* regcache.c (register_valid): Revise comments refering to "Not

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / gdb / frame.c

diff --git a/gdb/frame.c b/gdb/frame.c
index 27531501d59adb18cfad711efbf952b453b5275f..24cd90714374647f8af2691eba992d2c1cbd2d3f 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/frame.c
+++ b/gdb/frame.c
@@ -157,10 +157,13 @@ frame_register_read (struct frame_info *frame, int regnum, void *myaddr)
   get_saved_register (myaddr, &optim, (CORE_ADDR *) NULL, frame,
                      regnum, (enum lval_type *) NULL);
 
-  /* FIXME: cagney/2002-04-10: This test is just bogus.  It is no
-     indication of the validity of the register.  The value could
-     easily be found (on the stack) even though the corresponding
-     register isn't available.  */
+  /* FIXME: cagney/2002-05-15: This test, is just bogus.
+
+     It indicates that the target failed to supply a value for a
+     register because it was "not available" at this time.  Problem
+     is, the target still has the register and so get saved_register()
+     may be returning a value saved on the stack.  */
+
   if (register_cached (regnum) < 0)
     return 0;                  /* register value not available */