* energize.c (send_location): New routine to consolidate all

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / gdb / hppahpux-xdep.c

diff --git a/gdb/hppahpux-xdep.c b/gdb/hppahpux-xdep.c
index eefb8ff24737550ac87176f6ae2baa1d8fb9b976..0e21a14bcdd8a8f210608bb5ee817e4839e90264 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/hppahpux-xdep.c
+++ b/gdb/hppahpux-xdep.c
@@ -382,10 +382,16 @@ child_xfer_memory (memaddr, myaddr, len, write, target)
 
       for (i = 0; i < count; i++, addr += sizeof (int))
        {
+#if 0
+/* The HP-UX kernel crashes if you use PT_WDUSER to write into the text
+   segment.  FIXME -- does it work to write into the data segment using
+   WIUSER, or do these idiots really expect us to figure out which segment
+   the address is in, so we can use a separate system call for it??!  */
          errno = 0;
          ptrace (PT_WDUSER, inferior_pid, (PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE) addr,
                  buffer[i], 0);
          if (errno)
+#endif
            {
              /* Using the appropriate one (I or D) is necessary for
                 Gould NP1, at least.  */