Schedule Syllabus Project

MIPS breakpoints questions

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Breakpoint code

• How many breakpoints does the code support?

• What data is saved for each breakpoint?

• Describe a way to support an effectively unlimited number of breakpoints.

• Most of the code is taken up by creating the restore breakpoint. Why is this so complex?

• Explain how software or hardware can changes make this less complex.

• Aside from repairing the first breakpoint, what other main action does this code do?

Music code

• What has already happened in the program?

• How many times is the breakpoint hit?

• Which of these two functions is called first?