[lldb-dev] Argument unavailable and invalid pointer values

[Mario Zechner]

Hi,

we are running into a few issues when resolving local variables. The first
issue is that sometimes an argument is marked as <unavailable> by LLDB, for
example __$env in frame #2 of this backtrace:

* thread #2: tid = 0xda984, 0x000000010026d464
ThreadTest`[J]com.robovm.debug.server.apps.SleeperThread.run(__$env=0x000000010285d280,
__$this=0x000000010283a8e0)V + 72 at SleeperThread.java:12, stop reason =
breakpoint 1.1
  * frame #0: 0x000000010026d464
ThreadTest`[J]com.robovm.debug.server.apps.SleeperThread.run(__$env=0x000000010285d280,
__$this=0x000000010283a8e0)V + 72 at SleeperThread.java:12
    frame #1: 0x000000010030941e
ThreadTest`[j]java.lang.Runnable.run()V[Invokeinterface(java/lang/Thread)]
+ 9 at Thread.java:1
    frame #2: 0x0000000100307734
ThreadTest`[J]java.lang.Thread.run(__$env=<unavailable>,
__$this=0x0000000102817ab0)V + 76 at Thread.java:837
    frame #3: 0x00000001005bb24e ThreadTest`_call0 + 142 at
call0-darwin-x86_64.s:80
    frame #4: 0x00000001005a181b
ThreadTest`callVoidMethod(env=0x000000010285d280,
callInfo=0x000000010528cc70) + 155 at method.c:620
    frame #5: 0x00000001005a12da
ThreadTest`rvmCallVoidInstanceMethodA(env=0x000000010285d280,
obj=0x0000000102817ab0, method=0x0000000102811320, args=0x000000010528cdd0)
+ 634 at method.c:759
    frame #6: 0x00000001005b9d67
ThreadTest`startThreadEntryPoint(_args=0x00007fff5fbff3e0) + 391 at
thread.c:360
    frame #7: 0x00000001005d0fc5
ThreadTest`GC_inner_start_routine(sb=0x000000010528ceb8,
arg=0x0000000102863ed0) + 117 at pthread_start.c:57
    frame #8: 0x00000001005cdeef
ThreadTest`GC_call_with_stack_base(fn=0x00000001005d0f50,
arg=0x0000000102863ed0) + 63 at misc.c:1860
    frame #9: 0x00000001005d243f
ThreadTest`GC_start_routine(arg=0x0000000102863ed0) + 31 at
pthread_support.c:1666
    frame #10: 0x00007fff8f66f899 libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_body +
138
    frame #11: 0x00007fff8f66f72a libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start +
137
    frame #12: 0x00007fff8f673fc9 libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start + 13

This is a context struct that gets passed to all functions in this
backtrace. While it's not available for inspection in frame #2, it is
available in in previous and subsequent frames (to which it gets passed by
Thread.run). The argument is kept in rbx and passed to functions via rdi in
the x86_64 assembler code. Any idea why it is marked as unavailable?

Related to this, we sometimes get very strange pointer values for
arguments. E.g. we have a breakpoint in this function:

void _rvmHookThreadDetaching(Env* env, JavaThread* threadObj, Thread*
thread, Object* throwable) {
    fprintf(stderr, "[DEBUG] %s: Thread %lld detaching\n", LOG_TAG,
threadObj->id);
}

The breakpoint is a symbol breakpoint on _rvmHookThreadDetaching. Some
times, threadObj has an invalid value, e.g. 0x3030303030313035, which is an
invalid address, and almost seems like a sort of tomb stone value. The fun
part is, that once we continue, the fprintf executes just fine, printing
the value of threadObj->id, indicating that the inferior is actually using
a valid address instead of the 0x3030303030313035 as reported by LLDB. We
are also 100% certain that we never pass in an invalid address to this
function (the caller goes on to use the threadObj value in subsequent
statements, which would explode if the address was invalid).

We'd be happy for any pointers :)

Thanks,
Mario
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