[Lldb-commits] [lldb] [lldb][docs] Note hex encoded strings in qHostInfo (PR #202565)

[David Spickett via lldb-commits]

https://github.com/DavidSpickett created https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/202565

I noticed that the triple is hex encoded:
```
read packet: $triple:616172636836342d2d6c696e75782d676e75;....
                     aarch64--linux-gnu
```

Turns out most of the strings are but we hadn't
documented that.

>From d80fb6b86537c1c08f6c575d7c9ad8820c2a4df1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Spickett <david.spickett at arm.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 10:06:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [lldb][docs] Note hex encoded strings in qHostInfo

I noticed that the triple is hex encoded:
read packet: $triple:616172636836342d2d6c696e75782d676e75;....
                     aarch64--linux-gnu

Turns out most of the strings are but we hadn't
documented that.
---
 lldb/docs/resources/lldbgdbremote.md | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lldb/docs/resources/lldbgdbremote.md b/lldb/docs/resources/lldbgdbremote.md
index ef42ebd6ae41c..b10f853625c2d 100644
--- a/lldb/docs/resources/lldbgdbremote.md
+++ b/lldb/docs/resources/lldbgdbremote.md
@@ -1398,18 +1398,18 @@ read packet: $cputype:16777223;cpusubtype:3;ostype:darwin;vendor:apple;endian:li
 Key value pairs are one of:
 * `cputype`: is a number that is the mach-o CPU type that is being debugged (base 10)
 * `cpusubtype`: is a number that is the mach-o CPU subtype type that is being debugged (base 10)
-* `triple`: a string for the target triple (x86_64-apple-macosx) that can be used to specify arch + vendor + os in one entry
+* `triple`: a hex encoded string for the target triple (for example x86_64-apple-macosx) that can be used to specify arch + vendor + os in one entry
 * `vendor`: a string for the vendor (apple), not needed if "triple" is specified
 * `ostype`: a string for the OS being debugged (macosx, linux, freebsd, ios, watchos), not needed if "triple" is specified
 * `endian`: is one of "little", "big", or "pdp"
 * `ptrsize`: an unsigned number that represents how big pointers are in bytes on the debug target
-* `hostname`: the hostname of the host that is running the GDB server if available
-* `os_build`: a string for the OS build for the remote host as a string value
-* `os_kernel`: a string describing the kernel version
+* `hostname`: optional, a hex encoded string of the hostname of the host that is running the GDB server
+* `os_build`: a hex encoded string for the OS build for the remote host as a string value
+* `os_kernel`: a hex encoded string describing the kernel version
 * `os_version`: a version string that represents the current OS version (10.8.2)
 * `watchpoint_exceptions_received`: one of "before" or "after" to specify if a watchpoint is triggered before or after the pc when it stops
 * `default_packet_timeout`: an unsigned number that specifies the default timeout in seconds
-* `distribution_id`: optional. For linux, specifies distribution id (e.g. ubuntu, fedora, etc.)
+* `distribution_id`: optional hex encoded string. For linux, specifies distribution id (e.g. ubuntu, fedora, etc.)
 * `osmajor`: optional, specifies the major version number of the OS (e.g. for macOS 10.12.2, it would be 10)
 * `osminor`: optional, specifies the minor version number of the OS (e.g. for macOS 10.12.2, it would be 12)
 * `ospatch`: optional, specifies the patch level number of the OS (e.g. for macOS 10.12.2, it would be 2)