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Re: Add support for RedBoot SWIs to ARM Simulator



nickc wrote:

> [...]
> > We probably should have a way of configuring the simulator at 
> > run-time to allow emulation of a set of SWI values.  [...]
> > 	arm-elf-run -emul-swi={redboot|angel|demon|none}
> 
> Hmm, well that could be done.  Personally I would hold off doing it
> until there is actually a situation where it is needed.  [...]

If one ever wants to run an OS on the simulator, then it must be able
to *not* intercept any SWIs, since the OS would itself take care of
the calls.  In sid, we have a separate general configuration option
for this kind of thing.


- FChE


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