Hello! The gcc simulate-thread.exp testsuite exposed the problem in handling of alpha atomic sequences. Single-stepping broke link in alpha's LL/SC atomic sequences. Attached patch copies handling of atomic sequences from rs6000-tdep.c and adapts the functionality for alpha. 2011-11-16 Uros Bizjak * alpha-tdep.c (beq_opcode): New. (ldl_l_opcode, ldq_l_opcode, stl_c_opcode, stq_c_opcode): Ditto. (alpha_deal_with_atomic_sequence): New function. (alpha_gdbarch_init): Handle single stepping of atomic sequences with alpha_deal_with_atomic_sequence. Patched gdb survives simulate-thread.exp testsuite on native alphaev68-pc-linux-gnu. I don't have write access, so If OK, please someone commit this patch to gdb CVS. Uros.