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Re: Problem with threaded program
> Daniel,
>
> I don't know what the division of labor is between gdb and the kernel for situations like this, so I can't comment on that. I can report, however, that the problem doesn't occur with gdb-4.18. I had previously tested with an old copy of gdb-4.18. To remove one possible difference, I have tested for the problem using copies of both gdb-4.18 and gdb-5.1 built today under the 2.4.16 kernel. gdb-4.18 works properly and gdb-5.1 shows the problem. If the problem is in the kernel, then 4.18 and 5.1 must be using different capabilities ...
>
Yes, very, very different:
>> The apparent 4.18 -> 5.0 ``breakage'' would have occured because GDB
>> switched to using the thread-db/kernel interface.
best way to describe this is, unfortunatly, is ``radical surgery''.
While the new implementation is significantly better and definitly worth
the effort. however, it is showing up a few teathing problems. Just
make certain that your kernel/glibc are recent.
sigh,
Andrew