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Re: HW breakpoint on Linux x86 native
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- To: Michael Eager <eager at eagerm dot com>
- Cc: "gdb at sourceware dot org" <gdb at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:32:11 -0400
- Subject: Re: HW breakpoint on Linux x86 native
- References: <500443C7.5040707@eagerm.com>
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Michael Eager <eager@eagerm.com> wrote:
> Hi --
>
> I noticed that the FSF version of gdb builds without hw
> break support for x86 native. The version of gdb distributed
> by RedHat includes a patch to turn this feature on, with a
> comment about gdb-6.6 compatibility.
>
> Can someone tell me why hw bp is not enabled by default
> for native x86?
Can you be a little more specific about what is not enabled by
default? Hardware breakpoints are certainly supported.
--
Thanks,
Daniel