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Re: gdb hardware breakpoints under Linux PPC?

To: gdb at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
Subject: Re: gdb hardware breakpoints under Linux PPC?
From: Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc at mediaone dot net>
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 00:22:49 -0400
References: <20010421163630.A7814@mediaone.net> <rodrigc@mediaone.net> <1010422032831.ZM2594@ocotillo.lan>

On Sat, Apr 21, 2001 at 08:28:31PM -0700, Kevin Buettner wrote:
> On Apr 21,  4:36pm, Craig Rodrigues wrote:
> 
> > Does gdb 5 support hardware watchpoints under Linux PPC?
> 
> No.  GDB doesn't (at the moment anyway) have support for hardware
> watchpoints for Linux/PPC.  It would be possible to implement this
> support, be it would be necessary to have kernel support in place
> first...

Kevin,

Thanks for the clarification.  Since Linux on the PowerPC is
becoming a very popular platform for embedded systems developers,
it would be nice if one of the embedded Linux companies devoted
some resources to implement this feature.

What do people use for heavy duty debugging of such systems?
Are things like Linux Trace Toolkit (http://www.opersys.com/LTT/)
viable options?

Thanks.
-- 
Craig Rodrigues        
http://www.gis.net/~craigr    
rodrigc@mediaone.net

References:
- gdb hardware breakpoints under Linux PPC?
  - From: Craig Rodrigues
- Re: gdb hardware breakpoints under Linux PPC?
  - From: Kevin Buettner

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