To set a new hardware breakpoint

  1. Choose the Hardware radio button. Hardware breakpoints are not available on some targets.
  2. Type an expression into the Expression text field.
    -- or --
    Type the address at which the breakpoint is to be set into the Address text field.
  3. Type the size, in bytes, of the region on which the breakpoint is to be set into the Size text field. The default depends on how the address to set the breakpoint at was specified. If the name of a variable is given in the Expression text field, the default size is the size of the variable. If an address is given in the Address text field, the default size is one byte.
  4. Type the mask to be applied to all addresses into the Mask text field. The default is 0.
  5. Choose one of the Read, Write, Read/Write, and Execute radio buttons.
  6. Type the command list into the Command text field. The default is no command list.
  7. Type the condition into the Condition text field. The default is unconditional.
  8. Click the Set button.

This action can also be performed with the hardbrk command. See "hardbrk".

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