Re: Register Groups (again)

Kevin Buettner
2002-08-19T18:54:20Z

On Aug 18, 12:01am, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 17, 2002 at 07:48:22PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> > See: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2001-02/msg00268.html for the
> > origins of this idea.
> >
> > I'd like to propose a new object ``struct reggroup'' and a number of
> > methods:
>
> Hmm, it seems more intuitive to me to have attributes for each
> register. Float, vector, system for the register's class or group, and
> then we could have other not necessarily mutually exclusive flags.
> Like, available in kernel or user mode.

I think the attribute idea might be useful elsewhere, but for the
purposes of being easily able to specify a register group for ``info
registers'' (and other user interface uses), I think Andrew's
proposal was fine.

Kevin