From: Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 19:17:00 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: 2001-06-13  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@redhat.com>
X-Git-Tag: dberlin-typesystem-branchpoint~240
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0f1f2b0a26ea24ac814531304e6c50201bdd3766;p=thirdparty%2Fbinutils-gdb.git

2001-06-13  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@redhat.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Add doc for new packet "qSymbol:".
---

diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 0f19bd97e46..e34896e787e 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-06-13  Michael Snyder  <msnyder@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Add doc for new packet "qSymbol:".
+
 2001-06-13  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
 
 	* gdb.texinfo (Signals): Clarify the default setting of signal
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 708d4f6b5bc..88b808acd57 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -10407,6 +10407,52 @@ Indicate a badly formed request.
 @tab
 When @samp{q}@samp{Rcmd} is not recognized.
 
+@item symbol lookup
+@tab @code{qSymbol::}
+@tab
+Notify the target that @value{GDBN} is prepared to serve symbol lookup
+requests.  Accept requests from the target for the values of symbols.
+@item
+@tab
+@tab
+@item
+@tab reply @code{OK}
+@tab
+The target does not need to look up any (more) symbols.
+@item
+@tab reply @code{qSymbol:}@var{sym_name}
+@tab
+The target requests the value of symbol @var{sym_name} (hex encoded).  
+@value{GDBN} may provide the value by using the 
+@code{qSymbol:}@var{sym_value}:@var{sym_name}
+message, described below.
+
+@item symbol value
+@tab @code{qSymbol:}@var{sym_value}:@var{sym_name}
+@tab
+Set the value of SYM_NAME to SYM_VALUE.
+@item
+@tab
+@tab
+@var{sym_name} (hex encoded) is the name of a symbol whose value
+the target has previously requested.
+@item
+@tab
+@tab
+@var{sym_value} (hex) is the value for symbol @var{sym_name}.
+If @value{GDBN} cannot supply a value for @var{sym_name}, then this
+field will be empty.
+@item
+@tab reply @code{OK}
+@tab
+The target does not need to look up any (more) symbols.
+@item
+@tab reply @code{qSymbol:}@var{sym_name}
+@tab
+The target requests the value of a new symbol @var{sym_name} (hex encoded).
+@value{GDBN} will continue to supply the values of symbols (if available),
+until the target ceases to request them.
+
 @end multitable
 
 The following @samp{g}/@samp{G} packets have previously been defined.