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Re: [RFA] Use data cache for stack accesses


> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:08:00 -0700
> From: Jacob Potter <jdpotter@google.com>
> 
> This is the second half of the pair of patches I first submitted last
> week. Differences from the first pass are:
> 
> - Added a NEWS entry for the new option
> - Changed the stackcache option to default to on, rather than off
> - Got rid of the unnecessary new value_at_lazy_stack() function
> - Flush the cache when switching inferiors.

Thanks.

> I haven't changed the new read_stack function to take a target_ops,
> since it's intended to be consistent with read_memory(); converting
> read_memory() to take target_ops would be out of the scope of this
> patch (it and target_read_memory have a *lot* of callers). Other than
> that, I think I've addressed all the issues with the first pass; is
> there anything else to fix?

The NEWS entry is approved.  But we need a patch for the manual that
describes the new command and removes the description of remotecache.


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