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Old 04-11-2015, 04:21 AM   #1
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breakpoints and gdb-stub


Any pointers about how a gdb-stub should handle soft breakpoints in case of bare metal target?

The sources I've seen this far have assumed gdb-stub having an OS under it, and the 'gdb internals' seem to miss just those chapters.

What I'm wondering is when and where to put breakpoint instructions.
I think a helper breakpoint is needed in case of breakpoint set with 'Z'. My reasoning goes like:
1) Put breakpoint to given address and store the instruction replaced.
2) When the breakpoint is hit, wait for command.
3) If 'c' is given, restore the original instruction and set a helper breakpoint to the next instruction storing the replaced instruction.
4) Resume at the restored instruction.
5) When the helper breakpoint is hit, restore the stored instruction and re-install the original breakpoint.
6) Resume at the restored instruction.

And how to handle single-stepping over a place in code that has breakpoint set?

What's done by the gdb client and what's left to the gdb-stub to do?

Is the essential difference between a set breakpoint and a single-stepping breakpoint that single-stepping uses 'throwaway' breakpoints?

Last edited by turboscrew; 04-11-2015 at 04:27 AM.
 
Old 04-12-2015, 06:47 PM   #2
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Found it out: It goes just like I thought (but instead of a 'helper' breakpoint, single step is used). GDB client removes the breakpoint ('z'), then single-steps ('s') and then re-installs the breakpoint ('Z').
Also stepping over a breakpoint is handled by GDB client the same way.
 
  


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