Loader Debugger Protocol
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Loader Debugger Protocol

                                  RFC-909

                            Christopher Welles

                      BBN Communications Corporation

                              Walter Milliken

                             BBN Laboratories

                                 July 1984

Status of This Memo

   This RFC specifies a proposed protocol for the ARPA Internet
   community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.






                             Table of Contents

     1   Introduction.......................................... 1
     1.1   Purpose of This Document............................ 1
     1.2   Summary of Features................................. 2

     2   General Description................................... 3
     2.1   Motivation.......................................... 3
     2.2   Relation to Other Protocols......................... 4
     2.2.1   Transport Service Requirements.................... 5

     3   Protocol Operation.................................... 9
     3.1   Overview............................................ 9
     3.2   Session Management.................................. 9
     3.3   Command Sequencing................................. 10
     3.4   Data Packing and Transmission...................... 10
     3.5   Implementations.................................... 12

     4   Commands and Formats................................. 15
     4.1   Packet Format...................................... 15
     4.2   Command Format..................................... 16
     4.2.1   Command Header................................... 16
     4.3   Addressing......................................... 19
     4.3.1   Long Address Format.............................. 20
     4.3.2   Short Address Format............................. 25

     5   Protocol Commands.................................... 29
     5.1   HELLO Command...................................... 29
     5.2   HELLO_REPLY........................................ 29
     5.3   SYNCH Command...................................... 33
     5.4   SYNCH_REPLY........................................ 34
     5.5   ABORT Command...................................... 35
     5.6   ABORT_DONE Reply................................... 35
     5.7   ERROR Reply........................................ 36
     5.8   ERRACK Acknowledgement............................. 39

     6   Data Transfer Commands............................... 41
     6.1   WRITE Command...................................... 42
     6.2   READ Command....................................... 43
     6.3   READ_DATA Response................................. 45
     6.4   READ_DONE Reply.................................... 47
     6.5   MOVE Command....................................... 48
     6.6   MOVE_DATA Response................................. 50

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     6.7   MOVE_DONE Reply.................................... 52
     6.8   REPEAT_DATA........................................ 53
     6.9   WRITE_MASK Command (Optional)...................... 54

     7   Control Commands..................................... 59
     7.1   START Command...................................... 59
     7.2   STOP Command....................................... 61
     7.3   CONTINUE Command................................... 62
     7.4   STEP Command....................................... 62
     7.5   REPORT Command..................................... 63
     7.6   STATUS Reply....................................... 64
     7.7   EXCEPTION Trap..................................... 66

     8   Management Commands.................................. 69
     8.1   CREATE Command..................................... 69
     8.2   CREATE_DONE Reply.................................. 74
     8.3   DELETE Command..................................... 75
     8.4   DELETE_DONE Reply.................................. 76
     8.5   LIST_ADDRESSES Command............................. 76
     8.6   ADDRESS_LIST Reply................................. 77
     8.7   LIST_BREAKPOINTS Command........................... 79
     8.8   BREAKPOINT_LIST Reply.............................. 80
     8.9   LIST_PROCESSES Command............................. 82
     8.10   PROCESS_LIST Reply................................ 83
     8.11   LIST_NAMES Command................................ 84
     8.12   NAME_LIST Reply................................... 85
     8.13   GET_PHYS_ADDR Command............................. 87
     8.14   GOT_PHYS_ADDR Reply............................... 88
     8.15   GET_OBJECT Command................................ 90
     8.16   GOT_OBJECT Reply.................................. 91

     9   Breakpoints and Watchpoints.......................... 93