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authorJohn Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>2015-04-29 11:53:43 -0400
committerJohn Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>2016-01-19 08:19:00 -0800
commit6e9567fe2ab39d1de89ecc5105c17443b66c9b48 (patch)
tree0fce92274a2a5701778dea1b022534ca0b444df8 /gdb/doc
parent94309df7aa9ab48bec7fb58fdc1deb26e24fc4c1 (diff)
downloadbinutils-gdb-6e9567fe2ab39d1de89ecc5105c17443b66c9b48.tar.gz
Add support for LWP-based threads on FreeBSD.
Older versions of FreeBSD supported userland threading via a pure user-space threading library (N threads scheduled on 1 process) and a N:M model (N threads scheduled on M LWPs). However, modern FreeBSD versions only support a M:M threading model where each user thread is backed by a dedicated LWP. This thread target only supports this threading model. It also uses ptrace to query and alter LWP state directly rather than using libthread_db to simplify the implementation. FreeBSD recently gained support for reporting LWP events (birth and death of LWPs). GDB will use LWP events when present. For older systems it fetches the list of LWPs in the to_update_thread_list target op to update the list of threads on each stop. This target supports scheduler locking by using ptrace to suspend individual LWPs as necessary before resuming a process. gdb/ChangeLog: * configure.ac: Check for support for LWP names on FreeBSD. * fbsd-nat.c [PT_LWPINFO] New variable debug_fbsd_lwp. [TDP_RFPPWAIT || HAVE_STRUCT_PTRACE_LWPINFO_PL_TDNAME] (fbsd_fetch_kinfo_proc): Move function earlier. [PT_LWPINFO] (fbsd_thread_alive): New function. [PT_LWPINFO] (fbsd_pid_to_str): New function. [HAVE_STRUCT_PTRACE_LWPINFO_PL_TDNAME] (fbsd_thread_name): New function. [PT_LWP_EVENTS] (fbsd_enable_lwp_events): New function. [PT_LWPINFO] (fbsd_add_threads): New function. [PT_LWPINFO] (fbsd_update_thread_list): New function. [PT_LWPINFO] New variable super_resume. [PT_LWPINFO] (resume_one_thread_cb): New function. [PT_LWPINFO] (resume_all_threads_cb): New function. [PT_LWPINFO] (fbsd_resume): New function. (fbsd_remember_child): Save full ptid instead of plain pid. (fbsd_is_child_pending): Return ptid of saved child process. (fbsd_wait): Include lwp in returned ptid and switch to LWP ptid on first stop. [PT_LWP_EVENTS] Handle LWP events. [TDP_RFPPWAIT] Include LWP in child ptid. (fbsd_post_startup_inferior) [PT_LWP_EVENTS]: Enable LWP events. (fbsd_post_attach) [PT_LWP_EVENTS]: Enable LWP events. Add threads for existing processes. (fbsd_nat_add_target) [PT_LWPINFO]: Set "to_thread_alive" to "fbsd_thread_alive". Set "to_pid_to_str" to "fbsd_pid_to_str". [HAVE_STRUCT_PTRACE_LWPINFO_PL_TDNAME]: Set "to_thread_name" to "fbsd_thread_name". [PT_LWPINFO]: Set "to_update_thread_list" to "fbsd_update_thread_list". Set "to_has_thread_control" to "tc_schedlock". Set "to_resume" to "fbsd_resume". (_initialize_fbsd_nat): New function. * configure: Regenerate. * config.in: Regenerate. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Debugging Output): Document "set/show debug fbsd-lwp".
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2016-01-19 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Debugging Output): Document "set/show debug fbsd-lwp".
+
2016-01-18 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Threads): Mention that GDB displays the ID and name
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index f996c8d1915..cd311db5240 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -23608,6 +23608,11 @@ expression parsing. The default is off.
@item show debug expression
Displays the current state of displaying debugging info about
@value{GDBN} expression parsing.
+@item set debug fbsd-lwp
+@cindex FreeBSD LWP debug messages
+Turns on or off debugging messages from the FreeBSD LWP debug support.
+@item show debug fbsd-lwp
+Show the current state of FreeBSD LWP debugging messages.
@item set debug frame
@cindex frame debugging info
Turns on or off display of @value{GDBN} frame debugging info. The