Re: Improving GDB for multicore and embedded system!

[Denis PILAT <denis dot pilat at st dot com>]

Dominique Toupin (QA/EMC) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Ericsson is staffing the GDB/MI DSF reference implementation.
> Part of the work done by Ericsson will be to identify GDB limitations
> for multicore and embedded system.
> The GDB limitations will be discussed at a workshop May 14-18:
> http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/DSDP/DD/Face-to-face_Alameda_14-18-May
> -2007
>
> It would be great if peoples from the GDB community can help identify
> GDB limitations for multicore and embedded system.
> If you want to attend the workshop May 14-18 or want to give inputs on
> GDB limitations you can contact me via e-mail.
> I think many companies need those GDB improvements and are willing to
> put resources if we have a clear picture of what needs to be done.
>
> P.S. DSF (Debugger Services Framework) is an Eclipse framework and GUI
> made for embedded system, you can find more info at
> http://www.eclipse.org/dsdp/dd/about.php
>
> Dominique Toupin
> Ericsson
>
>   
Hi Dominique,

We at STMicroelectronics are also interested into multicore debugging.
Our toolsets and for embedded developers, we just started to read what 
is DSF and how we can take benefit of it, how we can contribute to it as 
well. WindRiver, who invested a lot in the new debug model of Eclipse 
(DSDP/DD groups) is going to have a solution for it's own debugging 
technology but as far as I know, there is no GPL solution today.

Today multicore debugging means multiple instance of gdb running at the 
same time. I don't know how possible it is to enhance gdb so that it can 
handle multiple programs running on different architecture.
I guess Daniel should have a good vision on that.

Denis Pilat
STMicroelectronics