Re: GDB Remote Protocol Extension - Linux VMCOREINFO - Request for Feedback

>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Burgess <[email protected]> writes:

Andrew> I doubt, right now, there are many
Andrew> "custom packets" in the wild, but maybe we should consider defining
Andrew> namespaces for custom packets, to avoid future conflicts?

Right now most of the incompatible packets in the wild are from
lldbserver.  They extended the protocol but didn't discuss with gdb or
send patches to the docs.

The other major incompatibility I see in the wild is custom servers that
send weird results.  I've sent a workaround or two for these kinds of
things in the past.

Anyway, for a new qXfer packet, I guess I don't see much to worry about.
Hopefully people adding such things have the wisdom to pick an unusual
name.

Andrew> I've had success using packets via Python before, and not everyone is
Andrew> aware this feature is available, so I thought I'd mention it.

It didn't cross my mind but yeah this seems like a reasonable use case.

Tom