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From: Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 13/14] Add documentation for "maint print core-file-backed-mappings"
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:58:31 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200722005832.863276-14-kevinb@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200722005832.863276-1-kevinb@redhat.com>

gdb/ChangeLog:

	* NEWS (New commands): Mention new command
	"maintenance print core-file-backed-mappings".

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:

	* gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Add documentation for
	new command "maintenance print core-file-backed-mappings".
---
 gdb/NEWS            | 4 ++++
 gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 001dc5e468..ff0624ce6e 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ maintenance print xml-tdesc [FILE]
   the target description is read from FILE into GDB, and then
   reprinted.
 
+maintenance print core-file-backed-mappings
+  Prints file-backed mappings loaded from a core file's note section.
+  Output is expected to be similar to that of "info proc mappings".
+
 * Changed commands
 
 alias [-a] [--] ALIAS = COMMAND [DEFAULT-ARGS...]
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index a002084d5b..b1dc6c0998 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -38532,6 +38532,14 @@ library.  This exercises all @code{libthread_db} functionality used by
 @code{libthread_db} uses.  Note that parts of the test may be skipped
 on some platforms when debugging core files.
 
+@kindex maint print core-file-backed-mappings
+@cindex memory address space mappings
+@item maint print core-file-backed-mappings
+Print the file-backed mappings which were loaded from a core file note.
+This output represents state internal to @value{GDBN} and should be
+similar to the mappings displayed by the @code{info proc mappings}
+command.
+
 @kindex maint print dummy-frames
 @item maint print dummy-frames
 Prints the contents of @value{GDBN}'s internal dummy-frame stack.
-- 
2.26.2



  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-07-22  0:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-07-22  0:58 [PATCH v5 00/14] Fix BZ 25631 - core file memory access problem Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 01/14] Remove hack for GDB which sets the section size to 0 Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 02/14] Adjust corefile.exp test to show regression after bfd hack removal Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 03/14] section_table_xfer_memory: Replace section name with callback predicate Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 04/14] Provide access to non SEC_HAS_CONTENTS core file sections Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 05/14] Test ability to access unwritten-to mmap data in core file Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 06/14] Update binary_get_section_contents to seek using section's file position Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 07/14] Add new gdbarch method, read_core_file_mappings Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 08/14] Use NT_FILE note section for reading core target memory Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 09/14] Add test for accessing read-only mmapped data in a core file Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 10/14] gcore command: Place all file-backed mappings in NT_FILE note Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 11/14] Adjust coredump-filter.exp to account for NT_FILE note handling Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22 18:56   ` Pedro Alves
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 12/14] Add new command "maint print core-file-backed-mappings" Kevin Buettner
2020-07-23 13:08   ` Tom de Vries
2020-07-23 20:47     ` Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22  0:58 ` Kevin Buettner [this message]
2020-07-22  2:27   ` [PATCH v5 13/14] Add documentation for " Eli Zaretskii
2020-07-22  0:58 ` [PATCH v5 14/14] New core file tests with mappings over existing program memory Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22 18:58 ` [PATCH v5 00/14] Fix BZ 25631 - core file memory access problem Pedro Alves
2020-07-22 20:14   ` Kevin Buettner
2020-07-22 22:40 ` Luis Machado
2020-07-23  3:49   ` Kevin Buettner
2020-07-23 10:37     ` Luis Machado
2020-07-23 21:44       ` Kevin Buettner

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