B.4
Armv8 Debug UNPREDICTABLE behaviors
This section describes the behavior that the Cortex
‑
A35 processor implements when:
• A topic has multiple options.
• The behavior differs from either or both of the Options and Preferences behaviors.
Note
This section does not describe the behavior when a topic only has a single option and the processor
implements the preferred behavior.
Table B-1 Armv8 Debug UNPREDICTABLE behaviors
Scenario
Behavior
A32 BKPT instruction with condition code
not AL
The processor implements the following preferred option:
•
Executed unconditionally.
Address match breakpoint match only on
second halfword of an instruction
The processor generates a breakpoint on the instruction, unless it is a breakpoint on
the second half of the first 32-bit instruction. In this case the breakpoint is taken on the
following instruction.
Address matching breakpoint on A32
instruction with DBGBCRn.BAS=1100
The processor implements the following option:
•
Does match.
Address match breakpoint match on T32
instruction at 2 with
DBGBCRn.BAS=1111
The processor implements the following option:
•
Does match.
Address mismatch breakpoint match on T32
instruction at D2 with
DBGBCRn.BAS=1111
The processor implements the following option:
•
Does match.
Other mismatch breakpoint matches any
address in current mode and state
The processor implements the following option:
•
Immediate breakpoint debug event.
Mismatch breakpoint on branch to self
The processor implements the following option:
•
Instruction is stepped an
UNKNOWN
number of times, while it continues to branch
to itself.
Link to non-existent breakpoint or breakpoint
that is not context-aware
The processor implements the following option:
•
No Breakpoint or Watchpoint debug event is generated, and the LBN field of the
linker
reads
UNKNOWN
.
DBGWCRn_EL1.MASK!=00000 and
DBGWCRn_EL1.BAS!=11111111
The processor behaves as indicated in the sole Preference:
•
DBGWCRn_EL1.BAS is ignored and treated as if
0x11111111
.
Address-matching Vector catch on 32-bit T32
instruction at (vector-2)
The processor implements the following option:
•
Does match.
Address-matching Vector catch on 32-bit T32
instruction at (2)
The processor implements the following option:
•
Does match.
Address-matching Vector catch and
Breakpoint on same instruction
The processor implements the following option:
•
Report Breakpoint.
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