Re:Re: How does GDB get the function call stack

[hilbert <swdtian@163.com>]

Got it . 
Thank you very much.





At 2022-08-16 20:48:57, "Andrew Dinn" <adinn@redhat.com> wrote:
>On 16/08/2022 11:16, hilbert wrote:
>> @Andrew Dinn
>> Now I totally understand. Thank you very much for your patience.
>
>You are very welcome.
>
>> By the way, when a multithreaded program hits a breakpoint, GDB can use 
>> the command: /*thread ID */
>> /**/to switch between threads arbitrarily,  and view the memory and 
>> other information of each thread.
>> This is also implemented using ptrace, right?
>I would assume it relies on ptrace to stop all the threads. However, I 
>have almost zero knowledge of how gdb actually controls the inferior 
>process (my knowledge of gdb is exclusively on the gdb-process side of 
>the fence). You will need to find someone else to obtain a definitive 
>answer.
>
>regards,
>
>
>Andrew Dinn
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