Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:22:36 +0530 | From | "K.Prasad" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC Patch 1/9] Introducing generic hardware breakpoint handler interfaces |
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On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 05:33:40AM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > I'd just like to point out that not all hardware breakpoints > involve addresses. For example: > > The OLPC XO uses an x86 processor called the Geode. > It supports a breakpoint that traps based on the opcode. > For example, one could set it to trap on arpl instructions.
We should be able to handle such unique requirements by introducing a new type of breakpoints (similar to HW_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE, HW)BREAKPOINT_WRITE, etc).
Thanks, K.Prasad
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