[LTP] [PATCH 1/1] README: Document gdb debugging
Petr Vorel
pvorel@suse.cz
Thu Oct 12 11:47:15 CEST 2023
Hi Cyril,
...
> > +Debugging with gdb
> > +==================
> > +
> > +To get stack trace of a crashing test in gdb it's useful to
> > +[`set follow-fork-mode child`](https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals/gdb/html_node/gdb_25.html).
> Maybe we should start with a sentence that actually describes how things
> are organized so that it's clear why this is needed. Maybe just:
> The new test library runs the actual test, i.e. the `test()` function in
> a forked process. To get the stack trace of a crashing test it's needed
> to [`set ....
+1, thank you.
Kind regards,
Petr
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