[PATCH, v2] [gdb/aarch64] pauth: Create new feature string for pauth to prevent crashing older gdb's

Tom Tromey tom@tromey.com
Thu Apr 13 13:56:45 GMT 2023


>>>>> "Luis" == Luis Machado via Gdb-patches <gdb-patches@sourceware.org> writes:

Luis> +In the future the @samp{org.gnu.gdb.aarch64.pauth} feature string might be
Luis> +deprecated in favor of feature string @samp{org.gnu.gdb.aarch64.pauth_v2}.

Is there a particular reason to say "might be", rather than just
deprecate it directly?  Like would gdb ever go back to the non _v2
feature name?

Tom


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