DEBUG API WORKING GROUP

Enhancing the ecosystem of multicore debug software, hardware and development tools to address problems in communication between and interoperation of on-chip debug components and debug tools. The scope includes but is not limited to multicore run control, trace, and visualization.

The Debug Working Group is pursuing the following initiatives:

	Identifying and tying high-level requirements for multicore debugging to specific requirements on underlying infrastructures, such as protocols, runtime layers, and operating systems. We will seek to identify appropriate interfaces and drive standardization to enable a richer and more uniform debugging experience on multicore systems.
	Extending existing debug interfaces in a standardized way to meet the needs of multicore debugging.
	Standardizing the connection between JTAG interfaces and debuggers. More specifically, enabling third-party debuggers to control systems with multiple cores with different JTAG interfaces from multiple vendors.

Leaders:
Felix Burton, Wind River
Thomas J. Pennello Ph. D., ARC International
Richard Schooler, Tilera

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