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Re: [7.2][RFA] Mention new booke features in the NEWS file


> From: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@br.ibm.com>
> Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:54:25 -0300
> 
> I'd like to mention support for the new Linux ptrace interface on
> PowerPC which enables hardware debug features in BookE processors. Ok?

Yes.

> +* GDB now supports the extended ptrace interface for PowerPC which is
> +  available since Linux kernel version 2.6.34.  This automatically enables
> +  any hardware breakpoints and additional hardware watchpoints available in
> +  the processor.  The old ptrace interface exposes just one hardware
> +  watchpoint and no hardware breakpoint.
                                ^^^^^^^^^^
"breakpoints"

> +  This works on native GDB running on Linux kernels with the extended ptrace
                ^^
"in"

Thanks.


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