Re: gdbserver, aarch64: Zero out regs in aarch64_linux_set_debug_regs

Will Newton
2013-11-25T15:14:35Z

On 25 November 2013 13:02, Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com> wrote:
>> > We're about to create a 7.6.2 release. To help me sent release
>> > announcements, I need an entry in the wiki page we created for
>> > that release branch. For 7.6.2, that's:
>> >
>> > https://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/GDB_7.6_Release
>> >
>> > Can you please add an entry that follows the format used in
>> > the entries added for the 7.6.1 release?
>>
>> Sure, no problem.
>
> Thanks!
>
>> > I tried doing that myself, but got lost a little. AFAICT, you're
>> > applying the same patch as one that was applied on the GDB side.
>> > I traced the problem description back to a patch first posted in
>> > July, but: 1. Does your patch fix the same problem/symptoms?
>>
>> It fixes the same issue in gdbserver that was fixed in gdb.
>>
>> > 2. The gdb-side patch in not part of the gdb_7_6-branch;
>> > is that what we want?
>>
>> Not really! I believed that the gdb patch had been committed to the
>> stable branch but later discovered that it hadn't. As the stable
>> branch appeared to be dormant I didn't follow up on it. Ideally both
>> patches should be applied and if we are going to do another release
>> I'm happy to cherry pick it across.
>
> Let's do that, then. I think it'll make better sense for the user,
> and it'll also be easier to describe the extent of the problem being
> fixed.

Just to confirm - this patch should be applied to the gdb_7_6-branch in CVS?

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Will Newton
Toolchain Working Group, Linaro