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diff --git a/doc/rtems_gdb/swarch.t b/doc/rtems_gdb/swarch.t new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8e7eaf9840 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rtems_gdb/swarch.t @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +@c +@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002. +@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR). +@c All rights reserved. +@c +@c $Id$ +@c + + +@chapter Software Architecture + +RTEMS/GDB host-target debugger is architectured around: + +@itemize @bullet +@item One debugger, running on the host. +@item One debug server, running on the target. +@end itemize + +The host debugger communicates with the debug server using Sun RPC +over UDP/IP (Ethernet). + +When opening a debugging session, the user takes the control over +the entire target system. The target system is viewed as a single multi-threaded +process. + +The debugger can observe the state of the system objects, without +stopping the entire system. However, breakpoints and stepping affect (stop) +the entire system. + +For a given target, only one single system debugging session is possible +at a time. + |