[RFC] named thread support

[Ramana Radhakrishnan]

Hi,


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> 1) The generic part would be to add a name field to gdb's
> thread struct, with appropriate UI for manipulating and
> displaying it.  The "thread" and "thread apply" commands
> would be enhanced to accept a name as well as a number.

That sounds neat in terms of user interface. Associating meaningful
names with threads rather than viewing them in terms of thread id's
would enhance user experience.  

> 2) Target-specific part -- sends the gdb-selected names
> to the target, accepts target-selected names from the target
> and adds them to gdb thread database.
> 
> Part 1 could be used by everybody, independently of
> whether their target implements part 2.
> 
> Michael
> 
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