[PATCH 1/3] gdb: Make tagged pointer support configurable.

[Willgerodt, Felix]

> > I feel like one of the main reasons for this patch is missing. That on x86 (or
> > some architectures in general) we want to avoid the overhead of doing this
> > unconditionally. E.g. as we don't want to parse a file repeatedly on x86.
> 
> I would add the following 2 sentences:
> 
> "This way, one can make sure that addresses are only adjusted when
> necessary.
> In case of LAM, this avoids unnecessary parsing of the /proc/<pid>/status file
> to
> get the untag mask."
> 
> Is the purpose more clear now?
> 

It is, thanks.

Felix
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