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Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:24:00 -0000
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Subject: Re: System call support in reversible debugging
From: Sean Chen <sean.chen1234@gmail.com>
To: Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
Cc: Hui Zhu <teawater@gmail.com>, "gdb@sourceware.org" <gdb@sourceware.org>
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On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 2:07 AM, Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com> wrote:
> These are two separate questions. =A0I think the one you started with
> is can gdb record a system call, and the answer is "yes".
>
>
> The issue with mmap has a lot of history, and rather than try to
> explain it, I urge you to look up the threads which have "mmap"
> or "sbrk" in the title) and read them.
>
>

Thanks for the explanation. That is very kind of you.

I am confused about the first question. How does gdb record the system
call instructions? You know, they are in the kernel space? It seems
that I must have made a mistake somewhere. Please help to clarify.

Thanks in advance.

--=20
Best Regards,
Sean Chen