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Summary
Why change is necessary (fix, update, new feature)?
These changes enhance gdbserver tool for improved debugging capabilities:
What functional part of code is being changed?
tools/gdbserver/gdbserver.py
How does the change exactly work (what will change and how)?
Related NuttX Issue reference if applicable.
N/A
Related NuttX Apps Issue / Pull Request reference if applicable.
N/A
Impact
Is new feature added? Is existing feature changed? YES
Impact on user (will user need to adapt to change)? NO
These are improvements to the gdbserver tool with backward compatibility maintained.
Impact on build (will build process change)? NO
No changes to the build process.
Impact on hardware (will arch(s) / board(s) / driver(s) change)? NO
This is a host-side debugging tool enhancement.
Impact on documentation (is update required / provided)? NO
Tool documentation update not required for these internal improvements.
Impact on security (any sort of implications)? NO
Impact on compatibility (backward/forward/interoperability)? YES
Improved VSCode compatibility through command parsing fix.
Anything else to consider or add?
The performance improvement is significant: symbol loading time reduced from 32s to 2s for a 273MB ELF file.
Testing
I confirm that changes are verified on local setup and works as intended:
Testing logs after change:
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