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From: Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
To: git-commits@fedoraproject.org
Subject: [rpms/gdb] gdb-17.2-rebase-f44: Add messages suggesting more recent RHEL gdbserver (RH BZ 1321114).
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:57:35 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <178260465534.1.13707145959568749191.rpms-gdb-98045fb9ce4e@fedoraproject.org> (raw)

A new commit has been pushed.

Repo   : rpms/gdb
Branch : gdb-17.2-rebase-f44
Commit : 98045fb9ce4edb58f8d40f96da5ca5c3e82ea6bf
Author : Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
Date   : 2016-04-06T20:36:28+02:00
Stats  : +123/-2 in 3 file(s)
URL    : https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/gdb/c/98045fb9ce4edb58f8d40f96da5ca5c3e82ea6bf?branch=gdb-17.2-rebase-f44

Log:
Add messages suggesting more recent RHEL gdbserver (RH BZ 1321114).

---
diff --git a/gdb-container-rh-pkg.patch b/gdb-container-rh-pkg.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..327ddf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb-container-rh-pkg.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+--- gdb-7.11/gdb/linux-thread-db.c.orig	2016-04-06 17:45:10.444062076 +0200
++++ gdb-7.11/gdb/linux-thread-db.c	2016-04-06 17:46:16.169615943 +0200
+@@ -1025,7 +1025,16 @@ check_pid_namespace_match (void)
+ 	  warning (_ ("Target and debugger are in different PID "
+ 		      "namespaces; thread lists and other data are "
+ 		      "likely unreliable.  "
+-		      "Connect to gdbserver inside the container."));
++		      "Connect to gdbserver inside the container.\n"
++"This version of GDB needs local access to files from the container. It is easier to access the files from the container itself. This RHEL-7 version of GDB does not support such direct container files access.\n"
++"The following versions of GDB support the direct access:\n"
++"- Upstream version of GDB (unsupported) 7.10 or later\n"
++"- Red Hat Developer Toolset (DTS) version of GDB from DTS 4.0 or later (available only for the x86_64 architecture)\n"
++"The direct container file access needs to be supported also by gdbserver inside the container:\n"
++"- Upstream version of gdbserver (unsupported) 7.10 or later\n"
++"- Red Hat Developer Toolset (DTS) version of gdbserver from DTS 4.0 or later (only on x86_64)\n"
++"- RHEL-7.3 version of gdbserver (on any architecture)"
++));
+ 	}
+     }
+ }
+--- gdb-7.11/gdb/remote.c-orig	2016-04-06 17:46:52.428921496 +0200
++++ gdb-7.11/gdb/remote.c	2016-04-06 18:28:26.781923516 +0200
+@@ -13002,7 +13002,17 @@ remote_pid_to_exec_file (struct target_o
+   char *annex = NULL;
+ 
+   if (packet_support (PACKET_qXfer_exec_file) != PACKET_ENABLE)
+-    return NULL;
++    {
++      warning (_("Remote gdbserver does not support determining executable "
++		 "automatically.\n"
++"RHEL <=6.8 and <=7.2 versions of gdbserver do not support such automatic executable detection.\n"
++"The following versions of gdbserver support it:\n"
++"- Upstream version of gdbserver (unsupported) 7.10 or later\n"
++"- Red Hat Developer Toolset (DTS) version of gdbserver from DTS 4.0 or later (only on x86_64)\n"
++"- RHEL-6.9 and RHEL-7.3 versions of gdbserver (on any architecture)"
++));
++      return NULL;
++    }
+ 
+   if (filename != NULL)
+     xfree (filename);

diff --git a/gdb-upstream.patch b/gdb-upstream.patch
index e60e67a..18493ff 100644
--- a/gdb-upstream.patch
+++ b/gdb-upstream.patch
@@ -213,3 +213,76 @@ index 1eb457d..21166bf 100644
 
 --azLHFNyN32YCQGCU--
 
+
+
+commit fef3cb9f3aa84018d10866f89228ae3f23e5ca7e
+Author: Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+Date:   Wed Apr 6 15:57:08 2016 +0200
+
+    Print the "file" command suggestion in exec_file_locate_attach
+    
+    currently:
+    	$ gdbserver-7.9 :1234 true &
+    	$ gdb -q -ex 'target remote :1234' # that -q is not relevant here
+    	Remote debugging using :1234
+    	warning: Could not load vsyscall page because no executable was specified
+    	try using the "file" command first.
+    	0x00007ffff7ddcc80 in ?? ()
+    	(gdb) b main
+    	No symbol table is loaded.  Use the "file" command.
+    	Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) _
+    
+    Provide more suggestive message to use the "file" command.
+    
+    gdb/ChangeLog
+    2016-04-06  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+    	    Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
+    
+    	* exec.c (exec_file_locate_attach): Print warning for unsupported
+    	target_pid_to_exec_file.
+    	* symfile-mem.c (add_vsyscall_page): Remove the "file" command
+    	message part.
+
+### a/gdb/ChangeLog
+### b/gdb/ChangeLog
+## -1,3 +1,11 @@
++2016-04-06  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
++	    Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
++
++	* exec.c (exec_file_locate_attach): Print warning for unsupported
++	target_pid_to_exec_file.
++	* symfile-mem.c (add_vsyscall_page): Remove the "file" command
++	message part.
++
+ 2016-04-04  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
+ 
+ 	* cli/cli-decode.c (help_cmd_list): Fix function doc and remove
+--- a/gdb/exec.c
++++ b/gdb/exec.c
+@@ -151,7 +151,13 @@ exec_file_locate_attach (int pid, int from_tty)
+   /* Try to determine a filename from the process itself.  */
+   exec_file = target_pid_to_exec_file (pid);
+   if (exec_file == NULL)
+-    return;
++    {
++      warning (_("No executable has been specified and target does not "
++		 "support\n"
++		 "determining executable automatically.  "
++		 "Try using the \"file\" command."));
++      return;
++    }
+ 
+   /* If gdb_sysroot is not empty and the discovered filename
+      is absolute then prefix the filename with gdb_sysroot.  */
+--- a/gdb/symfile-mem.c
++++ b/gdb/symfile-mem.c
+@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ add_vsyscall_page (struct target_ops *target, int from_tty)
+ 	  format should fix this.  */
+ 	{
+ 	  warning (_("Could not load vsyscall page "
+-		     "because no executable was specified\n"
+-		     "try using the \"file\" command first."));
++		     "because no executable was specified"));
+ 	  return;
+ 	}
+       args.bfd = bfd;

diff --git a/gdb.spec b/gdb.spec
index 3c55821..caabb48 100644
--- a/gdb.spec
+++ b/gdb.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Version: 7.11
 
 # The release always contains a leading reserved number, start it at 1.
 # `upstream' is not a part of `name' to stay fully rpm dependencies compatible for the testing.
-Release: 64%{?dist}
+Release: 65%{?dist}
 
 License: GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ and GPLv2+ with exceptions and GPL+ and LGPLv2+ and BSD and Public Domain and GFDL
 Group: Development/Debuggers
@@ -557,6 +557,9 @@ Patch1113: gdb-rhbz1261564-aarch64-hw-watchpoint-test.patch
 # Fix non-stop gdb -p <container>: internal error (pedro Alves, RH BZ 1318049).
 Patch1117: gdb-rhbz1318049-gdb-p-container-internal-error.patch
 
+# Add messages suggesting more recent RHEL gdbserver (RH BZ 1321114).
+Patch1118: gdb-container-rh-pkg.patch
+
 %if 0%{!?rhel:1} || 0%{?rhel} > 6
 # RL_STATE_FEDORA_GDB would not be found for:
 # Patch642: gdb-readline62-ask-more-rh.patch
@@ -864,6 +867,7 @@ find -name "*.info*"|xargs rm -f
 %patch1075 -p1
 %patch1113 -p1
 %patch1117 -p1
+%patch1118 -p1
 
 %if 0%{?rhel:1} && 0%{?rhel} <= 7
 %patch1044 -p1
@@ -1381,8 +1385,11 @@ then
 fi
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr  6 2016 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> - 7.11-65.fc24
+- Add messages suggesting more recent RHEL gdbserver (RH BZ 1321114).
+
 * Wed Apr  6 2016 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> - 7.11-64.fc24
-- Fix non-stop gdb -p <container>: internal error (pedro Alves, RH BZ 1318049).
+- Fix non-stop gdb -p <container>: internal error (Pedro Alves, RH BZ 1318049).
 
 * Sat Mar 19 2016 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> - 7.11-63.fc24
 - .spec cleanup: Drop strict-aliasing GCC bug workaround (from RH BZ 1315191).

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