From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17760 invoked by alias); 10 Dec 2004 22:46:52 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 17706 invoked from network); 10 Dec 2004 22:46:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO legolas.inter.net.il) (192.114.186.24) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 10 Dec 2004 22:46:46 -0000 Received: from zaretski (IGLD-83-130-247-149.inter.net.il [83.130.247.149]) by legolas.inter.net.il (MOS 3.5.5-GR) with ESMTP id DHS13201 (AUTH halo1); Sat, 11 Dec 2004 00:46:36 +0200 (IST) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 22:51:00 -0000 From: "Eli Zaretskii" To: Jeff Johnston Message-ID: <01c4df0a$Blat.v2.2.2$4607cd80@zahav.net.il> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 CC: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com In-reply-to: <41B9F348.3020300@redhat.com> (message from Jeff Johnston on Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:04:40 -0500) Subject: Re: [RFA]: Modified Watchthreads Patch Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii References: <41B8E16D.6070505@redhat.com> <01c4deb2$Blat.v2.2.2$ce83b6e0@zahav.net.il> <41B9F348.3020300@redhat.com> X-SW-Source: 2004-12/txt/msg00279.txt.bz2 > Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:04:40 -0500 > From: Jeff Johnston > Cc: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com > > > What does it mean ``officially attached''? Can a thread be attached > > to ``unofficially''? > > I'm referring to the act of gdb recognizing the thread. The > function itself is called attach_thread but it has a #ifdef > governing whether a low-level ATTACH is required or not. Gdb now > recognizes it has "attached" to the thread whether a physical attach > is needed or not. I can drop the "officially" qualifier if it is > confusing. It should either be dropped or replaced with an explanation of when exactly the thread attachment causes the observer to be invoked. I'd prefer the latter (i.e. a more detailed explanation), but if that is impractical because too many irrelevant details are involved, then let's just drop the qualifier.