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Re: [RFA/RFC] fix problems with unwinder on mips-irix
- From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at gnat dot com>
- To: Andrew Cagney <cagney at gnu dot org>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 21:43:58 -0700
- Subject: Re: [RFA/RFC] fix problems with unwinder on mips-irix
- References: <20040723011059.GI20596@gnat.com> <410994BD.5040506@gnu.org>
Andrew,
> >2004-07-22 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@gnat.com>
> >
> > * mips-tdep.c (mips_mdebug_frame_cache): Minor reformatting.
> > (set_saved_reg_info): New function.
> > (mips32_heuristic_proc_desc): Compute the procedure descriptor
> > PROC_REG_OFFSET.
> >
>
> It's time to cut our losses and split the mdebug and heuristic cases.
> Lets work through this change after I've done that.
I am sorry. I didn't have time to follow very well your recent changes
to the mips unwinders. Is it time for me to come back to this issue,
or do you think I should wait some more?
> In the mean time, can I encourage you to look at the s390 and it's
> stub-unwinder - the MIPS desperatly needs one of these (and it is
> something that can be wipped up in isolation). To see where its needed
> do a STEPI into shlib trampoline code.
I would love to, IRIX looks like a fun platform to play with, but I am
a bit time-starved right now. Hopefully in september.
--
Joel