Referencing Data

Data can be referenced from the monitor debugger either in the virtual space or in the real memory space.

Data Specifications

Data location is specified in this form:

address{;window}

 

NOTE

The data always displays in hexadecimal.

Virtual Address Specification

The address of a virtual element is specified in this form:

[r reg|{.}fid][.|,]disp

The base frame-ID (FID) is either the content of the register or a FID number in decimal or in hexadecimal, prefixed by a period. The displacement is either expressed in decimal, prefixed by a comma, or in hexadecimal, prefixed by a period.

Example(s)

Offset x'300' in frame 1.

1.300

Offset 16 in frame x'12'.

.12,16

Offset x'100' off the location pointer at by register 3.

r3.100

Monitor Address Specification

The address of a monitor element is specified in this form:

{ [l|g] }.hexaddress{ [+|-] {.}offset}

or

/symbol{ [+|-] {.}offset}

where

l

Used for local data.

g

Used for global data.

The second form requires the presence of the file sdb.sym on the current directory or on /usr/lib/pick. This file is not shipped with the system. It is reserved for development purposes only.

The optional offset, which is added to or subtracted from the n base address, is either expressed in decimal or in hexadecimal, if prefixed by a period.

Example(s)

Absolute address.

.40000100

First address in the local data space.

l.0

Offset x'10' off the address x'100' in global data space.

g.100+.10

Address of symbol sys.time.

/sys.time

Offset +x'100' off the symbol tcb0.

/tcb0+.100

Window Specification

The window specifies the number of bytes to display. The window is expressed in decimal or in hexadecimal (prefixed by a period). The default window size is 4. When using a symbolic name, the window is set automatically.