Re: ptrace(2) PT_STEP changes and gdb

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 05:04:14PM -0400, Paul Koning wrote:
> Yes, one could implement a completely new set of ptrace-like functions
> along the lines you describe.  It would have to be a new syscall
> because what you describe isn't ptrace, though it looks a bit like it.

I don't see why it is not ptrace. It adds a proper stop interface and it
splits up an operation that was merged before, but it follows the same
design core.

Joerg