[RFC][patch] Avoid repeated calls to solib_add on initial attach.

Paul Pluzhnikov ppluzhnikov@google.com
Wed Jul 20 16:59:00 GMT 2011


On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com> wrote:

>>   qStr {addr},{maxlen},{terminator}
...
> We considered a packet like this too, but decided that bumping
> target_read_string first and seeing if anything breaks would be
> better.  Haven't heard back of any breakage or slowdown so far.
> I propose we do the same upstream.

But do you have any targets where reading individual words is slow?

I don't know about any such targets first-hand, but I've heard that
JTAG reading could be exceedingly slow.

Another possible alternative is to make this a run-time parameter:
'maintenance set string-read-size 64' or some such. Default to 64 and
let JTAG people dial it down if it ever becomes a problem for them?

Thanks for your comments.

-- 
Paul Pluzhnikov



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