Add Python InferiorThread.global_num attribute

This commit adds a new Python InferiorThread.global_num attribute.
This can be used to pass the correct thread ID to Breakpoint.thread,
which takes a global thread ID, not a per-inferior thread number.

gdb/ChangeLog:
2016-01-13  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* NEWS: Mention InferiorThread.global_num.
	* python/py-infthread.c (thpy_get_global_num): New function.
	(thread_object_getset): Register "global_num".

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:
2016-01-13  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* gdb.multi/tids.exp: Test InferiorThread.global_num and
	Breakpoint.thread.
	* gdb.python/py-infthread.exp: Test InferiorThread.global_num.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
2016-01-13  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>

	* python.texi (Breakpoints In Python) <Breakpoint.thread>: Add
	anchor.
	(Threads In Python): Document new InferiorThread.global_num
	attribute.
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Pedro Alves 2016-01-13 10:56:08 +00:00
parent 5d5658a1d3
commit 22a0232400
8 changed files with 63 additions and 4 deletions

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@ -127,6 +127,18 @@ thpy_get_num (PyObject *self, void *closure)
return PyLong_FromLong (thread_obj->thread->per_inf_num);
}
/* Getter for InferiorThread.global_num. */
static PyObject *
thpy_get_global_num (PyObject *self, void *closure)
{
thread_object *thread_obj = (thread_object *) self;
THPY_REQUIRE_VALID (thread_obj);
return PyLong_FromLong (thread_obj->thread->global_num);
}
/* Getter for InferiorThread.ptid -> (pid, lwp, tid).
Returns a tuple with the thread's ptid components. */
@ -298,6 +310,8 @@ static PyGetSetDef thread_object_getset[] =
"The name of the thread, as set by the user or the OS.", NULL },
{ "num", thpy_get_num, NULL,
"Per-inferior number of the thread, as assigned by GDB.", NULL },
{ "global_num", thpy_get_global_num, NULL,
"Global number of the thread, as assigned by GDB.", NULL },
{ "ptid", thpy_get_ptid, NULL, "ID of the thread, as assigned by the OS.",
NULL },
{ "inferior", thpy_get_inferior, NULL,