diff options
| author | Michael Snyder <msnyder@specifix.com> | 2006-01-04 19:34:58 +0000 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Michael Snyder <msnyder@specifix.com> | 2006-01-04 19:34:58 +0000 |
| commit | e569df3823bbecc007b21a905875f83ff35c0a01 (patch) | |
| tree | 73e14ab526d1602fca7eb4087803c61f17e3cb4e /gdb/NEWS | |
| parent | e3e0c8921135358fc6a18191362775c5b762b07b (diff) | |
| download | gdb-e569df3823bbecc007b21a905875f83ff35c0a01.tar.gz | |
2006-01-04 Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>
Checkpoint/Restart for Linux.
* linux-nat.c: Add support for debugging multiple forks.
Add #include for linux-fork.h (interface spec).
(super_mourn_inferior): New function pointer.
(child_mourn_inferior): New function / target method.
(linux_target): Claim to_mourn_inferior method pointer.
(child_follow_fork): Call interface to linux-fork, conditionally
add new fork processes to list of debugged processes.
(kill_inferior): Use interface to linux-fork to kill
multiple processes.
* linux-fork.h: New file.
* linux-fork.c: New file. Support for debugging multiple forks
of the same program. Support for checkpoint and restart commands.
* infrun.c (nullify_last_target_wait_ptid): New function.
* Makefile.in: Add linux-fork.
* config/*/linux.mh: Add linux-fork.
* NEWS: Mention new functionality.
Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/NEWS')
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/NEWS | 29 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -8,6 +8,35 @@ init-if-undefined Initialize a convenience variable, but only if it doesn't already have a value. +The following commands are presently only implemented for native GNU/Linux: + +checkpoint Save a snapshot of the program state. + +restart <n> Return the program state to a + previously saved state. + +info checkpoints List currently saved checkpoints. + +delete-checkpoint <n> Delete a previously saved checkpoint. + +set|show detach-on-fork Tell gdb whether to detach from a newly + forked process, or to keep debugging it. + +info forks List forks of the user program that + are available to be debugged. + +fork <n> Switch to debugging one of several + forks of the user program that are + available to be debugged. + +delete-fork <n> Delete a fork from the list of forks + that are available to be debugged (and + kill the forked process). + +detach-fork <n> Delete a fork from the list of forks + that are available to be debugged (and + allow the process to continue). + * New architecture Morpho Technologies ms2 ms1-elf |