{
   if (is_tracepoint (b))
     {
-      /* We need to verify that each top-level element of commands is
-        valid for tracepoints, that there's at most one
-        while-stepping element, and that while-stepping's body has
-        valid tracing commands excluding nested while-stepping.  */
+      struct tracepoint *t = (struct tracepoint *) b;
       struct command_line *c;
       struct command_line *while_stepping = 0;
+
+      /* Reset the while-stepping step count.  The previous commands
+         might have included a while-stepping action, while the new
+         ones might not.  */
+      t->step_count = 0;
+
+      /* We need to verify that each top-level element of commands is
+        valid for tracepoints, that there's at most one
+        while-stepping element, and that the while-stepping's body
+        has valid tracing commands excluding nested while-stepping.
+        We also need to validate the tracepoint action line in the
+        context of the tracepoint --- validate_actionline actually
+        has side effects, like setting the tracepoint's
+        while-stepping STEP_COUNT, in addition to checking if the
+        collect/teval actions parse and make sense in the
+        tracepoint's context.  */
       for (c = commands; c; c = c->next)
        {
          if (c->control_type == while_stepping_control)
              else
                while_stepping = c;
            }
+
+         validate_actionline (c->line, b);
        }
       if (while_stepping)
        {
 
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+# Copyright 2013 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/>.
+
+load_lib trace-support.exp
+
+standard_testfile
+
+if {[prepare_for_testing $testfile.exp $testfile $srcfile debug]} {
+    return -1
+}
+
+proc test_actions_changed { } {
+    gdb_breakpoint "end"
+
+    gdb_test "trace subr" "Tracepoint .*" \
+       "tracepoint at subr"
+
+    # The first set of tests are regression tests for a GDB bug where
+    # the while-stepping count of a tracepoint would be left stale if
+    # the tracepoint's actions were redefined, and the new action list
+    # had no while-stepping action.
+
+    # First pass, define simple action.
+    with_test_prefix "1" {
+       gdb_trace_setactions "define simple action" \
+           "" \
+           "collect parm" "^$"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstart"
+
+       gdb_test "continue" ".*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, end \\(i=1\\) .*" \
+           "advance through tracing"
+
+       gdb_test "tstatus" ".*Collected 1 trace frame.*" \
+           "collected 1 trace frame"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstop"
+    }
+
+    # Redefine action, run second trace.
+    with_test_prefix "2" {
+       gdb_trace_setactions "redefine simple action" \
+           "" \
+           "collect keeping, busy" "^$"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstart"
+
+       gdb_test "continue" ".*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, end \\(i=2\\) .*" \
+           "advance through tracing"
+
+       gdb_test "tstatus" ".*Collected 1 trace frame.*" \
+           "collected 1 trace frame"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstop"
+    }
+
+    # Redefine to stepping action, run third trace.
+    with_test_prefix "3" {
+       gdb_trace_setactions "redefine to stepping action" \
+           "" \
+           "collect parm" "^$" \
+           "while-stepping 5" "^$" \
+           "collect parm" "^$" \
+           "end" "^$"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstart"
+
+       gdb_test "continue" ".*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, end \\(i=3\\) .*" \
+           "advance through tracing"
+
+       gdb_test "tstatus" ".*Collected 6 trace frames.*" \
+           "collected 6 trace frames"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstop"
+    }
+
+    # Redefine to non-stepping, run fourth trace.
+    with_test_prefix "4" {
+       gdb_trace_setactions "redefine to non-stepping action" \
+           "" \
+           "collect parm" "^$"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstart"
+
+       gdb_test "continue" ".*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, end \\(i=4\\) .*" \
+           "advance through tracing"
+
+       gdb_test "tstatus" ".*Collected 1 trace frame.*" \
+           "collected 1 trace frame"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstop"
+    }
+
+    # The following tests are related to the above, but use two
+    # tracepoints.  They are regression tests for a GDB bug where only
+    # the first tracepoint would end up with the step count set.
+
+    # Store the first tracepoint's number.
+    gdb_test_no_output "set \$prev_tpnum=\$tpnum" "store previous \$tpnum"
+
+    # And here's the second tracepoint.
+    gdb_test "trace subr2" "Tracepoint .*" "tracepoint at subr2"
+
+    # Set a stepping action in both tracepoints, with the "commands"
+    # command.
+    with_test_prefix "5" {
+       gdb_trace_setcommands \
+           "redefine 2 tracepoints to stepping action, using commands" \
+           "\$prev_tpnum-\$tpnum" \
+           "collect parm" "^$" \
+           "while-stepping 5" "^$" \
+           "collect parm" "^$" \
+           "end" "^$"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstart"
+
+       gdb_test "continue" ".*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, end \\(i=5\\) .*" \
+           "advance through tracing"
+
+       gdb_test "tstatus" ".*Collected 12 trace frames.*" \
+           "collected 12 trace frames"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstop"
+    }
+
+    # Redefine the actions of both tracepoints to non-stepping, also
+    # using the "commands" command.
+    with_test_prefix "6" {
+       gdb_trace_setcommands \
+           "redefine 2 tracepoints to non-stepping action, using commands" \
+           "\$prev_tpnum-\$tpnum" \
+           "collect parm" "^$"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstart"
+
+       gdb_test "continue" ".*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+, end \\(i=6\\) .*" \
+           "advance through tracing"
+
+       gdb_test "tstatus" ".*Collected 2 trace frame.*" \
+           "collected 2 trace frames"
+
+       gdb_test_no_output "tstop"
+    }
+}
+
+# Check whether the target supports tracepoints.
+
+clean_restart $testfile
+
+if ![runto_main] {
+    fail "Can't run to main to check for trace support"
+    return -1
+}
+
+if ![gdb_target_supports_trace] {
+    unsupported "Current target does not support trace"
+    return -1;
+}
+
+test_actions_changed
+
+return 0
 
     }
 }
 
-#
-# Procedure: gdb_trace_setactions
 #   Define actions for a tracepoint.
 #   Arguments:
+#       actions_command -- the command used to create the actions.
+#                          either "actions" or "commands".
 #      testname   -- identifying string for pass/fail output
-#      tracepoint -- to which tracepoint do these actions apply? (optional)
+#      tracepoint -- to which tracepoint(s) do these actions apply? (optional)
 #      args       -- list of actions to be defined.
 #   Returns:
 #      zero       -- success
 #      non-zero   -- failure
 
-proc gdb_trace_setactions { testname tracepoint args } {
+proc gdb_trace_setactions_command { actions_command testname tracepoint args } {
     global gdb_prompt;
 
     set state 0;
     set passfail "pass";
-    send_gdb "actions $tracepoint\n";
+    send_gdb "$actions_command $tracepoint\n";
     set expected_result "";
     gdb_expect 5 {
        -re "No tracepoint number .*$gdb_prompt $" {
     }
 }
 
+# Define actions for a tracepoint, using the "actions" command.  See
+# gdb_trace_setactions_command.
+#
+proc gdb_trace_setactions { testname tracepoint args } {
+    eval gdb_trace_setactions_command "actions" {$testname} {$tracepoint} $args
+}
+
+# Define actions for a tracepoint, using the "commands" command.  See
+# gdb_trace_setactions_command.
+#
+proc gdb_trace_setcommands { testname tracepoint args } {
+    eval gdb_trace_setactions_command "commands" {$testname} {$tracepoint} $args
+}
+
 #
 # Procedure: gdb_tfind_test
 #   Find a specified trace frame.