Re: gdbserver tracepoint arm support

On 05/21/2013 12:17 PM, Elcoelettronica wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to trace my application on my board.
>
> I compiled gdbserver 7.6 for arm with:
>
> cd /gdb-7.6-src/gdb/gdbserver
> ./configure --target=arm-linux --host=arm-linux
> make CC=/path/to/cross-compiler-gcc
>
> Then I compiled gdb 7.6 for arm with:
>
> cd /gdb-7.6-src/
> ./configure --target=arm-linux --prefix=/opt/gdb-arm/install/
> make && make install
>
> I compiled my trivial application with:
>
> /path/to/cross-compiler-gcc hello.c -g -o hello
>
> I copied gdbserver and my cross-compiled application on my board. From
> my pc (x86-pc-linux) I run:
>
> gdb hello
> (gdb) set target-async on
> (gdb) tvariable $c
> (gdb) actions
>  >teval $c=$c+1
>  >end
> (gdb) break main
> (gdb) target remote <ipaddr>:<port>
> [Thread 1585] #1 stopped.
> 0x40000800 in ?? ()
> Cannot access memory at address 0x0
> (gdb) continue &
> (gdb) tstart
> Target does not support this command.
> (gdb) tstatus
> Target does not support this command.
>
> The behaviour is 'normal' until the tstart command: I can debug the
> application as I want, but I am unable to start tracing the app.
>
> Does gdbserver support tracepoints for arm or only for x86/amd_64?

Tracepoints are only supported for x86/amd_64 at the moment. It could 
probably work for ARM if someone fixes what is required.