Re: [PATCH] PPC atomic single stepping testcase

Luis Machado
2007-12-05T19:19:31Z

> Luis Machado wrote:
>
> > +gdb_test "x/g &puts" "$hex <puts>:\[\t\]+$hex" \
> > + "Get the address of the puts function"
> > +
> > +gdb_breakpoint "*(\$__ + 88)" "Breakpoint $decimal at $hex" \
> > + "Set the breakpoint at the start of the sequence"
>
> This appears to make quite a lot of assumptions about
> glibc implementation details. I'd except just about
> any glibc update to break this test ...
>
> As this is a PowerPC-specific case anyway, can you not
> use a test that explicitly has the atomic sequence in
> the code provided with the test case?
>

Yes, you're probably right. I'll provide something more
glibc-independent.

Regards,
Luis