Hi, If a tracepoint's action include a while-stepping, when it set to actions without while-stepping. The step_count will keep to its old value. For example: (gdb) trace subr Tracepoint 1 at 0x4004d9: file ../../../src/gdb/testsuite//actions-changed.c, line 31. (gdb) actions Enter actions for tracepoint 1, one per line. End with a line saying just "end". >collect $reg >end (gdb) set debug remote 1 (gdb) tstart Sending packet: $QTinit#59...Packet received: OK Sending packet: $QTDP:1:00000000004004d9:E:0:0-#a3...Packet received: OK Sending packet: $QTDP:-1:00000000004004d9:R03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF#2b...Packet received: OK (gdb) tstop Sending packet: $QTStop#4b...Packet received: OK Sending packet: $QTNotes:#e8...Packet received: OK (gdb) actions Enter actions for tracepoint 1, one per line. End with a line saying just "end". >collect $reg >while-stepping 1 >collect $reg >end >end (gdb) tstart Sending packet: $QTinit#59...Packet received: OK Sending packet: $QTDP:1:00000000004004d9:E:1:0-#a4...Packet received: OK Sending packet: $QTDP:-1:00000000004004d9:R03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-#58...Packet received: OK Sending packet: $QTDP:-1:00000000004004d9:SR03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF#7e...Packet received: OK (gdb) tstop Sending packet: $QTStop#4b...Packet received: OK Sending packet: $QTNotes:#e8...Packet received: OK (gdb) actions Enter actions for tracepoint 1, one per line. End with a line saying just "end". >collect $regs >end (gdb) tstart Sending packet: $QTinit#59...Packet received: OK Sending packet: $QTDP:1:00000000004004d9:E:1:0-#a4...Packet received: OK Sending packet: $QTDP:-1:00000000004004d9:R03FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF#2b...Packet received: OK The last "$QTDP:1:00000000004004d9:E:1:0-#a4" should be "$QTDP:1:00000000004004d9:E:0:0-#a3". Post a patch to fix it and there also a test for this issue. Please help me review it. And I suggest this change can be checked to 7.6 branch. Thanks, Hui 2013-03-24 Hui Zhu * breakpoint.c (do_map_commands_command): Reset step_count to 0 if this is a tracepoint. * tracepoint.c (trace_actions_command): Ditto. 2013-03-24 Stan Shebs * gdb.trace/Makefile.in (PROGS): Add actions-changed. * gdb.trace/actions-changed.c: New. * gdb.trace/actions-changed.exp: New.