lldb debugging functionality for Gecko
======================================
This directory contains a module, lldbutils, which is imported by the
in-tree .lldbinit file. The lldbutil modules define some lldb commands
that are handy for debugging Gecko.
If you want to add a new command or Python-implemented type summary, either add
it to one of the existing broad area Python files (such as lldbutils/layout.py
for layout-related commands) or create a new file if none of the existing files
is appropriate. If you add a new file, make sure you add it to __all__ in
Most commands below that can take a pointer to an object also support being
called with a smart pointer like nsRefPtr or nsCOMPtr.
* frametree EXPR, ft EXPR
frametreelimited EXPR, ftl EXPR
Shows information about a frame tree. EXPR is an expression that
is evaluated, and must be an nsIFrame*. frametree displays the
entire frame tree that contains the given frame. frametreelimited
displays a subtree of the frame tree rooted at the given frame.
(nsBlockFrame *) $4 = 0x000000011687fcb8
Block(div)(-1)@0x11687fcb8 {0,0,7380,690} [state=0002100000d04601] [content=0x11688c0c0] [sc=0x11687f990:-moz-scrolled-content]<
line 0x116899130: count=1 state=inline,clean,prevmarginclean,not impacted,not wrapped,before:nobr,after:nobr[0x100] {60,0,0,690} ink-overflow=60,510,0,0 scr-overflow=60,510,0,0 <
Text(0)""@0x1168990c0 {60,510,0,0} [state=0001000020404000] [content=0x11687ca10] [sc=0x11687fd88:-moz-non-element,parent=0x11687eb00] [run=0x115115e80][0,0,T]
Viewport(-1)@0x116017430 [view=0x115efe190] {0,0,60,60} [state=000b063000002623] [sc=0x1160170f8:-moz-viewport]<
ScrollContainer(html)(-1)@0x1160180d0 {0,0,0,0} [state=000b020000000403] [content=0x115e4d640] [sc=0x116017768:-moz-viewport-scroll]<
Canvas(html)(-1)@0x116017e08 {0,0,60,60} ink-overflow=0,0,8340,2196 scr-overflow=0,0,8220,2196 [state=000b002000000601] [content=0x115e4d640] [sc=0x11687e0f8:-moz-scrolled-canvas]<
Block(html)(-1)@0x11687e578 {0,0,60,2196} ink-overflow=0,0,8340,2196 scr-overflow=0,0,8220,2196 [state=000b100000d00601] [content=0x115e4d640] [sc=0x11687e4b8,parent=0x0]<
line 0x11687ec48: count=1 state=block,clean,prevmarginclean,not impacted,not wrapped,before:nobr,after:nobr[0x48] bm=480 {480,480,0,1236} ink-overflow=360,426,7980,1410 scr-overflow=480,480,7740,1236 <
Block(body)(1)@0x11687ebb0 {480,480,0,1236} ink-overflow=-120,-54,7980,1410 scr-overflow=0,0,7740,1236 [state=000b120000100601] [content=0x115ed8980] [sc=0x11687e990]<
line 0x116899170: count=1 state=inline,clean,prevmarginclean,not impacted,not wrapped,before:nobr,after:nobr[0x0] {0,0,7740,1236} ink-overflow=-120,-54,7980,1410 scr-overflow=0,0,7740,1236 <
nsTextControlFrame@0x11687f068 {0,66,7740,1170} ink-overflow=-120,-120,7980,1410 scr-overflow=0,0,7740,1170 [state=0002000000004621] [content=0x115ca2c50] [sc=0x11687ea40]<
ScrollContainer(div)(-1)@0x11687f6b0 {180,240,7380,690} [state=0002000000084409] [content=0x11688c0c0] [sc=0x11687eb00]<
Block(div)(-1)@0x11687fcb8 {0,0,7380,690} [state=0002100000d04601] [content=0x11688c0c0] [sc=0x11687f990:-moz-scrolled-content]<
line 0x116899130: count=1 state=inline,clean,prevmarginclean,not impacted,not wrapped,before:nobr,after:nobr[0x100] {60,0,0,690} ink-overflow=60,510,0,0 scr-overflow=60,510,0,0 <
Text(0)""@0x1168990c0 {60,510,0,0} [state=0001000020404000] [content=0x11687ca10] [sc=0x11687fd88:-moz-non-element,parent=0x11687eb00] [run=0x115115e80][0,0,T]
Dumps the current JS stack.
this = [object XULElement]
Shows the refcount of a given object. EXPR is an expression that is
evaluated, and can be either a pointer to or an actual refcounted
object. The object can be a standard nsISupports-like refcounted
object, a cycle-collected object or a mozilla::RefCounted<T> object.
(nsHTMLDocument *) $1 = 0x0000000116e9d800
(nsCOMPtr<nsIURI>) $3 = {
mRawPtr = 0x0000000117163e50
(lldb) prefcnt mDocumentURI
Shows the frame state bits (using their symbolic names) of a given frame.
EXPR is an expression that is evaluated, and must be an nsIFrame*.
(nsTextFrame *) $1 = 0x000000011f470b10
(nsFrameState) $2 = 0x0000004080604000
TEXT_HAS_NONCOLLAPSED_CHARACTERS | TEXT_END_OF_LINE | TEXT_START_OF_LINE | NS_FRAME_PAINTED_THEBES | NS_FRAME_INDEPENDENT_SELECTION
Shows the DOM tag name of a node. EXPR is an expression that is
evaluated, and can be either an nsINode pointer or a concrete DOM
(nsHTMLDocument *) $0 = 0x0000000116e9d800
(PermanentAtomImpl *) $1 = 0x0000000110133ac0 u"#document"
(lldb) p this->GetRootElement()
(mozilla::dom::HTMLSharedElement *) $2 = 0x0000000118429780
(PermanentAtomImpl *) $3 = 0x0000000110123b80 u"html"
Supported type summaries and synthetic children
-----------------------------------------------
In lldb terminology, type summaries are rules for how to display a value
when using the "expression" command (or its familiar-to-gdb-users "p" alias),
and synthetic children are fake member variables or array elements also
For objects that do have synthetic children defined for them, like nsTArray,
the "expr -R -- EXPR" command can be used to show its actual member variables.
nsFixedString, nsFixedCString,
nsAutoString, nsAutoCString
Strings have a type summary that shows the actual string.
frame #0: 0x000000010400cfea XUL`nsCSSParser::ParseProperty(this=0x00007fff5fbf5248, aPropID=eCSSProperty_margin_top, aPropValue=0x00007fff5fbf53f8, aSheetURI=0x0000000115ae8c00, aBaseURI=0x0000000115ae8c00, aSheetPrincipal=0x000000010ff9e040, aDeclaration=0x00000001826fd580, aChanged=0x00007fff5fbf5247, aIsImportant=false, aIsSVGMode=false) + 74 at nsCSSParser.cpp:12851
(const nsAString) $16 = u"-25px"
(nsHTMLDocument *) $18 = 0x0000000115b56000
nscolors (32-bit RGBA colors) have a type summary that shows the color as
one of the CSS 2.1 color keywords, a six digit hex color, an rgba() color,
or the "transparent" keyword.
(nsTextFrame *) $0 = 0x00000001168245e0
(lldb) p *this->StyleColor()
(const nsStyleColor) $1 = {
(lldb) expr -R -- *this->StyleColor()
(const nsStyleColor) $2 = {
Atoms have a type summary that shows the string value inside the atom.
frame #0: 0x00000001028b8c49 XUL`mozilla::dom::Element::GetBoolAttr(this=0x0000000115ca1c50, aAttr=0x000000011012a640) const + 25 at Element.h:907
(PermanentAtomImpl *) $1 = 0x000000011012a640 u"readonly"
nsTArrays and their auto and fallible varieties have synthetic children
for their elements. This means when displaying them with "expr" (or "p"),
they will be shown like regular arrays, rather than showing the mHdr and
frame #0: 0x00000001043eb8a8 XUL`SVGTextFrame::DoGlyphPositioning(this=0x000000012f3f8778) + 248 at SVGTextFrame.cpp:4940
(nsTArray<nsPoint>) $5 = {
mozilla::gfx::BasePoint<int, nsPoint> = {
mozilla::gfx::BasePoint<int, nsPoint> = {
mozilla::gfx::BasePoint<int, nsPoint> = {
(lldb) expr -R -- charPositions
(nsTArray<nsPoint>) $4 = {
nsTArray_Impl<nsPoint, nsTArrayInfallibleAllocator> = {
nsTArray_base<nsTArrayInfallibleAllocator, nsTArray_CopyWithMemutils> = {
mHdr = 0x000000012f3f1b80
* nsTextNode, nsTextFragment
Text nodes have a type summary that shows the nsTextFragment in the
nsTextNode, which itself has a type summary that shows the text
(nsTextFrame *) $14 = 0x000000011811bb10
(nsTextNode *) $15 = 0x0000000118130110 "Search or enter address"
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