* gdbarch.sh (has_global_solist): Mention global breakpoints.

	* gdbarch.h: Regenerate.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index afec7c54beec7293905fed7de885d27b1a488f88..920c5f429355c4cdc3712d42319a2fa514d43024 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-11-03  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
+
+       * gdbarch.sh (has_global_solist): Mention global breakpoints.
+       * gdbarch.h: Regenerate.
+
 2008-11-03  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
 
        * remote.c (remote_start_remote): If the solib list is global,

diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch.h b/gdb/gdbarch.h
index 909db8c296adebbb376fd060bd954bf779c51a42..35f8a36f4cd9a77a898cad5515e719a4b645aa27 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/gdbarch.h
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch.h
@@ -812,7 +812,10 @@ extern void gdbarch_record_special_symbol (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct objfi
 extern void set_gdbarch_record_special_symbol (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, gdbarch_record_special_symbol_ftype *record_special_symbol);
 
 /* True if the list of shared libraries is one and only for all
-   processes, as opposed to a list of shared libraries per inferior. */
+   processes, as opposed to a list of shared libraries per inferior.
+   When this property is true, GDB assumes that since shared libraries
+   are shared across processes, so is all code.  Hence, GDB further
+   assumes an inserted breakpoint location is visible to all processes. */
 
 extern int gdbarch_has_global_solist (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
 extern void set_gdbarch_has_global_solist (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, int has_global_solist);

diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch.sh b/gdb/gdbarch.sh
index 28983d3d85d999d22ece58d25735a399ffbe0f60..79ca862a2aac979630686d1ec74c51429338e714 100755 (executable)
--- a/gdb/gdbarch.sh
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch.sh
@@ -710,6 +710,9 @@ M:void:record_special_symbol:struct objfile *objfile, asymbol *sym:objfile, sym
 
 # True if the list of shared libraries is one and only for all
 # processes, as opposed to a list of shared libraries per inferior.
+# When this property is true, GDB assumes that since shared libraries
+# are shared across processes, so is all code.  Hence, GDB further
+# assumes an inserted breakpoint location is visible to all processes.
 v:int:has_global_solist:::0:0::0
 EOF
 }