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-rw-r--r--doc/openocd.texi8
-rw-r--r--src/target/target.c24
2 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index e671b80..0b64f8f 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -8712,6 +8712,14 @@ The other options will not work on all systems.
@end itemize
@end deffn
+@deffn {Command} {examine}
+Usually the target is examined during @command{init}, but some targets cannot be
+examined that early. (For instance, a target may be powered down until a
+different target releases it to run.) If this is the case, @command{examine} can
+be used to try to examine the target again after some extra setup has been
+performed.
+@end deffn
+
@deffn {Command} {soft_reset_halt}
Requesting target halt and executing a soft reset. This is often used
when a target cannot be reset and halted. The target, after reset is
diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index 30f2cf0..5c7494a 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -3328,6 +3328,22 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_halt_command)
return CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_wait_halt_command);
}
+COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_examine_command)
+{
+ LOG_DEBUG("-");
+
+ if (CMD_ARGC != 0) {
+ LOG_ERROR("The examine command takes no arguments.");
+ return ERROR_FAIL;
+ }
+
+ int retval = target_examine();
+ if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+ return retval;
+
+ return retval;
+}
+
COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_soft_reset_halt_command)
{
struct target *target = get_current_target(CMD_CTX);
@@ -6938,6 +6954,14 @@ nextw:
static const struct command_registration target_exec_command_handlers[] = {
{
+ .name = "examine",
+ .handler = handle_examine_command,
+ .mode = COMMAND_EXEC,
+ .help = "Examine the target, which can be useful if the target could"
+ "not be examined during init.",
+ .usage = "",
+ },
+ {
.name = "fast_load_image",
.handler = handle_fast_load_image_command,
.mode = COMMAND_ANY,