Should register handling be tunable to the target architecture? about riscv-binutils-gdb HOT 7 OPEN

There's already a mechanism for this in GDB land, it involves using target description XML files. This was one of the code review comments on our GDB port, but I haven't had time to get around to it yet.

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Thanks for the reply Palmer.
Perhaps you could post links (to the relevant gdb info and RISC-V gdb port review) if you get a chance?
Thanks a lot.

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Thanks a lot.

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No problem. You're more than welcome to have a crack at fixing the CR comments or adding XML support.

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4096 CSRs

I did not check the actual gdb/gdb server code, but I would not include the RISC-V CSRs in the list of regular registers, it makes life harder, at least in Eclipse.

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adding XML support.

for adding XML support, I would search for inspiration in the QEMU implementation of the GDB server, it seems ok.

running a debug session in Eclipse with QEMU and taking a look at the GDB trace logs might also be useful.

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