[PATCH v4 13/14] Add documentation for "maint print core-file-backed-mappings"

Kevin Buettner kevinb@redhat.com
Sun Jul 5 22:58:07 GMT 2020


gdb/ChangeLog:

	* NEWS (New commands): Mention new command
	"maintenance print core-file-backed-mappings".

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:

	* gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Add documentation for
	new command "maintenance print core-file-backed-mappings".
---
 gdb/NEWS            | 4 ++++
 gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index a116d62bca..fe5396b3a0 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ maintenance print xml-tdesc [FILE]
   the target description is read from FILE into GDB, and then
   reprinted.
 
+maintenance print core-file-backed-mappings
+  Prints file-backed mappings loaded from a core file's note section.
+  Output is expected to be similar to that of "info proc mappings".
+
 * Changed commands
 
 alias [-a] [--] ALIAS = COMMAND [DEFAULT-ARGS...]
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index fbe9f850af..6e54115730 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -38526,6 +38526,14 @@ library.  This exercises all @code{libthread_db} functionality used by
 @code{libthread_db} uses.  Note that parts of the test may be skipped
 on some platforms when debugging core files.
 
+@kindex maint print core-file-backed-mappings
+@cindex memory address space mappings
+@item maint print core-file-backed-mappings
+Print the file-backed mappings which were loaded from a core file note.
+This output represents state internal to @value{GDBN} and should be
+similar to the mappings displayed by the @code{info proc mappings}
+command.
+
 @kindex maint print dummy-frames
 @item maint print dummy-frames
 Prints the contents of @value{GDBN}'s internal dummy-frame stack.
-- 
2.26.2



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