Re: [RFA] Assuming malloc exists in callfwmall.exp

[Michael Snyder <msnyder at cygnus dot com>]

Stan Shebs wrote:
> 
> Fernando Nasser wrote:
> >
> > But how is it possible that GDB needs malloc() when the target does not have it?
> 
> (gdb) p strlen("foobar")
> 
> The string itself needs to be in the target's memory, so you can give
> the function a pointer to it.  malloc() is a convenient default way
> to acquire the space, then GDB copies in the string's contents.

That's exactly why the source code for the test (callfuncs)
has a superfluous call to malloc, and exactly why this test
(callfwmall) removes the superfluous malloc call.

By the way, the name "callfwmall" stands for
"callfuncs without malloc".

Michael