[ppc64-linux] gdbarch hook to find true execution entry point
Andrew Cagney
ac131313@redhat.com
Fri Jun 13 23:38:00 GMT 2003
> 2003-06-11 Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com>
>>
>> * gdbarch.sh (gdbarch_bfd_entry_point): New gdbarch method.
>> * arch-utils.c (generic_bfd_entry_point): New function.
>> * arch-utils.h (generic_bfd_entry_point): New declaration.
>> * gdbarch.c, gdbarch.h: Regenerated.
>> * solib-svr4.c (enable_break): Call it, instead of accessing
>> tmp_bfd->start_address directly.
>
>
> The solib-svr4.c change is okay with me. If you can get Andrew on board
> for the gdbarch changes, you're good to go. If you wind up implementing
> it in bfd, consider the solib change to be pre-approved.
I'm still struggling to differentiate gdbarch_bfd_entry_point,
entry_point_address(), CALL_DUMMY_ADDRESS, and now
CONVERT_FROM_FUNC_PTR_ADDR.
I need to re-read the threads.
(And I've even got the original PowerOpen spec at home!)
Andrew
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