New version of GDB Macros file

[Greg Marsden]

I replaced them with (struct Thread_Control_struct *)  and they work 
fine with PPC rtems.

- Greg

Paul Whitfield wrote:
> Joel Sherrill wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been tinkering for a while with the set of gdb user defined
>> commands and am ready to post a new version.  I think it is a
>> significant improvement over previous iterations.  It now knows
>> about more object classes including:
>>  + Classic API semaphores,
>>  + Classic API message queues
>>  + Classic API regions
>>  + POSIX API semaphores
>>  + POSIX API mutexes
>>  + POSIX API message queues
>>
>> It can now display the set of tasks waiting on a thread queue
>> as well as information on the C program heap and RTEMS Workspace.
>> There are utilities to print the timer delta chain and to do
>> some basic checks on dispatching critical sections and ISR nest
>> level consistency. All in all, there are now about 25 documented
>> commands and it should be more clear on how to add more.
>> Until we figure out how to incorporate it in a more accessible
>> fashion, it is still at:
>>
>> http://www.rtems.com/wiki/index.php/GdbScripts
>>
>> And is attached to this email for posterity.
>> FWIW gdb user defined commands are not that hard to write.  If you
>> find yourself chasing an RTEMS data structure, please write a new
>> command and add it to the set.  It really helps us all in the long
>> run.
>
> Hi Joel / All,
>
> I would like to make use of these macro's as I am chasing down a
> difficult to find uart bug.
>
> However, I am doing something wrong as I can not get them to work for
> me.
>
> I am using RTEMS 4.6.5 on Coldfire.
>
> Gdb version is 6.0
>
> It appears that gdb does not understand the definition of  the 
> Thread_Control structure.
>
> Any attempt to cast a pointer in gdb fails with the same
> message.
>
> Any suggests as to what I can do to fix this?
>
> Regards
>
> Paul.
>
>
> Example output:
>
> (gdb) rtems_check_state
> RTEMS System State is:
>     $5 = SYSTEM_STATE_UP
> NOT inside dispatching critical section
> NOT inside an ISR
> (gdb) rtems_classic_tasks
> =====================================================================
>  # | Name |    ID    | Pri |  Ticks   | State
> ---+------+----------+-----+----------+------------------------------
> No symbol "Thread_Control" in current context.
> (gdb)(gdb) rtems_classic_message_queue 1
>  1 | LCDQ | 22010001 | 0/10 msgs   FIFO - No symbol "Thread_Control" 
> in current
> context.
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