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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index e1e5f60..5d97724 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2012-05-18 Sandra Loosemore <sandra@codesourcery.com> + Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com> + + * gdb.texinfo (MIPS): Document "set mips compression" and "show + mips compression". + (MIPS Breakpoint Kinds): New subsubsection. + 2012-05-18 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> * gdb.texinfo (Architecture-Specific Protocol Details): Define diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index 3515da7..214fe5d 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -20565,6 +20565,38 @@ default). @kindex show mips abi Show the MIPS ABI used by @value{GDBN} to debug the inferior. +@item set mips compression @var{arg} +@kindex set mips compression +@cindex code compression, @acronym{MIPS} +Tell @value{GDBN} which @acronym{MIPS} compressed +@acronym{ISA, Instruction Set Architecture} encoding is used by the +inferior. @value{GDBN} uses this for code disassembly and other +internal interpretation purposes. This setting is only referred to +when no executable has been associated with the debugging session or +the executable does not provide information about the encoding it uses. +Otherwise this setting is automatically updated from information +provided by the executable. + +Possible values of @var{arg} are @samp{mips16} and @samp{micromips}. +The default compressed @acronym{ISA} encoding is @samp{mips16}, as +executables containing @acronym{MIPS16} code frequently are not +identified as such. + +This setting is ``sticky''; that is, it retains its value across +debugging sessions until reset either explicitly with this command or +implicitly from an executable. + +The compiler and/or assembler typically add symbol table annotations to +identify functions compiled for the @acronym{MIPS16} or +@acronym{microMIPS} @acronym{ISA}s. If these function-scope annotations +are present, @value{GDBN} uses them in preference to the global +compressed @acronym{ISA} encoding setting. + +@item show mips compression +@kindex show mips compression +Show the @acronym{MIPS} compressed @acronym{ISA} encoding used by +@value{GDBN} to debug the inferior. + @item set mipsfpu @itemx show mipsfpu @xref{MIPS Embedded, set mipsfpu}. @@ -36903,6 +36935,7 @@ These breakpoint kinds are defined for the @samp{Z0} and @samp{Z1} packets. @menu * MIPS Register packet Format:: +* MIPS Breakpoint Kinds:: @end menu @node MIPS Register packet Format @@ -36929,6 +36962,28 @@ as @code{MIPS32}. @end table +@node MIPS Breakpoint Kinds +@subsubsection @acronym{MIPS} Breakpoint Kinds +@cindex breakpoint kinds, @acronym{MIPS} + +These breakpoint kinds are defined for the @samp{Z0} and @samp{Z1} packets. + +@table @r + +@item 2 +16-bit @acronym{MIPS16} mode breakpoint. + +@item 3 +16-bit @acronym{microMIPS} mode breakpoint. + +@item 4 +32-bit standard @acronym{MIPS} mode breakpoint. + +@item 5 +32-bit @acronym{microMIPS} mode breakpoint. + +@end table + @node Tracepoint Packets @section Tracepoint Packets @cindex tracepoint packets |