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18 @appendix @value{GDBN} Currently available observers
20 @section Implementation rationale
21 @cindex observers implementation rationale
23 An @dfn{observer} is an entity which is interested in being notified
24 when GDB reaches certain states, or certain events occur in GDB.
25 The entity being observed is called the @dfn{subject}. To receive
26 notifications, the observer attaches a callback to the subject.
27 One subject can have several observers.
29 @file{observer.c} implements an internal generic low-level event
30 notification mechanism. This generic event notification mechanism is
31 then re-used to implement the exported high-level notification
32 management routines for all possible notifications.
34 The current implementation of the generic observer provides support
35 for contextual data. This contextual data is given to the subject
36 when attaching the callback. In return, the subject will provide
37 this contextual data back to the observer as a parameter of the
40 Note that the current support for the contextual data is only partial,
41 as it lacks a mechanism that would deallocate this data when the
42 callback is detached. This is not a problem so far, as this contextual
43 data is only used internally to hold a function pointer. Later on, if
44 a certain observer needs to provide support for user-level contextual
45 data, then the generic notification mechanism will need to be
46 enhanced to allow the observer to provide a routine to deallocate the
47 data when attaching the callback.
49 The observer implementation is also currently not reentrant.
50 In particular, it is therefore not possible to call the attach
51 or detach routines during a notification.
54 Observer notifications can be traced using the command @samp{set debug
55 observer 1} (@pxref{Debugging Output, , Optional messages about
56 internal happenings, gdb, Debugging with @var{GDBN}}).
58 @section @code{normal_stop} Notifications
59 @cindex @code{normal_stop} observer
60 @cindex notification about inferior execution stop
62 @value{GDBN} notifies all @code{normal_stop} observers when the
63 inferior execution has just stopped, the associated messages and
64 annotations have been printed, and the control is about to be returned
67 Note that the @code{normal_stop} notification is not emitted when
68 the execution stops due to a breakpoint, and this breakpoint has
69 a condition that is not met. If the breakpoint has any associated
70 commands list, the commands are executed after the notification
73 The following interfaces are available to manage observers:
75 @deftypefun extern struct observer *observer_attach_@var{event} (observer_@var{event}_ftype *@var{f})
76 Using the function @var{f}, create an observer that is notified when
77 ever @var{event} occurs, return the observer.
80 @deftypefun extern void observer_detach_@var{event} (struct observer *@var{observer});
81 Remove @var{observer} from the list of observers to be notified when
85 @deftypefun extern void observer_notify_@var{event} (void);
86 Send a notification to all @var{event} observers.
89 The following observable events are defined:
91 @deftypefun void normal_stop (struct bpstats *@var{bs}, int @var{print_frame})
92 The inferior has stopped for real. The @var{bs} argument describes
93 the breakpoints were are stopped at, if any. Second argument
94 @var{print_frame} non-zero means display the location where the
98 @deftypefun void target_changed (struct target_ops *@var{target})
99 The target's register contents have changed.
102 @deftypefun void executable_changed (void)
103 The executable being debugged by GDB has changed: The user decided
104 to debug a different program, or the program he was debugging has
105 been modified since being loaded by the debugger (by being recompiled,
109 @deftypefun void inferior_created (struct target_ops *@var{objfile}, int @var{from_tty})
110 @value{GDBN} has just connected to an inferior. For @samp{run},
111 @value{GDBN} calls this observer while the inferior is still stopped
112 at the entry-point instruction. For @samp{attach} and @samp{core},
113 @value{GDBN} calls this observer immediately after connecting to the
114 inferior, and before any information on the inferior has been printed.
117 @deftypefun void solib_loaded (struct so_list *@var{solib})
118 The shared library specified by @var{solib} has been loaded. Note that
119 when @value{GDBN} calls this observer, the library's symbols probably
120 haven't been loaded yet.
123 @deftypefun void solib_unloaded (struct so_list *@var{solib})
124 The shared library specified by @var{solib} has been unloaded.
125 Note that when @value{GDBN} calls this observer, the library's
126 symbols have not been unloaded yet, and thus are still available.
129 @deftypefun void new_objfile (struct objfile *@var{objfile})
130 The symbol file specified by @var{objfile} has been loaded.
131 Called with @var{objfile} equal to @code{NULL} to indicate
132 previously loaded symbol table data has now been invalidated.
135 @deftypefun void new_thread (struct thread_info *@var{t})
136 The thread specified by @var{t} has been created.
139 @deftypefun void thread_exit (struct thread_info *@var{t}, int @var{silent})
140 The thread specified by @var{t} has exited. The @var{silent} argument
141 indicates that @value{GDBN} is removing the thread from its tables
142 without wanting to notify the user about it.
145 @deftypefun void thread_stop_requested (ptid_t @var{ptid})
146 An explicit stop request was issued to @var{ptid}. If @var{ptid}
147 equals @var{minus_one_ptid}, the request applied to all threads. If
148 @code{ptid_is_pid(ptid)} returns true, the request applied to all
149 threads of the process pointed at by @var{ptid}. Otherwise, the
150 request applied to the single thread pointed at by @var{ptid}.
153 @deftypefun void target_resumed (ptid_t @var{ptid})
154 The target was resumed. The @var{ptid} parameter specifies which
155 thread was resume, and may be RESUME_ALL if all threads are resumed.
158 @deftypefun void about_to_proceed (void)
159 The target is about to be proceeded.
162 @deftypefun void breakpoint_created (int @var{bpnum})
163 A new breakpoint has been created. The argument @var{bpnum} is the
164 number of the newly-created breakpoint.
167 @deftypefun void breakpoint_deleted (int @var{bpnum})
168 A breakpoint has been destroyed. The argument @var{bpnum} is the
169 number of the newly-destroyed breakpoint.
172 @deftypefun void breakpoint_modified (int @var{bpnum})
173 A breakpoint has been modified in some way. The argument @var{bpnum}
174 is the number of the modified breakpoint.
177 @deftypefun void tracepoint_created (int @var{tpnum})
178 A new tracepoint has been created. The argument @var{tpnum} is the
179 number of the newly-created tracepoint.
182 @deftypefun void tracepoint_deleted (int @var{tpnum})
183 A tracepoint has been destroyed. The argument @var{tpnum} is the
184 number of the newly-destroyed tracepoint.
187 @deftypefun void tracepoint_modified (int @var{tpnum})
188 A tracepoint has been modified in some way. The argument @var{tpnum}
189 is the number of the modified tracepoint.
192 @deftypefun void architecture_changed (struct gdbarch *@var{newarch})
193 The current architecture has changed. The argument @var{newarch} is
194 a pointer to the new architecture.
197 @deftypefun void thread_ptid_changed (ptid_t @var{old_ptid}, ptid_t @var{new_ptid})
198 The thread's ptid has changed. The @var{old_ptid} parameter specifies
199 the old value, and @var{new_ptid} specifies the new value.
202 @deftypefun void inferior_appeared (int @var{pid})
203 @value{GDBN} has attached to a new inferior identified by @var{pid}.
206 @deftypefun void inferior_exit (int @var{pid})
207 Either @value{GDBN} detached from the inferior, or the inferior
208 exited. The argument @var{pid} identifies the inferior.
211 @deftypefun void test_notification (int @var{somearg})
212 This observer is used for internal testing. Do not use.
213 See testsuite/gdb.gdb/observer.exp.