uninitialized in such case. */
void (*find_frame_base_location) (struct symbol *framefunc, CORE_ADDR pc,
const gdb_byte **start, size_t *length);
+
+ /* Return the frame base address. FRAME is the frame for which we want to
+ compute the base address while FRAMEFUNC is the symbol for the
+ corresponding function. Return 0 on failure (FRAMEFUNC may not hold the
+ information we need).
+
+ This method is designed to work with static links (nested functions
+ handling). Static links are function properties whose evaluation returns
+ the frame base address for the enclosing frame. However, there are
+ multiple definitions for "frame base": the content of the frame base
+ register, the CFA as defined by DWARF unwinding information, ...
+
+ So this specific method is supposed to compute the frame base address such
+ as for nested fuctions, the static link computes the same address. For
+ instance, considering DWARF debugging information, the static link is
+ computed with DW_AT_static_link and this method must be used to compute
+ the corresponding DW_AT_frame_base attribute. */
+ CORE_ADDR (*get_frame_base) (struct symbol *framefunc,
+ struct frame_info *frame);
};
/* Functions used with LOC_REGISTER and LOC_REGPARM_ADDR. */
/* An arbitrary data pointer, allowing symbol readers to record
additional information on a per-symbol basis. Note that this data
must be allocated using the same obstack as the symbol itself. */
- /* So far it is only used by LOC_COMPUTED to
- find the location information. For a LOC_BLOCK symbol
- for a function in a compilation unit compiled with DWARF 2
- information, this is information used internally by the DWARF 2
- code --- specifically, the location expression for the frame
+ /* So far it is only used by:
+ LOC_COMPUTED: to find the location information
+ LOC_BLOCK (DWARF2 function): information used internally by the
+ DWARF 2 code --- specifically, the location expression for the frame
base for this function. */
/* FIXME drow/2003-02-21: For the LOC_BLOCK case, it might be better
to add a magic symbol to the block containing this information,