linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 13/20] scripts/gdb: Add is_target

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Date:	Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:38:28 -0700
From:	Tom Tromey <tromey@...hat.com>
To:	Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>,
	kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Ben Widawsky <ben@...dawsk.net>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 13/20] scripts/gdb: Add is_target_arch helper

>>>>> "Jan" == Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com> writes:

Jan> +def is_target_arch(arch):
Jan> +	global target_arch
Jan> +	if target_arch == None:
Jan> +		target_arch = gdb.execute("show architecture", False, True)
Jan> +	return target_arch.find(arch) >= 0

FYI - the next gdb will have a Frame.architecture method for getting the
architecture of a frame.  You might consider using it when it is
available.  "show architecture" is mildly unfortunate to cache given its
"auto" behavior.

Tom
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