* gdb.texinfo (In-Process Agent): Add 'In-Process Agent
	Protocol'.
	(In-Process Agent Protocol, IPA Protocol Objects)
	(IPA Protocol Commands): New nodes.
	(Tracepoint Packets): Add anchors.
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2012-06-08 Yao Qi <yao@codesourcery.com>
* gdb.texinfo (In-Process Agent): Add 'In-Process Agent
Protocol'.
(In-Process Agent Protocol, IPA Protocol Objects)
(IPA Protocol Commands): New nodes.
(Tracepoint Packets): Add anchors.
2012-06-06 Thomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com>
* gdb.texinfo: Document the deprecation of SH's 'regs' command.

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the in-process agent.
@end table
@menu
* In-Process Agent Protocol::
@end menu
@node In-Process Agent Protocol
@section In-Process Agent Protocol
@cindex in-process agent protocol
The in-process agent is able to communicate with both @value{GDBN} and
GDBserver (@pxref{In-Process Agent}). This section documents the protocol
used for communications between @value{GDBN} or GDBserver and the IPA.
In general, @value{GDBN} or GDBserver sends commands
(@pxref{IPA Protocol Commands}) and data to in-process agent, and then
in-process agent replies back with the return result of the command, or
some other information. The data sent to in-process agent is composed
of primitive data types, such as 4-byte or 8-byte type, and composite
types, which are called objects (@pxref{IPA Protocol Objects}).
@menu
* IPA Protocol Objects::
* IPA Protocol Commands::
@end menu
@node IPA Protocol Objects
@subsection IPA Protocol Objects
@cindex ipa protocol objects
The commands sent to and results received from agent may contain some
complex data types called @dfn{objects}.
The in-process agent is running on the same machine with @value{GDBN}
or GDBserver, so it doesn't have to handle as much differences between
two ends as remote protocol (@pxref{Remote Protocol}) tries to handle.
However, there are still some differences of two ends in two processes:
@enumerate
@item
word size. On some 64-bit machines, @value{GDBN} or GDBserver can be
compiled as a 64-bit executable, while in-process agent is a 32-bit one.
@item
ABI. Some machines may have multiple types of ABI, @value{GDBN} or
GDBserver is compiled with one, and in-process agent is compiled with
the other one.
@end enumerate
Here are the IPA Protocol Objects:
@enumerate
@item
agent expression object. It represents an agent expression
(@pxref{Agent Expressions}).
@anchor{agent expression object}
@item
tracepoint action object. It represents a tracepoint action
(@pxref{Tracepoint Actions,,Tracepoint Action Lists}) to collect registers,
memory, static trace data and to evaluate expression.
@anchor{tracepoint action object}
@item
tracepoint object. It represents a tracepoint (@pxref{Tracepoints}).
@anchor{tracepoint object}
@end enumerate
The following table describes important attributes of each IPA protocol
object:
@multitable @columnfractions .30 .20 .50
@headitem Name @tab Size @tab Description
@item @emph{agent expression object} @tab @tab
@item length @tab 4 @tab length of bytes code
@item byte code @tab @var{length} @tab contents of byte code
@item @emph{tracepoint action for collecting memory} @tab @tab
@item 'M' @tab 1 @tab type of tracepoint action
@item addr @tab 8 @tab if @var{basereg} is @samp{-1}, @var{addr} is the
address of the lowest byte to collect, otherwise @var{addr} is the offset
of @var{basereg} for memory collecting.
@item len @tab 8 @tab length of memory for collecting
@item basereg @tab 4 @tab the register number containing the starting
memory address for collecting.
@item @emph{tracepoint action for collecting registers} @tab @tab
@item 'R' @tab 1 @tab type of tracepoint action
@item @emph{tracepoint action for collecting static trace data} @tab @tab
@item 'L' @tab 1 @tab type of tracepoint action
@item @emph{tracepoint action for expression evaluation} @tab @tab
@item 'X' @tab 1 @tab type of tracepoint action
@item agent expression @tab length of @tab @ref{agent expression object}
@item @emph{tracepoint object} @tab @tab
@item number @tab 4 @tab number of tracepoint
@item address @tab 8 @tab address of tracepoint inserted on
@item type @tab 4 @tab type of tracepoint
@item enabled @tab 1 @tab enable or disable of tracepoint
@item step_count @tab 8 @tab step
@item pass_count @tab 8 @tab pass
@item numactions @tab 4 @tab number of tracepoint actions
@item hit count @tab 8 @tab hit count
@item trace frame usage @tab 8 @tab trace frame usage
@item compiled_cond @tab 8 @tab compiled condition
@item orig_size @tab 8 @tab orig size
@item condition @tab 4 if condition is NULL otherwise length of
@ref{agent expression object}
@tab zero if condition is NULL, otherwise is
@ref{agent expression object}
@item actions @tab variable
@tab numactions number of @ref{tracepoint action object}
@end multitable
@node IPA Protocol Commands
@subsection IPA Protocol Commands
@cindex ipa protocol commands
The spaces in each command are delimiters to ease reading this commands
specification. They don't exist in real commands.
@table @samp
@item FastTrace:@var{tracepoint_object} @var{gdb_jump_pad_head}
Installs a new fast tracepoint described by @var{tracepoint_object}
(@pxref{tracepoint object}). @var{gdb_jump_pad_head}, 8-byte long, is the
head of @dfn{jumppad}, which is used to jump to data collection routine
in IPA finally.
Replies:
@table @samp
@item OK @var{target_address} @var{gdb_jump_pad_head} @var{fjump_size} @var{fjump}
@var{target_address} is address of tracepoint in the inferior.
@var{gdb_jump_pad_head} is updated head of jumppad. Both of
@var{target_address} and @var{gdb_jump_pad_head} are 8-byte long.
@var{fjump} contains a sequence of instructions jump to jumppad entry.
@var{fjump_size}, 4-byte long, is the size of @var{fjump}.
@item E @var{NN}
for an error
@end table
@item qTfSTM
@xref{qTfSTM}.
@item qTsSTM
@xref{qTsSTM}.
@item qTSTMat
@xref{qTSTMat}.
@item probe_marker_at:@var{address}
Asks in-process agent to probe the marker at @var{address}.
Replies:
@table @samp
@item E @var{NN}
for an error
@end table
@item unprobe_marker_at:@var{address}
Asks in-process agent to unprobe the marker at @var{address}.
@end table
@node GDB Bugs
@chapter Reporting Bugs in @value{GDBN}
@cindex bugs in @value{GDBN}
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@item qTfSTM
@itemx qTsSTM
@anchor{qTfSTM}
@anchor{qTsSTM}
These packets request data about static tracepoint markers that exist
in the target program. @value{GDBN} sends @code{qTfSTM} to get the
first piece of data, and multiple @code{qTsSTM} to get additional
@ -37464,6 +37618,7 @@ query), until the target responds with @samp{l} (lower-case ell, for
@dfn{last}).
@item qTSTMat:@var{address}
@anchor{qTSTMat}
This packets requests data about static tracepoint markers in the
target program at @var{address}. Replies to this packet follow the
syntax of the @samp{qTfSTM} and @code{qTsSTM} packets that list static