gdb

	PR mi/8618:
	* thread.c (free_thread): Free 'name'.
	(print_thread_info): Emit thread name.  Change CLI output.
	(thread_name_command): New function.
	(do_captured_thread_select): Emit newline.
	(_initialize_thread): Register 'thread name' command.
	* target.h (struct target_ops) <to_thread_name>: New field.
	(target_thread_name): New macro.
	* target.c (update_current_target): Handle to_thread_name.
	* python/py-infthread.c (thpy_get_name): New function.
	(thpy_set_name): Likewise.
	(thread_object_getset): Add "name".
	* linux-nat.c (linux_nat_thread_name): New function.
	(linux_nat_add_target): Set to_thread_name.
	* gdbthread.h (struct thread_info) <name>: New field.
gdb/doc
	* gdb.texinfo (Threads): Document thread name output and `thread
	name' command.
	(Threads In Python): Document Thread.name attribute.
	(GDB/MI Thread Commands): Document thread attributes.
gdb/testsuite
	* gdb.python/py-infthread.exp: Add thread tests.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 9283e15..2539eb7 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
   It is like the "dir" command except that it replaces the
   source path list instead of augmenting it.
 
+* GDB now understands thread names.
+
+  On GNU/Linux, "info threads" will display the thread name as set by
+  prctl or pthread_setname_np.
+
+  There is also a new command, "thread name", which can be used to
+  assign a name internally for GDB to display.
+
 * OpenCL C
   Initial support for the OpenCL C language (http://www.khronos.org/opencl)
   has been integrated into GDB.
@@ -49,6 +57,9 @@
   ** New function gdb.newest_frame returns the newest frame in the
      selected thread.
 
+  ** The gdb.InferiorThread class has a new "name" attribute.  This
+     holds the thread's name.
+
 * C++ Improvements:
 
   ** GDB now puts template parameters in scope when debugging in an