+/* Return true if TYPE is scalar. */
+
+static int
+is_scalar_type (struct type *type)
+{
+ CHECK_TYPEDEF (type);
+
+ switch (TYPE_CODE (type))
+ {
+ case TYPE_CODE_ARRAY:
+ case TYPE_CODE_STRUCT:
+ case TYPE_CODE_UNION:
+ case TYPE_CODE_SET:
+ case TYPE_CODE_STRING:
+ case TYPE_CODE_BITSTRING:
+ return 0;
+ default:
+ return 1;
+ }
+}
+
+/* Return true if T is scalar, or a composite type which in practice has
+ the memory layout of a scalar type. E.g., an array or struct with only
+ one scalar element inside it, or a union with only scalar elements. */
+
+int
+is_scalar_type_recursive (struct type *t)
+{
+ CHECK_TYPEDEF (t);
+
+ if (is_scalar_type (t))
+ return 1;
+ /* Are we dealing with an array or string of known dimensions? */
+ else if ((TYPE_CODE (t) == TYPE_CODE_ARRAY
+ || TYPE_CODE (t) == TYPE_CODE_STRING) && TYPE_NFIELDS (t) == 1
+ && TYPE_CODE (TYPE_INDEX_TYPE (t)) == TYPE_CODE_RANGE)
+ {
+ LONGEST low_bound, high_bound;
+ struct type *elt_type = check_typedef (TYPE_TARGET_TYPE (t));
+
+ get_discrete_bounds (TYPE_INDEX_TYPE (t), &low_bound, &high_bound);
+
+ return high_bound == low_bound && is_scalar_type_recursive (elt_type);
+ }
+ /* Are we dealing with a struct with one element? */
+ else if (TYPE_CODE (t) == TYPE_CODE_STRUCT && TYPE_NFIELDS (t) == 1)
+ return is_scalar_type_recursive (TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (t, 0));
+ else if (TYPE_CODE (t) == TYPE_CODE_UNION)
+ {
+ int i, n = TYPE_NFIELDS (t);
+
+ /* If all elements of the union are scalar, then the union is scalar. */
+ for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+ if (!is_scalar_type_recursive (TYPE_FIELD_TYPE (t, i)))
+ return 0;
+
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+