Re: [rfa/threads] Convert thread event descriptors to code addrs

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>]

> On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 06:39:42PM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> 
>> In the light of roland's comments, I've checked in the attached 
>> variation on the original patch.
>> 
>> It still does the conversion but in GDB's libthread_db caller 
>> (enable_thread_event_reporting) and not in libthread_db's symbol lookup 
>> callee (ps_pglobal_lookup).
>> 
>> This way, libthread_db is free to search for either:
>> .__nptl_create_event: the start address
>> __nptl_create_event: the descriptor
>> (the original change would have restricted searches to just the start 
>> address - not a problem now but we never know) and at the same time 
>> ensure that GDB sets breakpoints at the address it needs.
>> 
>> Andrew
> 
> 
>> 2003-11-25  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@redhat.com>
>> 
>> 	* thread-db.c (enable_thread_event): New function.  Ensure that BP
>> 	is a code address.
>> 	(enable_thread_event_reporting): Use enable_thread_event.
> 
> 
> Hmm.  Does this mean remote_lookup_symbol (spelling?) should do the
> same thing?

(remote_check_symbols?)  Wouldn't that be equivalent to my original 
patch (wrong side of libthread_db)?  I suspect you want to add something 
to gdbserver (or just wait for Roland's updated libthread_db).

Andrew