Re: [patch/rfc] Don't include vector registers in ``info registers''

Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-08-09T01:33:23Z

On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 07:51:57PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The attached patch modifies the generic ``info registsters'' command so
> that it precludes vector registers (in addition to floating-point
> registers). The online doco indicates:
>
> (gdb) help info registers
> List of integer registers and their contents, for selected stack frame.
> Register name as argument means describe only that register.
> (gdb) help info all-registers
> List of all registers and their contents, for selected stack frame.
> Register name as argument means describe only that register.
>
> I think the change makes the behavour a better match for both the
> documentation and what I think is the intent of the command. Print a
> minimal set of registers.
>
> It will eventually affect the i386 -- I've a patch to change the type of
> xmm [and mmx] registers to true vectors. When that is in, ``info
> registers'' will stop displaying the xmm registers.
>
> Thoughts?

My only comment is that I would also like ``info registers'' not to
print kernel-mode or processor status registers, since that seems (to
me) to be appropriate; it should print registers for stack/pc and
computation primarily, not things like the MSR.

Might be harder to do generically though.

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Daniel Jacobowitz Carnegie Mellon University
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