Re: [PATCH]: Don't use deprecated regcache functions

[Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>]

David S. Miller wrote:
> From: Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>
> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:41:42 -0700
> 
> 
>>I get confused just thinking about all these variants.
>>If you have an argument for why one is more correct in
>>this context, I'm certainly open to it.  I can't really
>>convince myself that the current behavior is correct,
>>since deprecated_read_register_gen calls regcache_cooked_read,
>>which may call regcache_raw_read, which may call
>>target_fetch_registers *before* capturing the current value.
>>Which it seems like would defeat the purpose of the whole
>>exercise...
> 
> 
> Any of these arguments for or against apply to the Solaris thread code
> which does use regcache_raw_read() in this same exact situation.
> 

Oh, I see -- you did mention that you were emulating
that code, but I didn't read thoroughly -- I thought
you were only referring to the fetch_registers call.

Well, I'm gonna plead ignorance, then.  I don't know enough
to say whether the change is correct or not.

Daniel?  Mark?