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authorAndrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>2003-02-20 13:43:14 +0000
committerAndrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>2003-02-20 13:43:14 +0000
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2003-02-20 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
* remote.c (_initialize_remote): Add commands "set/show remote hardware-watchpoint-limit" and "set/show remote hardware-breakpoint-limit". (remote_hw_watchpoint_limit): Initialize to -1. (remote_hw_breakpoint_limit): Ditto. (remote_check_watch_resources): Treat a limit of -1 as unlimited. Index: doc/ChangeLog 2003-02-20 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Set Breaks): Add cross reference to "set remote hardware-breakpoint-limit". (Set Watchpoints): Add cross reference to "set remote hardware-watchpoint-limit". (Remote configuration options): New section.
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@@ -2514,6 +2514,8 @@ example, on the DSU, only two data breakpoints can be set at a time, and
@value{GDBN} will reject this command if more than two are used. Delete
or disable unused hardware breakpoints before setting new ones
(@pxref{Disabling, ,Disabling}). @xref{Conditions, ,Break conditions}.
+@xref{set remote hardware-breakpoint-limit}.
+
@kindex thbreak
@item thbreak @var{args}
@@ -2750,6 +2752,8 @@ when a non-current thread's activity changes the expression. (Hardware
watchpoints, in contrast, watch an expression in all threads.)
@end quotation
+@xref{set remote hardware-watchpoint-limit}.
+
@node Set Catchpoints
@subsection Setting catchpoints
@cindex catchpoints, setting
@@ -10352,6 +10356,7 @@ is supported other than to try it.
@menu
* Server:: Using the gdbserver program
* NetWare:: Using the gdbserve.nlm program
+* Remote configuration:: Remote configuration
* remote stub:: Implementing a remote stub
@end menu
@@ -10524,6 +10529,23 @@ argument is a device name (usually a serial device, like
communications with the server via serial line @file{/dev/ttyb}.
@end table
+@node Remote configuration
+@section Remote configuration
+
+The following configuration options are available when debugging remote
+programs:
+
+@table @code
+@kindex set remote hardware-watchpoint-limit
+@kindex set remote hardware-breakpoint-limit
+@anchor{set remote hardware-watchpoint-limit}
+@anchor{set remote hardware-breakpoint-limit}
+@item set remote hardware-watchpoint-limit @var{limit}
+@itemx set remote hardware-breakpoint-limit @var{limit}
+Restrict @value{GDBN} to using @var{limit} remote hardware breakpoint or
+watchpoints. A limit of -1, the default, is treated as unlimited.
+@end table
+
@node remote stub
@section Implementing a remote stub