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PATCH [0/2] Convert unavailable vector to be bit, not byte, based.
- From: Andrew Burgess <aburgess at broadcom dot com>
- To: "gdb-patches at sourceware dot org" <gdb-patches at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:22:07 +0000
- Subject: PATCH [0/2] Convert unavailable vector to be bit, not byte, based.
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This patch set is inspired by two previous patches I've posted:
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2013-08/msg00305.html
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2013-08/msg00309.html
but I think can exist as a separate piece of work.
The vector of unavailable parts of a value is currently byte based.
Given that we can model a value down to the bit level, we can
potentially loose information with the current implementation. After
the patch we model the unavailable information in bits.
Tested on x86-64 linux, including against native gdbserver.
Thanks,
Andrew