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10.3
Debug register features
This section introduces the debug register features in:
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Effects of resets on debug registers
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10.3.1
Processor interfaces
The Cortex-A9 processor has the following interfaces to the debug and performance monitor:
Debug registers
This interface is Baseline CP14, Extended CP14, and memory-mapped.
See
and
Performance monitor
This interface is CP15 based and memory-mapped. See
.
10.3.2
Breakpoints and watchpoints
The processor supports six breakpoints, two with Context ID comparison, BRP4 and BRP5 and
four watchpoints.
Breakpoint Value Registers bit functions
for more information on breakpoints.
Watchpoint Value Registers bit functions
,
for more information on watchpoints.
10.3.3
Effects of resets on debug registers
nDBGRESET
This is the debug logic reset signals. This signal must be asserted during a
power-on reset sequence. Other reset signals,
nCPURESET
and
nNEONRESET
, if MPE is present, have no effect on the debug logic.
On a debug reset:
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The debug state is unchanged. That is, DBGSCR.HALTED is unchanged.
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The processor removes the pending halting debug events DBGDRCR.HaltReq.