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authorStan Shebs <shebs@codesourcery.com>2010-03-29 23:47:28 +0000
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2010-03-29 Stan Shebs <stan@codesourcery.com>
Nathan Sidwell <nathan@codesourcery.com> * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Tracepoint Commands): Add notes about the GDBN equivalent. (Set Tracepoints): Remove mention that conditional tracepoints don't exist. (Tracepoint Actions): Clarify when while-stepping collection happens, note that while-stepping does not automatically collect $pc.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 76d2c88..0e9fa3c 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
2010-03-29 Stan Shebs <stan@codesourcery.com>
+ Nathan Sidwell <nathan@codesourcery.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (GDB/MI Tracepoint Commands): Add notes about the
+ GDBN equivalent.
+ (Set Tracepoints): Remove mention that conditional tracepoints
+ don't exist.
+ (Tracepoint Actions): Clarify when while-stepping collection
+ happens, note that while-stepping does not automatically collect
+ $pc.
+
+2010-03-29 Stan Shebs <stan@codesourcery.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Tracepoint Packets): Describe QTDPsrc.
(General Query Packets): Describe TracepointSource.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 57e4f03..ef51ed1 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -9334,10 +9334,10 @@ local variables, or global data. Later, you can use @value{GDBN}
commands to examine the values these data had at the time the
tracepoint was hit.
-Tracepoints do not support every breakpoint feature. Conditional
-expressions and ignore counts on tracepoints have no effect, and
-tracepoints cannot run @value{GDBN} commands when they are
-hit. Tracepoints may not be thread-specific either.
+Tracepoints do not support every breakpoint feature. Ignore counts on
+tracepoints have no effect, and tracepoints cannot run @value{GDBN}
+commands when they are hit. Tracepoints may not be thread-specific
+either.
@cindex fast tracepoints
Some targets may support @dfn{fast tracepoints}, which are inserted in
@@ -9601,7 +9601,7 @@ recently defined (so that you can define a tracepoint and then say
@code{actions} without bothering about its number). You specify the
actions themselves on the following lines, one action at a time, and
terminate the actions list with a line containing just @code{end}. So
-far, the only defined actions are @code{collect} and
+far, the only defined actions are @code{collect}, @code{teval}, and
@code{while-stepping}.
@cindex remove actions from a tracepoint
@@ -9620,10 +9620,10 @@ In the following example, the action list begins with @code{collect}
commands indicating the things to be collected when the tracepoint is
hit. Then, in order to single-step and collect additional data
following the tracepoint, a @code{while-stepping} command is used,
-followed by the list of things to be collected while stepping. The
-@code{while-stepping} command is terminated by its own separate
-@code{end} command. Lastly, the action list is terminated by an
-@code{end} command.
+followed by the list of things to be collected after each step in a
+sequence of single steps. The @code{while-stepping} command is
+terminated by its own separate @code{end} command. Lastly, the action
+list is terminated by an @code{end} command.
@smallexample
(@value{GDBP}) @b{trace foo}
@@ -9674,7 +9674,7 @@ action were used.
@kindex while-stepping @r{(tracepoints)}
@item while-stepping @var{n}
Perform @var{n} single-step instruction traces after the tracepoint,
-collecting new data at each instruction. The @code{while-stepping}
+collecting new data after each step. The @code{while-stepping}
command is followed by the list of what to collect while stepping
(followed by its own @code{end} command):
@@ -9686,7 +9686,9 @@ command is followed by the list of what to collect while stepping
@end smallexample
@noindent
-You may abbreviate @code{while-stepping} as @code{ws} or
+Note that @code{$pc} is not automatically collected by
+@code{while-stepping}; you need to explicitly collect that register if
+you need it. You may abbreviate @code{while-stepping} as @code{ws} or
@code{stepping}.
@item set default-collect @var{expr1}, @var{expr2}, @dots{}
@@ -26073,6 +26075,10 @@ frame. This field is present only if a trace frame was found.
@end table
+@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command
+
+The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{tfind}.
+
@subheading -trace-define-variable
@findex -trace-define-variable
@@ -26087,6 +26093,10 @@ Create trace variable @var{name} if it does not exist. If
trace variable to that value. Note that the @var{name} should start
with the @samp{$} character.
+@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command
+
+The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{tvariable}.
+
@subheading -trace-list-variables
@findex -trace-list-variables
@@ -26115,6 +26125,10 @@ presently running.
@end table
+@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command
+
+The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{tvariables}.
+
@subsubheading Example
@smallexample
@@ -26143,6 +26157,10 @@ Saves the collected trace data to @var{filename}. Without the
in a local file. With the @samp{-r} option the target is asked
to perform the save.
+@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command
+
+The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{tsave}.
+
@subheading -trace-start
@findex -trace-start
@@ -26156,6 +26174,10 @@ to perform the save.
Starts a tracing experiments. The result of this command does not
have any fields.
+@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command
+
+The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{tstart}.
+
@subheading -trace-status
@findex -trace-status
@@ -26209,6 +26231,10 @@ remaining space. These field is optional.
@end table
+@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command
+
+The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{tstatus}.
+
@subheading -trace-stop
@findex -trace-stop
@@ -26222,6 +26248,10 @@ Stops a tracing experiment. The result of this command has the same
fields as @code{-trace-status}, except that the @samp{supported} and
@samp{running} fields are not output.
+@subsubheading @value{GDBN} Command
+
+The corresponding @value{GDBN} command is @samp{tstop}.
+
@c %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% SECTION %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
@node GDB/MI Symbol Query