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diff --git a/gdb/infrun.c b/gdb/infrun.c
index f4ab6320841..c87a007ae5e 100644
--- a/gdb/infrun.c
+++ b/gdb/infrun.c
@@ -1845,16 +1845,21 @@ handle_inferior_event (struct execution_control_state *ecs)
will be made according to the signal handling tables. */
/* First, distinguish signals caused by the debugger from signals
- that have to do with the program's own actions.
- Note that breakpoint insns may cause SIGTRAP or SIGILL
- or SIGEMT, depending on the operating system version.
- Here we detect when a SIGILL or SIGEMT is really a breakpoint
- and change it to SIGTRAP. */
+ that have to do with the program's own actions. Note that
+ breakpoint insns may cause SIGTRAP or SIGILL or SIGEMT, depending
+ on the operating system version. Here we detect when a SIGILL or
+ SIGEMT is really a breakpoint and change it to SIGTRAP. We do
+ something similar for SIGSEGV, since a SIGSEGV will be generated
+ when we're trying to execute a breakpoint instruction on a
+ non-executable stack. This happens for call dummy breakpoints
+ for architectures like SPARC that place call dummies on the
+ stack. */
if (stop_signal == TARGET_SIGNAL_TRAP
|| (breakpoints_inserted &&
(stop_signal == TARGET_SIGNAL_ILL
- || stop_signal == TARGET_SIGNAL_EMT))
+ || stop_signal == TARGET_SIGNAL_EMT
+ || stop_signal == TARGET_SIGNAL_SEGV))
|| stop_soon == STOP_QUIETLY
|| stop_soon == STOP_QUIETLY_NO_SIGSTOP)
{
@@ -1937,10 +1942,14 @@ handle_inferior_event (struct execution_control_state *ecs)
If someone ever tries to get get call dummys on a
non-executable stack to work (where the target would stop
- with something like a SIGSEG), then those tests might need to
- be re-instated. Given, however, that the tests were only
+ with something like a SIGSEGV), then those tests might need
+ to be re-instated. Given, however, that the tests were only
enabled when momentary breakpoints were not being used, I
- suspect that it won't be the case. */
+ suspect that it won't be the case.
+
+ NOTE: kettenis/2003-10-15: Indeed such checks don't seem to
+ be necessary for call dummies on a non-executable stack on
+ SPARC. */
if (stop_signal == TARGET_SIGNAL_TRAP)
ecs->random_signal