All it does is load hex a, b, c into registers 3, 4, and 5. When I go to step through it in GDB, I am trying now to set a breakpoint on the instruction b . which is located at address 0x1000012 due to the linker script placement of the instructions. I can set the breakpoint no problem, but when try to continue I get an error. My example session is shown below:
(gdb) target sim Connected to the simulator. (gdb) load assem-ABCRegs-ppceabi-ex.elf (gdb) x /4i 0x1000000 0x1000000 : li r3,10 0x1000004 : li r4,11 0x1000008 : li r5,12 0x100000c : b 0x100000c (gdb) b *0x1000000 Breakpoint 1 at 0x1000000 (gdb) run Starting program: /home/default/PPC-Baremetal-Base/assem-ABCRegs-ppceabi-ex.elf Breakpoint 1, 0x01000000 in _Start () (gdb) si 0x01000004 in _Start () (gdb) b *0x1000012 Breakpoint 2 at 0x1000012 (gdb) c Continuing. Warning: Cannot insert breakpoint 2. Cannot access memory at address 0x1000012 (gdb) si Warning: Cannot insert breakpoint 2. Cannot access memory at address 0x1000012 (gdb) d 2 (gdb) si 0x01000008 in _Start () (gdb) si 0x0100000c in _Start () (gdb) This is a trivial program, but it is just a learning program. I want to be able to set a breakpoint on a real program and continue (not step) through the execution until my breakpoint is hit if ever. Is this possible if I am not able to recompile? EDIT: The above test run tries to set a breakpoint at the wrong locations (in the middle of an instruction. Below is a proper run.
(gdb) target sim Connected to the simulator. (gdb) load assem-ABCRegs-ppceabi-ex.elf (gdb) b *0x1000008 Breakpoint 1 at 0x1000008 (gdb) c Starting program: /home/default/PPC-Baremetal-Base/assem-ABCRegs-ppceabi-ex.elf 0x1000000 in _Start ()