static void maintenance_space_display PARAMS ((char *, int));
+/* Set this to the maximum number of seconds to wait instead of waiting forever
+ in target_wait(). If this timer times out, then it generates an error and
+ the command is aborted. This replaces most of the need for timeouts in the
+ GDB test suite, and makes it possible to distinguish between a hung target
+ and one with slow communications. */
+
+int watchdog = 0;
+
/*
LOCAL FUNCTION
add_cmd ("check-symtabs", class_maintenance, maintenance_check_symtabs,
"Check consistency of psymtabs and symtabs.",
&maintenancelist);
+
+ add_show_from_set (
+ add_set_cmd ("watchdog", class_maintenance, var_zinteger, (char *)&watchdog,
+ "Set watchdog timer.\n\
+When non-zero, this timeout is used instead of waiting forever for a target to\n\
+finish a low-level step or continue operation. If the specified amount of time\n\
+passes without a response from the target, an error occurs.", &setlist),
+ &showlist);
#endif /* MAINTENANCE_CMDS */
}