RE: [HELP]Can GDB for ARM set hard breakpoint when native debugging?

[Matthew Gretton-Dann <matthew.gretton-dann@arm.com>]

On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 20:35 +0530, karthikeyan.s wrote:
> Hi,
> > I've had a go at implementing a backend for hardware watchpoints and breakpoints in the Kernel:
> > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2010-March/01117
> > 0.html
> Thanks.
> 
> >I'm hoping to submit a newer version of this patchset against 2.6.35.
> >I'll add you on CC when I post it to the list. The main changes will be:
> Thanks again! Looking forward to it.
> 
> Going through your patch and will be trying it soon. At first sight,
> seems the gdb changes aren't there in that link. Can you point me to
> the gdb changes?

We don't have any gdb patches in a releasable state at this moment in
time.  When the ptrace interface settles down in the 2.6.35 Linux
kernel, and the updated kernel patch has been submitted, we will submit
patches to take advantage of hardware breakpoints to gdb.

Thanks,

Matt

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Matthew Gretton-Dann
Principal Engineer - PDSW Tools
ARM Ltd