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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index b251c8e..362e6e7 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -4090,6 +4090,56 @@ When @samp{on} @value{GDBN} will print additional messages when
threads are created and deleted.
@end table
+@cindex thread local storage
+@cindex @acronym{TLS}
+For some debugging targets, @value{GDBN} has support for accessing
+variables that reside in Thread Local Storage (@acronym{TLS}).
+@acronym{TLS} variables are similar to global variables, except that
+each thread has its own copy of the variable. While often used in
+multi-threaded programs, @acronym{TLS} variables can also be used in
+programs without threads. The C library variable @var{errno} is,
+perhaps, the most prominent example of a @acronym{TLS} variable that
+is frequently used in non-threaded programs. For targets where
+@value{GDBN} does not have good @acronym{TLS} support, printing or
+changing the value of @var{errno} might not be directly possible.
+
+@sc{gnu}/Linux and FreeBSD targets have support for accessing
+@acronym{TLS} variables. On @sc{gnu}/Linux, the helper library,
+@code{libthread_db}, is used to help resolve the addresses of
+@acronym{TLS} variables. Some FreeBSD and some @sc{gnu}/Linux targets
+also have @value{GDBN}-internal @acronym{TLS} resolution code.
+@sc{gnu}/Linux targets will attempt to use the @acronym{TLS} address
+lookup functionality provided by @code{libthread_db}, but will fall
+back to using its internal @acronym{TLS} support when
+@code{libthread_db} is not available. This can happen in
+cross-debugging scenarios or when debugging programs that are linked
+in such a way that @code{libthread_db} support is unavailable -- this
+includes statically linked programs, linking against @acronym{GLIBC}
+versions earlier than 2.34, but not with @code{libpthread}, and use of
+other (non-@acronym{GLIBC}) C libraries.
+
+@table @code
+@kindex maint set force-internal-tls-address-lookup
+@kindex maint show force-internal-tls-address-lookup
+@cindex internal @acronym{TLS} address lookup
+@item maint set force-internal-tls-address-lookup
+@itemx maint show force-internal-tls-address-lookup
+Turns on or off forced use of @value{GDBN}-internal @acronym{TLS}
+address lookup code. Use @code{on} to enable and @code{off} to
+disable. The default for this setting is @code{off}.
+
+When disabled, @value{GDBN} will attempt to use a helper
+@code{libthread_db} library if possible, but will fall back to use of
+its own internal @acronym{TLS} address lookup mechanisms if necessary.
+
+When enabled, @value{GDBN} will only use @value{GDBN}'s internal
+@acronym{TLS} address lookup mechanisms, if they exist.
+
+This command is only available for @sc{gnu}/Linux targets. Its
+primary use is for testing -- certain tests in the @value{GDBN} test
+suite use this command to force use of internal TLS address lookup.
+@end table
+
@node Forks
@section Debugging Forks
@@ -7807,9 +7857,9 @@ previous instruction; otherwise, it will work in record mode, if the
platform supports reverse execution, or stop if not.
Currently, process record and replay is supported on ARM, Aarch64,
-LoongArch, Moxie, PowerPC, PowerPC64, S/390, and x86 (i386/amd64) running
-GNU/Linux. Process record and replay can be used both when native
-debugging, and when remote debugging via @code{gdbserver}.
+LoongArch, Moxie, PowerPC, PowerPC64, S/390, RISC-V and x86 (i386/amd64)
+running GNU/Linux. Process record and replay can be used both when
+native debugging, and when remote debugging via @code{gdbserver}.
When recording an inferior, @value{GDBN} may print auxiliary information
during stepping commands and commands displaying the execution history.
@@ -13046,6 +13096,18 @@ variable which may be @samp{truecolor} or @samp{24bit}. Other color spaces are
determined by the "Co" termcap which in turn depends on the @env{TERM}
environment variable.
+@vindex $_active_linker_namespaces@r{, convenience variable}
+@item $_active_linker_namespaces
+Number of active linkage namespaces in the inferior. In systems with no
+support for linkage namespaces, this variable will always be set to @samp{1}.
+
+@vindex $_current_linker_namespace@r{, convenience variable}
+@item $_current_linker_namespace
+The namespace which contains the current location in the inferior. This
+returns GDB's internal identifier for namespaces, which is @samp{[[@var{n}]]}
+where @var{n} is a zero-based namespace number. In systems with no support
+for linkage namespaces, this variable will always be set to @samp{[[0]]}.
+
@end table
@node Convenience Funs
@@ -22212,6 +22274,22 @@ less useful than setting a catchpoint, because it does not allow for
conditions or commands as a catchpoint does.
@table @code
+@kindex info linker-namespaces
+@item info linker-namespaces
+@item info linker-namespaces @code{[[@var{n}]]}
+
+With no argument, print the number of linker namespaces which are
+currently active --- that is, namespaces that have libraries loaded
+into them. Then, it prints the number of libraries loaded into each
+namespace, and all the libraries loaded into them, in the same way
+as @code{info sharedlibrary}.
+
+If an argument @code{[[@var{n}]]} is provided, only prints the
+library count and the libraried for the provided namespace @var{n}.
+The surrounding square brackets are optional.
+@end table
+
+@table @code
@item set stop-on-solib-events
@kindex set stop-on-solib-events
This command controls whether @value{GDBN} should give you control
diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi
index 50342bb..afbd62f 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/python.texi
+++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Python code must not override these, or even change the options using
signals, @value{GDBN} will most likely stop working correctly. Note
that it is unfortunately common for GUI toolkits to install a
@code{SIGCHLD} handler. When creating a new Python thread, you can
-use @code{gdb.block_signals} or @code{gdb.Thread} to handle this
+use @code{gdb.blocked_signals} or @code{gdb.Thread} to handle this
correctly; see @ref{Threading in GDB}.
@item
@@ -654,22 +654,22 @@ threads, you must be careful to only call @value{GDBN}-specific
functions in the @value{GDBN} thread. @value{GDBN} provides some
functions to help with this.
-@defun gdb.block_signals ()
+@defun gdb.blocked_signals ()
As mentioned earlier (@pxref{Basic Python}), certain signals must be
-delivered to the @value{GDBN} main thread. The @code{block_signals}
+delivered to the @value{GDBN} main thread. The @code{blocked_signals}
function returns a context manager that will block these signals on
entry. This can be used when starting a new thread to ensure that the
signals are blocked there, like:
@smallexample
-with gdb.block_signals():
+with gdb.blocked_signals():
start_new_thread()
@end smallexample
@end defun
@deftp {class} gdb.Thread
This is a subclass of Python's @code{threading.Thread} class. It
-overrides the @code{start} method to call @code{block_signals}, making
+overrides the @code{start} method to call @code{blocked_signals}, making
this an easy-to-use drop-in replacement for creating threads that will
work well in @value{GDBN}.
@end deftp
@@ -4554,8 +4554,8 @@ registered.
The help text for the new command is taken from the Python
documentation string for the command's class, if there is one. If no
-documentation string is provided, the default value ``This command is
-not documented.'' is used.
+documentation string is provided, the default value @samp{This command
+is not documented.} is used.
@end defun
@cindex don't repeat Python command
@@ -7049,13 +7049,13 @@ writable.
@cindex colors in python
@tindex gdb.Color
-You can assign instance of @code{Color} to the @code{value} of
+You can assign instance of @code{gdb.Color} to the @code{value} of
a @code{Parameter} instance created with @code{PARAM_COLOR}.
-@code{Color} may refer to an index from color palette or contain components
-of a color from some colorspace.
+@code{gdb.Color} may refer to an index from a color palette or contain
+components of a color from some color space.
-@defun Color.__init__ (@r{[}@var{value} @r{[}, @var{color-space}@r{]}@r{]})
+@defun Color.__init__ (@r{[}value @r{[}, color_space@r{]}@r{]})
@var{value} is @code{None} (meaning the terminal's default color),
an integer index of a color in palette, tuple with color components
@@ -7065,8 +7065,9 @@ or one of the following color names:
@samp{green}, @samp{yellow}, @samp{blue}, @samp{magenta}, @samp{cyan},
or @samp{white}.
-@var{color-space} should be one of the @samp{COLORSPACE_} constants. This
-argument tells @value{GDBN} which color space @var{value} belongs.
+@var{color_space} should be one of the @samp{COLORSPACE_} constants
+listed below. This argument tells @value{GDBN} which color space
+@var{value} belongs.
@end defun
@defvar Color.is_none
@@ -7094,7 +7095,7 @@ This attribute exist if @code{is_direct} is @code{True}. Its value is tuple
with integer components of a color.
@end defvar
-@defun Color.escape_sequence (@var{self}, @var{is_foreground})
+@defun Color.escape_sequence (is_foreground)
Returns string to change terminal's color to this.
If @var{is_foreground} is @code{True}, then the returned sequence will change
@@ -7136,6 +7137,8 @@ Direct 24-bit RGB colors.
@end table
+It is not possible to sub-class the @code{Color} class.
+
@node Architectures In Python
@subsubsection Python representation of architectures
@cindex Python architectures