A.4.7. Cache debugging in RealView Debugger v3.1

Cache debugging is supported as described in the following sections:

Supported processors

Cache debugging support is provided for the following processors:

  • ARM1136

  • ARM1156

  • Cortex-A8.

Memory view coloring scheme

The Memory view context menu has an option to display a caching color scheme. Cached memory areas are colored according to the level (L1 or L2) and state (clean or dirty) of the cache.

See also

Cache-related CLI commands and predefined macros

The following new cache-related CLI commands are available:

  • CACHEFIND, which searches for an address within the cache

  • CACHEINFO, which displays details about the cache

  • CACHELINE, which prints information about a specific cache line.

The following new cache-related predefined macros are available:

  • cache_find_set, which returns the set index associated with a specified address in the cache

  • cache_find_way, which returns the way index associated with a specified address in the cache.

See also
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