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Re: [PATCH] Add -verify option to load command
- From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
- To: Luis Machado <lgustavo at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2017 20:17:19 +0200
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add -verify option to load command
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- Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
> From: Luis Machado <lgustavo@codesourcery.com>
> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 10:41:52 -0600
>
> --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
> +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
> @@ -19592,7 +19592,7 @@ Show the current status of displaying communications between
> @table @code
>
> @kindex load @var{filename}
> -@item load @var{filename}
> +@item load @var{filename} [-verify]
> @anchor{load}
> Depending on what remote debugging facilities are configured into
> @value{GDBN}, the @code{load} command may be available. Where it exists, it
> @@ -19614,6 +19614,9 @@ specifies a fixed address.
> Depending on the remote side capabilities, @value{GDBN} may be able to
> load programs into flash memory.
>
> +The optional @code{-verify} argument enables verification of the data that was
> +loaded to the target's memory.
I think the manual should explain what "verification" means in this
context.
Thanks.