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		zootboy on Jan 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Two handy GDB breakpoint tricks I've been using this macro with GCC / GDB for years without running into the issue you're describing: #define DEBUG_BREAK() do{__asm__("BKPT");} while(0) I can continue just fine with it. Granted, this is on the various Cortex M0/M3/M4 chips, so I can't say for sure if it works on any of the bigger, fancier ARMs.

zyedidia on Jan 29, 2024 [–]

I think it's a difference between ARMv8 and ARMv6/7 (I believe BKPT on ARMv6/7 sets the exception return address to `addr(instruction)+4`).

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