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Re: NPTL libthread_db changes for static debugging
On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 11:46:34PM -0700, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > I have a patch for GDB that fixes staticthreads.exp with a patched
> > glibc and has no regressions with an unpatched glibc.
>
> If that is just making gdb robust to changing ti_tid values zero->nonzero
> for the same ti_lid, then it seems worth having regardless of the glibc
> resolution. Since all ti_tid is really used for today is display, it seems
> to me it might as well be fully robust to whatever value it has at whatever
> time.
It's actually not that general. It delays thread debugging
initialization until it sees a non-zero ti_tid.
> If the gdb change is a nonregressing robustness improvement with respect to
> libthread_db behavior, might as well put it in without delay regardless, no?
Yes. Thanks for your help; I'll check it in today.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery