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Re: [rfc] Print solib events in mi-mode
On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 03:13:05PM -0400, Kris Warkentin wrote:
> > That's not really the problem - the breakpoint is already there, it's
> > the same breakpoint we stop at for stop-on-solib-events. The real
> > trick is going to be reporting the events - SOLIB_HAVE_LOAD_EVENT
> > and SOLIB_LOADED_LIBRARY_PATHNAME. The model has to change a little
> > since more than one library can be reported at once in the svr4 model.
>
> Well, SOLIB_LOADED_LIBRARY_PATHNAME is only used twice. Once it just fills
> a string (triggered_dll_pathname) which is only used for printing.
> Therefore we could return a comma separated list or something pretty like
> that.
>
> The other is just to compare against a dll_pathname so we could get away
> with creating a SOLIB_WAS_(UN)LOADED(pid, "libname") and have the backend
> check through the list for libname.
Sure. Or return a list and let solib.c sort between 'em.
> Okay...that seems reasonable. Another question: since we've already got a
> solib breakpoint set in svr4, we don't need to call
> create_solib_load_event_breakpoint() like somsolib.c and pa64solib.c do.
> Can you have multiple types associated with a single break or do we just set
> another at the same address?
It should be multiple "catchpoints", and inserting catchpoints would do
nothing to the target. This may require violence to the breakpoint
system, which is why I haven't done it yet :(
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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer