Invention Grant
US08443175B2 Microprocessor with first processor for debugging second processor
有权
具有第一处理器的微处理器用于调试第二处理器
- Patent Title: Microprocessor with first processor for debugging second processor
- Patent Title (中): 具有第一处理器的微处理器用于调试第二处理器
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Application No.: US12748753Application Date: 2010-03-29
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Publication No.: US08443175B2Publication Date: 2013-05-14
- Inventor: G. Glenn Henry , Jui-Shuan Chen
- Applicant: G. Glenn Henry , Jui-Shuan Chen
- Applicant Address: TW New Taipei
- Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW New Taipei
- Agent E. Alan Davis; James W. Huffman
- Main IPC: G06F15/00
- IPC: G06F15/00 ; G06F15/76 ; G06F9/44 ; G06F9/00 ; G06F7/38 ; G06F11/00

Abstract:
A microprocessor integrated circuit includes first and second processors, an internal memory accessible by the first and second processors, and a bus interface unit configured to interface to a bus external to the microprocessor for providing access to a memory external to the microprocessor. The bus interface unit, external bus, and external memory are accessible by the second processor but are inaccessible by the first processor. The first processor writes debug information to the internal memory. The first processor detects an event and provides a notification of the event to the second processor. The second processor, coupled to the bus interface unit, executes microcode in response to the event notification received from the first processor. The microcode reads the debug information from the internal memory and writes the debug information to the external memory via the bus interface unit and external bus for use in debugging the second processor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110010530A1 MICROPROCESSOR WITH INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN SERVICE PROCESSOR AND MICROCODE-BASED DEBUGGER Public/Granted day:2011-01-13
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