2002-09-18 Andrew Cagney * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Revise description of STACK_ALIGN. Add description of FRAME_ALIGN. Index: gdbint.texinfo =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo,v retrieving revision 1.100 diff -u -r1.100 gdbint.texinfo --- gdbint.texinfo 24 Aug 2002 00:21:37 -0000 1.100 +++ gdbint.texinfo 18 Sep 2002 16:19:24 -0000 @@ -3175,6 +3175,23 @@ represented by @var{fi} does not have a stack frame associated with it. Otherwise return 0. +@item frame_align (@var{address}) +@anchor frame_align +@findex frame_align +Define this to adjust @var{address} so that it meets the alignment +requirements for the start of a new stack frame. A stack frame's +alignment requirements are typically stronger than a target processors +stack alignment requirements (@pxref{STACK_ALIGN}). + +This function is used to ensure that, when creating a dummy frame, both +the initial stack pointer and (if needed) the address of the return +value are correctly aligned. + +Unlike @ref{STACK_ALIGN}, this function always adjusts the address in +the direction of stack growth. + +By default, no frame based stack alignment is performed. + @item FRAME_ARGS_ADDRESS_CORRECT @findex FRAME_ARGS_ADDRESS_CORRECT See @file{stack.c}. @@ -3690,9 +3707,15 @@ done. @item STACK_ALIGN (@var{addr}) +@anchor{STACK_ALIGN} @findex STACK_ALIGN -Define this to adjust the address to the alignment required for the -processor's stack. +Define this to increase @var{addr} so that it meets the alignment +requirements for the processor's stack. + +Unlike @ref{frame_align}, this function always adjusts @var{addr} +upwards. + +By default, no stack alignment is performed. @item STEP_SKIPS_DELAY (@var{addr}) @findex STEP_SKIPS_DELAY