Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:47:59 -0800 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: d6c0538dae8d - main - ddb: Remove SOFTWARE_SSTEP support Message-ID: <45275428-75e2-aaae-bed3-e5e84b39e17c@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <202201071627.207GRsGX062055@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <202201071627.207GRsGX062055@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 1/7/22 8:27 AM, Warner Losh wrote: > The branch main has been updated by imp: > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=d6c0538dae8d138219dfd051994a44c50e741212 > > commit d6c0538dae8d138219dfd051994a44c50e741212 > Author: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> > AuthorDate: 2022-01-07 16:25:33 +0000 > Commit: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> > CommitDate: 2022-01-07 16:25:33 +0000 > > ddb: Remove SOFTWARE_SSTEP support > > It was needed for mips only, and only kinda sorta worked for mips. It > can be brought back if we grow another architecture that need it. > > Sponsored by: Netflix RISC-V would need it in theory (no hardware single step), but no one has felt the need to implement the backend support for it. I think 32-bit arm doesn't support hardware single step either (but again, no one has bothered to add the backend support). -- John Baldwin
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?45275428-75e2-aaae-bed3-e5e84b39e17c>