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[Debug opensbi] Using qemu+gdb to debug opensbi
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Description
Hi,
building opensbi, and then starting system using qemu with -S -s params
in other terminal, riscv64_unknown_linux_gdb fw_payload.elf
target remote :1234
b sbi_init
c
n
will get tips as below, and can't stop on next line
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported QEMU and GDB session with fw_payload.elf, including the breakpoint at sbi_init and the step-over command. Inspect the debugger output shown in the issue and the sbi_init entry point. Done means identifying why execution does not stop on the next line and documenting or correcting the behavior.
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- Tech stack
- c
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- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3/5
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