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[patch 5/5] Document


This is the documentation about pending tracepoint.

-- 
Yao (éå)
	* gdb.texinfo (Create and Delete Tracepoints): Mention pending
	tracepoint.
---
 gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo |    8 +++++++-
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 0cadc96..979b2e4 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -10337,7 +10337,13 @@ in tracing}).
 If remote stub doesn't support the @samp{InstallInTrace} feature, all
 these changes don't take effect until the next @code{tstart}
 command, and once a trace experiment is running, further changes will
-not have any effect until the next trace experiment starts.
+not have any effect until the next trace experiment starts.  Similar
+to breakpoint, @dfn{pending tracepoint}---tracepoint whose address is
+not yet resolved, is supported as well.  Pending tracepoint is not
+downloaded to target and not installed until it is resolved.  The
+resolution of pending tracepoint requires @value{GDBN} support.  In
+remote target, when @value{GDBN} disconnects from remote stub, pending
+tracepoint still exists but can not be resolved during disconnection.
 
 Here are some examples of using the @code{trace} command:
 
-- 
1.7.0.4


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