlier when you mentioned about “options,” thinking you were referring only to CommandObjectDisassemble’s CommandOptions. I missed that you meant the existing Disassembler options bitmask.

I’ll update the patch so that --rich sets a new eOptionRichAnnotations flag in the Disassembler options enum instead of plumbing a separate boolean through the APIs, and then read that flag in PrintInstructions to enable annotations.

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No I wasn't being quite as specific ;-)
I did mean to add a user-visible option to the command (which you implemented as --rich), and I didn't bother checking how to thread that flag through all layers of the API. At the lldb_private::Dissassembler reusing the existing option set seems like the right choice.

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As an aside: given that there is an existing -r (--raw) option to the disassemble command, what do you think about naming it --variables <boolean> to be both more descriptive and avoid confusion with the -r option?

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Seems like a good idea to me. Right now --rich is synonymous to -R, but I agree --variable would be clear to users to be different.

Stream &strm);
Stream &strm, bool enable_rich_annotations = false);

static bool Disassemble(Debugger &debugger, const ArchSpec &arch,
StackFrame &frame, Stream &strm);
StackFrame &frame, Stream &strm,
bool enable_rich_annotations = false);

// Constructors and Destructors
Disassembler(const ArchSpec &arch, const char *flavor);
Expand All @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class Disassembler : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Disassembler>,
const ExecutionContext &exe_ctx,
bool mixed_source_and_assembly,
uint32_t num_mixed_context_lines, uint32_t options,
Stream &strm);
Stream &strm, bool enable_rich_annotations = false);

size_t ParseInstructions(Target &target, Address address, Limit limit,
Stream *error_strm_ptr,
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion lldb/include/lldb/Expression/DWARFExpression.h
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Expand Up @@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ class DWARFExpression {
return data.GetByteSize() > 0;
}

void DumpLocation(Stream *s, lldb::DescriptionLevel level, ABI *abi) const;
void DumpLocation(Stream *s, lldb::DescriptionLevel level, ABI *abi,
llvm::DIDumpOptions options = {}) const;

bool MatchesOperand(StackFrame &frame, const Instruction::Operand &op) const;

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion lldb/include/lldb/Target/StackFrame.h
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Expand Up @@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class StackFrame : public ExecutionContextScope,
///
/// \return
/// C string with the assembly instructions for this function.
const char *Disassemble();
const char *Disassemble(bool enable_rich_annotations = false);

/// Print a description of this frame using the provided frame format.
///
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDisassemble.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ Status CommandObjectDisassemble::CommandOptions::SetOptionValue(
}
} break;

case 'R': // --rich
enable_rich_annotations = true;
break;

case '\x01':
force = true;
break;
Expand All @@ -180,6 +184,7 @@ void CommandObjectDisassemble::CommandOptions::OptionParsingStarting(
end_addr = LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS;
symbol_containing_addr = LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS;
raw = false;
enable_rich_annotations = false;
plugin_name.clear();

Target *target =
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -550,7 +555,8 @@ void CommandObjectDisassemble::DoExecute(Args &command,
cpu_string, features_string, m_exe_ctx, cur_range.GetBaseAddress(),
limit, m_options.show_mixed,
m_options.show_mixed ? m_options.num_lines_context : 0, options,
result.GetOutputStream())) {
result.GetOutputStream(),
/*enable_rich_annotations=*/m_options.enable_rich_annotations)) {
result.SetStatus(eReturnStatusSuccessFinishResult);
} else {
if (m_options.symbol_containing_addr != LLDB_INVALID_ADDRESS) {
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions lldb/source/Commands/CommandObjectDisassemble.h
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Expand Up @@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class CommandObjectDisassemble : public CommandObjectParsed {
// in SetOptionValue if anything the selects a location is set.
lldb::addr_t symbol_containing_addr = 0;
bool force = false;
bool enable_rich_annotations = false;
};

CommandObjectDisassemble(CommandInterpreter &interpreter);
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions lldb/source/Commands/Options.td
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Expand Up @@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ let Command = "disassemble" in {
Desc<"Disassemble function containing this address.">;
def disassemble_options_force : Option<"force", "\\x01">, Groups<[2,3,4,5,7]>,
Desc<"Force disassembly of large functions.">;
def disassemble_options_rich : Option<"rich", "R">,
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def disassemble_options_rich : Option<"rich", "R">,
def disassemble_options_rich : Option<"variables", "v">,

Desc<"Enable rich disassembly annotations for this invocation.">;
}

let Command = "diagnostics dump" in {
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