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Re: gdbserver i386_linux hardware watchpoints in a multi threaded application
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- To: Luis Machado <luisgpm at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
- Cc: Claus Baumgartner <claus dot baumgartner at netsonic dot fi>, gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:25:47 -0400
- Subject: Re: gdbserver i386_linux hardware watchpoints in a multi threaded application
- References: <46C34837.1070602@netsonic.fi> <1187205149.4886.20.camel@localhost>
On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 04:12:29PM -0300, Luis Machado wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 21:38 +0300, Claus Baumgartner wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I implemented the hardware watchpoints for the i386 linux target in the
> > gdbserver and it works fine in the same thread where the watchpoint
> > has been assigned. I would like to use gdb and gdb server to debug
> > memory locations overwritten by other threads and this is where gdb fails.
> >
> > Is there any work in progress regarding this?
>
> Yes, there is. The patch Jeff Johnston wrote some time ago should
> address this on GDB. I'm currently taking over his work and adding
> support for ppc.
I think that Jeff's patches only affect gdb native debugging, and
gdbserver would need an independent fix. But the same solution should
work there, too.
Claus, do you have a copyright assignment? Are you interested in
contributing the i386 watchpoint support for gdbserver?
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
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