Re: gdb backtrace with core files

[Greg Weeks <greg.weeks@timesys.com>]

Brian Kuschak wrote:

>Is anyone succesfully using gdb for mipsel to debug
>core dumps?  If so, can you share your secrets for
>success?  I tried various recent versions (6.3,
>6.1.1), but backtrace never works right, even though
>the stack pointer appears to be valid.  gdb-5.3
>partially works, but not completely.  
>
>Forcing gdb to use a specific stack pointer and PC
>(frame <sp> <pc>) doesn't seem to help either.  
>
>Using linux 2.4.25 and gcc 3.3.3.
>
>  
>
It appears to work for me. My gdb has a ton of patches from Amit Kale 
though. The kernel is the latest malta with a couple of patches that 
shouldn't affect gdb.

-bash-2.05b# gdb
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This GDB was configured as "mipsel-linux".
(gdb) file gdb_core_tester
Reading symbols from 
/root/TestWare/TTS_2.4.2/command/gdb_man/gdb_core_tester...done.
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
(gdb) core-file core.2045
Core was generated by `./gdb_core_tester'.
Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib/ld.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/ld.so.1
#0  0x00400f48 in add_node (rootptr=0x1000105c, nodeval=193)
    at create_core.c:75
75              if(node_ptr->value.value >= nodeval) {
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00400f48 in add_node (rootptr=0x1000105c, nodeval=193)
    at create_core.c:75
#1  0x00400fcc in add_node (rootptr=0x10001048, nodeval=193)
    at create_core.c:81
#2  0x00400f74 in add_node (rootptr=0x10000140, nodeval=193)
    at create_core.c:76
#3  0x00400df8 in create_tree (rootptr=0x10000140) at create_core.c:38
#4  0x00400b4c in main (argc=1, argv=0x7f931b44) at main.c:25

Greg Weeks