From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net>
Cc: 28108@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#28108: 25.2; Infinite loop due to circular marker list?
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:12:35 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83valle758.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAO_b3FVS3vP8mV-2kBU+0pgR7zzY-gu81iWHUVUNGhApBK0mFg@mail.gmail.com> (message from Adam Porter on Thu, 17 Aug 2017 23:06:56 -0500)
> From: Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net>
> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 23:06:56 -0500
> Cc: 28108@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> (gdb) define count-markers
> Type commands for definition of "count-markers".
> End with a line saying just "end".
> >set $count = 0
> >set $markers = BUF_MARKERS(b)
> >while $markers != 0
> >set $count = $count + 1
> >print $count
> >set $markers = $markers->next
> >end
> >end
> (gdb) count-markers
> No symbol "BUF_MARKERS" in current context.
Replace this:
>set $markers = BUF_MARKERS(b)
with this:
>set $markers = b->text->markers
You will have to redefine the whole command again with that change.
> I tried to run count-markers after "bt full", "my-step", and "step",
> but it still didn't work:
>
> (gdb) step
> 605 for (tail = BUF_MARKERS (b); tail; prev = &tail->next,
> tail = *prev)
> (gdb) count-markers
> No symbol "BUF_MARKERS" in current context.
It should be run from the same stack frame where you have this loop.
Whether you run "bt full" before that doesn't matter.
> Unfortunately I may have to shut down this machine soon. I searched
> for "gdb save state" and found some information about
> checkpoint/restart, but I'm not sure if that would work or be
> appropriate here. I'll try to keep the system up until we can finish
> debugging this, but if I can't, I guess we'll be stuck, since I have
> no idea how to reproduce it.
OK, just keep these instructions for when it reproduces itself again.
Thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-08-18 6:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-08-16 5:01 bug#28108: 25.2; Infinite loop due to circular marker list? Adam Porter
2017-08-16 14:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-08-16 18:27 ` Adam Porter
2017-08-17 15:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-08-17 18:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-08-18 4:06 ` Adam Porter
2017-08-18 6:12 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2017-08-18 19:51 ` Adam Porter
2017-08-19 6:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-08-20 1:21 ` Adam Porter
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