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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