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PATCH: 2/6 [3rd try]: Add AVX support (Update document)
Hi,
This patch updates document for AVX support. OK to install?
Thanks.
H.J.
---
2010-03-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
* gdb.texinfo (General Query Packets): Document xmlRegisters=
(i386 Features): Add org.gnu.gdb.i386.avx.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 56dbe5d..168462a 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -30603,6 +30603,12 @@ extensions to the remote protocol. @value{GDBN} does not use such
extensions unless the stub also reports that it supports them by
including @samp{multiprocess+} in its @samp{qSupported} reply.
@xref{multiprocess extensions}, for details.
+
+@item xmlRegisters
+This feature indicates that @value{GDBN} supports supports the XML
+target description. If the stub sees @samp{xmlRegisters=} with
+target specfic strings separated by comma, it can send @value{GDBN}
+the XML target description.
@end table
Stubs should ignore any unknown values for
@@ -33746,6 +33752,17 @@ describe registers:
@samp{mxcsr}
@end itemize
+The @samp{org.gnu.gdb.i386.avx} feature is optional. It should
+describe the upper 128 bits of @sc{ymm} registers:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+@samp{ymm0h} through @samp{ymm7h} for i386
+@item
+@samp{ymm0h} through @samp{ymm15h} for amd64
+@item
+@end itemize
+
The @samp{org.gnu.gdb.i386.linux} feature is optional. It should
describe a single register, @samp{orig_eax}.