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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 7382352..50fc123 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -9563,24 +9563,6 @@ layout vary depending on the hardware. @value{GDBN} provides interfaces to useful OS facilities that can help you debug your program. -@cindex @code{ptrace} system call -@cindex @code{struct user} contents -When @value{GDBN} runs on a @dfn{Posix system} (such as GNU or Unix -machines), it interfaces with the inferior via the @code{ptrace} -system call. The operating system creates a special sata structure, -called @code{struct user}, for this interface. You can use the -command @code{info udot} to display the contents of this data -structure. - -@table @code -@item info udot -@kindex info udot -Display the contents of the @code{struct user} maintained by the OS -kernel for the program being debugged. @value{GDBN} displays the -contents of @code{struct user} as a list of hex numbers, similar to -the @code{examine} command. -@end table - @cindex auxiliary vector @cindex vector, auxiliary Some operating systems supply an @dfn{auxiliary vector} to programs at |