Hardware execution breakpoint does not work on Linux x86/x64 with LLDB adapter
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breakpoint
bug
Impact: Medium
LLDB Adapter
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 331
- Forks
- 33
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
LLDB does not implement it yet: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/175499
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked LLVM issue and investigate how the LLDB adapter handles hardware execution breakpoints on Linux x86/x64. The work is done when the adapter supports this breakpoint type, or when the external LLDB limitation is resolved and the behavior can be verified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- devtools, operating-systems, reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100