发明名称 Debugger which can determine the instruction set being used by a processor
摘要 A data processor 100 has embedded debug circuitry 130 to send debug information to an external debugger 150. The processor can execute instructions from several different instruction sets. These instruction sets may be of different bit widths. When entering a debug mode, the instruction set is chosen based on the current operating state of the processor. The embedded debug circuitry may inform the debugger of the current instruction set. Alternatively, the debugger may read the bit width from the processor and determine the instruction set using the bit width. The processor may operate in various privilege modes with different address translation rules. The processor may update the current instruction set when changing privilege level and inform the debugger of the change.
申请公布号 GB2483906(A) 申请公布日期 2012.03.28
申请号 GB20100016077 申请日期 2010.09.24
申请人 ARM LIMITED 发明人 MICHAEL JOHN WILLIAMS;RICHARD ROY GRISENTHWAITE;SIMON JOHN CRASKE
分类号 G06F11/36 主分类号 G06F11/36
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