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Re: memory region documentation
> From: jtc@redback.com (J.T. Conklin)
> Date: 30 Nov 2000 12:08:53 -0800
>
> The reason I didn't think it fit in the Data chapter was the not yet
> implemented breakpoint attribute. GDB needs to insert breakpoints for
> step, next, continue, etc.; but it can't do it if the memory region is
> protected (ie, image is running out of ROM, FLASH, etc.). So there
> needs to be a mechanism to tell GDB to use hardware breakpoints for
> those internal breakpoints. This part of the feature isn't really
> "data" related.
That's true, but I don't think this is a reason grave enough to make
this a separate chapter.
I think the right question is: would a user reasonably expect this
feature be described under Data? If so, we can put it there. We can
also add a short explanation in the section about breakpoints saying
that in the case of read-only code memory, they need to use memory
regions first, with a cross-reference to the stuff you've written.