Cortex-A8 Technical Reference Manual - ARM Information Center

Writing the CPSR in debug state
Example 12-17 shows the code for writing the CPSR.
WriteCPSR(uint32 cpsr_val)
{
// Step 1. Save R0.
saved_r0 := ReadRegister(0);
// Step 2. Write the new CPSR value to r0.
WriteRegister(0, cpsr_val);
// Step 3. Execute instruction MSR r0, CPSR through the ITR.
ExecuteARMInstruction(0xE12FF000);
// Step 4. Execute a PrefetchFlush instruction through the ITR.
ExecuteARMInstruction(9xEE070F95);
// Step 5. Restore the value of r0.
WriteRegister(0, saved_r0);
}
Reading memory
Example 12-18 shows the code for reading a byte of memory.
Debug
Example 12-17 Writing the CPSR
Example 12-18 Reading a byte of memory
uint8 ReadByte(uint32 address, bool &aborted)
{
// Step 1. Save the values of r0 and r1.
saved_r0 := ReadRegister(0);
saved_r1 := ReadRegister(1);
// Step 2. Write the address to r0.
WriteRegister(0, address);
// Step 3. Execute the instruction LDRB r1,[r0] through the ITR.
ExecuteARMInstruction(0xE5D01000);
// Step 4. Read the value of r1 that contains the data at the address.
datum := ReadRegister(1);
// Step 5. Restore the corrupted registers r0 and r1.
WriteRegister(0, saved_r0);
WriteRegister(1, saved_r1);
// Step 6. Check the DSCR for a sticky abort.
aborted := CheckForAborts();
return datum;
}
Example 12-19 shows the code for checking for aborts after a memory access.
Example 12-19 Checking for an abort after memory access
bool CheckForAborts()
{
// Step 1. Check the DSCR for a sticky abort.
dscr := ReadDebugRegister(34);
if (dscr & ((1