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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 65f8ed9..d723276 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
2016-01-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+ * gdb.texinfo (Threads): Document "info threads -gid".
+
+2016-01-13 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+
* python.texi (Breakpoints In Python) <Breakpoint.thread>: Add
anchor.
(Threads In Python): Document new InferiorThread.global_num
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 786556e..654efa4 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -2959,6 +2959,10 @@ threads that you want to display using the thread ID list syntax
the per-inferior thread number assigned by @value{GDBN}
@item
+the global thread number assigned by @value{GDBN}, if the @samp{-gid}
+option was specified
+
+@item
the target system's thread identifier (@var{systag})
@item
@@ -2989,15 +2993,18 @@ For example,
If you're debugging multiple inferiors, @value{GDBN} displays thread
IDs using the qualified @var{inferior-num}.@var{thread-num} format.
-Otherwise, only @var{thread-num} is shown:
+Otherwise, only @var{thread-num} is shown.
+
+If you specify the @samp{-gid} option, @value{GDBN} displays a column
+indicating each thread's global thread ID:
@smallexample
(@value{GDBP}) info threads
- Id Target Id Frame
- 1.1 process 35 thread 13 main (argc=1, argv=0x7ffffff8)
- 1.2 process 35 thread 23 0x34e5 in sigpause ()
- 1.3 process 35 thread 27 0x34e5 in sigpause ()
-* 2.1 process 65 thread 1 main (argc=1, argv=0x7ffffff8)
+ Id GId Target Id Frame
+ 1.1 1 process 35 thread 13 main (argc=1, argv=0x7ffffff8)
+ 1.2 3 process 35 thread 23 0x34e5 in sigpause ()
+ 1.3 4 process 35 thread 27 0x34e5 in sigpause ()
+* 2.1 2 process 65 thread 1 main (argc=1, argv=0x7ffffff8)
@end smallexample
On Solaris, you can display more information about user threads with a