Add Python InferiorThread.inferior attribute

So a script can easily get at a thread's inferior and its number.

gdb/ChangeLog:
2016-01-13  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* NEWS: Mention InferiorThread.inferior.
	* python/py-infthread.c (thpy_get_inferior): New.
	(thread_object_getset): Register "inferior".

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
2016-01-13  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* gdb.python/py-infthread.exp: Test InferiorThread.inferior.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
2016-01-13  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* python.texi (Threads In Python): Document
	InferiorThread.inferior.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/python/py-infthread.c b/gdb/python/py-infthread.c
index 2637f60..5075071 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-infthread.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-infthread.c
@@ -140,6 +140,18 @@ thpy_get_ptid (PyObject *self, void *closure)
   return gdbpy_create_ptid_object (thread_obj->thread->ptid);
 }
 
+/* Getter for InferiorThread.inferior -> Inferior.  */
+
+static PyObject *
+thpy_get_inferior (PyObject *self, void *ignore)
+{
+  thread_object *thread_obj = (thread_object *) self;
+
+  THPY_REQUIRE_VALID (thread_obj);
+
+  return thread_obj->inf_obj;
+}
+
 /* Implementation of InferiorThread.switch ().
    Makes this the GDB selected thread.  */
 
@@ -285,6 +297,8 @@ static PyGetSetDef thread_object_getset[] =
   { "num", thpy_get_num, NULL, "ID of the thread, as assigned by GDB.", NULL },
   { "ptid", thpy_get_ptid, NULL, "ID of the thread, as assigned by the OS.",
     NULL },
+  { "inferior", thpy_get_inferior, NULL,
+    "The Inferior object this thread belongs to.", NULL },
 
   { NULL }
 };