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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index bdfb8fe..f519812 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -24184,21 +24184,13 @@ of a multi-process mode debug session. @subsection Tracepoints support in @code{gdbserver} @cindex tracepoints support in @code{gdbserver} -On some targets, @code{gdbserver} supports tracepoints, fast -tracepoints and static tracepoints. +On some targets, @code{gdbserver} supports tracepoints and fast +tracepoints. -For fast or static tracepoints to work, a special library called the +For fast tracepoints to work, a special library called the @dfn{in-process agent} (IPA), must be loaded in the inferior process. This library is built and distributed as an integral part of -@code{gdbserver}. In addition, support for static tracepoints -requires building the in-process agent library with static tracepoints -support. At present, the UST (LTTng Userspace Tracer, -@url{http://lttng.org/ust}) tracing engine is supported. This support -is automatically available if UST development headers are found in the -standard include path when @code{gdbserver} is built, or if -@code{gdbserver} was explicitly configured using @option{--with-ust} -to point at such headers. You can explicitly disable the support -using @option{--with-ust=no}. +@code{gdbserver}. There are several ways to load the in-process agent in your program: |