Re: [rfc target-side break conditions 1/5 v2] Documentation bits

[Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>]

On 02/22/2012 03:32 PM, Luis Gustavo wrote:

> +* New options
> +
> +set breakpoint condition-evaluation
> +show breakpoint condition-evaluation
> +  Controls whether breakpoint conditions are evaluated by GDB ("gdb") or by
> +  GDBserver ("target").
> +  This option can improve debugger efficiency depending on the speed of the
> +  target.
> +
> +* New remote packets
> +
> +  The z0/z1 breakpoint insertion packets have been extended to carry
> +  a list of conditional expressions over to GDBserver depending on the

suggest s/GDBserver/the remote stub/

(making clear the packet isn't only useful with GDB's own server.)

> +If a breakpoint is conditional, there are two evaluation modes: ``gdb'' and
> +``target''.  If mode is ``gdb'', breakpoint condition evaluation is done by
> +@value{GDBN} on the host's side.  If it is ``target'', then the condition
> +is evaluated by the target.  The @code{info break} command shows
> +the condition on the line following the affected breakpoint, together with
> +its condition evaluation mode in between parentheses.

I'm probably confused by now, but I thought that the modes are now "host" and
"target".  Other than that, no comment.  I think the docs changes look great.

-- 
Pedro Alves