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@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
3. Use ``set architecture i8086`` to dump 16 bit code. Then use
``x/10i $cs*16+$eip`` to dump the code at the PC position.
-Advanced debugging options:
+Advanced debugging options
+==========================
+
+Changing single-stepping behaviour
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The default single stepping behavior is step with the IRQs and timer
service routines off. It is set this way because when gdb executes a
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ three commands you can query and set the single step behavior:
sending: "qemu.sstep=0x5"
received: "OK"
+Examining physical memory
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Another feature that QEMU gdbstub provides is to toggle the memory GDB
works with, by default GDB will show the current process memory respecting