Type lookups are very slow in gdb-python which is often noticeable when
iterating over a number of objects. Introduce the helper class
CachedType that keeps a reference to a gdb.Type object but also
refreshes it after an object file has been loaded.
Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kis...@siemens.com>
---
scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py
diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f883611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+# common utilities
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011-2013
+#
+# Authors:
+# Jan Kiszka <jan.kis...@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import gdb
+
+
+class CachedType:
+ def __init__(self, name):
+ self._type = None
+ self._name = name
+
+ def _new_objfile_handler(self, event):
+ self._type = None
+ gdb.events.new_objfile.disconnect(self._new_objfile_handler)
+
+ def get_type(self):
+ if self._type is None:
+ self._type = gdb.lookup_type(self._name)
+ if self._type is None:
+ raise gdb.GdbError(
+ "cannot resolve type '{0}'".format(self._name))
+ if hasattr(gdb, 'events') and hasattr(gdb.events, 'new_objfile'):
+ gdb.events.new_objfile.connect(self._new_objfile_handler)
+ return self._type
--
1.8.1.1.298.ge7eed54
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