Using adb(1)

When you bind all threads in a multithreaded program, a thread and an LWP are synonymous. Then you can access each thread with the following adb commands that support multithreaded programming.

Table 7-3 MT adb Commands


`pid``:A`	Attaches to process # `pid`. This stops the process and all its LWPs.
`:R`	Detaches from process. This resumes the process and all its LWPs.
`$L`	Lists all active LWPs in the (stopped) process.
`n``:l`	Switches focus to LWP # `n.`
`$l`	Shows the LWP currently focused.
`num`:`i`	Ignores signal number `num.`

These commands to set conditional breakpoints are often useful.

Table 7-4 Setting adb Breakpoints


`[``label``],[``count``]:b [``expression``]`	Breakpoint is detected when expression equals zero
`foo``,ffff:b <g7-0xabcdef`	Stop at foo when `g7` = the hex value `0xABCDEF`

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