Description of Problem: I used to debug Xine (a gpl video player, heavly multithreaded) with gdb-5.0rh-16 without any problems. Upgrading to 2.4.10 makes xine freeze under gdb at a pthread_create function. Turning back to 2.4.9 fixes the problem (however i like 2.4.10 performance! :) (I know this issue must be evaluated with care given the "experimental" VM just integrated into kernel. However i think this kind of change must not have influence over user space apps). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdb-5.0rh-16 How Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.install kernel 2.4.10 2.get xine sources (http://xine.sf.net) 3.make debug; sudo make install-debug 4.run xine under gdb Actual Results: During initialization Xine creates several threads. It seems to freeze at the very first of them. Expected Results: It would just finish initializing and work! Additional Information: Program compiled with gcc-2.96rh-97, using glibc-2.2.4-8.
Reopen if it happens with a kernel we support. 2.4.10 is known to be broken in many areas.
Just a quick note: the problem is gone with kernel 2.4.11-pre4