[RFC] Autoload-breakpoints new version [8/9] autoload breakpoint sync function doc

Hui Zhu hui_zhu@mentor.com
Tue Aug 7 07:15:00 GMT 2012


This is the doc for autoload breakpoint sync function.

Thanks,
Hui

2012-08-07  Hui Zhu  <hui_zhu@mentor.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Setting Breakpoints): Add autoload-breakpoints sync function.

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@@ -3783,6 +3783,12 @@ by the program itself through some speci
 connects to target, it should handle these existing breakpoints from
 remote stub.  We call these breakpoints @dfn{auotload-breakpoints}.
 
+The other use case we want to support in @value{GDBN} is that inferior
+may add/set/delete breakpoints on its own, and remote stub gets
+@value{GDBN} notified, and @value{GDBN} can take some actions accordingly.
+We call these asynchronous reports about changes in the remote-side
+breakpoints @pxref{Notification Packets}.
+
 This feature can be controlled via the following commands:
 
 @kindex set breakpoint autoload


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