Re: [PATCH] [gdb/testsuite] Speed up gdb.base/tls-dlobj.exp

[Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>]

On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:52:24 +0100
Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de> wrote:

> In test-case gdb.base/tls-dlobj.exp we use breakpoints to step through the
> executable.  The breakpoints are used only once, but they are permanent,
> so we end up with 11 breakpoints, 10 of which of the form $srcfile:$n.
> 
> The executable loads and unloads shared libraries, triggering solib
> events in gdb, which will re-set the breakpoints.
> 
> Setting a breakpoint of the form $srcfile:$n triggers a filename search
> that iterates over all CUs in all objfiles for which we have debuginfo.
> 
> In case glibc debuginfo is installed, and in case we have a slow gdb, for
> instance because of building with -O0 and Address Sanitizer, this might
> become noticeable.
> 
> While it's a good idea to try to speed up this search (see for instance
> PR33781), measuring this speed is not the point of this test-case, so fix
> this by making the breakpoints temporary.
> 
> Tested on x86_64-linux.

I like this better than the earlier approach.

Approved-by: Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>