id = 1488
title = "Memory not accessible from GDB when using mps3-an547"
state = "closed"
created_at = "2023-02-13T12:30:05.839Z"
closed_at = "2023-04-05T16:54:43.626Z"
labels = ["GDB", "target: arm"]
url = "https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1488"
host-os = "Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS"
host-arch = "x86"
qemu-version = "7.2.0"
guest-os = "none (bare-metal)"
guest-arch = "cortex-m55, Armv8.1-M"
description = """Memory (including variables) is not accessible when connecting to the emulated machine via GDB"""
reproduce = """1. Create minimal program `main.c`:
    ```c
    int main(void) {
        int myvar = 42;
        for(;;)
    }
    ```
2. Compile
   ```bash
    arm-none-eabi-gcc -c -o build/main.o -c -mcpu=cortex-m55 -mfloat-abi=hard -mthumb -funsigned-char -mlittle-endian -O0 -g -std=c11  main.c
    ```
    (ARM startup files and include directories omitted for brevity)
3. Link 
    ```bash
    arm-none-eabi-g++ -o build/test.elf build/main.o -mcpu=cortex-m55 -mfloat-abi=hard -mthumb -funsigned-char -mlittle-endian --entry=Reset_Handler -static -T./platform.ld -O0 -g
    ```
    (ARM startup files omitted for brevity)
4. Run binary in QEMU:
   ```bash
    qemu-system-arm --machine mps3-an547 -serial mon:stdio -kernel test.elf -gdb tcp::1234 -S
    ```
5. Attach using GDB `arm-none-eabi-gdb build/test.elf` and set break point to infinite loop
   ```gdb
   target remote :1234
   break main.c:18
   continue
   print myvar
   ```

Expected Output: 42  
Actual Output: `Cannot access memory at address 0x11fffe4`"""
additional = "n/a"