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diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo index 0115375e3fa..25666c39c2a 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo @@ -1239,6 +1239,23 @@ instruction of the architecture. Replaces all the other @var{BREAKPOINT} macros. +@item MEMORY_INSERT_BREAKPOINT (addr, contents_cache) +@item MEMORY_REMOVE_BREAKPOINT (addr, contents_cache) + +Insert or remove memory based breakpoints. Reasonable defaults +(@code{default_memory_insert_breakpoint} and +@code{default_memory_remove_breakpoint} respectively) have been +provided so that it is not necessary to define these for most +architectures. Architectures which may want to define +@var{MEMORY_INSERT_BREAKPOINT} and @var{MEMORY_REMOVE_BREAKPOINT} will +likely have instructions that are oddly sized or are not stored in a +conventional manner. + +It may also be desirable (from an efficiency standpoint) to define +custom breakpoint insertion and removal routines if +@var{BREAKPOINT_FROM_PC} needs to read the target's memory for some +reason. + @item CALL_DUMMY_P A C expresson that is non-zero when the target suports inferior function calls. |