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Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/NEWS')
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/NEWS | 28 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ Renesas RX rx lists inferiors that are not running yet or that have exited already. See also "New commands" and "New options" below. -* Trace state variables +* New tracing features + + GDB's tracepoint facility now includes several new features: + + ** Trace state variables GDB tracepoints now include support for trace state variables, which are variables managed by the target agent during a tracing @@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ Renesas RX rx command to create, and "info tvariables" to view; see "Trace State Variables" in the manual for more detail. -* Fast tracepoints + ** Fast tracepoints GDB now includes an option for defining fast tracepoints, which targets may implement more efficiently, such as by installing a jump @@ -49,6 +53,14 @@ Renesas RX rx fast tracepoint, use the "ftrace" command, with syntax identical to the regular trace command. + ** Disconnected tracing + + It is now possible to detach GDB from the target while it is running + a trace experiment, then reconnect later to see how the experiment + is going. In addition, a new variable disconnected-tracing lets you + tell the target agent whether to continue running a trace if the + connection is lost unexpectedly. + * Changed commands disassemble @@ -130,6 +142,12 @@ show default-collect This is a useful way to ensure essential items are not overlooked, such as registers or a critical global variable. +set disconnected-tracing +show disconnected-tracing + If set to 1, the target is instructed to continue tracing if it + loses its connection to GDB. If 0, the target is to stop tracing + upon disconnection. + * New remote packets QTDV @@ -138,6 +156,12 @@ QTDV qTV Get the current value of a trace state variable. +QTDisconnected + Set desired tracing behavior upon disconnection. + +qTfP, qTsP + Get data about the tracepoints currently in use. + * Bug fixes Process record now works correctly with hardware watchpoints. |