public inbox for gdb-prs@sourceware.org
help / color / mirror / Atom feed
* [Bug breakpoints/15902] New: Hardware watchpoints on remote targets do not automatically fall back to software watchpoints
@ 2013-08-27 17:04 jeremy.bennett at embecosm dot com
2013-08-27 19:05 ` [Bug breakpoints/15902] " akolesov at synopsys dot com
2013-08-27 20:03 ` akolesov at synopsys dot com
0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: jeremy.bennett at embecosm dot com @ 2013-08-27 17:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gdb-prs
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15902
Bug ID: 15902
Summary: Hardware watchpoints on remote targets do not
automatically fall back to software watchpoints
Product: gdb
Version: HEAD
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: breakpoints
Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
Reporter: jeremy.bennett at embecosm dot com
Created attachment 7168
--> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=7168&action=edit
Patch to update user manual for this issue.
The GDB manual (section 5.1.2, "Setting Watchpoints") states: "If gdb cannot
set a hardware watchpoint, it sets a software watchpoint,..."
This appears to only be true for native targets. On a remote target connecting
over Remote Serial Protocol, GDB will just report that hardware breakpoints are
not supported.
Could not insert hardware breakpoints:
You may have requested too many hardware breakpoints/watchpoints
The user must explicitly request software watchpoints using
set can-use-hw-watchpoints 0
Problem found using GDB for ARC.
This really needs fixing in remote.c, but in the meantime, I attach a small
patch to the documentation:
2013-05-13 Jeremy Bennett <jeremy.bennett@embecosm.com>
* doc/gdb.texinfo (Setting Watchpoints): Note that automatic
fallback to software watchpoints does not happen with remote
targets.
--
You are receiving this mail because:
You are on the CC list for the bug.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* [Bug breakpoints/15902] Hardware watchpoints on remote targets do not automatically fall back to software watchpoints
2013-08-27 17:04 [Bug breakpoints/15902] New: Hardware watchpoints on remote targets do not automatically fall back to software watchpoints jeremy.bennett at embecosm dot com
@ 2013-08-27 19:05 ` akolesov at synopsys dot com
2013-08-27 20:03 ` akolesov at synopsys dot com
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: akolesov at synopsys dot com @ 2013-08-27 19:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gdb-prs
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15902
Anton Kolesov <akolesov at synopsys dot com> changed:
What |Removed |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CC| |akolesov at synopsys dot com
--
You are receiving this mail because:
You are on the CC list for the bug.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* [Bug breakpoints/15902] Hardware watchpoints on remote targets do not automatically fall back to software watchpoints
2013-08-27 17:04 [Bug breakpoints/15902] New: Hardware watchpoints on remote targets do not automatically fall back to software watchpoints jeremy.bennett at embecosm dot com
2013-08-27 19:05 ` [Bug breakpoints/15902] " akolesov at synopsys dot com
@ 2013-08-27 20:03 ` akolesov at synopsys dot com
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: akolesov at synopsys dot com @ 2013-08-27 20:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gdb-prs
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15902
--- Comment #1 from Anton Kolesov <akolesov at synopsys dot com> ---
I was able to reproduce this with x86_64 host and GDB 7.6 from release tarball
after I commented handling of Z2 packet in gdbserver source code.
(gdb) watch a
Hardware watchpoint 2: a
(gdb) c
Continuing.
Warning:
Could not insert hardware watchpoint 2.
Could not insert hardware breakpoints:
You may have requested too many hardware breakpoints/watchpoints.
main () at test.c:4
4 a = 2;
(gdb)
--
You are receiving this mail because:
You are on the CC list for the bug.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
end of thread, other threads:[~2013-08-27 20:03 UTC | newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages (download: mbox.gz / follow: Atom feed)
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2013-08-27 17:04 [Bug breakpoints/15902] New: Hardware watchpoints on remote targets do not automatically fall back to software watchpoints jeremy.bennett at embecosm dot com
2013-08-27 19:05 ` [Bug breakpoints/15902] " akolesov at synopsys dot com
2013-08-27 20:03 ` akolesov at synopsys dot com
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for read-only IMAP folder(s) and NNTP newsgroup(s).