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+/* Native-dependent code for the i386.
+
+ Low level functions to implement Oeprating System specific
+ code to manipulate I386 debug registers.
+
+ Copyright (C) 2009
+ Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This file is part of GDB.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+
+#ifndef I386_NAT_H
+#define I386_NAT_H 1
+
+/* Hardware-assisted breakpoints and watchpoints. */
+
+/* Add watchpoint methods to the provided target_ops.
+ Targets using i386 family debug registers for watchpoints should call
+ this. */
+struct target_ops;
+extern void i386_use_watchpoints (struct target_ops *);
+
+/* Support for hardware watchpoints and breakpoints using the i386
+ debug registers.
+
+ This provides several functions for inserting and removing
+ hardware-assisted breakpoints and watchpoints, testing if one or
+ more of the watchpoints triggered and at what address, checking
+ whether a given region can be watched, etc.
+
+ In addition, each target should provide several low-level functions
+ regrouped into i386_dr_low_type struct below. These functions
+ that will be called to insert watchpoints and hardware breakpoints
+ into the inferior, remove them, and check their status. These
+ functions are:
+
+ set_control -- set the debug control (DR7)
+ register to a given value
+
+ set_addr -- put an address into one debug
+ register
+
+ reset_addr -- reset the address stored in
+ one debug register
+
+ get_status -- return the value of the debug
+ status (DR6) register.
+
+ Additionally, the native file should set the debug_register_length
+ field to 4 or 8 depending on the number of bytes used for
+ deubg registers. */
+
+struct i386_dr_low_type
+ {
+ void (*set_control) (unsigned long);
+ void (*set_addr) (int, CORE_ADDR);
+ void (*reset_addr) (int);
+ unsigned long (*get_status) (void);
+ int debug_register_length;
+ };
+
+extern struct i386_dr_low_type i386_dr_low;
+
+/* Use this function to set i386_dr_low debug_register_length field
+ rather than setting it directly to check that the length is only
+ set once. It also enables the 'maint set/show show-debug-regs'
+ command. */
+
+extern void i386_set_debug_register_length (int len);
+
+/* Use this function to reset the i386-nat.c debug register state. */
+
+extern void i386_cleanup_dregs (void);
+
+#endif /* I386_NAT_H */
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