gdb-7.12.1 update (2017-01-16)

gdb-7.12.1 update (2017-01-16)

[Joel Brobecker]

Hello,

As far as I can tell, we have currently one PR left that's currently
marked as blocking:

    Bug 20939 - GDB aborts if there is an error in disassembly

AFAICT, Yao just sent a series of patches for master:
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2017-01/msg00288.html

However, the patch uses C++, and therefore isn't applicable on
the branch as is. The fact that this is a 6-patch series (although
some of it is refactoring) is also creating a little extra nervousness
when so close to the .1.

Before we consider the quicker/pure-C version, is this a regression
compared to 7.11.x?

-- 
Joel

Re: gdb-7.12.1 update (2017-01-16)

[Yao Qi]

On 17-01-16 14:37:50, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> As far as I can tell, we have currently one PR left that's currently
> marked as blocking:
> 
>     Bug 20939 - GDB aborts if there is an error in disassembly
> 
> AFAICT, Yao just sent a series of patches for master:
> https://www.sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2017-01/msg00288.html
> 
> However, the patch uses C++, and therefore isn't applicable on
> the branch as is. The fact that this is a 6-patch series (although
> some of it is refactoring) is also creating a little extra nervousness
> when so close to the .1.
> 
> Before we consider the quicker/pure-C version, is this a regression
> compared to 7.11.x?

Yes, it is a regression compared with 7.11.1.  I record this information
in bugzilla as well.

These 6 patches include refactor and test cases, so we don't need to
backport all of them to 7.12 branch.  I'd like to give a different fix
for 7.12 branch.  I'll post a fix tomorrow.

-- 
Yao (齐尧)

Re: gdb-7.12.1 update (2017-01-16)

[Joel Brobecker]

> Yes, it is a regression compared with 7.11.1.  I record this information
> in bugzilla as well.

Thanks for confirming. So indeed blocking.

> These 6 patches include refactor and test cases, so we don't need to
> backport all of them to 7.12 branch.  I'd like to give a different fix
> for 7.12 branch.  I'll post a fix tomorrow.

Great. thanks!

-- 
Joel

Re: gdb-7.12.1 update (2017-01-16)

[Yao Qi]

On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Yao Qi <qiyaoltc@gmail.com> wrote:
> These 6 patches include refactor and test cases, so we don't need to
> backport all of them to 7.12 branch.  I'd like to give a different fix
> for 7.12 branch.  I'll post a fix tomorrow.

The patch for 7.12 branch is pushed in.

-- 
Yao (齐尧)