Re: Use elfcore_write_linux_prstatus in gdb

["H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 6:26 AM, Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 01/21/2016 02:17 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 6:05 AM, Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> wrote:
>>> On 01/21/2016 01:24 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
>
>>>> Please take a look at bfd/hosts/x86-64linux.h to see how to dump core
>>>> x86-64.
>>>
>>> I don't have x32 setup on my machine.  AFAICS, elf_prstatusx32 is exactly
>>> like elf_prstatus32, except it takes a 64-bit regset.
> ...
>
>>>
>>> elfcore_write_linux_prstatus32 should be reached.  Other than that,
>>> I have no idea (other than installing the stop gap on x32 too).
>>>
>>
>> x32 has different core types (core layout) from m32 and m64.
>> See bfd/hosts/x86-64linux.h for details.
>
> As I said, "AFAICS, elf_prstatusx32 is exactly like elf_prstatus32,
> except it takes a 64-bit regset."  It's probably an issue
> of alignment/padding?
>
>> You need
>> elfcore_write_linux_prstatusx32 or change
>> elfcore_write_linux_prstatus32 to suport x32.
>
> I really can't be working further on this myself right now, sorry.
>
> I've updated the branch to install the stop-gap on x32 as well, which
> really ends up calling the same function we call today.
> Please give it a try.
>

It works.

Thanks.

-- 
H.J.