2011-11-14 Stan Shebs <stan@codesourcery.com>

	    Kwok Cheung Yeung  <kcy@codesourcery.com>

	* NEWS: Document shorter fast tracepoints and qTMinFTPILen packet.
	* i386-tdep.c (i386_fast_tracepoint_valid_at): Query target for
	the minimum instruction size for fast tracepoints.
	* target.h (struct target_ops): Add new method
	to_get_min_fast_tracepoint_insn_len.
	(target_get_min_fast_tracepoint_insn_len): New.
	* target.c (update_current_target): Set up new target operation.
	* remote.c (remote_write_bytes_aux): Fix typo.
	(remote_get_min_fast_tracepoint_insn_len): New.
	(init_remote_ops): Initialize new field.

	* gdb.texinfo (Create and Delete Tracepoints): Describe what is
	needed to get shorter fast tracepoints.
	(Tracepoint Packets): Document new qTMinFTPILen packet.

	* linux-x86-low.c (small_jump_insn): New.
	(i386_install_fast_tracepoint_jump_pad): Add arguments for
	trampoline and error message, build a trampoline and issue a small
	jump instruction to it.
	(x86_install_fast_tracepoint_jump_pad): Add arguments for
	trampoline and error message.
	(x86_get_min_fast_tracepoint_insn_len): New.
	(the_low_target): Add call to x86_get_min_fast_tracepoint_insn_len.
	* linux-low.h (struct linux_target_ops): Add arguments to
	install_fast_tracepoint_jump_pad operation, add new operation.
	* linux-low.c (linux_install_fast_tracepoint_jump_pad): Add
	arguments.
	(linux_get_min_fast_tracepoint_insn_len): New function.
	(linux_target_op): Add new operation.
	* tracepoint.c (gdb_trampoline_buffer): New IPA variable.
	(gdb_trampoline_buffer_end): Ditto.
	(gdb_trampoline_buffer_error): Ditto.
	(struct ipa_sym_addresses): Add fields for new IPA variables.
	(symbol_list): Add entries for new IPA variables.
	(struct tracepoint): Add fields to hold the address range of the
	trampoline used by the tracepoint.
	(trampoline_buffer_head): New static variable.
	(trampoline_buffer_tail): Ditto.
	(claim_trampoline_space): New function.
	(have_fast_tracepoint_trampoline_buffer): New function.
	(clone_fast_tracepoint): Fill in trampoline fields of tracepoint
	structure.
	(install_fast_tracepoint): Ditto, also add error buffer argument.
	(cmd_qtminftpilen): New function.
	(handle_tracepoint_query): Add response to qTMinFTPILen packet.
	(fast_tracepoint_from_trampoline_address): New function.
	(fast_tracepoint_collecting): Handle trampoline as part of jump
	pad space.
	(set_trampoline_buffer_space): New function.
	(initialize_tracepoint): Initialize new IPA variables.
	* target.h (struct target_ops): Add arguments to
	install_fast_tracepoint_jump_pad operation, add new
	get_min_fast_tracepoint_insn_len operation.
	(target_get_min_fast_tracepoint_insn_len): New.
	(install_fast_tracepoint_jump_pad): Add arguments.
	* server.h (IPA_BUFSIZ): Define.
	* linux-i386-ipa.c: Include extra header files.
	(initialize_fast_tracepoint_trampoline_buffer): New function.
	(initialize_low_tracepoint): Call it.
	* server.h (set_trampoline_buffer_space): Declare.
	(claim_trampoline_space): Ditto.
	(have_fast_tracepoint_trampoline_buffer): Ditto.

	* gdb.trace/ftrace.c: New.
	* gdb.trace/ftrace.exp: New.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 52366f8..dc16a4b 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ collect[/s] EXPRESSIONS
   begin, assuming that tracepoints will be enabled as needed while the trace
   is running.
 
+* Fast tracepoints on 32-bit x86-architectures can now be placed at
+  locations with 4-byte instructions, when they were previously
+  limited to locations with instructions of 5 bytes or longer.
+
 * New options
 
 set extended-prompt
@@ -165,6 +169,11 @@ QTDisable
 
   Dynamically disable a tracepoint in a started trace experiment.
 
+qTMinFTPILen
+
+  Query the minimum length of instruction at which a fast tracepoint may
+  be placed.
+
 * Dcache size (number of lines) and line-size are now runtime-configurable
   via "set dcache line" and "set dcache line-size" commands.