On Sat, May 03, 2014 at 07:03:18AM -0700, Duane Ellis wrote:
> 
> On May 3, 2014, at 12:20 AM, Paul Fertser <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> >> Could write a new function - something like:    
> >> flash_IsThisAddressInFlash(  target_pointer,   ADDRESS )  this would *NOT* 
> >> probe anything
> >> Do you see a problem with assuming the “flash address range” is always 
> >> valid if not auto-probed?
> > 
> > Yes, many flash drivers populate it only during probe time. But,
> > again, I do not see any issues with requiring auto-probing there.
> 
> I do - need to attach to a dead/crashed system without reset, aka:
> “a soft attach” - no reset.  Because you need to figure out why
> things have crashed, various bus clocks may be disabled in parts of
> the chip, the debugger should not make things worse by probing
> hardware that is currently disabled due to a power down setting.
> Meaning: You might be debugging a power down/power up problem.

We're talking about setting breakpoints there, right? You wouldn't try
to set a breakpoint on a dead/crashed system, or would you? That's why
I was thinking auto-probing flash as part of breakpoint setting is ok.

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