newlib-cygwin/libgloss/m68k/m68k-semi.txt

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m68k Semihosting Protocol
-------------------------

The instruction used to trigger a semihosting request depends on the
m68k processor variant.  On ColdFire, "halt" is used; on other processors
(which don't implement "halt"), "bkpt #0" may be used.

Additionally, a special code sequence is used to distinguish
semihosting requests from other uses of the instruction used to
trigger it.  The semihosting instruction is immediately preceded by a
"nop" aligned to a 4-byte boundary, and followed by an invalid sentinel
instruction 0x4e7bf000 ("movec %sp,0").  The debug agent handling the
semihosting request must adjust the program counter to skip over the
sentinel instruction before continuing execution.

Registers d0 and d1 are used to pass parameters to the semihosting call.
d0 contains a request code.  d1 is typically a pointer to a 4-longword
parameter block, except for the exit and simulator initialization operations
where it is an immediate integer value.

The result of the operation is returned in the first word of the
parameter block.  The second word is used to return an errno value,
encoded per the "Errno Values" section of the RSP documentation in the
GDB User Manual.

The supported d0 request codes are:

#define HOSTED_EXIT  0

  Terminate program execution; send a 'W' stop reply to GDB.

  d1 contains the exit code, as an immediate integer rather than indirectly
  in a parameter block.  This semihosting request isn't expected to return.

#define HOSTED_INIT_SIM 1

  Do simulator initialization, such as allocation of memory for the
  stack and heap.  This semihosting request may be triggered from
  startup code (crt0.S).

  On entry to the semihosting request, d1 contains the default initial
  stack pointer as an immediate value, typically the high end of
  memory defined by the linker script.  If the simulator needs to
  dynamically allocate memory for the stack, it should set both d1 and
  sp (a7) to the new stack pointer value.

#define HOSTED_OPEN 2

  Open file; 'Fopen' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] pointer to filename
  [1] filename length
  [2] open flags, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation
  [3] mode, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] file descriptor or -1 on error
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_CLOSE 3

  Close file; 'Fclose' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] file descriptor

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] return status
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_READ 4

  Read from file; 'Fread' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] file descriptor
  [1] pointer to buffer
  [2] buffer size
  
  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] number of bytes read
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_WRITE 5

  Write to file; 'Fwrite' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] file descriptor
  [1] pointer to buffer
  [2] byte count
  
  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] number of bytes written
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_LSEEK 6

  File seek; 'Flseek' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] file descriptor
  [1] high word of 64-bit offset
  [2] low word of 64-bit offset
  [3] seek flag, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] high word of 64-bit result
  [1] low word of 64-bit result
  [2] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_RENAME 7

  File rename; 'Frename' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] oldname pointer
  [1] oldname length
  [2] newname pointer
  [3] newname length

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] return status
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_UNLINK 8

  File unlink/delete; 'Funlink' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] filename pointer
  [1] filename length

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] return status
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_STAT 9

  File information; 'Fstat' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] filename pointer
  [1] filename length
  [2] pointer to stat buf, using the structure definition in the GDB RSP
      documentation 

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] return status
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_FSTAT 10

  File information; 'Ffstat' GDB fileio request.
  
  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] file descriptor
  [1] pointer to stat buf, using the structure definition in the GDB RSP
      documentation 

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] return status
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_GETTIMEOFDAY 11

  Get current time; 'Fgettimeofday' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] timeval pointer, using the structure definition in the GDB RSP
      documentation

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] return status
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_ISATTY 12

 Return true if the file descriptor is the GDB console; 'Fisatty' GDB fileio
 request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] file descriptor

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] return status
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation

#define HOSTED_SYSTEM 13

  System call; 'Fsystem' GDB fileio request.

  d1 points to a parameter block containing:
  [0] command pointer
  [1] command length

  Return values in parameter block:
  [0] return status
  [1] errno, encoded per the GDB RSP documentation