feat: allow gui and gdbstub to run in parallel

.gitmodules

@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@
 [submodule "lib/zig-toml"]
 	path = lib/zig-toml
 	url = https://github.com/aeronavery/zig-toml
+[submodule "lib/zba-gdbstub"]
+	path = lib/zba-gdbstub
+	url = https://git.musuka.dev/paoda/zba-gdbstub

build.zig

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
+
 const Sdk = @import("lib/SDL.zig/Sdk.zig");
+const Gdbstub = @import("lib/zba-gdbstub/build.zig");
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     // Minimum Zig Version
@@ -40,6 +42,9 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     // OpenGL 3.3 Bindings
     exe.addAnonymousModule("gl", .{ .source_file = .{ .path = "lib/gl.zig" } });
 
+    // gdbstub
+    Gdbstub.link(exe);
+
     // Zig SDL Bindings: https://github.com/MasterQ32/SDL.zig
     const sdk = Sdk.init(b, null);
     sdk.link(exe, .dynamic);

src/core/Bus.zig

@@ -198,55 +198,6 @@ fn fillReadTableExternal(self: *Self, addr: u32) ?*anyopaque {
     return &self.pak.buf[masked_addr];
 }
 
-pub fn dbgRead(self: *const Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32) T {
-    const bits = @typeInfo(std.math.IntFittingRange(0, page_size - 1)).Int.bits;
-    const page = unaligned_address >> bits;
-    const offset = unaligned_address & (page_size - 1);
-
-    // We're doing some serious out-of-bounds open-bus reads
-    if (page >= table_len) return self.openBus(T, unaligned_address);
-
-    if (self.read_table[page]) |some_ptr| {
-        // We have a pointer to a page, cast the pointer to it's underlying type
-        const Ptr = [*]const T;
-        const ptr = @ptrCast(Ptr, @alignCast(@alignOf(std.meta.Child(Ptr)), some_ptr));
-
-        // Note: We don't check array length, since we force align the
-        // lower bits of the address as the GBA would
-        return ptr[forceAlign(T, offset) / @sizeOf(T)];
-    }
-
-    return self.dbgSlowRead(T, unaligned_address);
-}
-
-fn dbgSlowRead(self: *const Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32) T {
-    const page = @truncate(u8, unaligned_address >> 24);
-    const address = forceAlign(T, unaligned_address);
-
-    return switch (page) {
-        // General Internal Memory
-        0x00 => blk: {
-            if (address < Bios.size)
-                break :blk self.bios.dbgRead(T, self.cpu.r[15], unaligned_address);
-
-            break :blk self.openBus(T, address);
-        },
-        0x02 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
-        0x03 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
-        0x04 => self.readIo(T, address),
-
-        // Internal Display Memory
-        0x05 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
-        0x06 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
-        0x07 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
-
-        // External Memory (Game Pak)
-        0x08...0x0D => self.pak.dbgRead(T, address),
-        0x0E...0x0F => self.readBackup(T, unaligned_address),
-        else => self.openBus(T, address),
-    };
-}
-
 fn readIo(self: *const Self, comptime T: type, address: u32) T {
     return io.read(self, T, address) orelse self.openBus(T, address);
 }
@@ -336,6 +287,27 @@ pub fn read(self: *Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32) T {
     return self.slowRead(T, unaligned_address);
 }
 
+pub fn dbgRead(self: *const Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32) T {
+    const bits = @typeInfo(std.math.IntFittingRange(0, page_size - 1)).Int.bits;
+    const page = unaligned_address >> bits;
+    const offset = unaligned_address & (page_size - 1);
+
+    // We're doing some serious out-of-bounds open-bus reads
+    if (page >= table_len) return self.openBus(T, unaligned_address);
+
+    if (self.read_table[page]) |some_ptr| {
+        // We have a pointer to a page, cast the pointer to it's underlying type
+        const Ptr = [*]const T;
+        const ptr = @ptrCast(Ptr, @alignCast(@alignOf(std.meta.Child(Ptr)), some_ptr));
+
+        // Note: We don't check array length, since we force align the
+        // lower bits of the address as the GBA would
+        return ptr[forceAlign(T, offset) / @sizeOf(T)];
+    }
+
+    return self.dbgSlowRead(T, unaligned_address);
+}
+
 fn slowRead(self: *Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32) T {
     @setCold(true);
 
@@ -366,6 +338,34 @@ fn slowRead(self: *Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32) T {
     };
 }
 
+fn dbgSlowRead(self: *const Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32) T {
+    const page = @truncate(u8, unaligned_address >> 24);
+    const address = forceAlign(T, unaligned_address);
+
+    return switch (page) {
+        // General Internal Memory
+        0x00 => blk: {
+            if (address < Bios.size)
+                break :blk self.bios.dbgRead(T, self.cpu.r[15], unaligned_address);
+
+            break :blk self.openBus(T, address);
+        },
+        0x02 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
+        0x03 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
+        0x04 => self.readIo(T, address),
+
+        // Internal Display Memory
+        0x05 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
+        0x06 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
+        0x07 => unreachable, // handled by fastmem
+
+        // External Memory (Game Pak)
+        0x08...0x0D => self.pak.dbgRead(T, address),
+        0x0E...0x0F => self.readBackup(T, unaligned_address),
+        else => self.openBus(T, address),
+    };
+}
+
 fn readBackup(self: *const Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32) T {
     const value = self.pak.backup.read(unaligned_address);
 
@@ -406,6 +406,31 @@ pub fn write(self: *Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32, value: T) vo
     }
 }
 
+/// Mostly Identical to `Bus.write`, slowmeme is handled by `Bus.dbgSlowWrite`
+pub fn dbgWrite(self: *Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32, value: T) void {
+    const bits = @typeInfo(std.math.IntFittingRange(0, page_size - 1)).Int.bits;
+    const page = unaligned_address >> bits;
+    const offset = unaligned_address & (page_size - 1);
+
+    // We're doing some serious out-of-bounds open-bus writes, they do nothing though
+    if (page >= table_len) return;
+
+    if (self.write_tables[@boolToInt(T == u8)][page]) |some_ptr| {
+        // We have a pointer to a page, cast the pointer to it's underlying type
+        const Ptr = [*]T;
+        const ptr = @ptrCast(Ptr, @alignCast(@alignOf(std.meta.Child(Ptr)), some_ptr));
+
+        // Note: We don't check array length, since we force align the
+        // lower bits of the address as the GBA would
+        ptr[forceAlign(T, offset) / @sizeOf(T)] = value;
+    } else {
+        // we can return early if this is an 8-bit OAM write
+        if (T == u8 and @truncate(u8, unaligned_address >> 24) == 0x07) return;
+
+        self.dbgSlowWrite(T, unaligned_address, value);
+    }
+}
+
 fn slowWrite(self: *Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32, value: T) void {
     @setCold(true);
 
@@ -431,6 +456,31 @@ fn slowWrite(self: *Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32, value: T) vo
     }
 }
 
+fn dbgSlowWrite(self: *Self, comptime T: type, unaligned_address: u32, value: T) void {
+    @setCold(true);
+
+    const page = @truncate(u8, unaligned_address >> 24);
+    const address = forceAlign(T, unaligned_address);
+
+    switch (page) {
+        // General Internal Memory
+        0x00 => self.bios.write(T, address, value),
+        0x02 => unreachable, // completely handled by fastmem
+        0x03 => unreachable, // completely handled by fastmem
+        0x04 => return, // FIXME: Let debug writes mess with I/O
+
+        // Internal Display Memory
+        0x05 => self.ppu.palette.write(T, address, value),
+        0x06 => self.ppu.vram.write(T, self.ppu.dispcnt, address, value),
+        0x07 => unreachable, // completely handled by fastmem
+
+        // External Memory (Game Pak)
+        0x08...0x0D => return, // FIXME: Debug Write to Backup/GPIO w/out messing with state
+        0x0E...0x0F => return, // FIXME: Debug Write to Backup w/out messing with state
+        else => {},
+    }
+}
+
 inline fn rotateBy(comptime T: type, address: u32) u32 {
     return switch (T) {
         u32 => address & 3,

src/core/emu.zig

@@ -163,3 +163,59 @@ fn sleep(timer: *Timer, wake_time: u64) ?u64 {
 fn spinLoop(timer: *Timer, wake_time: u64) void {
     while (true) if (timer.read() > wake_time) break;
 }
+
+pub const EmuThing = struct {
+    const Self = @This();
+    const Interface = @import("gdbstub").Emulator;
+    const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+
+    cpu: *Arm7tdmi,
+    scheduler: *Scheduler,
+
+    pub fn init(cpu: *Arm7tdmi, scheduler: *Scheduler) Self {
+        return .{ .cpu = cpu, .scheduler = scheduler };
+    }
+
+    pub fn interface(self: *Self, allocator: Allocator) Interface {
+        return Interface.init(allocator, self);
+    }
+
+    pub fn read(self: *const Self, addr: u32) u8 {
+        return self.cpu.bus.dbgRead(u8, addr);
+    }
+
+    pub fn write(self: *Self, addr: u32, value: u8) void {
+        self.cpu.bus.dbgWrite(u8, addr, value);
+    }
+
+    pub fn registers(self: *const Self) *[16]u32 {
+        return &self.cpu.r;
+    }
+
+    pub fn cpsr(self: *const Self) u32 {
+        return self.cpu.cpsr.raw;
+    }
+
+    pub fn step(self: *Self) void {
+        const cpu = self.cpu;
+        const sched = self.scheduler;
+
+        // Is true when we have executed one (1) instruction
+        var did_step: bool = false;
+
+        // TODO: How can I make it easier to keep this in lock-step with runFrame?
+        while (!did_step) {
+            if (!cpu.stepDmaTransfer()) {
+                if (cpu.isHalted()) {
+                    // Fast-forward to next Event
+                    sched.tick = sched.queue.peek().?.tick;
+                } else {
+                    cpu.step();
+                    did_step = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (sched.tick >= sched.nextTimestamp()) sched.handleEvent(cpu);
+        }
+    }
+};

src/core/ppu.zig

@@ -990,8 +990,7 @@ pub const Ppu = struct {
             cpu.handleInterrupt();
         }
 
-        // See if HBlank DMA is present and not enabled
+        // If we're not also in VBlank, attempt to run any pending DMA Reqs
-
         if (!self.dispstat.vblank.read())
             dma.onBlanking(cpu.bus, .HBlank);
 

src/main.zig

@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ const known_folders = @import("known_folders");
 const clap = @import("clap");
 
 const config = @import("config.zig");
+const emu = @import("core/emu.zig");
 
 const Gui = @import("platform.zig").Gui;
 const Bus = @import("core/Bus.zig");
 const Arm7tdmi = @import("core/cpu.zig").Arm7tdmi;
 const Scheduler = @import("core/scheduler.zig").Scheduler;
 const FilePaths = @import("util.zig").FilePaths;
-
+const FpsTracker = @import("util.zig").FpsTracker;
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const Atomic = std.atomic.Atomic;
+
 const log = std.log.scoped(.Cli);
 const width = @import("core/ppu.zig").width;
 const height = @import("core/ppu.zig").height;
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ const params = clap.parseParamsComptime(
     \\-h, --help            Display this help and exit.
     \\-s, --skip            Skip BIOS.
     \\-b, --bios <str>      Optional path to a GBA BIOS ROM.
+    \\ --gdb                Run ZBA from the context of a GDB Server
     \\<str>                 Path to the GBA GamePak ROM.
     \\
 );
@@ -87,10 +91,46 @@ pub fn main() void {
         cpu.fastBoot();
     }
 
+    var quit = Atomic(bool).init(false);
     var gui = Gui.init(&bus.pak.title, &bus.apu, width, height) catch |e| exitln("failed to init gui: {}", .{e});
     defer gui.deinit();
 
-    gui.run(&cpu, &scheduler) catch |e| exitln("failed to run gui thread: {}", .{e});
+    if (result.args.gdb) {
+        const Server = @import("gdbstub").Server;
+        const EmuThing = @import("core/emu.zig").EmuThing;
+
+        var wrapper = EmuThing.init(&cpu, &scheduler);
+        var emulator = wrapper.interface(allocator);
+        defer emulator.deinit();
+
+        log.info("Ready to connect", .{});
+
+        var server = Server.init(emulator) catch |e| exitln("failed to init gdb server: {}", .{e});
+        defer server.deinit(allocator);
+
+        log.info("Starting GDB Server Thread", .{});
+
+        const thread = std.Thread.spawn(.{}, Server.run, .{ &server, allocator, &quit }) catch |e| exitln("gdb server thread crashed: {}", .{e});
+        defer thread.join();
+
+        gui.run(.{
+            .cpu = &cpu,
+            .scheduler = &scheduler,
+            .quit = &quit,
+        }) catch |e| exitln("main thread panicked: {}", .{e});
+    } else {
+        var tracker = FpsTracker.init();
+
+        const thread = std.Thread.spawn(.{}, emu.run, .{ &quit, &scheduler, &cpu, &tracker }) catch |e| exitln("emu thread panicked: {}", .{e});
+        defer thread.join();
+
+        gui.run(.{
+            .cpu = &cpu,
+            .scheduler = &scheduler,
+            .tracker = &tracker,
+            .quit = &quit,
+        }) catch |e| exitln("main thread panicked: {}", .{e});
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn handleArguments(allocator: Allocator, data_path: []const u8, result: *const clap.Result(clap.Help, &params, clap.parsers.default)) !FilePaths {

src/platform.zig

@@ -154,9 +154,17 @@ pub const Gui = struct {
         return tex_id;
     }
 
-    pub fn run(self: *Self, cpu: *Arm7tdmi, scheduler: *Scheduler) !void {
+    const RunOptions = struct {
-        var quit = std.atomic.Atomic(bool).init(false);
+        quit: *std.atomic.Atomic(bool),
-        var tracker = FpsTracker.init();
+        tracker: ?*FpsTracker = null,
+        cpu: *Arm7tdmi,
+        scheduler: *Scheduler,
+    };
+
+    pub fn run(self: *Self, opt: RunOptions) !void {
+        const cpu = opt.cpu;
+        const tracker = opt.tracker;
+        const quit = opt.quit;
 
         var buffer_ids = Self.generateBuffers();
         defer {
@@ -169,13 +177,15 @@ pub const Gui = struct {
         const tex_id = Self.generateTexture(cpu.bus.ppu.framebuf.get(.Renderer));
         defer gl.deleteTextures(1, &tex_id);
 
-        const thread = try std.Thread.spawn(.{}, emu.run, .{ &quit, scheduler, cpu, &tracker });
-        defer thread.join();
-
         var title_buf: [0x100]u8 = undefined;
 
         emu_loop: while (true) {
             var event: SDL.SDL_Event = undefined;
+
+            // This might be true if the emu is running via a gdbstub server
+            // and the gdb stub exits first
+            if (quit.load(.Monotonic)) break :emu_loop;
+
             while (SDL.SDL_PollEvent(&event) != 0) {
                 switch (event.type) {
                     SDL.SDL_QUIT => break :emu_loop,
@@ -238,9 +248,11 @@ pub const Gui = struct {
             gl.drawElements(gl.TRIANGLES, 6, gl.UNSIGNED_INT, null);
             SDL.SDL_GL_SwapWindow(self.window);
 
-            const dyn_title = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&title_buf, "ZBA | {s} [Emu: {}fps] ", .{ self.title, tracker.value() }) catch unreachable;
+            if (tracker) |t| {
+                const dyn_title = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&title_buf, "ZBA | {s} [Emu: {}fps] ", .{ self.title, t.value() }) catch unreachable;
                 SDL.SDL_SetWindowTitle(self.window, dyn_title.ptr);
             }
+        }
 
         quit.store(true, .Monotonic); // Terminate Emulator Thread
     }