Re: MIPS Linux signals

[Michael Eager <eager at eagerm dot com>]

On 05/22/2012 09:01 AM, Pedro Alves wrote:

> > > target_signal_from_host =>   gdb_signal_from_host (or gdb_signal_from_host_signal)
> > > target_signal_to_host =>   gdb_signal_to_host (or gdb_signal_to_host_signal)
> > >
> > > gdbarch_target_signal_from_host =>   gdbarch_gdb_signal_from_target (or gdbarch_gdb_signal_from_target_signal)
> > > gdbarch_target_signal_to_host =>   gdbarch_gdb_signal_to_target (or gdbarch_gdb_signal_to_target_signal)
> >
> > OK, but I'd recommend
> >    target_signal_from_host =>   gdb_signal_from_target
> >    target_signal_to_host =>   gdb_signal_to_target
> >
> > This is symmetric with the gdbarch_ functions and clear that the function
> > translates to/from target system values, not the host system.
>
>
> But it's not what the functions do...  They really convert from the host
> system signals, not the target's.  I think the symmetry will only lead to
> people getting confused (which one to call in common/target-independent code?).

If you are running GDB on a Windows host, for example, what host
system signals are you translating?

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