gregset vs prgregset vs elf_gregset in thread_db

Daniel Jacobowitz drow@mvista.com
Fri Sep 14 20:15:00 GMT 2001


On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 07:56:47PM -0700, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com> writes:
> 
> > I posted this patch three months ago and no one objected; could it
> > please be applied?
> 
> There is absolutely no reason to apply this.

Why not?

Without them, a prgregset_t on, say, MIPS/Linux does not have enough
space to fit some important registers - like the PC.  That makes it
just about impossible to debug threads.  If you won't apply the patch,
what do you suggest as an alternative?

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Daniel Jacobowitz                           Carnegie Mellon University
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer



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