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Re: Fwd: disabling NMI rendering breakpoints non-functional?
- From: Kent Tong <kent dot tong dot mo at gmail dot com>
- To: gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:40:43 +0800
- Subject: Re: Fwd: disabling NMI rendering breakpoints non-functional?
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> ...The emulator is free to
> implement the z0/Z0 packets to handle setting breakpoints itself as it
> sees fit. It could still be by planting 0xcc instructions or by watching
> the address that is about to be executed, or through whatever other means
> it comes up with to make that scenario work. GDB doesn't care.
Thanks for the info! I guess that nailed the issue.
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Kent Tong
IT author and consultant, child education coach