Re: [patch rfc] Add frame memory & arch methods

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>]

> On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 10:33:29PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> 
>> >On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 08:59:45PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
>> >
> 
>> >>Hello,
>> >>
>> >>This adds per-frame memory and architecture methods.  Instead of using 
>> >>the global variablecurrent_gdbarch and the context dependant 
>> >>read_memory, architecture code can use these.  Should help future proof 
>> >>architecture code should thread/target changes start happening.
>> >>
>> >>It uses them in the d10v.
>> >>
>> >>I'll commit in a few days.
> 
>> >
>> >
>> >Could you explain to us where you see this going?  Right now it looks
>> >like a solution without a problem.  Sure, someday they may need a
>> >target parameter, but until we're closer to that day I don't see why a
>> >frame parameter is the way to go.
> 
>> 
>> Ref: [multi-arch] The frame as the global parameter (long, important),
>> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2001-02/msg00335.html
> 
> 
> Very enlightening, thank you!
> 
> [To paraphrase you, it sure must be gratifying to see how much of that
> message looks "obvious" now, two years later.]

BTW, some more recent references:

Ref: cooked regcache -> frame
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2003-05/msg00287.html

Ref: Deprecate read_memory, write_memory
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2003-05/msg00341.html

I've checked this in.

Andrew