2015-04-09  Luis Machado  <lgustavo@codesourcery.com>

	gdb/testsuite/
	* gdb.base/bp-permanent.exp (test): Handle the case of being unable
	to write to the .text section.

diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-permanent.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-permanent.exp
index 81a5293..9193db8 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-permanent.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/bp-permanent.exp
@@ -104,7 +104,18 @@ proc test {always_inserted sw_watchpoint} {
 	# to memory manually.
 	set count [expr $address_after_bp - $address_bp]
 	for {set i 0} {$i < $count} {incr i} {
-	    gdb_test "p /x addr_bp\[$i\] = buffer\[$i\]" " = .*"
+	    gdb_test_multiple "p /x addr_bp\[$i\] = buffer\[$i\]" $test {
+		-re "Cannot access memory at address $hex.*$gdb_prompt $" {
+		    # Some targets (QEMU for one) do not allow writes to the
+		    # .text section.  It is no use continuing with the test
+		    # at this point. Just return.
+		    unsupported $test
+		    return
+		}
+		-re " = .*$gdb_prompt $" {
+		    pass $test
+		}
+	    }
 	}
     }