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authorPedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>2019-04-22 12:42:21 +0100
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Improve reverse debugging docs, mention built-in support and supports archs
gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2019-04-22 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Reverse Execution): Mention and xref process record and replay. Mention remote and system emulators. (Process Record and Replay): List supported architectures. Mention that "record btrace" is only supported on Intel processors.
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@@ -6697,6 +6697,12 @@ assumes that the memory and registers that the target reports are in a
consistant state, but @value{GDBN} accepts whatever it is given.
}.
+On some platforms, @value{GDBN} has built-in support for reverse
+execution, activated with the @code{record} or @code{record btrace}
+commands. @xref{Process Record and Replay}. Some remote targets,
+typically full system emulators, support reverse execution directly
+without requiring any special command.
+
If you are debugging in a target environment that supports
reverse execution, @value{GDBN} provides the following commands.
@@ -6817,6 +6823,11 @@ replay mode as long as the execution log includes the record for the
previous instruction; otherwise, it will work in record mode, if the
platform supports reverse execution, or stop if not.
+Currently, process record and replay is supported on ARM, Aarch64,
+Moxie, PowerPC, PowerPC64, S/390, and x86 (i386/amd64) running
+GNU/Linux. Process record and replay can be used both when native
+debugging, and when remote debugging via @code{gdbserver}.
+
For architecture environments that support process record and replay,
@value{GDBN} provides the following commands:
@@ -6851,13 +6862,14 @@ replay implementation. This method allows replaying and reverse
execution.
@item btrace @var{format}
-Hardware-supported instruction recording. This method does not record
-data. Further, the data is collected in a ring buffer so old data will
-be overwritten when the buffer is full. It allows limited reverse
-execution. Variables and registers are not available during reverse
-execution. In remote debugging, recording continues on disconnect.
-Recorded data can be inspected after reconnecting. The recording may
-be stopped using @code{record stop}.
+Hardware-supported instruction recording, supported on Intel
+processors. This method does not record data. Further, the data is
+collected in a ring buffer so old data will be overwritten when the
+buffer is full. It allows limited reverse execution. Variables and
+registers are not available during reverse execution. In remote
+debugging, recording continues on disconnect. Recorded data can be
+inspected after reconnecting. The recording may be stopped using
+@code{record stop}.
The recording format can be specified as parameter. Without a parameter
the command chooses the recording format. The following recording