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feat(debug): add named buffer allocation with pattern filling
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// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
//go:build linux && amd64
// Package debug implements the interactive debugger for gasm (Phase 4):
// single-stepping, breakpoints, register and memory inspection for
// JIT-assembled Plan 9 amd64 functions, controlled via ptrace.
package debug
import (
"fmt"
"os"
"os/exec"
"path/filepath"
"strings"
"syscall"
"time"
"unsafe"
)
// Session is a ptrace debugging session controlling one debuggee process.
type Session struct {
pid int
cmd *exec.Cmd
stopped bool
exited bool
codeBase uint64 // base address of the JIT code in the debuggee
}
// Launch starts the debuggee subprocess (gasm debug --target ...) and
// attaches to it via ptrace. The debuggee assembles the file, maps the
// JIT code, calls PTRACE_TRACEME and raises SIGSTOP; Launch waits for
// that initial stop and returns a ready Session.
func Launch(gasmBin, asmPath, funcName string, args []byte) (*Session, error) {
sess, _, err := LaunchWithBuffers(gasmBin, asmPath, funcName, args, "")
return sess, err
}
// LaunchWithBuffers is like Launch but also allocates buffers in the debuggee
// based on the buffer specification. Returns the Session and the buffer
// addresses (in the order they appear in the spec).
func LaunchWithBuffers(gasmBin, asmPath, funcName string, args []byte, bufSpec string) (*Session, []uint64, error) {
self, err := os.Executable()
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("debug: cannot find gasm binary: %w", err)
}
if gasmBin != "" {
self = gasmBin
}
// Write the arg block to a temp file (the child reads it).
tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "gasm-debug-*")
if err != nil {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("debug: tempdir: %w", err)
}
argsFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "args.bin")
if err := os.WriteFile(argsFile, args, 0o644); err != nil {
os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("debug: write args: %w", err)
}
// Write the buffer spec if present.
if bufSpec != "" {
if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "bufspec"), []byte(bufSpec), 0o644); err != nil {
os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("debug: write bufspec: %w", err)
}
}
cmd := exec.Command(self, "debug", "--target", "--func", funcName, "--args", argsFile, asmPath)
cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "GASM_DEBUG_TMP="+tmpDir)
cmd.Stdout = nil // output goes to the debugger, not the terminal
cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{}
if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("debug: start debuggee: %w", err)
}
s := &Session{pid: cmd.Process.Pid, cmd: cmd}
// Wait for the child to signal readiness and stop. The child calls
// PTRACE_TRACEME then SIGSTOP, so Wait4 with WUNTRACED observes the
// ptrace-stop directly (no PTRACE_ATTACH needed).
readyFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "ready")
for i := 0; i < 500; i++ {
if _, err := os.Stat(readyFile); err == nil {
break
}
time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
}
var ws syscall.WaitStatus
if _, err := syscall.Wait4(s.pid, &ws, syscall.WUNTRACED, nil); err != nil {
cmd.Process.Kill()
os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("debug: wait for stop: %w", err)
}
// Wait for the debuggee to reach the function entry point.
entryFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "entry")
for i := 0; i < 500; i++ {
if _, err := os.Stat(entryFile); err == nil {
break
}
time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
}
// Continue the debuggee to the entry point.
if err := s.Continue(); err != nil {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("debug: continue to entry: %w", err)
}
// Wait for the entry stop.
if _, err := syscall.Wait4(s.pid, &ws, syscall.WUNTRACED, nil); err != nil {
return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("debug: wait for entry: %w", err)
}
s.stopped = true
// Read the code base from /proc/pid/maps (find the RWX mapping).
s.codeBase = findRWXMapping(s.pid)
if s.codeBase == 0 {
// Fallback: try the file the child wrote.
baseFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "codebase")
if data, err := os.ReadFile(baseFile); err == nil {
fmt.Sscanf(string(data), "%d", &s.codeBase)
}
}
// Read buffer addresses if buffers were allocated.
var bufAddrs []uint64
if bufSpec != "" {
addrFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "bufaddrs")
if data, err := os.ReadFile(addrFile); err == nil {
for _, line := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(data)), "\n") {
var addr uint64
if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(line, "%d", &addr); err == nil {
bufAddrs = append(bufAddrs, addr)
}
}
}
}
return s, bufAddrs, nil
}
// wait waits for the debuggee to stop and returns the wait status.
func (s *Session) wait() error {
var ws syscall.WaitStatus
_, err := syscall.Wait4(s.pid, &ws, 0, nil)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if ws.Exited() {
s.exited = true
return fmt.Errorf("debuggee exited with status %d", ws.ExitStatus())
}
s.stopped = true
return nil
}
// GetRegs reads the general-purpose registers of the stopped debuggee.
func (s *Session) GetRegs() (Regs, error) {
var regs Regs
_, _, errno := syscall.Syscall6(
syscall.SYS_PTRACE,
uintptr(syscall.PTRACE_GETREGS),
uintptr(s.pid),
0,
uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&regs)),
0, 0,
)
if errno != 0 {
return regs, fmt.Errorf("debug: PTRACE_GETREGS: %w", errno)
}
return regs, nil
}
// SetRegs writes the general-purpose registers of the stopped debuggee.
func (s *Session) SetRegs(regs *Regs) error {
_, _, errno := syscall.Syscall6(
syscall.SYS_PTRACE,
uintptr(syscall.PTRACE_SETREGS),
uintptr(s.pid),
0,
uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(regs)),
0, 0,
)
if errno != 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("debug: PTRACE_SETREGS: %w", errno)
}
return nil
}
// FPRegs holds the x87 FPU and SSE (XMM) register state from PTRACE_GETFPREGS.
type FPRegs struct {
FCW uint16
FSW uint16
FTW byte
FOP uint16
FIP uint64
FCS uint16
FDP uint64
FDS uint16
MXCSR uint32
MXCSRMask uint32
ST [8][16]byte // x87 stack (10 bytes per reg, padded to 16)
XMM [16][16]byte // XMM0-15
}
// GetFPRegs retrieves the FPU/SSE register state of the stopped debuggee.
func (s *Session) GetFPRegs() (FPRegs, error) {
var fp FPRegs
_, _, errno := syscall.Syscall6(
syscall.SYS_PTRACE,
uintptr(syscall.PTRACE_GETFPREGS),
uintptr(s.pid),
0,
uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&fp)),
0, 0,
)
if errno != 0 {
return fp, fmt.Errorf("debug: PTRACE_GETFPREGS: %w", errno)
}
return fp, nil
}
// VectorRegs holds the YMM register state extracted from XSAVE.
type VectorRegs struct {
YMM [16][32]byte // YMM0-15 (full 256-bit values)
}
// GetVectorRegs retrieves the YMM registers via PTRACE_GETREGSET + XSAVE.
// Falls back to XMM if XSAVE is unavailable.
func (s *Session) GetVectorRegs() (VectorRegs, error) {
var v VectorRegs
fp, err := s.GetFPRegs()
if err != nil {
return v, err
}
// PTRACE_GETFPREGS gives XMM registers (lower 128 bits).
// For YMM we'd need XSAVE; for now, copy XMM and zero the upper half.
for i := 0; i < 16; i++ {
for j := 0; j < 16; j++ {
v.YMM[i][j] = fp.XMM[i][j]
}
// Upper 128 bits would come from XSAVE, not available via GETFPREGS.
}
return v, nil
}
// Peek reads a word (8 bytes) from the debuggee's memory at addr.
// Uses /proc/pid/mem which works reliably with Go's multi-threaded runtime.
func (s *Session) Peek(addr uint64) (uint64, error) {
mem, err := os.OpenFile(fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/mem", s.pid), os.O_RDONLY, 0)
if err != nil {
return 0, fmt.Errorf("debug: open /proc/%d/mem: %w", s.pid, err)
}
defer mem.Close()
buf := make([]byte, 8)
if _, err := mem.ReadAt(buf, int64(addr)); err != nil {
return 0, fmt.Errorf("debug: read mem %#x: %w", addr, err)
}
return uint64(buf[0]) | uint64(buf[1])<<8 | uint64(buf[2])<<16 | uint64(buf[3])<<24 |
uint64(buf[4])<<32 | uint64(buf[5])<<40 | uint64(buf[6])<<48 | uint64(buf[7])<<56, nil
}
// Poke writes a word (8 bytes) to the debuggee's memory at addr.
func (s *Session) Poke(addr, val uint64) error {
mem, err := os.OpenFile(fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/mem", s.pid), os.O_WRONLY, 0)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("debug: open /proc/%d/mem: %w", s.pid, err)
}
defer mem.Close()
buf := []byte{byte(val), byte(val >> 8), byte(val >> 16), byte(val >> 24),
byte(val >> 32), byte(val >> 40), byte(val >> 48), byte(val >> 56)}
if _, err := mem.WriteAt(buf, int64(addr)); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("debug: write mem %#x: %w", addr, err)
}
return nil
}
// ReadMemory reads len bytes from the debuggee's memory at addr.
func (s *Session) ReadMemory(addr uint64, length int) ([]byte, error) {
out := make([]byte, length)
for i := 0; i < length; i += 8 {
word, err := s.Peek(addr + uint64(i))
if err != nil {
return out[:i], err
}
for j := 0; j < 8 && i+j < length; j++ {
out[i+j] = byte(word >> (8 * j))
}
}
return out, nil
}
// WriteMemory writes bytes to the debuggee's memory at addr.
func (s *Session) WriteMemory(addr uint64, data []byte) error {
for i := 0; i < len(data); i += 8 {
end := i + 8
if end > len(data) {
end = len(data)
}
var word uint64
for j := 0; j < end-i; j++ {
word |= uint64(data[i+j]) << (8 * j)
}
// For partial writes, read-modify-write the existing word.
if end-i < 8 {
existing, err := s.Peek(addr + uint64(i))
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Clear the bytes we're overwriting and merge.
mask := ^((uint64(1) << (8 * (end - i))) - 1)
word = (existing & mask) | word
}
if err := s.Poke(addr+uint64(i), word); err != nil {
return err
}
}
return nil
}
// Step executes a single instruction in the debuggee.
func (s *Session) Step() error {
if s.exited {
return fmt.Errorf("debug: debuggee has exited")
}
_, _, errno := syscall.Syscall6(
syscall.SYS_PTRACE,
uintptr(syscall.PTRACE_SINGLESTEP),
uintptr(s.pid),
0, 0, 0, 0,
)
if errno != 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("debug: PTRACE_SINGLESTEP: %w", errno)
}
return s.wait()
}
// Continue resumes execution until the next breakpoint or exit.
func (s *Session) Continue() error {
if s.exited {
return fmt.Errorf("debug: debuggee has exited")
}
_, _, errno := syscall.Syscall6(
syscall.SYS_PTRACE,
uintptr(syscall.PTRACE_CONT),
uintptr(s.pid),
0, 0, 0, 0,
)
if errno != 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("debug: PTRACE_CONT: %w", errno)
}
return s.wait()
}
// Exited returns true if the debuggee has terminated.
func (s *Session) Exited() bool {
return s.exited
}
// Pid returns the debuggee's process ID.
func (s *Session) Pid() int {
return s.pid
}
// CodeBase returns the base address of the JIT code in the debuggee.
func (s *Session) CodeBase() uint64 {
return s.codeBase
}
// Kill terminates the debuggee.
func (s *Session) Kill() {
if !s.exited {
syscall.Kill(s.pid, syscall.SIGKILL)
syscall.Wait4(s.pid, nil, 0, nil)
s.exited = true
}
if s.cmd != nil && s.cmd.Process != nil {
s.cmd.Wait()
}
}
// findRWXMapping reads /proc/pid/maps and returns the base address of the
// first read-write-execute mapping (the JIT code region).
func findRWXMapping(pid int) uint64 {
data, err := os.ReadFile(fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/maps", pid))
if err != nil {
return 0
}
for _, line := range strings.Split(string(data), "\n") {
// Format: addr-addr perms offset dev inode pathname
fields := strings.Fields(line)
if len(fields) < 2 {
continue
}
perms := fields[1]
if len(perms) >= 3 && perms[0] == 'r' && perms[1] == 'w' && perms[2] == 'x' {
// Parse the start address.
var start uint64
fmt.Sscanf(fields[0], "%x-", &start)
return start
}
}
return 0
}