Files updated, added and removed in order to turn the ERASER branch into HEAD


git-svn-id: svn://svn.valgrind.org/valgrind/trunk@1086 a5019735-40e9-0310-863c-91ae7b9d1cf9
diff --git a/coregrind/vg_errcontext.c b/coregrind/vg_errcontext.c
index 46838b6..f38ade6 100644
--- a/coregrind/vg_errcontext.c
+++ b/coregrind/vg_errcontext.c
@@ -25,147 +25,22 @@
    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
    02111-1307, USA.
 
-   The GNU General Public License is contained in the file LICENSE.
+   The GNU General Public License is contained in the file COPYING.
 */
 
 #include "vg_include.h"
-#include "vg_constants.h"
-
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/*--- Defns                                                ---*/
+/*--- Globals                                              ---*/
 /*------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/* Suppression is a type describing an error which we want to
-   suppress, ie, not show the user, usually because it is caused by a
-   problem in a library which we can't fix, replace or work around.
-   Suppressions are read from a file at startup time, specified by
-   vg_clo_suppressions, and placed in the vg_suppressions list.  This
-   gives flexibility so that new suppressions can be added to the file
-   as and when needed. 
-*/
-typedef 
-   enum { 
-      /* Bad syscall params */
-      Param, 
-      /* Use of invalid values of given size */
-      Value0, Value1, Value2, Value4, Value8, 
-      /* Invalid read/write attempt at given size */
-      Addr1, Addr2, Addr4, Addr8,
-      /* Invalid or mismatching free */
-      FreeS,
-      /* Pthreading error */
-      PThread
-   } 
-   SuppressionKind;
-
-
-/* For each caller specified for a suppression, record the nature of
-   the caller name. */
-typedef
-   enum { 
-      /* Name is of an shared object file. */
-      ObjName,
-      /* Name is of a function. */
-      FunName 
-   }
-   SuppressionLocTy;
-
-
-/* A complete suppression record. */
-typedef
-   struct _Suppression {
-      struct _Suppression* next;
-      /* The number of times this error has been suppressed. */
-      Int count;
-      /* The name by which the suppression is referred to. */
-      Char* sname;
-      /* What kind of suppression. */
-      SuppressionKind skind;
-      /* Name of syscall param if skind==Param */
-      Char* param;
-      /* Name of fn where err occurs, and immediate caller (mandatory). */
-      SuppressionLocTy caller0_ty;
-      Char*            caller0;
-      SuppressionLocTy caller1_ty;
-      Char*            caller1;
-      /* Optional extra callers. */
-      SuppressionLocTy caller2_ty;
-      Char*            caller2;
-      SuppressionLocTy caller3_ty;
-      Char*            caller3;
-   } 
-   Suppression;
-
-
-/* ErrContext is a type for recording just enough info to generate an
-   error report for an illegal memory access.  The idea is that
-   (typically) the same few points in the program generate thousands
-   of illegal accesses, and we don't want to spew out a fresh error
-   message for each one.  Instead, we use these structures to common
-   up duplicates.  
-*/
-
-/* What kind of error it is. */
-typedef 
-   enum { ValueErr, AddrErr, 
-          ParamErr, UserErr, /* behaves like an anonymous ParamErr */
-          FreeErr, FreeMismatchErr,
-          PThreadErr /* pthread API error */
-   }
-   ErrKind;
-
-/* What kind of memory access is involved in the error? */
-typedef
-   enum { ReadAxs, WriteAxs, ExecAxs }
-   AxsKind;
-
-/* Top-level struct for recording errors. */
-typedef
-   struct _ErrContext {
-      /* ALL */
-      struct _ErrContext* next;
-      /* ALL */
-      /* NULL if unsuppressed; or ptr to suppression record. */
-      Suppression* supp;
-      /* ALL */
-      Int count;
-      /* ALL */
-      ErrKind ekind;
-      /* ALL */
-      ExeContext* where;
-      /* Addr */
-      AxsKind axskind;
-      /* Addr, Value */
-      Int size;
-      /* Addr, Free, Param, User */
-      Addr addr;
-      /* Addr, Free, Param, User */
-      AddrInfo addrinfo;
-      /* Param; hijacked for PThread as a description */
-      Char* syscall_param;
-      /* Param, User */
-      Bool isWriteableLack;
-      /* ALL */
-      ThreadId tid;
-      /* ALL */
-      /* These record %EIP, %ESP and %EBP at the error point.  They
-         are only used to make GDB-attaching convenient; there is no
-         other purpose; specifically they are not used to do
-         comparisons between errors. */
-      UInt m_eip;
-      UInt m_esp;
-      UInt m_ebp;
-   } 
-   ErrContext;
-
 /* The list of error contexts found, both suppressed and unsuppressed.
    Initially empty, and grows as errors are detected. */
-static ErrContext* vg_err_contexts = NULL;
+static CoreError* vg_errors = NULL;
 
 /* The list of suppression directives, as read from the specified
    suppressions file. */
-static Suppression* vg_suppressions = NULL;
+static CoreSupp* vg_suppressions = NULL;
 
 /* Running count of unsuppressed errors detected. */
 static UInt vg_n_errs_found = 0;
@@ -173,265 +48,76 @@
 /* Running count of suppressed errors detected. */
 static UInt vg_n_errs_suppressed = 0;
 
-/* Used to disable further error reporting once some huge number of
-   errors have already been logged. */
-static Bool vg_ignore_errors = False;
-
 /* forwards ... */
-static Suppression* is_suppressible_error ( ErrContext* ec );
+static CoreSupp* is_suppressible_error ( CoreError* err );
 
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*--- Helper fns                                           ---*/
 /*------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-
-static void clear_AddrInfo ( AddrInfo* ai )
-{
-   ai->akind      = Unknown;
-   ai->blksize    = 0;
-   ai->rwoffset   = 0;
-   ai->lastchange = NULL;
-   ai->stack_tid  = VG_INVALID_THREADID;
-   ai->maybe_gcc  = False;
-}
-
-static void clear_ErrContext ( ErrContext* ec )
-{
-   ec->next    = NULL;
-   ec->supp    = NULL;
-   ec->count   = 0;
-   ec->ekind   = ValueErr;
-   ec->where   = NULL;
-   ec->axskind = ReadAxs;
-   ec->size    = 0;
-   ec->addr    = 0;
-   clear_AddrInfo ( &ec->addrinfo );
-   ec->syscall_param   = NULL;
-   ec->isWriteableLack = False;
-   ec->m_eip   = 0xDEADB00F;
-   ec->m_esp   = 0xDEADBE0F;
-   ec->m_ebp   = 0xDEADB0EF;
-   ec->tid     = VG_INVALID_THREADID;
-}
-
-
-static __inline__
-Bool vg_eq_ExeContext ( Bool top_2_only,
-                        ExeContext* e1, ExeContext* e2 )
-{
-   /* Note that frames after the 4th are always ignored. */
-   if (top_2_only) {
-      return VG_(eq_ExeContext_top2(e1, e2));
-   } else {
-      return VG_(eq_ExeContext_top4(e1, e2));
-   }
-}
-
-
-static Bool eq_AddrInfo ( Bool cheap_addr_cmp,
-                          AddrInfo* ai1, AddrInfo* ai2 )
-{
-   if (ai1->akind != Undescribed 
-       && ai2->akind != Undescribed
-       && ai1->akind != ai2->akind) 
-      return False;
-   if (ai1->akind == Freed || ai1->akind == Mallocd) {
-      if (ai1->blksize != ai2->blksize)
-         return False;
-      if (!vg_eq_ExeContext(cheap_addr_cmp, 
-                            ai1->lastchange, ai2->lastchange))
-         return False;
-   }
-   return True;
-}
-
 /* Compare error contexts, to detect duplicates.  Note that if they
    are otherwise the same, the faulting addrs and associated rwoffsets
    are allowed to be different.  */
-
-static Bool eq_ErrContext ( Bool cheap_addr_cmp,
-                            ErrContext* e1, ErrContext* e2 )
+static Bool eq_CoreError ( VgRes res, CoreError* e1, CoreError* e2 )
 {
-   if (e1->ekind != e2->ekind) 
+   if (e1->skin_err.ekind != e2->skin_err.ekind) 
       return False;
-   if (!vg_eq_ExeContext(cheap_addr_cmp, e1->where, e2->where))
+   if (!VG_(eq_ExeContext)(res, e1->where, e2->where))
       return False;
 
-   switch (e1->ekind) {
+   switch (e1->skin_err.ekind) {
       case PThreadErr:
-         if (e1->syscall_param == e2->syscall_param) 
+         vg_assert(VG_(needs).core_errors);
+         if (e1->skin_err.string == e2->skin_err.string) 
             return True;
-         if (0 == VG_(strcmp)(e1->syscall_param, e2->syscall_param))
+         if (0 == VG_(strcmp)(e1->skin_err.string, e2->skin_err.string))
             return True;
          return False;
-      case UserErr:
-      case ParamErr:
-         if (e1->isWriteableLack != e2->isWriteableLack) return False;
-         if (e1->ekind == ParamErr 
-             && 0 != VG_(strcmp)(e1->syscall_param, e2->syscall_param))
-            return False;
-         return True;
-      case FreeErr:
-      case FreeMismatchErr:
-         if (e1->addr != e2->addr) return False;
-         if (!eq_AddrInfo(cheap_addr_cmp, &e1->addrinfo, &e2->addrinfo)) 
-            return False;
-         return True;
-      case AddrErr:
-         if (e1->axskind != e2->axskind) return False;
-         if (e1->size != e2->size) return False;
-         if (!eq_AddrInfo(cheap_addr_cmp, &e1->addrinfo, &e2->addrinfo)) 
-            return False;
-         return True;
-      case ValueErr:
-         if (e1->size != e2->size) return False;
-         return True;
       default: 
-         VG_(panic)("eq_ErrContext");
+         if (VG_(needs).skin_errors)
+            return SK_(eq_SkinError)(res, &e1->skin_err, &e2->skin_err);
+         else {
+            VG_(printf)("\nUnhandled error type: %u. VG_(needs).skin_errors\n"
+                        "probably needs to be set.\n",
+                        e1->skin_err.ekind);
+            VG_(skin_error)("unhandled error type");
+         }
    }
 }
 
-static void pp_AddrInfo ( Addr a, AddrInfo* ai )
+static void pp_CoreError ( CoreError* err, Bool printCount )
 {
-   switch (ai->akind) {
-      case Stack: 
-         VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-                      "   Address 0x%x is on thread %d's stack", 
-                      a, ai->stack_tid);
-         break;
-      case Unknown:
-         if (ai->maybe_gcc) {
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-               "   Address 0x%x is just below %%esp.  Possibly a bug in GCC/G++",
-               a);
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-               "   v 2.96 or 3.0.X.  To suppress, use: --workaround-gcc296-bugs=yes");
-	 } else {
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-               "   Address 0x%x is not stack'd, malloc'd or free'd", a);
-         }
-         break;
-      case Freed: case Mallocd: case UserG: case UserS: {
-         UInt delta;
-         UChar* relative;
-         if (ai->rwoffset < 0) {
-            delta    = (UInt)(- ai->rwoffset);
-            relative = "before";
-         } else if (ai->rwoffset >= ai->blksize) {
-            delta    = ai->rwoffset - ai->blksize;
-            relative = "after";
-         } else {
-            delta    = ai->rwoffset;
-            relative = "inside";
-         }
-         if (ai->akind == UserS) {
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-               "   Address 0x%x is %d bytes %s a %d-byte stack red-zone created",
-               a, delta, relative, 
-               ai->blksize );
-	 } else {
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-               "   Address 0x%x is %d bytes %s a block of size %d %s",
-               a, delta, relative, 
-               ai->blksize,
-               ai->akind==Mallocd ? "alloc'd" 
-                  : ai->akind==Freed ? "free'd" 
-                                     : "client-defined");
-         }
-         VG_(pp_ExeContext)(ai->lastchange);
-         break;
-      }
-      default:
-         VG_(panic)("pp_AddrInfo");
+   /* Closure for printing where the error occurred.  Abstracts details
+      about the `where' field away from the skin. */
+   void pp_ExeContextClosure(void)
+   {
+      VG_(pp_ExeContext) ( err->where );
    }
-}
-
-static void pp_ErrContext ( ErrContext* ec, Bool printCount )
-{
+   
    if (printCount)
-      VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "Observed %d times:", ec->count );
-   if (ec->tid > 1)
-      VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "Thread %d:", ec->tid );
-   switch (ec->ekind) {
-      case ValueErr:
-         if (ec->size == 0) {
-             VG_(message)(
-                Vg_UserMsg,
-                "Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)");
-         } else {
-             VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg,
-                          "Use of uninitialised value of size %d",
-                          ec->size);
-         }
-         VG_(pp_ExeContext)(ec->where);
-         break;
-      case AddrErr:
-         switch (ec->axskind) {
-            case ReadAxs:
-               VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "Invalid read of size %d", 
-                                        ec->size ); 
-               break;
-            case WriteAxs:
-               VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "Invalid write of size %d", 
-                                        ec->size ); 
-               break;
-            case ExecAxs:
-               VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "Jump to the invalid address "
-                                        "stated on the next line");
-               break;
-            default: 
-               VG_(panic)("pp_ErrContext(axskind)");
-         }
-         VG_(pp_ExeContext)(ec->where);
-         pp_AddrInfo(ec->addr, &ec->addrinfo);
-         break;
-      case FreeErr:
-         VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg,"Invalid free() / delete / delete[]");
-         /* fall through */
-      case FreeMismatchErr:
-         if (ec->ekind == FreeMismatchErr)
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-                         "Mismatched free() / delete / delete []");
-         VG_(pp_ExeContext)(ec->where);
-         pp_AddrInfo(ec->addr, &ec->addrinfo);
-         break;
-      case ParamErr:
-         if (ec->isWriteableLack) {
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-               "Syscall param %s contains unaddressable byte(s)",
-                ec->syscall_param );
-         } else {
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-                "Syscall param %s contains uninitialised or "
-                "unaddressable byte(s)",
-            ec->syscall_param);
-         }
-         VG_(pp_ExeContext)(ec->where);
-         pp_AddrInfo(ec->addr, &ec->addrinfo);
-         break;
-      case UserErr:
-         if (ec->isWriteableLack) {
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-               "Unaddressable byte(s) found during client check request");
-         } else {
-            VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-               "Uninitialised or "
-               "unaddressable byte(s) found during client check request");
-         }
-         VG_(pp_ExeContext)(ec->where);
-         pp_AddrInfo(ec->addr, &ec->addrinfo);
-         break;
+      VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "Observed %d times:", err->count );
+   if (err->tid > 1)
+      VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "Thread %d:", err->tid );
+
+   switch (err->skin_err.ekind) {
       case PThreadErr:
-         VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "%s", ec->syscall_param );
-         VG_(pp_ExeContext)(ec->where);
+         vg_assert(VG_(needs).core_errors);
+         VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "%s", err->skin_err.string );
+         VG_(pp_ExeContext)(err->where);
          break;
       default: 
-         VG_(panic)("pp_ErrContext");
+         if (VG_(needs).skin_errors)
+            SK_(pp_SkinError)( &err->skin_err, &pp_ExeContextClosure );
+         else {
+            VG_(printf)("\nUnhandled error type: %u.  VG_(needs).skin_errors\n"
+                        "probably needs to be set?\n",
+                        err->skin_err.ekind);
+            VG_(skin_error)("unhandled error type");
+         }
    }
 }
 
-
 /* Figure out if we want to attach for GDB for this error, possibly
    by asking the user. */
 static
@@ -476,21 +162,69 @@
 }
 
 
-/* Top-level entry point to the error management subsystem.  All
-   detected errors are notified here; this routine decides if/when the
-   user should see the error. */
-static void VG_(maybe_add_context) ( ErrContext* ec )
+/* I've gone all object-oriented... initialisation depends on where the
+   error comes from:
+
+   - If from generated code (tst == NULL), the %EIP/%EBP values that we
+     need in order to create proper error messages are picked up out of
+     VG_(baseBlock) rather than from the thread table (vg_threads in
+     vg_scheduler.c).
+
+   - If not from generated code but in response to requests passed back to
+     the scheduler (tst != NULL), we pick up %EIP/%EBP values from the
+     stored thread state, not from VG_(baseBlock).  
+*/
+static __inline__
+void construct_error ( CoreError* err, ThreadState* tst, 
+                       ErrorKind ekind, Addr a, Char* s, void* extra )
 {
-   ErrContext* p;
-   ErrContext* p_prev;
-   Bool        cheap_addr_cmp         = False;
+   /* CoreError parts */
+   err->next     = NULL;
+   err->supp     = NULL;
+   err->count    = 1;
+   if (NULL == tst) {
+      err->tid   = VG_(get_current_tid)();
+      err->where = 
+         VG_(get_ExeContext2)( VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_eip)], 
+                               VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_ebp)],
+                               VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_esp)],
+                               VG_(threads)[err->tid].stack_highest_word);
+      err->m_eip = VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_eip)];
+      err->m_esp = VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_esp)];
+      err->m_ebp = VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_ebp)];
+   } else {
+      err->where = VG_(get_ExeContext) ( tst );
+      err->tid   = tst->tid;
+      err->m_eip = tst->m_eip;
+      err->m_esp = tst->m_esp;
+      err->m_ebp = tst->m_ebp;
+   }
+
+   /* SkinError parts */
+   err->skin_err.ekind  = ekind;
+   err->skin_err.addr   = a;
+   err->skin_err.string = s;
+   err->skin_err.extra  = extra;
+
+   /* sanity... */
+   vg_assert(err->tid >= 0 && err->tid < VG_N_THREADS);
+}
+
+/* Top-level entry point to the error management subsystem.
+   All detected errors are notified here; this routine decides if/when the
+   user should see the error. */
+void VG_(maybe_record_error) ( ThreadState* tst, 
+                               ErrorKind ekind, Addr a, Char* s, void* extra )
+{
+   CoreError   err;
+   CoreError*  p;
+   CoreError*  p_prev;
+   VgRes       exe_res                = Vg_MedRes;
    static Bool is_first_shown_context = True;
    static Bool stopping_message       = False;
    static Bool slowdown_message       = False;
    static Int  vg_n_errs_shown        = 0;
 
-   vg_assert(ec->tid >= 0 && ec->tid < VG_N_THREADS);
-
    /* After M_VG_COLLECT_NO_ERRORS_AFTER_SHOWN different errors have
       been found, or M_VG_COLLECT_NO_ERRORS_AFTER_FOUND total errors
       have been found, just refuse to collect any more.  This stops
@@ -520,12 +254,11 @@
          VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
             "Rerun with --error-limit=no to disable this cutoff.  Note");
          VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-            "that your program may now segfault without prior warning from");
+            "that errors may occur in your program without prior warning from");
          VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
             "Valgrind, because errors are no longer being displayed.");
          VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "");
          stopping_message = True;
-         vg_ignore_errors = True;
       }
       return;
    }
@@ -534,7 +267,7 @@
       been found, be much more conservative about collecting new
       ones. */
    if (vg_n_errs_shown >= M_VG_COLLECT_ERRORS_SLOWLY_AFTER) {
-      cheap_addr_cmp = True;
+      exe_res = Vg_LowRes;
       if (!slowdown_message) {
          VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "");
          VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
@@ -546,12 +279,14 @@
       }
    }
 
+   /* Build ourselves the error */
+   construct_error ( &err, tst, ekind, a, s, extra );
 
    /* First, see if we've got an error record matching this one. */
-   p      = vg_err_contexts;
+   p      = vg_errors;
    p_prev = NULL;
    while (p != NULL) {
-      if (eq_ErrContext(cheap_addr_cmp, p, ec)) {
+      if (eq_CoreError(exe_res, p, &err)) {
          /* Found it. */
          p->count++;
 	 if (p->supp != NULL) {
@@ -567,8 +302,8 @@
          if (p_prev != NULL) {
             vg_assert(p_prev->next == p);
             p_prev->next    = p->next;
-            p->next         = vg_err_contexts;
-            vg_err_contexts = p;
+            p->next         = vg_errors;
+            vg_errors = p;
 	 }
          return;
       }
@@ -578,27 +313,37 @@
 
    /* Didn't see it.  Copy and add. */
 
-   /* OK, we're really going to collect it.  First, describe any addr
-      info in the error. */
-   if (ec->addrinfo.akind == Undescribed)
-      VG_(describe_addr) ( ec->addr, &ec->addrinfo );
+   /* OK, we're really going to collect it.  First make a copy,
+      because the error context is on the stack and will disappear shortly.
+      We can duplicate the main part ourselves, but use
+      SK_(dup_extra_and_update) to duplicate the 'extra' part (unless it's
+      NULL).
+     
+      SK_(dup_extra_and_update) can also update the SkinError.  This is
+      for when there are more details to fill in which take time to work out
+      but don't affect our earlier decision to include the error -- by
+      postponing those details until now, we avoid the extra work in the
+      case where we ignore the error.
+    */
+   p = VG_(arena_malloc)(VG_AR_ERRORS, sizeof(CoreError));
+   *p = err;
+   if (NULL != err.skin_err.extra)
+      SK_(dup_extra_and_update)(&p->skin_err);
 
-   p = VG_(malloc)(VG_AR_ERRCTXT, sizeof(ErrContext));
-   *p = *ec;
-   p->next = vg_err_contexts;
-   p->supp = is_suppressible_error(ec);
-   vg_err_contexts = p;
+   p->next = vg_errors;
+   p->supp = is_suppressible_error(&err);
+   vg_errors = p;
    if (p->supp == NULL) {
       vg_n_errs_found++;
       if (!is_first_shown_context)
          VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "");
-      pp_ErrContext(p, False);      
+      pp_CoreError(p, False);      
       is_first_shown_context = False;
       vg_n_errs_shown++;
       /* Perhaps we want a GDB attach at this point? */
       if (vg_is_GDB_attach_requested()) {
          VG_(swizzle_esp_then_start_GDB)(
-            ec->m_eip, ec->m_esp, ec->m_ebp);
+            err.m_eip, err.m_esp, err.m_ebp);
       }
    } else {
       vg_n_errs_suppressed++;
@@ -607,202 +352,34 @@
 }
 
 
-
-
 /*------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /*--- Exported fns                                         ---*/
 /*------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/* These two are called from generated code, so that the %EIP/%EBP
-   values that we need in order to create proper error messages are
-   picked up out of VG_(baseBlock) rather than from the thread table
-   (vg_threads in vg_scheduler.c). */
+/* These are called not from generated code but from the scheduler */
 
-void VG_(record_value_error) ( Int size )
+void VG_(record_pthread_error) ( ThreadId tid, Char* msg )
 {
-   ErrContext ec;
-   if (vg_ignore_errors) return;
-   clear_ErrContext( &ec );
-   ec.count = 1;
-   ec.next  = NULL;
-   ec.where = VG_(get_ExeContext)( False, VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_eip)], 
-                                          VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_ebp)] );
-   ec.ekind = ValueErr;
-   ec.size  = size;
-   ec.tid   = VG_(get_current_tid)();
-   ec.m_eip = VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_eip)];
-   ec.m_esp = VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_esp)];
-   ec.m_ebp = VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_ebp)];
-   VG_(maybe_add_context) ( &ec );
+   if (! VG_(needs).core_errors) return;
+   VG_(maybe_record_error)( &VG_(threads)[tid], PThreadErr, /*addr*/0, msg, 
+                            /*extra*/NULL );
 }
 
-void VG_(record_address_error) ( Addr a, Int size, Bool isWrite )
-{
-   ErrContext ec;
-   Bool       just_below_esp;
-   if (vg_ignore_errors) return;
-
-   just_below_esp 
-      = VG_(is_just_below_ESP)( VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_esp)], a );
-
-   /* If this is caused by an access immediately below %ESP, and the
-      user asks nicely, we just ignore it. */
-   if (VG_(clo_workaround_gcc296_bugs) && just_below_esp)
-      return;
-
-   clear_ErrContext( &ec );
-   ec.count   = 1;
-   ec.next    = NULL;
-   ec.where   = VG_(get_ExeContext)( False, VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_eip)], 
-                                            VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_ebp)] );
-   ec.ekind   = AddrErr;
-   ec.axskind = isWrite ? WriteAxs : ReadAxs;
-   ec.size    = size;
-   ec.addr    = a;
-   ec.tid     = VG_(get_current_tid)();
-   ec.m_eip = VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_eip)];
-   ec.m_esp = VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_esp)];
-   ec.m_ebp = VG_(baseBlock)[VGOFF_(m_ebp)];
-   ec.addrinfo.akind     = Undescribed;
-   ec.addrinfo.maybe_gcc = just_below_esp;
-   VG_(maybe_add_context) ( &ec );
-}
-
-
-/* These five are called not from generated code but in response to
-   requests passed back to the scheduler.  So we pick up %EIP/%EBP
-   values from the stored thread state, not from VG_(baseBlock).  */
-
-void VG_(record_free_error) ( ThreadState* tst, Addr a )
-{
-   ErrContext ec;
-   if (vg_ignore_errors) return;
-   clear_ErrContext( &ec );
-   ec.count   = 1;
-   ec.next    = NULL;
-   ec.where   = VG_(get_ExeContext)( False, tst->m_eip, tst->m_ebp );
-   ec.ekind   = FreeErr;
-   ec.addr    = a;
-   ec.tid     = tst->tid;
-   ec.m_eip   = tst->m_eip;
-   ec.m_esp   = tst->m_esp;
-   ec.m_ebp   = tst->m_ebp;
-   ec.addrinfo.akind = Undescribed;
-   VG_(maybe_add_context) ( &ec );
-}
-
-void VG_(record_freemismatch_error) ( ThreadState* tst, Addr a )
-{
-   ErrContext ec;
-   if (vg_ignore_errors) return;
-   clear_ErrContext( &ec );
-   ec.count   = 1;
-   ec.next    = NULL;
-   ec.where   = VG_(get_ExeContext)( False, tst->m_eip, tst->m_ebp );
-   ec.ekind   = FreeMismatchErr;
-   ec.addr    = a;
-   ec.tid     = tst->tid;
-   ec.m_eip   = tst->m_eip;
-   ec.m_esp   = tst->m_esp;
-   ec.m_ebp   = tst->m_ebp;
-   ec.addrinfo.akind = Undescribed;
-   VG_(maybe_add_context) ( &ec );
-}
-
-void VG_(record_jump_error) ( ThreadState* tst, Addr a )
-{
-   ErrContext ec;
-   if (vg_ignore_errors) return;
-   clear_ErrContext( &ec );
-   ec.count   = 1;
-   ec.next    = NULL;
-   ec.where   = VG_(get_ExeContext)( False, tst->m_eip, tst->m_ebp );
-   ec.ekind   = AddrErr;
-   ec.axskind = ExecAxs;
-   ec.addr    = a;
-   ec.tid     = tst->tid;
-   ec.m_eip   = tst->m_eip;
-   ec.m_esp   = tst->m_esp;
-   ec.m_ebp   = tst->m_ebp;
-   ec.addrinfo.akind = Undescribed;
-   VG_(maybe_add_context) ( &ec );
-}
-
-void VG_(record_param_err) ( ThreadState* tst, Addr a, Bool isWriteLack, 
-                             Char* msg )
-{
-   ErrContext ec;
-   if (vg_ignore_errors) return;
-   clear_ErrContext( &ec );
-   ec.count   = 1;
-   ec.next    = NULL;
-   ec.where   = VG_(get_ExeContext)( False, tst->m_eip, tst->m_ebp );
-   ec.ekind   = ParamErr;
-   ec.addr    = a;
-   ec.tid     = tst->tid;
-   ec.m_eip   = tst->m_eip;
-   ec.m_esp   = tst->m_esp;
-   ec.m_ebp   = tst->m_ebp;
-   ec.addrinfo.akind = Undescribed;
-   ec.syscall_param = msg;
-   ec.isWriteableLack = isWriteLack;
-   VG_(maybe_add_context) ( &ec );
-}
-
-void VG_(record_user_err) ( ThreadState* tst, Addr a, Bool isWriteLack )
-{
-   ErrContext ec;
-   if (vg_ignore_errors) return;
-   clear_ErrContext( &ec );
-   ec.count   = 1;
-   ec.next    = NULL;
-   ec.where   = VG_(get_ExeContext)( False, tst->m_eip, tst->m_ebp );
-   ec.ekind   = UserErr;
-   ec.addr    = a;
-   ec.tid     = tst->tid;
-   ec.m_eip   = tst->m_eip;
-   ec.m_esp   = tst->m_esp;
-   ec.m_ebp   = tst->m_ebp;
-   ec.addrinfo.akind = Undescribed;
-   ec.isWriteableLack = isWriteLack;
-   VG_(maybe_add_context) ( &ec );
-}
-
-void VG_(record_pthread_err) ( ThreadId tid, Char* msg )
-{
-   ErrContext ec;
-   if (vg_ignore_errors) return;
-   if (!VG_(clo_instrument)) return;
-   clear_ErrContext( &ec );
-   ec.count   = 1;
-   ec.next    = NULL;
-   ec.where   = VG_(get_ExeContext)( False, VG_(threads)[tid].m_eip, 
-                                            VG_(threads)[tid].m_ebp );
-   ec.ekind   = PThreadErr;
-   ec.tid     = tid;
-   ec.syscall_param = msg;
-   ec.m_eip   = VG_(threads)[tid].m_eip;
-   ec.m_esp   = VG_(threads)[tid].m_esp;
-   ec.m_ebp   = VG_(threads)[tid].m_ebp;
-   VG_(maybe_add_context) ( &ec );
-}
-
-
 /*------------------------------*/
 
 void VG_(show_all_errors) ( void )
 {
-   Int         i, n_min;
-   Int         n_err_contexts, n_supp_contexts;
-   ErrContext  *p, *p_min;
-   Suppression *su;
-   Bool        any_supp;
+   Int        i, n_min;
+   Int        n_err_contexts, n_supp_contexts;
+   CoreError *p, *p_min;
+   CoreSupp   *su;
+   Bool       any_supp;
 
    if (VG_(clo_verbosity) == 0)
       return;
 
    n_err_contexts = 0;
-   for (p = vg_err_contexts; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
+   for (p = vg_errors; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
       if (p->supp == NULL)
          n_err_contexts++;
    }
@@ -826,20 +403,20 @@
    for (i = 0; i < n_err_contexts; i++) {
       n_min = (1 << 30) - 1;
       p_min = NULL;
-      for (p = vg_err_contexts; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
+      for (p = vg_errors; p != NULL; p = p->next) {
          if (p->supp != NULL) continue;
          if (p->count < n_min) {
             n_min = p->count;
             p_min = p;
          }
       }
-      if (p_min == NULL) VG_(panic)("pp_AllErrContexts");
+      if (p_min == NULL) VG_(panic)("show_all_errors()");
 
       VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "");
       VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "%d errors in context %d of %d:",
                    p_min->count,
                    i+1, n_err_contexts);
-      pp_ErrContext( p_min, False );
+      pp_CoreError( p_min, False );
 
       if ((i+1 == VG_(clo_dump_error))) {
 	VG_(translate) ( 0 /* dummy ThreadId; irrelevant due to below NULLs */,
@@ -855,8 +432,7 @@
    for (su = vg_suppressions; su != NULL; su = su->next) {
       if (su->count > 0) {
          any_supp = True;
-         VG_(message)(Vg_DebugMsg, "supp: %4d %s", su->count, 
-                                   su->sname);
+         VG_(message)(Vg_DebugMsg, "supp: %4d %s", su->count, su->sname);
       }
    }
 
@@ -883,7 +459,7 @@
 
 #define VG_ISSPACE(ch) (((ch)==' ') || ((ch)=='\n') || ((ch)=='\t'))
 
-static Bool getLine ( Int fd, Char* buf, Int nBuf )
+Bool VG_(getLine) ( Int fd, Char* buf, Int nBuf )
 {
    Char ch;
    Int  n, i;
@@ -924,7 +500,7 @@
    (fun: or obj:) part.
    Returns False if failed.
 */
-static Bool setLocationTy ( Char** p_caller, SuppressionLocTy* p_ty )
+static Bool setLocationTy ( Char** p_caller, SuppLocTy* p_ty )
 {
    if (VG_(strncmp)(*p_caller, "fun:", 4) == 0) {
       (*p_caller) += 4;
@@ -948,107 +524,95 @@
 #define STREQ(s1,s2) (s1 != NULL && s2 != NULL \
                       && VG_(strcmp)((s1),(s2))==0)
 
-static Char* copyStr ( Char* str )
-{
-   Int   n, i;
-   Char* str2;
-   n    = VG_(strlen)(str);
-   str2 = VG_(malloc)(VG_AR_PRIVATE, n+1);
-   vg_assert(n > 0);
-   for (i = 0; i < n+1; i++) str2[i] = str[i];
-   return str2;
-}
-
 static void load_one_suppressions_file ( Char* filename )
 {
 #  define N_BUF 200
-   Int  fd;
+   Int  fd, i;
    Bool eof;
+   Bool is_unrecognised_suppressions = False;
    Char buf[N_BUF+1];
-   fd = VG_(open_read)( filename );
+   fd = VG_(open)( filename, VKI_O_RDONLY, 0 );
    if (fd == -1) {
-      VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, 
-                   "FATAL: can't open suppressions file `%s'", 
+      VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg, "FATAL: can't open suppressions file `%s'", 
                    filename );
       VG_(exit)(1);
    }
 
    while (True) {
-      Suppression* supp;
-      supp = VG_(malloc)(VG_AR_PRIVATE, sizeof(Suppression));
+      /* Assign and initialise the two suppression halves (core and skin) */
+      CoreSupp* supp;
+      supp            = VG_(arena_malloc)(VG_AR_CORE, sizeof(CoreSupp));
       supp->count = 0;
-      supp->param = supp->caller0 = supp->caller1 
-                  = supp->caller2 = supp->caller3 = NULL;
+      for (i = 0; i < VG_N_SUPP_CALLERS; i++) supp->caller[i] = NULL;
+      supp->skin_supp.string = supp->skin_supp.extra = NULL;
 
-      eof = getLine ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
+      eof = VG_(getLine) ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
       if (eof) break;
 
       if (!STREQ(buf, "{")) goto syntax_error;
       
-      eof = getLine ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
+      eof = VG_(getLine) ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
       if (eof || STREQ(buf, "}")) goto syntax_error;
-      supp->sname = copyStr(buf);
+      supp->sname = VG_(arena_strdup)(VG_AR_CORE, buf);
 
-      eof = getLine ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
+      eof = VG_(getLine) ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
+
       if (eof) goto syntax_error;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Param"))  supp->skind = Param;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Value0")) supp->skind = Value0; /* backwards compat */
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Cond"))   supp->skind = Value0;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Value1")) supp->skind = Value1;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Value2")) supp->skind = Value2;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Value4")) supp->skind = Value4;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Value8")) supp->skind = Value8;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Addr1"))  supp->skind = Addr1;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Addr2"))  supp->skind = Addr2;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Addr4"))  supp->skind = Addr4;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Addr8"))  supp->skind = Addr8;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "Free"))   supp->skind = FreeS;
-      else if (STREQ(buf, "PThread")) supp->skind = PThread;
-      else goto syntax_error;
 
-      if (supp->skind == Param) {
-         eof = getLine ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
-         if (eof) goto syntax_error;
-         supp->param = copyStr(buf);
+      /* Is it a core suppression? */
+      else if (VG_(needs).core_errors && STREQ(buf, "PThread")) 
+         supp->skin_supp.skind = PThreadSupp;
+
+      /* Is it a skin suppression? */
+      else if (VG_(needs).skin_errors && 
+               SK_(recognised_suppression)(buf, &(supp->skin_supp.skind))) {
+         /* do nothing, function fills in supp->skin_supp.skind */
+      }
+      //else goto syntax_error;
+      else {
+         /* SSS: if we don't recognise the suppression name, ignore entire
+          * entry.  Not sure if this is a good long-term approach -- makes
+          * it impossible to spot incorrect suppression names?  (apart
+          * from the warning given) */
+         if (! is_unrecognised_suppressions) {
+            is_unrecognised_suppressions = True;
+            VG_(start_msg)(Vg_DebugMsg);
+            VG_(add_to_msg)("Ignoring unrecognised suppressions: ");
+            VG_(add_to_msg)("'%s'", buf);
+         } else {
+            VG_(add_to_msg)(", '%s'", buf);
+         }
+         while (True) {
+            eof = VG_(getLine) ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
+            if (eof) goto syntax_error;
+            if (STREQ(buf, "}"))
+               break;
+         }
+         continue;
       }
 
-      eof = getLine ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
-      if (eof) goto syntax_error;
-      supp->caller0 = copyStr(buf);
-      if (!setLocationTy(&(supp->caller0), &(supp->caller0_ty)))
+      if (VG_(needs).skin_errors && 
+          !SK_(read_extra_suppression_info)(fd, buf, N_BUF, &supp->skin_supp)) 
          goto syntax_error;
 
-      eof = getLine ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
-      if (eof) goto syntax_error;
-      if (!STREQ(buf, "}")) {
-         supp->caller1 = copyStr(buf);
-         if (!setLocationTy(&(supp->caller1), &(supp->caller1_ty)))
-            goto syntax_error;
-      
-         eof = getLine ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
+      /* "i > 0" ensures at least one caller read. */
+      for (i = 0; i < VG_N_SUPP_CALLERS; i++) {
+         eof = VG_(getLine) ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
          if (eof) goto syntax_error;
-         if (!STREQ(buf, "}")) {
-            supp->caller2 = copyStr(buf);
-            if (!setLocationTy(&(supp->caller2), &(supp->caller2_ty)))
-               goto syntax_error;
-
-            eof = getLine ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
-            if (eof) goto syntax_error;
-            if (!STREQ(buf, "}")) {
-               supp->caller3 = copyStr(buf);
-              if (!setLocationTy(&(supp->caller3), &(supp->caller3_ty)))
-                 goto syntax_error;
-
-               eof = getLine ( fd, buf, N_BUF );
-               if (eof || !STREQ(buf, "}")) goto syntax_error;
-	    }
-         }
+         if (i > 0 && STREQ(buf, "}")) 
+            break;
+         supp->caller[i] = VG_(arena_strdup)(VG_AR_CORE, buf);
+         if (!setLocationTy(&(supp->caller[i]), &(supp->caller_ty[i])))
+            goto syntax_error;
       }
 
       supp->next = vg_suppressions;
       vg_suppressions = supp;
    }
-
+   if (is_unrecognised_suppressions) {
+      /* Print out warning about any ignored suppressions */
+      //VG_(end_msg)();
+   }
    VG_(close)(fd);
    return;
 
@@ -1083,148 +647,102 @@
    }
 }
 
+/* Return the name of an erring fn in a way which is useful
+   for comparing against the contents of a suppressions file. 
+   Doesn't demangle the fn name, because we want to refer to 
+   mangled names in the suppressions file.
+*/    
+static
+void get_objname_fnname ( Addr a,
+                          Char* obj_buf, Int n_obj_buf,
+                          Char* fun_buf, Int n_fun_buf )
+{     
+   (void)VG_(get_objname)          ( a, obj_buf, n_obj_buf );
+   (void)VG_(get_fnname_nodemangle)( a, fun_buf, n_fun_buf );
+}     
+
+static __inline__
+Bool supp_matches_error(CoreSupp* su, CoreError* err)
+{
+   switch (su->skin_supp.skind) {
+      case PThreadSupp:
+         return (err->skin_err.ekind == PThreadErr);
+      default:
+         if (VG_(needs).skin_errors) {
+            return (SK_(error_matches_suppression)(&err->skin_err, 
+                                                    &su->skin_supp));
+         } else {
+            VG_(printf)(
+               "\nUnhandled suppression type: %u.  VG_(needs).skin_errors\n"
+               "probably needs to be set.\n",
+               err->skin_err.ekind);
+            VG_(skin_error)("unhandled suppression type");
+         }
+   }
+}
+
+static __inline__
+Bool supp_matches_callers(CoreSupp* su, Char caller_obj[][M_VG_ERRTXT], 
+                                        Char caller_fun[][M_VG_ERRTXT])
+{
+   Int i;
+
+   for (i = 0; su->caller[i] != NULL; i++) {
+      switch (su->caller_ty[i]) {
+         case ObjName: if (VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller[i],
+                                            caller_obj[i])) break;
+                       return False;
+         case FunName: if (VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller[i], 
+                                            caller_fun[i])) break;
+                       return False;
+         default: VG_(panic)("is_suppressible_error");
+      }
+   }
+
+   /* If we reach here, it's a match */
+   return True;
+}
 
 /* Does an error context match a suppression?  ie is this a
-   suppressible error?  If so, return a pointer to the Suppression
+   suppressible error?  If so, return a pointer to the CoreSupp
    record, otherwise NULL.
-   Tries to minimise the number of calls to what_fn_is_this since they
-   are expensive.  
+   Tries to minimise the number of symbol searches since they are expensive.  
 */
-static Suppression* is_suppressible_error ( ErrContext* ec )
+static CoreSupp* is_suppressible_error ( CoreError* err )
 {
 #  define STREQ(s1,s2) (s1 != NULL && s2 != NULL \
                         && VG_(strcmp)((s1),(s2))==0)
+   Int i;
 
-   Char caller0_obj[M_VG_ERRTXT];
-   Char caller0_fun[M_VG_ERRTXT];
-   Char caller1_obj[M_VG_ERRTXT];
-   Char caller1_fun[M_VG_ERRTXT];
-   Char caller2_obj[M_VG_ERRTXT];
-   Char caller2_fun[M_VG_ERRTXT];
-   Char caller3_obj[M_VG_ERRTXT];
-   Char caller3_fun[M_VG_ERRTXT];
+   Char caller_obj[VG_N_SUPP_CALLERS][M_VG_ERRTXT];
+   Char caller_fun[VG_N_SUPP_CALLERS][M_VG_ERRTXT];
 
-   Suppression* su;
-   Int          su_size;
+   CoreSupp* su;
 
-   /* vg_what_fn_or_object_is_this returns:
-         <function_name>      or
-         <object_name>        or
-         ???
-      so the strings in the suppression file should match these.
+   /* get_objname_fnname() writes the function name and object name if
+      it finds them in the debug info.  so the strings in the suppression
+      file should match these.
    */
 
    /* Initialise these strs so they are always safe to compare, even
-      if what_fn_or_object_is_this doesn't write anything to them. */
-   caller0_obj[0] = caller1_obj[0] = caller2_obj[0] = caller3_obj[0] = 0;
-   caller0_fun[0] = caller1_fun[0] = caller2_obj[0] = caller3_obj[0] = 0;
+      if get_objname_fnname doesn't write anything to them. */
+   for (i = 0; i < VG_N_SUPP_CALLERS; i++)
+      caller_obj[i][0] = caller_fun[i][0] = 0;
 
-   VG_(what_obj_and_fun_is_this)
-      ( ec->where->eips[0], caller0_obj, M_VG_ERRTXT,
-                            caller0_fun, M_VG_ERRTXT );
-   VG_(what_obj_and_fun_is_this)
-      ( ec->where->eips[1], caller1_obj, M_VG_ERRTXT,
-                            caller1_fun, M_VG_ERRTXT );
-
-   if (VG_(clo_backtrace_size) > 2) {
-      VG_(what_obj_and_fun_is_this)
-         ( ec->where->eips[2], caller2_obj, M_VG_ERRTXT,
-                               caller2_fun, M_VG_ERRTXT );
-
-      if (VG_(clo_backtrace_size) > 3) {
-         VG_(what_obj_and_fun_is_this)
-            ( ec->where->eips[3], caller3_obj, M_VG_ERRTXT,
-                                  caller3_fun, M_VG_ERRTXT );
-      }
+   for (i = 0; i < VG_N_SUPP_CALLERS && i < VG_(clo_backtrace_size); i++) {
+      get_objname_fnname ( err->where->eips[i], 
+                           caller_obj[i], M_VG_ERRTXT,
+                           caller_fun[i], M_VG_ERRTXT );
    }
 
    /* See if the error context matches any suppression. */
    for (su = vg_suppressions; su != NULL; su = su->next) {
-      switch (su->skind) {
-         case FreeS:  case PThread:
-         case Param:  case Value0: su_size = 0; break;
-         case Value1: case Addr1:  su_size = 1; break;
-         case Value2: case Addr2:  su_size = 2; break;
-         case Value4: case Addr4:  su_size = 4; break;
-         case Value8: case Addr8:  su_size = 8; break;
-         default: VG_(panic)("errcontext_matches_suppression");
+      if (supp_matches_error(su, err) &&
+          supp_matches_callers(su, caller_obj, caller_fun)) {
+         return su;
       }
-      switch (su->skind) {
-         case Param:
-            if (ec->ekind != ParamErr) continue;
-            if (!STREQ(su->param, ec->syscall_param)) continue;
-            break;
-         case Value0: case Value1: case Value2: case Value4: case Value8:
-            if (ec->ekind != ValueErr) continue;
-            if (ec->size  != su_size)  continue;
-            break;
-         case Addr1: case Addr2: case Addr4: case Addr8:
-            if (ec->ekind != AddrErr) continue;
-            if (ec->size  != su_size) continue;
-            break;
-         case FreeS:
-            if (ec->ekind != FreeErr 
-                && ec->ekind != FreeMismatchErr) continue;
-            break;
-         case PThread:
-            if (ec->ekind != PThreadErr) continue;
-            break;
-      }
-
-      switch (su->caller0_ty) {
-         case ObjName: if (!VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller0, 
-                                             caller0_obj)) continue;
-                       break;
-         case FunName: if (!VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller0, 
-                                             caller0_fun)) continue;
-                       break;
-         default: goto baaaad;
-      }
-
-      if (su->caller1 != NULL) {
-         vg_assert(VG_(clo_backtrace_size) >= 2);
-         switch (su->caller1_ty) {
-            case ObjName: if (!VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller1, 
-                                                caller1_obj)) continue;
-                          break;
-            case FunName: if (!VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller1, 
-                                                caller1_fun)) continue;
-                          break;
-            default: goto baaaad;
-         }
-      }
-
-      if (VG_(clo_backtrace_size) > 2 && su->caller2 != NULL) {
-         switch (su->caller2_ty) {
-            case ObjName: if (!VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller2, 
-                                                caller2_obj)) continue;
-                          break;
-            case FunName: if (!VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller2, 
-                                                caller2_fun)) continue;
-                          break;
-            default: goto baaaad;
-         }
-      }
-
-      if (VG_(clo_backtrace_size) > 3 && su->caller3 != NULL) {
-         switch (su->caller3_ty) {
-            case ObjName: if (!VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller3,
-                                                caller3_obj)) continue;
-                          break;
-            case FunName: if (!VG_(stringMatch)(su->caller3, 
-                                                caller3_fun)) continue;
-                          break;
-            default: goto baaaad;
-         }
-      }
-
-      return su;
    }
-
-   return NULL;
-
-  baaaad:
-   VG_(panic)("is_suppressible_error");
+   return NULL;      /* no matches */
 
 #  undef STREQ
 }