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authorStan Shebs <shebs@codesourcery.com>2011-11-20 23:59:49 +0000
committerStan Shebs <shebs@codesourcery.com>2011-11-20 23:59:49 +0000
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* NEWS: Mention tracepoint additions.
* breakpoint.h (struct tracepoint): New field traceframe_usage. * breakpoint.c (print_one_breakpoint_location): Identify tracepoints as such when reporting hit counts, report trace buffer usage. (create_tracepoint_from_upload): Copy status info. * tracepoint.h (struct trace_status): Rename error_desc to stop_desc, add fields user_name, notes, start_time, stop_time. (struct uploaded_tp): Add fields hit_count, traceframe_usage. * tracepoint.c (trace_user): New global. (trace_notes): New global. (trace_stop_notes): New global. (start_tracing): Add argument and trace note handling. (stop_tracing): Ditto. (trace_start_command): Add notes argument. (trace_stop_command): Ditto. (trace_status_command): Report additional status info. (trace_status_mi): Similarly. (trace_save): Update, record tracepoint status. (set_disconnected_tracing): Call target method directly. (send_disconnected_tracing_value): Remove. (set_trace_user): New function. (set_trace_notes): New function. (set_trace_stop_notes): New function. (parse_trace_status): Handle additional status. (parse_tracepoint_status): New function. (parse_tracepoint_definition): Call it. (tfile_get_tracepoint_status): New function. (init_tfile_ops): Use it. (_initialize_tracepoint): Add new setshows. * target.h (struct target_ops): New methods to_get_tracepoint_status and to_set_trace_notes. (target_get_tracepoint_status): New macro. (target_set_trace_notes): New macro. * target.c (update_current_target): Add new methods. * remote.c (remote_get_tracepoint_status): New function. (remote_set_trace_notes): New function. (init_remote_ops): Add them. * mi/mi-main.c (mi_cmd_trace_start): Add argument to call. (mi_cmd_trace_stop): Ditto. * tracepoint.c (struct tracepoint): New field traceframe_usage. (tracing_start_time): New global. (tracing_stop_time): New global. (tracing_user_name): New global. (tracing_notes): New global. (tracing_stop_note): New global. (cmd_qtstart): Set traceframe_usage, start_time. (stop_tracing): Set stop_time. (cmd_qtstatus): Report additional status. (cmd_qtp): New function. (handle_tracepoint_query): Call it. (cmd_qtnotes): New function. (handle_tracepoint_general_set): Call it. (get_timestamp): Rename from tsv_get_timestamp. * gdb.texinfo (Starting and Stopping Trace Experiments): Document note-related options and variables. (Tracepoint Packets): Document packet changes. * gdb.trace/tstatus.exp: New. * gdb.trace/actions.c: Include string.h.
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@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@ collect[/s] EXPRESSIONS
string. An optional integer following the "/s" sets a bound on the
number of bytes that will be collected.
+tstart [NOTES]
+ The trace start command now interprets any supplied arguments as a
+ note to be recorded with the trace run, with an effect similar to
+ setting the variable trace-notes.
+
+tstop [NOTES]
+ The trace stop command now interprets any arguments as a note to be
+ mentioned along with the tstatus report that the trace was stopped
+ with a command. The effect is similar to setting the variable
+ trace-stop-notes.
+
* Tracepoints can now be enabled and disabled at any time after a trace
experiment has been started using the standard "enable" and "disable"
commands. It is now possible to start a trace experiment with no enabled
@@ -176,6 +187,22 @@ show basenames-may-differ
If not set (the default), all source files are assumed to have just
one base name, and gdb will do file name comparisons more efficiently.
+set trace-user
+show trace-user
+set trace-notes
+show trace-notes
+ Set a user name and notes for the current and any future trace runs.
+ This is useful for long-running and/or disconnected traces, to
+ inform others (or yourself) as to who is running the trace, supply
+ contact information, or otherwise explain what is going on.
+
+set trace-stop-notes
+show trace-stop-notes
+ Set a note attached to the trace run, that is displayed when the
+ trace has been stopped by a tstop command. This is useful for
+ instance as an explanation, if you are stopping a trace run that was
+ started by someone else.
+
* New remote packets
QTEnable
@@ -186,6 +213,14 @@ QTDisable
Dynamically disable a tracepoint in a started trace experiment.
+QTNotes
+
+ Set the user and notes of the trace run.
+
+qTP
+
+ Query the current status of a tracepoint.
+
qTMinFTPILen
Query the minimum length of instruction at which a fast tracepoint may