}
}
+/* 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. */
+
+static int watchdog = 0;
+static void
+show_watchdog (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
+ struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value)
+{
+ fprintf_filtered (file, _("Watchdog timer is %s.\n"), value);
+}
+
/* Read a packet from the remote machine, with error checking, and
store it in *BUF. Resize *BUF if necessary to hold the result. If
FOREVER, wait forever rather than timing out; this is used (in
&setlist,
&showlist);
+ add_setshow_zinteger_cmd ("watchdog", class_maintenance, &watchdog, _("\
+Set watchdog timer."), _("\
+Show watchdog timer."), _("\
+When non-zero, this timeout is used instead of waiting forever for a target\n\
+to finish a low-level step or continue operation. If the specified amount\n\
+of time passes without a response from the target, an error occurs."),
+ NULL,
+ show_watchdog,
+ &setlist, &showlist);
+
/* Eventually initialize fileio. See fileio.c */
initialize_remote_fileio (remote_set_cmdlist, remote_show_cmdlist);
}