[lldb] Track CFA pointer metadata in StackID (#157498)
[lldb] Track CFA pointer metadata in StackID
In this commit:
9c8e71644227 [lldb] Make StackID call Fix{Code,Data} pointers (#152796)
We made StackID keep track of the CFA without any pointer metadata in
it. This is necessary when comparing two StackIDs to determine which one
is "younger".
However, the CFA inside StackIDs is also used in other contexts through
the method StackID::GetCallFrameAddress. One notable case is
DWARFExpression: the computation of `DW_OP_call_frame_address` is done
using StackID. This feeds into many other places, e.g. expression
evaluation may require the address of a variable that is computed from
the CFA; to access the variable without faulting, we may need to
preserve the pointer metadata. As such, StackID must be able to provide
both versions of the CFA.
In the spirit of allowing consumers of pointers to decide what to do
with pointer metadata, this patch changes StackID to store both versions
of the cfa pointer. Two getter methods are provided, and all call sites
except DWARFExpression preserve their existing behavior (stripped
pointer). Other alternatives were considered:
* Just store the raw pointer. This would require changing the
comparisong operator `<` to also receive a Process, as the comparison
requires stripped pointers. It wasn't clear if all call-sites had a
non-null process, whereas we know we have a process when creating a
StackID.
* Store a weak pointer to the process inside the class, and then strip
metadata as needed. This would require a `weak_ptr::lock` in many
operations of LLDB, and it felt wasteful. It also prevents stripping
of the pointer if the process has gone away.
This patch also changes RegisterContextUnwind::ReadFrameAddress, which
is the method computing the CFA fed into StackID, to also preserve the
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