Re: [patch rfc] Add frame memory & arch methods

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at mvista dot com>]

On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 10:33:29PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> >On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 08:59:45PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>This adds per-frame memory and architecture methods.  Instead of using 
> >>the global variablecurrent_gdbarch and the context dependant 
> >>read_memory, architecture code can use these.  Should help future proof 
> >>architecture code should thread/target changes start happening.
> >>
> >>It uses them in the d10v.
> >>
> >>I'll commit in a few days.
> >
> >
> >Could you explain to us where you see this going?  Right now it looks
> >like a solution without a problem.  Sure, someday they may need a
> >target parameter, but until we're closer to that day I don't see why a
> >frame parameter is the way to go.
> 
> Ref: [multi-arch] The frame as the global parameter (long, important),
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2001-02/msg00335.html

Very enlightening, thank you!

[To paraphrase you, it sure must be gratifying to see how much of that
message looks "obvious" now, two years later.]

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Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer