Stepping Over; Stepping Into (Compiled Threads Only); Stepping Out (Compiled Threads Only) - Intel IXP2400 User Manual

IXP2400/IXP2800 Network Processors
Developer Workbench
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In the Run Control window, select the thread's entry from the list under the Step button.
Note: Stepping microengines is not supported when debugging hardware.
2.13.9.3

Stepping Over

Step Over allows you to execute as many machine cycles as it takes complete the current line in
the thread window. To Step Over:
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On the Debug menu, click Run Control, then click Step Over, or
Click the
Right-click in the thread window and click Step Over from the shortcut menu, or
Press F10.
Note: When debugging hardware, only the thread in whose window the Step Over button is clicked gets
stepped. All other microengines remain paused. Also, due to instruction sequencing restrictions,
more than one instruction may get executed as part of the step operation.
2.13.9.4

Stepping Into (Compiled Threads Only)

Step Into executes as many Microengine cycles as it takes to execute the current line in the thread
window, whether it is a microinstruction line in a list view or a C source line in a source view.
Stepping into is supported only for compiled threads.
To Step Into do the following:
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On the Debug menu, click Run Control, then click Step Into, or
Click the
Right-click in the thread window and select Step Into from the shortcut menu.
Note: Stepping into is not supported when debugging hardware.
2.13.9.5

Stepping Out (Compiled Threads Only)

Step Out executes as many Microengine cycles as it takes to complete the thread's current function
and return to the calling function. Stepping out is supported only for compiled threads.
To step out, do the following:
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On the Debug menu, click Run Control, then click Step Out, or
Click the
Right-click in the thread window and select Step Out from the shortcut menu.
Note: Stepping out is not supported when debugging hardware.
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