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Disassembly code is offset by one while stepping

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Description

Environment
  • OS and version: Windows 10.0.22621 Build 22621
  • VS Code: 1.83.1 (f1b07bd25dfad64b0167beb15359ae573aecd2cc)
  • C/C++ extension: v1.17.5
  • OS and version of remote machine (if applicable): N/A
  • GDB / LLDB version: N/A
Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

While stepping through assembly when starting from a breakpoint, the lines will shift up by one (while one appears to be duplicated).
Note that the second time the lines ares stepped over they seem to be correct and don't shift.

I'm not sure if it's related to the coroutine code used in the target application, however the addresses don't seem to change so I don't believe the instruction pointer is misaligned.

Debugger Configurations
{
  "type": "cppvsdbg",
  "request": "launch",
  "console": "integratedTerminal"
  ...etc
}
Debugger Logs
N/A
Other Extensions

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Additional Information

offset

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Research direction

Start with the reported cppvsdbg launch configuration and reproduce stepping through assembly from a breakpoint on Windows 10 with C/C++ extension v1.17.5. Compare the displayed disassembly lines and instruction addresses on the first and second steps; done means the lines remain aligned without a duplicated or one-line offset.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, typescript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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