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Re: frame cache
> Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:35:59 -0700
> From: Michael Eager <eager@eagercon.com>
>
> When I put debugging code in <target>_analyze_prologue(), I see
> that it is called over and over while executing a "next" command.
> All those bits going back and forth over the serial line to the
> target.
If that's the case, there's something wrong; prologue analysis should
only be done as a last resort, i.e. when proper debug information is
not available.
Your effort might be better spent on determining why proper debug info
is not present instead of optimizing <target>_analyze_prologue().