[PATCH v1 2/3] doc: develop: Fix typos and wording in gdb.rst

Heinrich Schuchardt xypron.glpk at gmx.de
Tue Nov 19 23:48:17 CET 2024


Am 19. November 2024 23:28:36 MEZ schrieb Lothar Rubusch <l.rubusch at gmail.com>:
>Fix some typos and duplicate words in gdb.rst.
>
>Signed-off-by: Lothar Rubusch <l.rubusch at gmail.com>
>---
> doc/develop/gdb.rst | 14 +++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/doc/develop/gdb.rst b/doc/develop/gdb.rst
>index 4e359c7f22..dc38435227 100644
>--- a/doc/develop/gdb.rst
>+++ b/doc/develop/gdb.rst
>@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ Using a JTAG adapter it is possible to debug a running U-Boot with GDB.
> A common way is to connect a debug adapter to the JTAG connector of your
> board, run a GDB server, connect GDB to the GDB server, and use GDB as usual.
> 
>-Similarly QEMU can provide a GDB server.
>+Similarly, QEMU can provide a GDB server.
> 
> Preparing build
> ---------------
> 
>-Building U-Boot with with reduced optimization (-Og) and without link time
>+Building U-Boot with reduced optimization (-Og) and without link time
> optimization is recommended for easier debugging::
> 
>     CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_DEBUG=y
>@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Otherwise build, install, and run U-Boot as usual.
> Using OpenOCD as GDB server
> ---------------------------
> 
>-`OpenOCD <https://openocd.org/>`_ is an open source tool supporting hardware
>-debug probes, and providing a GDB server. It is readily available in major Linux
>+`OpenOCD <https://openocd.org/>`_ is an open-source tool supporting hardware
>+debug probes and provide a GDB server. It is readily available in major Linux

Thanks for the patch.

'tool' is singular. You cannot use 'provide' here.

> distributions or you can build it from source.
> 
> Here is example of starting OpenOCD on Debian using a J-Link adapter and a
>@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ with the command *bdinfo*:
>     Early malloc usage: cd8 / 2000
> 
> Look out for the line starting with *relocaddr* which has the address
>-you need, ``0x27f7a000`` in this case.
>+You need, ``0x27f7a000`` in this case.

You is only capitalized at the start of sentences.

> 
> On most architectures (not sandbox, x86, Xtensa) the global data pointer is
> stored in a fixed register:
>@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ riscv        gp
> sh           r13
> ============ ========
> 
>-On these architecture the relocation address cat be determined by
>+On this architecture the relocation address can be determined by

On these architectures ...

The rest seems correct.

Best regards

Heinrich


> dereferencing the global data pointer stored in register, *r9* in the example:
> 
> .. code-block:: console
>@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ dereferencing the global data pointer stored in register, *r9* in the example:
>      $1 = 0x27f7a000
> 
> In the GDB shell discard the previously loaded symbol file and add it once
>-again with the relocation address like this:
>+again, with the relocation address like this:
> 
> .. code-block:: console
> 



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