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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2008
William C. Moyer, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Michael D. Snyder, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Gary L. Whisenhunt, Leander, TX (US);
William C. Moyer, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Michael D. Snyder, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Gary L. Whisenhunt, Leander, TX (US);
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
For use in a data processing system comprising a processor configured to execute a first set of instructions corresponding to a first thread and a second set of instructions corresponding to a second thread, a method is provided. The method comprises in response to execution of a debug related instruction by the first thread while executing the first set of instructions, generating a debug event for processing by the second thread, wherein processing the debug event comprises causing a halting operation related to the processor.