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To: thomas@ib-martin.com
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Subject: Re: Access to PowerPC special purpose registers
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From: Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 22:47:00 -0000
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Thomas Martin <thomas@ib-martin.com> writes:
> I am new to the list and my question may be asked earlier:
> Is it possible to access the powerpc (MPC5xx) special purpose
> registers using the GDB (remote debugging the ppc) and how?

I see support in rs6000-tdep.c for the Motorola PowerPC 505.  If GDB
and your stub agree on how to number the registers, and how to lay
them out in the 'g' packet, it should work fine.