Extended-remote exec documentation

This patch adds documentation of support for exec events on
extended-remote Linux targets.

gdb/ChangeLog:

	* NEWS: Announce new remote packets for the exec-events
	feature and the exec-events feature and associated commands.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:

	* gdb.texinfo (Remote Configuration): Add exec event
	feature to table of packet settings.
	(Stop Reply Packets): Add exec events to the list of stop
	reasons.
	(General Query Packets): Add exec events to tables of
	'gdbfeatures' and 'stub features' supported in the qSupported
	packet, as well as to the list containing stub feature
	details.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 01105282bac3e3653dc9b821650cfae343d75dc9..3cb34274ce4bd77aface412f7d261af79ab3bcae 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-09-11  Don Breazeal  <donb@codesourcery.com>
+
+       * NEWS: Announce new remote packets for the exec-events
+       feature and the exec-events feature and associated commands.
+
 2015-09-11  Don Breazeal  <donb@codesourcery.com>
 
        * remote.c (remote_exec_event_p): New function.

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 0cf51e1858b526d21e1ecfac812e9dba26ae86a8..bb1c8d957423b701091152af90df9203b0fd3b75 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -55,6 +55,27 @@ show remote multiprocess-extensions-packet
 * Support for reading/writing memory and extracting values on architectures
   whose memory is addressable in units of any integral multiple of 8 bits.
 
+* New remote packets
+
+exec stop reason
+  Indicates that an exec system call was executed.
+
+exec-events feature in qSupported
+  The qSupported packet allows GDB to request support for exec
+  events using the new 'gdbfeature' exec-event, and the qSupported
+  response can contain the corresponding 'stubfeature'.  Set and
+  show commands can be used to display whether these features are enabled.
+
+* Extended-remote exec events
+
+  ** GDB now has support for exec events on extended-remote Linux targets.
+     For such targets with Linux kernels 2.5.46 and later, this enables
+     follow-exec-mode and exec catchpoints.
+
+set remote exec-event-feature-packet
+show remote exec-event-feature-packet
+  Set/show the use of the remote exec event feature.
+
 *** Changes in GDB 7.10
 
 * Support for process record-replay and reverse debugging on aarch64*-linux*

diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 29c66b8eee12770643afebff7fc7aa47f9a8214e..1f99a2f35f7b9833cf0302e7e9c30dccb5010b16 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2015-09-11  Don Breazeal  <donb@codesourcery.com>
+
+       * gdb.texinfo (Remote Configuration): Add exec event
+       feature to table of packet settings.
+       (Stop Reply Packets): Add exec events to the list of stop
+       reasons.
+       (General Query Packets): Add exec events to tables of
+       'gdbfeatures' and 'stub features' supported in the qSupported
+       packet, as well as to the list containing stub feature
+       details.
+
 2015-08-24  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 
        * gdb.texinfo (Remote Configuration): Document the "set/show

diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index cd0abad9bb116807bd9864472a4666f1fcb1a353..395f0d479fcc893eebcdc8c2704b0f3c97ef6906 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -20225,6 +20225,10 @@ are:
 @tab @code{vfork stop reason}
 @tab @code{vfork}
 
+@item @code{exec-event-feature}
+@tab @code{exec stop reason}
+@tab @code{exec}
+
 @end multitable
 
 @node Remote Stub
@@ -35506,6 +35510,18 @@ appropriate @samp{qSupported} feature (@pxref{qSupported}).  The
 remote stub must also supply the appropriate @samp{qSupported} feature
 indicating support.
 
+@cindex exec events, remote reply
+@item exec
+The packet indicates that @code{execve} was called, and @var{r}
+is the absolute pathname of the file that was executed, in hex.
+This packet is only applicable to targets that support exec events.
+
+This packet should not be sent by default; older @value{GDBN} versions
+did not support it.  @value{GDBN} requests it, by supplying an
+appropriate @samp{qSupported} feature (@pxref{qSupported}).  The
+remote stub must also supply the appropriate @samp{qSupported} feature
+indicating support.
+
 @end table
 
 @item W @var{AA}
@@ -36110,6 +36126,12 @@ This feature indicates whether @value{GDBN} supports vfork event
 extensions to the remote protocol.  @value{GDBN} does not use such
 extensions unless the stub also reports that it supports them by
 including @samp{vfork-events+} in its @samp{qSupported} reply.
+
+@item exec-events
+This feature indicates whether @value{GDBN} supports exec event
+extensions to the remote protocol.  @value{GDBN} does not use such
+extensions unless the stub also reports that it supports them by
+including @samp{exec-events+} in its @samp{qSupported} reply.
 @end table
 
 Stubs should ignore any unknown values for
@@ -36373,6 +36395,11 @@ These are the currently defined stub features and their properties:
 @tab @samp{-}
 @tab No
 
+@item @samp{exec-events}
+@tab No
+@tab @samp{-}
+@tab No
+
 @end multitable
 
 These are the currently defined stub features, in more detail:
@@ -36578,6 +36605,9 @@ The remote stub reports the @samp{fork} stop reason for fork events.
 The remote stub reports the @samp{vfork} stop reason for vfork events
 and vforkdone events.
 
+@item exec-events
+The remote stub reports the @samp{exec} stop reason for exec events.
+
 @end table
 
 @item qSymbol::