Remote Watchpoints - Gdb Server

[Andrew Cagney]

> 43              n = strlen(argv[i]);
> (gdb) rwatch n
> Sending packet: $m8c651e58,4#d6...Ack
> Packet received: 00000000
> Target does not support this type of hardware watchpoint.
> (gdb) rwatch i
> Sending packet: $m8c651e54,4#d2...Ack
> Packet received: 00000000
> Target does not support this type of hardware watchpoint.
> (gdb) awatch i
> Sending packet: $m8c651e54,4#d2...Ack
> Packet received: 00000000
> Target does not support this type of hardware watchpoint.
> (gdb)

Somewhere in the target stack the question "is this watchpoint
supported" is being transformed into a memory read?

Hmm, check "show remote hardware-watchpoint-limit".  GDB still can't
correctly probe the watchpoint status.

Andrew

PS: Look look through the category "remote" bugs in the bug database.