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Re: [PATCH V2 5/9] New probe type: DTrace USDT probes.


On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Jose E. Marchesi
<jose.marchesi@oracle.com> wrote:
> This patch adds a new type of probe to GDB: the DTrace USDT probes.  The new
> type is added by providing functions implementing all the entries of the
> `probe_ops' structure defined in `probe.h'.  The implementation is
> self-contained and does not depend on DTrace source code in any way.
>
> gdb/ChangeLog:
>
>   2014-10-10  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>
>
>         * breakpoint.c (BREAK_ARGS_HELP): help string updated to mention
>         the -probe-dtrace new vpossible value for PROBE_MODIFIER.
>         * configure.ac (CONFIG_OBS): dtrace-probe.o added if BFD can
>         handle ELF files.
>         * Makefile.in (SFILES): dtrace-probe.c added.
>         * configure: Regenerate.
>         * dtrace-probe.c: New file.
>         (SHT_SUNW_dof): New constant.
>         (dtrace_probe_type): New enum.
>         (dtrace_probe_arg): New struct.
>         (dtrace_probe_arg_s): New typedef.
>         (struct dtrace_probe_enabler): New struct.
>         (dtrace_probe_enabler_s): New typedef.
>         (dtrace_probe): New struct.
>         (dtrace_probe_is_linespec): New function.
>         (dtrace_dof_sect_type): New enum.
>         (dtrace_dof_dofh_ident): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_dof_encoding): Likewise.
>         (DTRACE_DOF_ENCODE_LSB): Likewise.
>         (DTRACE_DOF_ENCODE_MSB): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_dof_hdr): New struct.
>         (dtrace_dof_sect): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_dof_provider): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_dof_probe): Likewise.
>         (DOF_UINT): New macro.
>         (DTRACE_DOF_PTR): Likewise.
>         (DTRACE_DOF_SECT): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_process_dof_probe): New function.
>         (dtrace_process_dof): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_build_arg_exprs): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_get_arg): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_get_probes): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_get_probe_argument_count): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_can_evaluate_probe_arguments): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_evaluate_probe_argument): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_compile_to_ax): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_set_semaphore): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_clear_semaphore): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_probe_destroy): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_gen_info_probes_table_header): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_gen_info_probes_table_values): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_probe_is_enabled): Likewise.
>         (dtrace_probe_ops): New variable.
>         (info_probes_dtrace_command): New function.
>         (_initialize_dtrace_probe): Likewise.

Hi.

Do not list everything the new file adds.  Just say "New file." and that is it.


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