ChangeLog:

* gdbarch.sh (name_of_malloc): Remove.
	* gdbarch.c, gdbarch.h: Re-generate.
	* valops.c (value_allocate_space_in_inferior): Do not call
	gdbarch_name_of_malloc.

doc/ChangeLog:

	* gdbint.texinfo (Target Conditionals): Remove documentation
	for gdbarch_name_of_malloc.

gdb/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-09-11  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* gdbarch.sh (name_of_malloc): Remove.
+	* gdbarch.c, gdbarch.h: Re-generate.
+	* valops.c (value_allocate_space_in_inferior): Do not call
+	gdbarch_name_of_malloc.
+
 2008-09-11  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
 
 	* valarith.c (value_x_unop): Use builtin_type_int8 as type for

gdb/doc/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-09-11  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* gdbint.texinfo (Target Conditionals): Remove documentation
+	for gdbarch_name_of_malloc.
+
 2008-09-03  Angela Marie Thomas <angela@releasedominatrix.com>
 
 	* gdb.texinfo (Interrupts): Mention TCP interface for

gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo

@@ -4114,11 +4114,6 @@ not defined, it will default to @code{0xf}.
 @item REMOTE_BPT_VECTOR
 Defaults to @code{1}.
 
-@item const char *gdbarch_name_of_malloc (@var{gdbarch})
-@findex gdbarch_name_of_malloc
-A string containing the name of the function to call in order to
-allocate some memory in the inferior. The default value is "malloc".
-
 @end ftable
 
 @node Adding a New Target

gdb/gdbarch.c

@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ struct gdbarch
   gdbarch_construct_inferior_arguments_ftype *construct_inferior_arguments;
   gdbarch_elf_make_msymbol_special_ftype *elf_make_msymbol_special;
   gdbarch_coff_make_msymbol_special_ftype *coff_make_msymbol_special;
-  const char * name_of_malloc;
   int cannot_step_breakpoint;
   int have_nonsteppable_watchpoint;
   gdbarch_address_class_type_flags_ftype *address_class_type_flags;
@@ -347,7 +346,6 @@ struct gdbarch startup_gdbarch =
   construct_inferior_arguments,  /* construct_inferior_arguments */
   0,  /* elf_make_msymbol_special */
   0,  /* coff_make_msymbol_special */
-  "malloc",  /* name_of_malloc */
   0,  /* cannot_step_breakpoint */
   0,  /* have_nonsteppable_watchpoint */
   0,  /* address_class_type_flags */
@@ -451,7 +449,6 @@ gdbarch_alloc (const struct gdbarch_info *info,
   gdbarch->construct_inferior_arguments = construct_inferior_arguments;
   gdbarch->elf_make_msymbol_special = default_elf_make_msymbol_special;
   gdbarch->coff_make_msymbol_special = default_coff_make_msymbol_special;
-  gdbarch->name_of_malloc = "malloc";
   gdbarch->register_reggroup_p = default_register_reggroup_p;
   gdbarch->displaced_step_fixup = NULL;
   gdbarch->displaced_step_free_closure = NULL;
@@ -600,7 +597,6 @@ verify_gdbarch (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
   /* Skip verify of construct_inferior_arguments, invalid_p == 0 */
   /* Skip verify of elf_make_msymbol_special, invalid_p == 0 */
   /* Skip verify of coff_make_msymbol_special, invalid_p == 0 */
-  /* Skip verify of name_of_malloc, invalid_p == 0 */
   /* Skip verify of cannot_step_breakpoint, invalid_p == 0 */
   /* Skip verify of have_nonsteppable_watchpoint, invalid_p == 0 */
   /* Skip verify of address_class_type_flags, has predicate */
@@ -880,9 +876,6 @@ gdbarch_dump (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct ui_file *file)
   fprintf_unfiltered (file,
                       "gdbarch_dump: memory_remove_breakpoint = <0x%lx>\n",
                       (long) gdbarch->memory_remove_breakpoint);
-  fprintf_unfiltered (file,
-                      "gdbarch_dump: name_of_malloc = %s\n",
-                      gdbarch->name_of_malloc);
   fprintf_unfiltered (file,
                       "gdbarch_dump: num_pseudo_regs = %s\n",
                       plongest (gdbarch->num_pseudo_regs));
@@ -2720,23 +2713,6 @@ set_gdbarch_coff_make_msymbol_special (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
   gdbarch->coff_make_msymbol_special = coff_make_msymbol_special;
 }
 
-const char *
-gdbarch_name_of_malloc (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
-{
-  gdb_assert (gdbarch != NULL);
-  /* Skip verify of name_of_malloc, invalid_p == 0 */
-  if (gdbarch_debug >= 2)
-    fprintf_unfiltered (gdb_stdlog, "gdbarch_name_of_malloc called\n");
-  return gdbarch->name_of_malloc;
-}
-
-void
-set_gdbarch_name_of_malloc (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
-                            const char * name_of_malloc)
-{
-  gdbarch->name_of_malloc = name_of_malloc;
-}
-
 int
 gdbarch_cannot_step_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
 {

gdb/gdbarch.h

@@ -591,9 +591,6 @@ typedef void (gdbarch_coff_make_msymbol_special_ftype) (int val, struct minimal_
 extern void gdbarch_coff_make_msymbol_special (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, int val, struct minimal_symbol *msym);
 extern void set_gdbarch_coff_make_msymbol_special (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, gdbarch_coff_make_msymbol_special_ftype *coff_make_msymbol_special);
 
-extern const char * gdbarch_name_of_malloc (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
-extern void set_gdbarch_name_of_malloc (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, const char * name_of_malloc);
-
 extern int gdbarch_cannot_step_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
 extern void set_gdbarch_cannot_step_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, int cannot_step_breakpoint);
 

gdb/gdbarch.sh

@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ m:int:in_function_epilogue_p:CORE_ADDR addr:addr:0:generic_in_function_epilogue_
 m:char *:construct_inferior_arguments:int argc, char **argv:argc, argv::construct_inferior_arguments::0
 f:void:elf_make_msymbol_special:asymbol *sym, struct minimal_symbol *msym:sym, msym::default_elf_make_msymbol_special::0
 f:void:coff_make_msymbol_special:int val, struct minimal_symbol *msym:val, msym::default_coff_make_msymbol_special::0
-v:const char *:name_of_malloc:::"malloc":"malloc"::0:gdbarch->name_of_malloc
 v:int:cannot_step_breakpoint:::0:0::0
 v:int:have_nonsteppable_watchpoint:::0:0::0
 F:int:address_class_type_flags:int byte_size, int dwarf2_addr_class:byte_size, dwarf2_addr_class

gdb/valops.c

@@ -170,8 +170,7 @@ struct value *
 value_allocate_space_in_inferior (int len)
 {
   struct value *blocklen;
-  struct value *val = 
+  struct value *val = find_function_in_inferior ("malloc");
-    find_function_in_inferior (gdbarch_name_of_malloc (current_gdbarch));
 
   blocklen = value_from_longest (builtin_type_int, (LONGEST) len);
   val = call_function_by_hand (val, 1, &blocklen);