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-rw-r--r--gdb/ChangeLog33
-rw-r--r--gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--gdb/gdbserver/thread-db.c18
-rw-r--r--gdb/linux-nat.c65
-rw-r--r--gdb/linux-nat.h16
-rw-r--r--gdb/linux-thread-db.c255
-rw-r--r--gdb/nat/linux-procfs.c13
-rw-r--r--gdb/nat/linux-procfs.h3
-rw-r--r--gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog4
-rw-r--r--gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/multi-create-ns-info-thr.exp50
10 files changed, 291 insertions, 172 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 52a641b..b7a72d9 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,38 @@
2015-02-20 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+ * linux-nat.c (linux_handle_extended_wait): Call
+ thread_db_notice_clone whenever a new clone LWP is detected.
+ (linux_stop_and_wait_all_lwps, linux_unstop_all_lwps): New
+ functions.
+ * linux-nat.h (thread_db_attach_lwp): Delete declaration.
+ (thread_db_notice_clone, linux_stop_and_wait_all_lwps)
+ (linux_unstop_all_lwps): Declare.
+ * linux-thread-db.c (struct thread_get_info_inout): Delete.
+ (thread_get_info_callback): Delete.
+ (thread_from_lwp): Use td_thr_get_info and record_thread.
+ (thread_db_attach_lwp): Delete.
+ (thread_db_notice_clone): New function.
+ (try_thread_db_load_1): If /proc is mounted and shows the
+ process'es task list, walk over all LWPs and call thread_from_lwp
+ instead of relying on td_ta_thr_iter.
+ (attach_thread): Don't call check_thread_signals here. Split the
+ tail part of the function (which adds the thread to the core GDB
+ thread list) to ...
+ (record_thread): ... this function. Call check_thread_signals
+ here.
+ (thread_db_wait): Don't call thread_db_find_new_threads_1. Always
+ call thread_from_lwp.
+ (thread_db_update_thread_list): Rename to ...
+ (thread_db_update_thread_list_org): ... this.
+ (thread_db_update_thread_list): New function.
+ (thread_db_find_thread_from_tid): Delete.
+ (thread_db_get_ada_task_ptid): Simplify.
+ * nat/linux-procfs.c: Include <sys/stat.h>.
+ (linux_proc_task_list_dir_exists): New function.
+ * nat/linux-procfs.h (linux_proc_task_list_dir_exists): Declare.
+
+2015-02-20 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+
* linux-nat.c (lin_lwp_attach_lwp): No longer special case the
main LWP. Handle the case of waitpid returning 0 if we're already
attached to the LWP. Don't set the LWP's last_resume_kind to
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog b/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
index cd79d75..cfdb3e7 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
2015-02-20 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+ * thread-db.c: Include "nat/linux-procfs.h".
+ (thread_db_init): Skip listing new threads if the kernel supports
+ PTRACE_EVENT_CLONE and /proc/PID/task/ is accessible.
+
+2015-02-20 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+
* linux-low.c (status_pending_p_callback): Use ptid_match.
2015-02-19 Antoine Tremblay <antoine.tremblay@ericsson.com>
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/thread-db.c b/gdb/gdbserver/thread-db.c
index 2185245..a8b6f42 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/thread-db.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/thread-db.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ static int thread_db_use_events;
#include "gdb_proc_service.h"
#include "nat/gdb_thread_db.h"
#include "gdb_vecs.h"
+#include "nat/linux-procfs.h"
#ifndef USE_LIBTHREAD_DB_DIRECTLY
#include <dlfcn.h>
@@ -859,7 +860,22 @@ thread_db_init (int use_events)
thread_db_mourn (proc);
return 0;
}
- thread_db_find_new_threads ();
+
+ /* It's best to avoid td_ta_thr_iter if possible. That walks
+ data structures in the inferior's address space that may be
+ corrupted, or, if the target is running, the list may change
+ while we walk it. In the latter case, it's possible that a
+ thread exits just at the exact time that causes GDBserver to
+ get stuck in an infinite loop. If the kernel supports clone
+ events, and /proc/PID/task/ exits, then we already know about
+ all threads in the process. When we need info out of
+ thread_db on a given thread (e.g., for TLS), we'll use
+ find_one_thread then. That uses thread_db entry points that
+ do not walk libpthread's thread list, so should be safe, as
+ well as more efficient. */
+ if (use_events
+ || !linux_proc_task_list_dir_exists (pid_of (proc)))
+ thread_db_find_new_threads ();
thread_db_look_up_symbols ();
return 1;
}
diff --git a/gdb/linux-nat.c b/gdb/linux-nat.c
index cfde1fd..2e1133d 100644
--- a/gdb/linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/linux-nat.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ async_file_mark (void)
static int kill_lwp (int lwpid, int signo);
static int stop_callback (struct lwp_info *lp, void *data);
+static int resume_stopped_resumed_lwps (struct lwp_info *lp, void *data);
static void block_child_signals (sigset_t *prev_mask);
static void restore_child_signals_mask (sigset_t *prev_mask);
@@ -2003,34 +2004,24 @@ linux_handle_extended_wait (struct lwp_info *lp, int status,
status = 0;
}
- if (non_stop)
+ /* If the thread_db layer is active, let it record the user
+ level thread id and status, and add the thread to GDB's
+ list. */
+ if (!thread_db_notice_clone (lp->ptid, new_lp->ptid))
{
- /* Add the new thread to GDB's lists as soon as possible
- so that:
-
- 1) the frontend doesn't have to wait for a stop to
- display them, and,
-
- 2) we tag it with the correct running state. */
-
- /* If the thread_db layer is active, let it know about
- this new thread, and add it to GDB's list. */
- if (!thread_db_attach_lwp (new_lp->ptid))
- {
- /* We're not using thread_db. Add it to GDB's
- list. */
- target_post_attach (ptid_get_lwp (new_lp->ptid));
- add_thread (new_lp->ptid);
- }
+ /* The process is not using thread_db. Add the LWP to
+ GDB's list. */
+ target_post_attach (ptid_get_lwp (new_lp->ptid));
+ add_thread (new_lp->ptid);
+ }
- if (!stopping)
- {
- set_running (new_lp->ptid, 1);
- set_executing (new_lp->ptid, 1);
- /* thread_db_attach_lwp -> lin_lwp_attach_lwp forced
- resume_stop. */
- new_lp->last_resume_kind = resume_continue;
- }
+ if (!stopping)
+ {
+ set_running (new_lp->ptid, 1);
+ set_executing (new_lp->ptid, 1);
+ /* thread_db_attach_lwp -> lin_lwp_attach_lwp forced
+ resume_stop. */
+ new_lp->last_resume_kind = resume_continue;
}
if (status != 0)
@@ -2285,6 +2276,28 @@ linux_stop_lwp (struct lwp_info *lwp)
stop_callback (lwp, NULL);
}
+/* See linux-nat.h */
+
+void
+linux_stop_and_wait_all_lwps (void)
+{
+ /* Stop all LWP's ... */
+ iterate_over_lwps (minus_one_ptid, stop_callback, NULL);
+
+ /* ... and wait until all of them have reported back that
+ they're no longer running. */
+ iterate_over_lwps (minus_one_ptid, stop_wait_callback, NULL);
+}
+
+/* See linux-nat.h */
+
+void
+linux_unstop_all_lwps (void)
+{
+ iterate_over_lwps (minus_one_ptid,
+ resume_stopped_resumed_lwps, &minus_one_ptid);
+}
+
/* Return non-zero if LWP PID has a pending SIGINT. */
static int
diff --git a/gdb/linux-nat.h b/gdb/linux-nat.h
index 669450d..8c2ceb5 100644
--- a/gdb/linux-nat.h
+++ b/gdb/linux-nat.h
@@ -142,7 +142,12 @@ extern struct lwp_info *lwp_list;
/* Attempt to initialize libthread_db. */
void check_for_thread_db (void);
-int thread_db_attach_lwp (ptid_t ptid);
+/* Called from the LWP layer to inform the thread_db layer that PARENT
+ spawned CHILD. Both LWPs are currently stopped. This function
+ does whatever is required to have the child LWP under the
+ thread_db's control --- e.g., enabling event reporting. Returns
+ true on success, false if the process isn't using libpthread. */
+extern int thread_db_notice_clone (ptid_t parent, ptid_t child);
/* Return the set of signals used by the threads library. */
extern void lin_thread_get_thread_signals (sigset_t *mask);
@@ -155,6 +160,15 @@ extern int lin_lwp_attach_lwp (ptid_t ptid);
extern void linux_stop_lwp (struct lwp_info *lwp);
+/* Stop all LWPs, synchronously. (Any events that trigger while LWPs
+ are being stopped are left pending.) */
+extern void linux_stop_and_wait_all_lwps (void);
+
+/* Set resumed LWPs running again, as they were before being stopped
+ with linux_stop_and_wait_all_lwps. (LWPS with pending events are
+ left stopped.) */
+extern void linux_unstop_all_lwps (void);
+
/* Iterator function for lin-lwp's lwp list. */
struct lwp_info *iterate_over_lwps (ptid_t filter,
int (*callback) (struct lwp_info *,
diff --git a/gdb/linux-thread-db.c b/gdb/linux-thread-db.c
index 60d8742..f09685e 100644
--- a/gdb/linux-thread-db.c
+++ b/gdb/linux-thread-db.c
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ struct thread_db_info *thread_db_list;
static void thread_db_find_new_threads_1 (ptid_t ptid);
static void thread_db_find_new_threads_2 (ptid_t ptid, int until_no_new);
+static void check_thread_signals (void);
+
+static void record_thread (struct thread_db_info *info,
+ struct thread_info *tp,
+ ptid_t ptid, const td_thrhandle_t *th_p,
+ const td_thrinfo_t *ti_p);
+
/* Add the current inferior to the list of processes using libpthread.
Return a pointer to the newly allocated object that was added to
THREAD_DB_LIST. HANDLE is the handle returned by dlopen'ing
@@ -398,64 +405,6 @@ have_threads (ptid_t ptid)
return iterate_over_threads (have_threads_callback, &pid) != NULL;
}
-struct thread_get_info_inout
-{
- struct thread_info *thread_info;
- struct thread_db_info *thread_db_info;
-};
-
-/* A callback function for td_ta_thr_iter, which we use to map all
- threads to LWPs.
-
- THP is a handle to the current thread; if INFOP is not NULL, the
- struct thread_info associated with this thread is returned in
- *INFOP.
-
- If the thread is a zombie, TD_THR_ZOMBIE is returned. Otherwise,
- zero is returned to indicate success. */
-
-static int
-thread_get_info_callback (const td_thrhandle_t *thp, void *argp)
-{
- td_thrinfo_t ti;
- td_err_e err;
- ptid_t thread_ptid;
- struct thread_get_info_inout *inout;
- struct thread_db_info *info;
-
- inout = argp;
- info = inout->thread_db_info;
-
- err = info->td_thr_get_info_p (thp, &ti);
- if (err != TD_OK)
- error (_("thread_get_info_callback: cannot get thread info: %s"),
- thread_db_err_str (err));
-
- if (ti.ti_lid == -1)
- {
- /* We'll get this if a threaded program has a thread call clone
- with CLONE_VM. `clone' sets the pthread LID of the new LWP
- to -1, which ends up clearing the parent thread's LID. */
- return 0;
- }
-
- /* Fill the cache. */
- thread_ptid = ptid_build (info->pid, ti.ti_lid, 0);
- inout->thread_info = find_thread_ptid (thread_ptid);
-
- if (inout->thread_info == NULL)
- {
- /* New thread. Attach to it now (why wait?). */
- if (!have_threads (thread_ptid))
- thread_db_find_new_threads_1 (thread_ptid);
- else
- attach_thread (thread_ptid, thp, &ti);
- inout->thread_info = find_thread_ptid (thread_ptid);
- gdb_assert (inout->thread_info != NULL);
- }
-
- return 0;
-}
/* Fetch the user-level thread id of PTID. */
@@ -463,9 +412,10 @@ static void
thread_from_lwp (ptid_t ptid)
{
td_thrhandle_t th;
+ td_thrinfo_t ti;
td_err_e err;
struct thread_db_info *info;
- struct thread_get_info_inout io = {0};
+ struct thread_info *tp;
/* Just in case td_ta_map_lwp2thr doesn't initialize it completely. */
th.th_unique = 0;
@@ -484,56 +434,37 @@ thread_from_lwp (ptid_t ptid)
error (_("Cannot find user-level thread for LWP %ld: %s"),
ptid_get_lwp (ptid), thread_db_err_str (err));
- /* Long-winded way of fetching the thread info. */
- io.thread_db_info = info;
- io.thread_info = NULL;
- thread_get_info_callback (&th, &io);
+ err = info->td_thr_get_info_p (&th, &ti);
+ if (err != TD_OK)
+ error (_("thread_get_info_callback: cannot get thread info: %s"),
+ thread_db_err_str (err));
+
+ /* Fill the cache. */
+ tp = find_thread_ptid (ptid);
+ record_thread (info, tp, ptid, &th, &ti);
}
-/* Attach to lwp PTID, doing whatever else is required to have this
- LWP under the debugger's control --- e.g., enabling event
- reporting. Returns true on success. */
+/* See linux-nat.h. */
+
int
-thread_db_attach_lwp (ptid_t ptid)
+thread_db_notice_clone (ptid_t parent, ptid_t child)
{
td_thrhandle_t th;
td_thrinfo_t ti;
td_err_e err;
struct thread_db_info *info;
- info = get_thread_db_info (ptid_get_pid (ptid));
+ info = get_thread_db_info (ptid_get_pid (child));
if (info == NULL)
return 0;
- /* This ptid comes from linux-nat.c, which should always fill in the
- LWP. */
- gdb_assert (ptid_get_lwp (ptid) != 0);
+ thread_from_lwp (child);
- /* Access an lwp we know is stopped. */
- info->proc_handle.ptid = ptid;
-
- /* If we have only looked at the first thread before libpthread was
- initialized, we may not know its thread ID yet. Make sure we do
- before we add another thread to the list. */
- if (!have_threads (ptid))
- thread_db_find_new_threads_1 (ptid);
-
- err = info->td_ta_map_lwp2thr_p (info->thread_agent, ptid_get_lwp (ptid),
- &th);
- if (err != TD_OK)
- /* Cannot find user-level thread. */
- return 0;
-
- err = info->td_thr_get_info_p (&th, &ti);
- if (err != TD_OK)
- {
- warning (_("Cannot get thread info: %s"), thread_db_err_str (err));
- return 0;
- }
-
- attach_thread (ptid, &th, &ti);
+ /* If we do not know about the main thread yet, this would be a good
+ time to find it. */
+ thread_from_lwp (parent);
return 1;
}
@@ -821,7 +752,30 @@ try_thread_db_load_1 (struct thread_db_info *info)
info->td_thr_tls_get_addr_p = dlsym (info->handle, "td_thr_tls_get_addr");
info->td_thr_tlsbase_p = dlsym (info->handle, "td_thr_tlsbase");
- if (thread_db_find_new_threads_silently (inferior_ptid) != 0)
+ /* It's best to avoid td_ta_thr_iter if possible. That walks data
+ structures in the inferior's address space that may be corrupted,
+ or, if the target is running, may change while we walk them. If
+ there's execution (and /proc is mounted), then we're already
+ attached to all LWPs. Use thread_from_lwp, which uses
+ td_ta_map_lwp2thr instead, which does not walk the thread list.
+
+ td_ta_map_lwp2thr uses ps_get_thread_area, but we can't use that
+ currently on core targets, as it uses ptrace directly. */
+ if (target_has_execution
+ && linux_proc_task_list_dir_exists (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid)))
+ {
+ struct lwp_info *lp;
+ int pid = ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid);
+
+ linux_stop_and_wait_all_lwps ();
+
+ ALL_LWPS (lp)
+ if (ptid_get_pid (lp->ptid) == pid)
+ thread_from_lwp (lp->ptid);
+
+ linux_unstop_all_lwps ();
+ }
+ else if (thread_db_find_new_threads_silently (inferior_ptid) != 0)
{
/* Even if libthread_db initializes, if the thread list is
corrupted, we'd not manage to list any threads. Better reject this
@@ -1302,9 +1256,7 @@ static int
attach_thread (ptid_t ptid, const td_thrhandle_t *th_p,
const td_thrinfo_t *ti_p)
{
- struct private_thread_info *private;
struct thread_info *tp;
- td_err_e err;
struct thread_db_info *info;
/* If we're being called after a TD_CREATE event, we may already
@@ -1337,9 +1289,6 @@ attach_thread (ptid_t ptid, const td_thrhandle_t *th_p,
}
}
- if (target_has_execution)
- check_thread_signals ();
-
/* Under GNU/Linux, we have to attach to each and every thread. */
if (target_has_execution
&& tp == NULL)
@@ -1363,31 +1312,48 @@ attach_thread (ptid_t ptid, const td_thrhandle_t *th_p,
/* Otherwise, we sucessfully attached to the thread. */
}
+ info = get_thread_db_info (ptid_get_pid (ptid));
+ record_thread (info, tp, ptid, th_p, ti_p);
+ return 1;
+}
+
+/* Record a new thread in GDB's thread list. Creates the thread's
+ private info. If TP is NULL, creates a new thread. Otherwise,
+ uses TP. */
+
+static void
+record_thread (struct thread_db_info *info,
+ struct thread_info *tp,
+ ptid_t ptid, const td_thrhandle_t *th_p,
+ const td_thrinfo_t *ti_p)
+{
+ td_err_e err;
+ struct private_thread_info *private;
+ int new_thread = (tp == NULL);
+
+ /* A thread ID of zero may mean the thread library has not
+ initialized yet. Leave private == NULL until the thread library
+ has initialized. */
+ if (ti_p->ti_tid == 0)
+ return;
+
/* Construct the thread's private data. */
private = xmalloc (sizeof (struct private_thread_info));
memset (private, 0, sizeof (struct private_thread_info));
- /* A thread ID of zero may mean the thread library has not initialized
- yet. But we shouldn't even get here if that's the case. FIXME:
- if we change GDB to always have at least one thread in the thread
- list this will have to go somewhere else; maybe private == NULL
- until the thread_db target claims it. */
- gdb_assert (ti_p->ti_tid != 0);
private->th = *th_p;
private->tid = ti_p->ti_tid;
update_thread_state (private, ti_p);
/* Add the thread to GDB's thread list. */
if (tp == NULL)
- add_thread_with_info (ptid, private);
+ tp = add_thread_with_info (ptid, private);
else
tp->private = private;
- info = get_thread_db_info (ptid_get_pid (ptid));
-
/* Enable thread event reporting for this thread, except when
debugging a core file. */
- if (target_has_execution && thread_db_use_events ())
+ if (target_has_execution && thread_db_use_events () && new_thread)
{
err = info->td_thr_event_enable_p (th_p, 1);
if (err != TD_OK)
@@ -1395,7 +1361,8 @@ attach_thread (ptid_t ptid, const td_thrhandle_t *th_p,
target_pid_to_str (ptid), thread_db_err_str (err));
}
- return 1;
+ if (target_has_execution)
+ check_thread_signals ();
}
static void
@@ -1581,21 +1548,13 @@ thread_db_wait (struct target_ops *ops,
return ptid;
}
- /* If we do not know about the main thread yet, this would be a good time to
- find it. */
- if (ourstatus->kind == TARGET_WAITKIND_STOPPED && !have_threads (ptid))
- thread_db_find_new_threads_1 (ptid);
-
if (ourstatus->kind == TARGET_WAITKIND_STOPPED
&& ourstatus->value.sig == GDB_SIGNAL_TRAP)
/* Check for a thread event. */
check_event (ptid);
- if (have_threads (ptid))
- {
- /* Fill in the thread's user-level thread id. */
- thread_from_lwp (ptid);
- }
+ /* Fill in the thread's user-level thread id and status. */
+ thread_from_lwp (ptid);
return ptid;
}
@@ -1727,6 +1686,9 @@ find_new_threads_once (struct thread_db_info *info, int iteration,
data.info = info;
data.new_threads = 0;
+ /* See comment in thread_db_update_thread_list. */
+ gdb_assert (!target_has_execution || thread_db_use_events ());
+
TRY_CATCH (except, RETURN_MASK_ERROR)
{
/* Iterate over all user-space threads to discover new threads. */
@@ -1805,8 +1767,10 @@ update_thread_core (struct lwp_info *info, void *closure)
return 0;
}
+/* Update the thread list using td_ta_thr_iter. */
+
static void
-thread_db_update_thread_list (struct target_ops *ops)
+thread_db_update_thread_list_td_ta_thr_iter (struct target_ops *ops)
{
struct thread_db_info *info;
struct inferior *inf;
@@ -1830,6 +1794,29 @@ thread_db_update_thread_list (struct target_ops *ops)
thread_db_find_new_threads_1 (thread->ptid);
}
+}
+
+/* Implement the to_update_thread_list target method for this
+ target. */
+
+static void
+thread_db_update_thread_list (struct target_ops *ops)
+{
+ /* It's best to avoid td_ta_thr_iter if possible. That walks data
+ structures in the inferior's address space that may be corrupted,
+ or, if the target is running, the list may change while we walk
+ it. In the latter case, it's possible that a thread exits just
+ at the exact time that causes GDB to get stuck in an infinite
+ loop. To avoid pausing all threads whenever the core wants to
+ refresh the thread list, if the kernel supports clone events
+ (meaning we're always already attached to all LWPs), we use
+ thread_from_lwp immediately when we see an LWP stop. That uses
+ thread_db entry points that do not walk libpthread's thread list,
+ so should be safe, as well as more efficient. */
+ if (target_has_execution && !thread_db_use_events ())
+ ops->beneath->to_update_thread_list (ops->beneath);
+ else
+ thread_db_update_thread_list_td_ta_thr_iter (ops);
if (target_has_execution)
iterate_over_lwps (minus_one_ptid /* iterate over all */,
@@ -1962,33 +1949,13 @@ thread_db_get_thread_local_address (struct target_ops *ops,
return beneath->to_get_thread_local_address (beneath, ptid, lm, offset);
}
-/* Callback routine used to find a thread based on the TID part of
- its PTID. */
-
-static int
-thread_db_find_thread_from_tid (struct thread_info *thread, void *data)
-{
- long *tid = (long *) data;
-
- if (thread->private->tid == *tid)
- return 1;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
/* Implement the to_get_ada_task_ptid target method for this target. */
static ptid_t
thread_db_get_ada_task_ptid (struct target_ops *self, long lwp, long thread)
{
- struct thread_info *thread_info;
-
- thread_db_find_new_threads_1 (inferior_ptid);
- thread_info = iterate_over_threads (thread_db_find_thread_from_tid, &thread);
-
- gdb_assert (thread_info != NULL);
-
- return (thread_info->ptid);
+ /* NPTL uses a 1:1 model, so the LWP id suffices. */
+ return ptid_build (ptid_get_pid (inferior_ptid), lwp, 0);
}
static void
diff --git a/gdb/nat/linux-procfs.c b/gdb/nat/linux-procfs.c
index 5dd2b92..1e922b9 100644
--- a/gdb/nat/linux-procfs.c
+++ b/gdb/nat/linux-procfs.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
#include "linux-procfs.h"
#include "filestuff.h"
#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
/* Return the TGID of LWPID from /proc/pid/status. Returns -1 if not
found. */
@@ -251,3 +252,15 @@ linux_proc_attach_tgid_threads (pid_t pid,
closedir (dir);
}
+
+/* See linux-procfs.h. */
+
+int
+linux_proc_task_list_dir_exists (pid_t pid)
+{
+ char pathname[128];
+ struct stat buf;
+
+ xsnprintf (pathname, sizeof (pathname), "/proc/%ld/task", (long) pid);
+ return (stat (pathname, &buf) == 0);
+}
diff --git a/gdb/nat/linux-procfs.h b/gdb/nat/linux-procfs.h
index 6f2a404..979ae0d 100644
--- a/gdb/nat/linux-procfs.h
+++ b/gdb/nat/linux-procfs.h
@@ -68,4 +68,7 @@ typedef int (*linux_proc_attach_lwp_func) (ptid_t ptid);
extern void linux_proc_attach_tgid_threads (pid_t pid,
linux_proc_attach_lwp_func func);
+/* Return true if the /proc/PID/task/ directory exists. */
+extern int linux_proc_task_list_dir_exists (pid_t pid);
+
#endif /* COMMON_LINUX_PROCFS_H */
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 050f98c..2ea6940 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
2015-02-20 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+ * gdb.threads/multi-create-ns-info-thr.exp: New file.
+
+2015-02-20 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
+
* gdb.trace/no-attach-trace.exp: Don't run to main. Do
clean_restart before gdb_target_supports_trace.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/multi-create-ns-info-thr.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/multi-create-ns-info-thr.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..906532e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/multi-create-ns-info-thr.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Test running "info threads" while threads are being created and
+# exiting, in non-stop mode. Originally based on multi-create.exp.
+
+standard_testfile multi-create.c
+
+if {[prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" $testfile $srcfile {debug pthreads}] == -1} {
+ return -1
+}
+
+gdb_test_no_output "set pagination off"
+gdb_test_no_output "set non-stop on"
+
+runto_main
+
+# Create a breakpoint that does "info threads" when hit, which will be
+# just while other threads are being created or exiting.
+set bp_location1 [gdb_get_line_number "set breakpoint 1 here"]
+gdb_breakpoint $srcfile:$bp_location1
+gdb_test "commands\ninfo threads\ncontinue&\nend" ".*" "set breakpoint commands"
+
+set test "continue -a&"
+gdb_test_multiple $test $test {
+ -re "$gdb_prompt " {
+ pass $test
+ }
+}
+
+for {set i 0} {$i < 32} {incr i} {
+ set test "continue to breakpoint $i"
+ gdb_test_multiple "" $test {
+ -re "Breakpoint $decimal,.*$srcfile:$bp_location1" {
+ pass $test
+ }
+ }
+}