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Re: breakpoint.c patch
- To: jtc@redback.com
- Subject: Re: breakpoint.c patch
- From: Kevin Buettner <kevinb@cygnus.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:47:17 -0700 (PDT)
- Cc: kevinb@cygnus.com, gdb@sourceware.cygnus.com
J.T. Conklin wrote:
> One concern I have with this patch is that on my NetBSD/i386 system
> temporary breakpoints are removed when single stepping. Like Linux,
> NetBSD/i386 has a non-zero DECR_PC_AFTER_BREAK and single step is
> implemented with hardware. I've briefly examined the NetBSD kernel
> code, and can't find evidence that it's doing anything unusual like
Thanks for the warning. I'll do a NetBSD install and will test
there before committing anything. (Actually, I'll post another
patch to the list first as well.)
> adjusting the program counter. I'll spend more time investigating
> that, plus running on an embedded X86 target running the remote
> protocol later this evening.
Thanks. I look forward to seeing your results...
Kevin