[lldb-dev] Target::ReadMemory query

[Matthew Gardiner]

Hi,

I have a question regarding some of the logic of "Target::ReadMemory".
I'm looking at this code:

(in my copy this is line 1314)
     if (!addr.IsSectionOffset())
     {
         SectionLoadList &section_load_list = GetSectionLoadList();
         if (section_load_list.IsEmpty())
         {
             // No sections are loaded, so we must assume
             // we are not running yet and anything we are given is
             // a file address.
             file_addr = addr.GetOffset();
             // "addr" doesn't have a section, so its offset is the
             //file address
             m_images.ResolveFileAddress (file_addr,    resolved_addr); 

         }
         else
         {
             // We have at least one section loaded. This can be becuase
             // we have manually loaded some sections with
             // "target modules load ..."
             // or because we have have a live process that has
             // sections loaded
             // through the dynamic loader
             load_addr = addr.GetOffset();
             // "addr" doesn't have a section,
             //so its offset is the load address
             section_load_list.ResolveLoadAddress (load_addr, 
resolved_addr);
         }
     }

My question is why is section_load_list.IsEmpty() used (according to the 
comment below it) to deduce that the target is not running?

Further down the Target::ReadMemory I see the invocation 
ProcessIsValid() to discover the reverse. So why don't we just use

if(!ProcessIsValid()) instead of section_load_list.IsEmpty() earlier on 
in this function?

(To be clear: I'm looking at this as I'm trying to debug a 
loaded/running embedded target, over a gdb-remote, and my debug of the 
lldb session reports section_load_list.IsEmpty(). Possibly another 
issue, yes, but I think my question above still applies.)

I'm wondering if anyone in lldb-dev can comment on this?

Matt






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