{
enum bfd_endian byte_order = gdbarch_byte_order (gdbarch);
struct obj_section *s;
+ gdb_byte buf[8];
s = find_pc_section (addr);
/* Normally, functions live inside a section that is executable.
So, if ADDR points to a non-executable section, then treat it
as a function descriptor and return the target address iff
- the target address itself points to a section that is executable. */
- if (s && (s->the_bfd_section->flags & SEC_CODE) == 0)
+ the target address itself points to a section that is executable.
+ Check first the memory of the whole length of 8 bytes is readable. */
+ if (s && (s->the_bfd_section->flags & SEC_CODE) == 0
+ && target_read_memory (addr, buf, 8) == 0)
{
- CORE_ADDR pc = read_memory_unsigned_integer (addr, 8, byte_order);
+ CORE_ADDR pc = extract_unsigned_integer (buf, 8, byte_order);
struct obj_section *pc_section = find_pc_section (pc);
if (pc_section && (pc_section->the_bfd_section->flags & SEC_CODE))