ping: Re: [patch] Forbid "run" etc. for use_gdb_stub targets

[Pedro Alves]

On Saturday 03 December 2011 18:36:13, Jan Kratochvil wrote:
> I am a bit reluctant to check it on my own as I already made there some
> mistakes before.  I see there is more work going on with this code.

Sorry, and thanks.  I completely forgot about this until I saw Doug's patch.

> --- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/valgrind-db-attach.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/valgrind-db-attach.exp
> @@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ pass $test
>  # Declare GDB now as running.
>  set gdb_spawn_id -1
>  
> +# This value applies to GDB spawned by valgrind --db-attach=yes.
> +set use_gdb_stub 1

Why?

> --- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdbserver-support.exp
> +++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdbserver-support.exp
> @@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
>  #
>  #   set_board_info gdb_protocol "remote"
>  #      Unles you have a gdbserver that uses a different protocol...
> +#      After GDB starts you should check global $gdbserver_protocol instead as
> +#      the testfile may force a specific different target protocol itself.
> +#
> +#   set_board_info use_gdb_stub
> +#      Flag the inferior is already started after connecting and run/attach
> +#      are not supported.  This is used for the "remote" protocol.
> +#      After GDB starts you should check global $use_gdb_stub instead as the
> +#      testfile may force a specific different target protocol itself.

This is the wrong place to document this.  use_gdb_stub is not
really gdbserver-specific.  Please document it in the common
framework, somewhere in gdb.exp?

>  # Start and connect to a gdbserver in extended mode.
>  proc gdbserver_start_extended { } {
> +    global gdbserver_protocol
> +    global gdbserver_gdbport
> +    global use_gdb_stub
> +
>      set res [gdbserver_start "--multi" ""]
>      set gdbserver_protocol "extended-[lindex $res 0]"
>      set gdbserver_gdbport [lindex $res 1]
>  
> +    # For both native mode and for stub-using gdbserver target board we run
> +    # a new gdbserver in extended-remote mode, therefore without stub.
> +    set use_gdb_stub 0

I suggest instead:

   # Even if the board file is testing with target remote, our caller
   # wants to test against gdbserver in extended-remote mode.  Make sure to
   # disable stub-like techniques.

> +
>      return [gdb_target_cmd $gdbserver_protocol $gdbserver_gdbport]
>  }

Otherwise looks good to me.

-- 
Pedro Alves