Remote hardware watchpoint and breakpoint support

Registered by Michael Hope

Add gdbserver support for hardware watchpoints and breakpoints. These are hardware assisted, faster than the software versions, and make watchpoints usable.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Michael Hope
Priority:
Medium
Drafter:
Ulrich Weigand
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Ulrich Weigand
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for 7.3
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon 7.3-2011.09
Started by
Michael Hope
Completed by
Ulrich Weigand

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Headline: Add gdbserver support for hardware watchpoints and breakpoints. These are hardware assisted, faster than the software versions, and make watchpoints usable.

Acceptance: Run the testsuite against a remote target using a board file that enables use of hardware watchpoints, and verify watchpoint-related tests pass.

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Work Items

Work items:
Add gdbserver support for hardware watchpoints and breakpoints: DONE

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