def read_and_forward_gdb_output():
    """A task that runs on a different thread, and emits websocket messages
    of gdb responses"""

    while True:
        socketio.sleep(0.05)
        controllers_to_remove = []
        controller_items = _state.controller_to_client_ids.items()
        for controller, client_ids in controller_items:
            try:
                try:
                    response = controller.get_gdb_response(
                        timeout_sec=0, raise_error_on_timeout=False
                    )
                except NoGdbProcessError:
                    response = None
                    send_msg_to_clients(
                        client_ids,
                        "The underlying gdb process has been killed. This tab will no longer function as expected.",
                        error=True,
                    )
                    controllers_to_remove.append(controller)

                if response:
                    for client_id in client_ids:
                        logger.info(
                            "emiting message to websocket client id " + client_id
                        )
                        socketio.emit(
                            "gdb_response",
                            response,
                            namespace="/gdb_listener",
                            room=client_id,
                        )
                else:
                    # there was no queued response from gdb, not a problem
                    pass

            except Exception:
                logger.error(traceback.format_exc())

        for controller in controllers_to_remove:
            _state.remove_gdb_controller(controller)