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From: "Jakob Engblom" <jakob@virtutech.com>
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Subject: RE: Simics & reverse execution
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> > Sounds like a good idea. =A0Maybe a 'q' query?
> > "qReverse", maybe?
>=20
> Why not use the standard qSupported mechanism?  I think
> we've been over this before.  :-)

You are the experts on this. Tell us what the query is and we will implemen=
t it.


I was mostly concerned with any ill effects of reversing to before gdb star=
ted.
Looks like the state maintained is sufficiently time-independent that that =
is
not a problem.

I have no insight into the gdb roadmap, but wasn't there a discussion on ad=
ding
time and bookmarks in the execution at some point?  That would be very
worthwhile as an addition, I think.

/jakob