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Creating Custom Groups
The way in which you specify the P/T set argument is the same as the way
that you specify a P/T set for the dfocus command. For example,
watchpoint(L) returns all threads in the current lockstep group. The only
operator that differs is comm, whose argument is a process.
The dot operator (.), which indicates the current set, can be helpful when
you are editing an existing set.
The following examples clarify how you use these operators and functions.
The P/T set a (all) is the argument to these operators.
f {breakpoint(a) | watchpoint(a)} dstatus
Shows information about all threads that stopped at
breakpoints and watchpoints. The a argument is the
standard P/T set indicator for all.
f {stopped(a) - breakpoint(a)} dstatus
Shows information about all stopped threads that are
not stopped at breakpoints.
f {. | breakpoint(a)} dstatus
Shows information about all threads in the current set,
as well as all threads stopped at a breakpoint.
f {g.3 - p6} duntil 577
Runs thread 3 along with all other processes in the
group to line 577. However, it does not run anything in
process 6.
f {($PTSET) & p123}
Uses just process 123 in the current P/T set.
Creating Custom Groups
Debugging a multi-process or multi-threaded program most often focuses
on running the program in one of two ways: either you run everything or
run one or two things. Figuring out what you should be running, however, is
a substantial part of the art of debugging. You can make things easier on
yourself if you divide your program into groups, and then control these
groups separately. When you need to do this, use the Groups > Custom
Groups Dialog Box. (See Figure 164 on page 277.) This dialog box also lets
you alter a group’s contents as well as delete the group.
You can only manage process groups with this dialog box. Thread groups can only be
managed using the CLI. In addition, the groups you create must reside within one control
group.
When you first display this dialog box, TotalView also displays a second dialog
box. Use this dialog box to enter the group’s name.
276 Chapter 13: Using Groups, Processes, and Threads