Re: [patch/rfc] Fix gdb/1426: osabi initialization race condition

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>]

> On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 10:44:42PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> ref: http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/bugs/1426 for details.
>> 
>> The attached implements the "hack" suggested in tdep/1426 to work around 
>> a bogus error message:
>> 
>> A handler for the OS ABI "GNU/Linux" is not built into this 
>> configuration of GDB.  Attempting to continue with the default 
>> rs6000:6000 settingsGNU gdb 2003-10-23-cvs
>> Copyright 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>> ...
>> 
>> that appears on some platforms during startup.
>> 
>> Baring comment, I'll commit this in a few days.
>> 
>> Andrew
> 
> 
> This is a rather unfortunate hack.

Hmm, patch withdrawn.

> This is the way it is now, I think:
>   - first architecture is created
>   - per-file init:
>     - then the target's tdep file creates the osabi

The sequence was:

- create fake architecture
- per-file init
- create real architecture

but a more careful check reveals that the first call has been eliminated 
- something else is causing that warning :-/

Andrew