gdbserver gets conditionals wrong on ppc64le

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---Problem Description---
Single stepping has issues with conditionals when debugging with gdbserver, taking the wrong path through the code.

Machine Type = Power8 LE

---Steps to Reproduce---
 ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat > test.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

typedef enum {
  Success = 0,
  Failure,
} dev_status_t;

dev_status_t getDeviceCount(int *countp)
{
  *countp = 1;
  return Success;
}

int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  int count = 0;
  dev_status_t status = getDeviceCount(&count);

  if (status != Success)
    {
      printf("getDeviceCount returned %d\n", (int)status);
      printf("Result = FAIL\n");
      exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

  if (count == 0)
    {
      printf("There are no devices\n");
    }
  else
    {
      printf("Detected %d device(s)\n", count);
    }

  exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ gcc -g test.c -o test
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ gdbserver :9999 ./test
Process ./test created; pid = 25600
Listening on port 9999
Remote debugging from host 127.0.0.1

In another terminal, run gdb:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ gdb ./test
GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.8-0ubuntu1) 7.8
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and "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "powerpc64le-linux-gnu".
Type "show configuration" for configuration details.
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Reading symbols from ./test...done.
(gdb) target remote :9999
Remote debugging using :9999
Reading symbols from /lib64/ld64.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/ld64.so.2
Can't read symbols from system-supplied DSO at 0x3fffb7fa0000: File truncated
0x00003fffb7fc1a60 in ?? () from /lib64/ld64.so.2
(gdb) b main
Breakpoint 1 at 0x100006d4: file test.c, line 17.
(gdb) cont
Continuing.

Breakpoint 1, main (argc=1, argv=0x3ffffffff088) at test.c:17
17 {
(gdb) next
18 int count = 0;
(gdb) next
19 dev_status_t status = getDeviceCount(&count);
(gdb) next
21 if (status != Success)
(gdb) next
23 printf("getDeviceCount returned %d\n", (int)status);
(gdb) print status
$1 = Success

Notice the program took the wrong direction on if() block.

---uname output---
Linux ubuntu 3.16.0-14-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Sat Sep 6 23:45:12 UTC 2014 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux

Userspace tool common name: gdbserver

The root cause of this issue was a routine that collect/supply ptrace registers on gdbserver, originally developed for BE only.

The attached patch against gdb 7.8-0ubuntu1 sources fixes this problem on gdbserver. It was already accepted and committed upstream:

https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2014-09/msg00181.html

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gdb - 7.8-0ubuntu2

---------------
gdb (7.8-0ubuntu2) utopic; urgency=medium

  * Update gdb from the 7.8 release branch.
    - Fix regression for Linux vDSO in GDB (PR gdb/17407).
    - Fix regression, GDB stopped on run with attached process (PR gdb/17347).
    - Fix PR guile/17367, PR guile/17247.
    - Fix crash on Python frame filters with unreadable arg.
    - Fix xmethod Python so that it works with Python3.
    - Fix 'gcore' with exited threads.
    - Fix Fix build/17104, build configured with --with-babeltrace.
    - Aarch64: Make CPSR a 32-bit register again in the target description.
  * Build-depend on binutils 2.24.51.20141001 for running the tests.
    LP: #1365664.
  * Fix gdbserver conditionals on ppc64le. LP: #1367832.
  * Fix attaching to a java process on ppc64el.
 -- Matthias Klose <email address hidden> Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:41:51 +0200

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------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2014-10-20 13:05 EDT-------
Tested and verified as fixed with gdb 7.8-1ubuntu4.
Thanks.