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Re: Exception support for i386
- To: Fabrice Gautier <Fabrice_Gautier at sdesigns dot com>
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] Exception support for i386
- From: Jonathan Larmour <jlarmour at redhat dot com>
- Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 16:49:41 +0100
- CC: "Ecos-List \(E-mail\)" <ecos-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Organization: Red Hat UK Ltd.
- References: <8AE4B526B977D411841F00A0CC334020052C43@cuz-exchange.sdesigns.net>
Fabrice Gautier wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> There is actually no support for exceptions for the i386 PC platform.
>
> I'm wondering what should be the interaction between the kernel, the Hal
> and the gdb stub about this.
>
> Should the gdb stub handle all exceptions with is own handle and then,
> eventually, call the kernel handler?
>
> Or should the gdb stub use the kernel routine to install his exception
> handlers like ant other?
>
> How is it done in others arch?
Have a look!
It's more like the former, except ordinarily no exceptions are passed to
the kernel if the gdb stub is included.
Jifl
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