Method and apparatus for multi-bus breakpoint stepping
US6757846B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/362
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for breakpoint stepping a multi-bus device. The multi-bus device includes a breakpoint unit capable of detecting bus events on multiple busses. The breakpoint unit is originally programmed to break on the detection of a specified bus event on a bus selected from multiple busses. After the specified bus event has been detected and the device has entered one of several possible frozen states, the breakpoint unit may be programmed to detect a new bus event on a bus selected from multiple busses. The method is repeated as needed to achieve breakpoint stepping, including single stepping.
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