Fix has been committed to:
gdb-6.6-scheduler_locking-step-sw-watchpoints2.patch
Index: gdb-7.10.90.20160211/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/watchpoint-during-step.exp
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--- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ gdb-7.10.90.20160211/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/watchpoint-during-step.exp 2016-02-15 23:34:10.455248408 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+set testfile watchpoint-during-step
+set srcfile ${testfile}.c
+set binfile [standard_output_file ${testfile}]
+if { [gdb_compile "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}" executable {debug}] != "" } {
+ untested "Couldn't compile test program"
+ return -1
+}
+
+# Get things started.
+
+gdb_exit
+gdb_start
+gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
+gdb_load ${binfile}
+
+runto_main
+
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "var = 2"]
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "Find the first var set"
+
+gdb_test "step" ".*var = 3;" "Step to the next var set"
+
+gdb_test "watch var" "atchpoint .*: var" "Set the watchpoint"
+
+# Here is the target point. Be careful to not have breakpoint set on the line
+# we step from as in this case it is a valid upstream KFAIL gdb/38
+
+gdb_test "step" ".*Old value = 2.*New value = 3.*" "Catch the watchpoint"
Index: gdb-7.10.90.20160211/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/watchpoint-during-step.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ gdb-7.10.90.20160211/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/watchpoint-during-step.c 2016-02-15 23:32:51.846690279 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger.
+
+ Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+ Please email any bugs, comments, and/or additions to this file to:
+ bug-gdb@prep.ai.mit.edu */
+
+static int var;
+
+int main()
+{
+ var = 1;
+ var = 2;
+ var = 3;
+ return 0;
+}