Re: [PATCH 2/2] gdb.threads/attach-into-signal.exp: don't rely on linux native target's internal debug output

Pedro Alves
2012-02-21T19:10:51Z

On 02/21/2012 06:16 PM, Edjunior Barbosa Machado wrote:

> It looks like the $_siginfo inspection used in the threaded case is not supported on some
> architectures (like ppc32 and ppc64, where the testcase returns about 100 failures). From what I noticed in
> another testcase, gdb.base/siginfo-obj.exp, signal information is currently available only on arm, x86 and x86_64.

The only reason signal inspection doesn't work on any other GNU/Linux architecture is that
nobody has yet implemented the gdbarch_get_siginfo_type hook for them. Could this be
enough motivation? Otherwise we'll have to skip the tests...

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Pedro Alves