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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2001
Jeff L. Hunter, Missouri City, TX (US);
Mark L. Buser, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Bruce W. C. Lee, Richmond Hill, CA;
Imtaz Ali, Etobicoke, CA;
Jeff L. Hunter, Missouri City, TX (US);
Mark L. Buser, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Bruce W. C. Lee, Richmond Hill, CA;
Imtaz Ali, Etobicoke, CA;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for maintaining coherency of software breakpoints in shared memory when debugging a multiple processor system. Using this method, at least two debug sessions associated with processors in the multiple processor system are activated. When a debug sessions sets a software breakpoint in a shared memory location, all active debug sessions are notified that the software breakpoint has been set. And, when a software breakpoint in shared memory is cleared by a debug session, all active debug sessions are notified that the software breakpoint has been removed.