gdb_server: set current_target from connection's one
[openocd.git] / src / server / gdb_server.c
index 640f8eaeffe6b7fbbe5b90f831a17d611599f813..2270afffdd57ed6a217330ea4293a65ae0836704 100644 (file)
  *   Copyright (C) ST-Ericsson SA 2011                                     *
  *   michel.jaouen@stericsson.com : smp minimum support                    *
  *                                                                         *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2013 Andes Technology                                   *
+ *   Hsiangkai Wang <hkwang@andestech.com>                                 *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2013 Franck Jullien                                     *
+ *   elec4fun@gmail.com                                                    *
+ *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
@@ -25,9 +31,7 @@
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
  *                                                                         *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
- *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
- *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
- *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
+ *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <target/breakpoints.h>
 #include <target/target_request.h>
 #include <target/register.h>
+#include <target/target.h>
+#include <target/target_type.h>
 #include "server.h"
 #include <flash/nor/core.h>
 #include "gdb_server.h"
  * found in most modern embedded processors.
  */
 
+struct target_desc_format {
+       char *tdesc;
+       uint32_t tdesc_length;
+};
+
 /* private connection data for GDB */
 struct gdb_connection {
        char buffer[GDB_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -62,8 +73,8 @@ struct gdb_connection {
        int ctrl_c;
        enum target_state frontend_state;
        struct image *vflash_image;
-       int closed;
-       int busy;
+       bool closed;
+       bool busy;
        int noack_mode;
        /* set flag to true if you want the next stepi to return immediately.
         * allowing GDB to pick up a fresh set of register values from the target
@@ -74,6 +85,15 @@ struct gdb_connection {
         * can be replied immediately and a new GDB packet will be ready without delay
         * (ca. 10% or so...). */
        bool mem_write_error;
+       /* with extended-remote it seems we need to better emulate attach/detach.
+        * what this means is we reply with a W stop reply after a kill packet,
+        * normally we reply with a S reply via gdb_last_signal_packet.
+        * as a side note this behaviour only effects gdb > 6.8 */
+       bool attached;
+       /* temporarily used for target description support */
+       struct target_desc_format target_desc;
+       /* temporarily used for thread list support */
+       char *thread_list;
 };
 
 #if 0
@@ -86,13 +106,14 @@ static int gdb_breakpoint_override;
 static enum breakpoint_type gdb_breakpoint_override_type;
 
 static int gdb_error(struct connection *connection, int retval);
-static const char *gdb_port;
-static const char *gdb_port_next;
-static const char DIGITS[16] = "0123456789abcdef";
+static char *gdb_port;
+static char *gdb_port_next;
 
 static void gdb_log_callback(void *priv, const char *file, unsigned line,
                const char *function, const char *string);
 
+static void gdb_sig_halted(struct connection *connection);
+
 /* number of gdb connections, mainly to suppress gdb related debugging spam
  * in helper/log.c when no gdb connections are actually active */
 int gdb_actual_connections;
@@ -109,6 +130,17 @@ static int gdb_flash_program = 1;
  * Disabled by default.
  */
 static int gdb_report_data_abort;
+/* If set, errors when accessing registers are reported to gdb. Disabled by
+ * default. */
+static int gdb_report_register_access_error;
+
+/* set if we are sending target descriptions to gdb
+ * via qXfer:features:read packet */
+/* enabled by default */
+static int gdb_use_target_description = 1;
+
+/* current processing free-run type, used by file-I/O */
+static char gdb_running_type;
 
 static int gdb_last_signal(struct target *target)
 {
@@ -190,7 +222,7 @@ static int gdb_get_char_inner(struct connection *connection, int *next_char)
                if (gdb_con->buf_cnt > 0)
                        break;
                if (gdb_con->buf_cnt == 0) {
-                       gdb_con->closed = 1;
+                       gdb_con->closed = true;
                        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                }
 
@@ -202,10 +234,10 @@ static int gdb_get_char_inner(struct connection *connection, int *next_char)
                                usleep(1000);
                                break;
                        case WSAECONNABORTED:
-                               gdb_con->closed = 1;
+                               gdb_con->closed = true;
                                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                        case WSAECONNRESET:
-                               gdb_con->closed = 1;
+                               gdb_con->closed = true;
                                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                        default:
                                LOG_ERROR("read: %d", errno);
@@ -217,14 +249,14 @@ static int gdb_get_char_inner(struct connection *connection, int *next_char)
                                usleep(1000);
                                break;
                        case ECONNABORTED:
-                               gdb_con->closed = 1;
+                               gdb_con->closed = true;
                                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                        case ECONNRESET:
-                               gdb_con->closed = 1;
+                               gdb_con->closed = true;
                                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                        default:
                                LOG_ERROR("read: %s", strerror(errno));
-                               gdb_con->closed = 1;
+                               gdb_con->closed = true;
                                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                }
 #endif
@@ -316,7 +348,7 @@ static int gdb_write(struct connection *connection, void *data, int len)
 
        if (connection_write(connection, data, len) == len)
                return ERROR_OK;
-       gdb_con->closed = 1;
+       gdb_con->closed = true;
        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
 }
 
@@ -374,18 +406,14 @@ static int gdb_put_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
                if ((size_t)len + 4 <= sizeof(local_buffer)) {
                        /* performance gain on smaller packets by only a single call to gdb_write() */
                        memcpy(local_buffer + 1, buffer, len++);
-                       local_buffer[len++] = '#';
-                       local_buffer[len++] = DIGITS[(my_checksum >> 4) & 0xf];
-                       local_buffer[len++] = DIGITS[my_checksum & 0xf];
+                       len += snprintf(local_buffer + len, sizeof(local_buffer) - len, "#%02x", my_checksum);
                        retval = gdb_write(connection, local_buffer, len);
                        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                                return retval;
                } else {
                        /* larger packets are transmitted directly from caller supplied buffer
                         * by several calls to gdb_write() to avoid dynamic allocation */
-                       local_buffer[1] = '#';
-                       local_buffer[2] = DIGITS[(my_checksum >> 4) & 0xf];
-                       local_buffer[3] = DIGITS[my_checksum & 0xf];
+                       snprintf(local_buffer + 1, sizeof(local_buffer) - 1, "#%02x", my_checksum);
                        retval = gdb_write(connection, local_buffer, 1);
                        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                                return retval;
@@ -427,7 +455,7 @@ static int gdb_put_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
                                return ERROR_OK;
                        } else {
                                LOG_ERROR("unknown character(1) 0x%2.2x in reply, dropping connection", reply);
-                               gdb_con->closed = 1;
+                               gdb_con->closed = true;
                                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                        }
                } else if (reply == '$') {
@@ -437,7 +465,7 @@ static int gdb_put_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
                } else {
                        LOG_ERROR("unknown character(2) 0x%2.2x in reply, dropping connection",
                                reply);
-                       gdb_con->closed = 1;
+                       gdb_con->closed = true;
                        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                }
        }
@@ -450,9 +478,9 @@ static int gdb_put_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
 int gdb_put_packet(struct connection *connection, char *buffer, int len)
 {
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_con = connection->priv;
-       gdb_con->busy = 1;
+       gdb_con->busy = true;
        int retval = gdb_put_packet_inner(connection, buffer, len);
-       gdb_con->busy = 0;
+       gdb_con->busy = false;
 
        /* we sent some data, reset timer for keep alive messages */
        kept_alive();
@@ -596,11 +624,21 @@ static int gdb_get_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
                                case '$':
                                        break;
                                case '+':
-                                       /* gdb sends a dummy ack '+' at every remote connect - see
-                                        * remote_start_remote (remote.c)
-                                        * in case anyone tries to debug why they receive this
-                                        * warning every time */
-                                       LOG_WARNING("acknowledgment received, but no packet pending");
+                                       /* According to the GDB documentation
+                                        * (https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/Packet-Acknowledgment.html):
+                                        * "gdb sends a final `+` acknowledgment of the stub's `OK`
+                                        * response, which can be safely ignored by the stub."
+                                        * However OpenOCD server already is in noack mode at this
+                                        * point and instead of ignoring this it was emitting a
+                                        * warning. This code makes server ignore the first ACK
+                                        * that will be received after going into noack mode,
+                                        * warning only about subsequent ACK's. */
+                                       if (gdb_con->noack_mode > 1) {
+                                               LOG_WARNING("acknowledgment received, but no packet pending");
+                                       } else if (gdb_con->noack_mode) {
+                                               LOG_DEBUG("Received first acknowledgment after entering noack mode. Ignoring it.");
+                                               gdb_con->noack_mode = 2;
+                                       }
                                        break;
                                case '-':
                                        LOG_WARNING("negative acknowledgment, but no packet pending");
@@ -648,29 +686,27 @@ static int gdb_get_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
 static int gdb_get_packet(struct connection *connection, char *buffer, int *len)
 {
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_con = connection->priv;
-       gdb_con->busy = 1;
+       gdb_con->busy = true;
        int retval = gdb_get_packet_inner(connection, buffer, len);
-       gdb_con->busy = 0;
+       gdb_con->busy = false;
        return retval;
 }
 
 static int gdb_output_con(struct connection *connection, const char *line)
 {
        char *hex_buffer;
-       int i, bin_size;
+       int bin_size;
 
        bin_size = strlen(line);
 
-       hex_buffer = malloc(bin_size*2 + 2);
+       hex_buffer = malloc(bin_size * 2 + 2);
        if (hex_buffer == NULL)
                return ERROR_GDB_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
 
        hex_buffer[0] = 'O';
-       for (i = 0; i < bin_size; i++)
-               snprintf(hex_buffer + 1 + i*2, 3, "%2.2x", line[i]);
-       hex_buffer[bin_size*2 + 1] = 0;
-
-       int retval = gdb_put_packet(connection, hex_buffer, bin_size*2 + 1);
+       size_t pkt_len = hexify(hex_buffer + 1, (const uint8_t *)line, bin_size,
+               bin_size * 2 + 1);
+       int retval = gdb_put_packet(connection, hex_buffer, pkt_len + 1);
 
        free(hex_buffer);
        return retval;
@@ -683,6 +719,160 @@ static int gdb_output(struct command_context *context, const char *line)
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+static void gdb_signal_reply(struct target *target, struct connection *connection)
+{
+       struct gdb_connection *gdb_connection = connection->priv;
+       char sig_reply[45];
+       char stop_reason[20];
+       char current_thread[25];
+       int sig_reply_len;
+       int signal_var;
+
+       rtos_update_threads(target);
+
+       if (target->debug_reason == DBG_REASON_EXIT) {
+               sig_reply_len = snprintf(sig_reply, sizeof(sig_reply), "W00");
+       } else {
+               if (gdb_connection->ctrl_c) {
+                       signal_var = 0x2;
+               } else
+                       signal_var = gdb_last_signal(target);
+
+               stop_reason[0] = '\0';
+               if (target->debug_reason == DBG_REASON_WATCHPOINT) {
+                       enum watchpoint_rw hit_wp_type;
+                       target_addr_t hit_wp_address;
+
+                       if (watchpoint_hit(target, &hit_wp_type, &hit_wp_address) == ERROR_OK) {
+
+                               switch (hit_wp_type) {
+                                       case WPT_WRITE:
+                                               snprintf(stop_reason, sizeof(stop_reason),
+                                                               "watch:%08" TARGET_PRIxADDR ";", hit_wp_address);
+                                               break;
+                                       case WPT_READ:
+                                               snprintf(stop_reason, sizeof(stop_reason),
+                                                               "rwatch:%08" TARGET_PRIxADDR ";", hit_wp_address);
+                                               break;
+                                       case WPT_ACCESS:
+                                               snprintf(stop_reason, sizeof(stop_reason),
+                                                               "awatch:%08" TARGET_PRIxADDR ";", hit_wp_address);
+                                               break;
+                                       default:
+                                               break;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+               current_thread[0] = '\0';
+               if (target->rtos != NULL) {
+                       struct target *ct;
+                       snprintf(current_thread, sizeof(current_thread), "thread:%016" PRIx64 ";",
+                                       target->rtos->current_thread);
+                       target->rtos->current_threadid = target->rtos->current_thread;
+                       target->rtos->gdb_target_for_threadid(connection, target->rtos->current_threadid, &ct);
+                       if (!gdb_connection->ctrl_c)
+                               signal_var = gdb_last_signal(ct);
+               }
+
+               sig_reply_len = snprintf(sig_reply, sizeof(sig_reply), "T%2.2x%s%s",
+                               signal_var, stop_reason, current_thread);
+
+               gdb_connection->ctrl_c = 0;
+       }
+
+       gdb_put_packet(connection, sig_reply, sig_reply_len);
+       gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_HALTED;
+}
+
+static void gdb_fileio_reply(struct target *target, struct connection *connection)
+{
+       struct gdb_connection *gdb_connection = connection->priv;
+       char fileio_command[256];
+       int command_len;
+       bool program_exited = false;
+
+       if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "open") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 "/%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_3,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_4);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "close") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "read") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_3);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "write") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_3);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "lseek") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_3);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "rename") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 "/%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64 "/%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_3,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_4);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "unlink") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 "/%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "stat") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 "/%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_3);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "fstat") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "gettimeofday") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 ",%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "isatty") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "system") == 0)
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "F%s,%" PRIx64 "/%" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->identifier,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_1,
+                               target->fileio_info->param_2);
+       else if (strcmp(target->fileio_info->identifier, "exit") == 0) {
+               /* If target hits exit syscall, report to GDB the program is terminated.
+                * In addition, let target run its own exit syscall handler. */
+               program_exited = true;
+               sprintf(fileio_command, "W%02" PRIx64, target->fileio_info->param_1);
+       } else {
+               LOG_DEBUG("Unknown syscall: %s", target->fileio_info->identifier);
+
+               /* encounter unknown syscall, continue */
+               gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_RUNNING;
+               target_resume(target, 1, 0x0, 0, 0);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       command_len = strlen(fileio_command);
+       gdb_put_packet(connection, fileio_command, command_len);
+
+       if (program_exited) {
+               /* Use target_resume() to let target run its own exit syscall handler. */
+               gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_RUNNING;
+               target_resume(target, 1, 0x0, 0, 0);
+       } else {
+               gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_HALTED;
+               rtos_update_threads(target);
+       }
+}
+
 static void gdb_frontend_halted(struct target *target, struct connection *connection)
 {
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_connection = connection->priv;
@@ -697,22 +887,14 @@ static void gdb_frontend_halted(struct target *target, struct connection *connec
         * that are to be ignored.
         */
        if (gdb_connection->frontend_state == TARGET_RUNNING) {
-               char sig_reply[4];
-               int signal_var;
-
                /* stop forwarding log packets! */
                log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
 
-               if (gdb_connection->ctrl_c) {
-                       signal_var = 0x2;
-                       gdb_connection->ctrl_c = 0;
-               } else
-                       signal_var = gdb_last_signal(target);
-
-               snprintf(sig_reply, 4, "T%2.2x", signal_var);
-               gdb_put_packet(connection, sig_reply, 3);
-               gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_HALTED;
-               rtos_update_threads(target);
+               /* check fileio first */
+               if (target_get_gdb_fileio_info(target, target->fileio_info) == ERROR_OK)
+                       gdb_fileio_reply(target, connection);
+               else
+                       gdb_signal_reply(target, connection);
        }
 }
 
@@ -721,8 +903,11 @@ static int gdb_target_callback_event_handler(struct target *target,
 {
        int retval;
        struct connection *connection = priv;
+       struct gdb_service *gdb_service = connection->service->priv;
+
+       if (gdb_service->target != target)
+               return ERROR_OK;
 
-       target_handle_event(target, event);
        switch (event) {
                case TARGET_EVENT_GDB_HALT:
                        gdb_frontend_halted(target, connection);
@@ -745,11 +930,13 @@ static int gdb_target_callback_event_handler(struct target *target,
 static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
 {
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_connection = malloc(sizeof(struct gdb_connection));
-       struct gdb_service *gdb_service = connection->service->priv;
+       struct target *target;
        int retval;
        int initial_ack;
 
+       target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        connection->priv = gdb_connection;
+       connection->cmd_ctx->current_target = target;
 
        /* initialize gdb connection information */
        gdb_connection->buf_p = gdb_connection->buffer;
@@ -757,11 +944,15 @@ static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
        gdb_connection->ctrl_c = 0;
        gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_HALTED;
        gdb_connection->vflash_image = NULL;
-       gdb_connection->closed = 0;
-       gdb_connection->busy = 0;
+       gdb_connection->closed = false;
+       gdb_connection->busy = false;
        gdb_connection->noack_mode = 0;
-       gdb_connection->sync = true;
+       gdb_connection->sync = false;
        gdb_connection->mem_write_error = false;
+       gdb_connection->attached = true;
+       gdb_connection->target_desc.tdesc = NULL;
+       gdb_connection->target_desc.tdesc_length = 0;
+       gdb_connection->thread_list = NULL;
 
        /* send ACK to GDB for debug request */
        gdb_write(connection, "+", 1);
@@ -773,12 +964,17 @@ static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
         * GDB session could leave dangling breakpoints if e.g. communication
         * timed out.
         */
-       breakpoint_clear_target(gdb_service->target);
-       watchpoint_clear_target(gdb_service->target);
+       breakpoint_clear_target(target);
+       watchpoint_clear_target(target);
+
+       if (target->rtos) {
+               /* clean previous rtos session if supported*/
+               if (target->rtos->type->clean)
+                       target->rtos->type->clean(target);
 
-       /* clean previous rtos session if supported*/
-       if ((gdb_service->target->rtos) && (gdb_service->target->rtos->type->clean))
-               gdb_service->target->rtos->type->clean(gdb_service->target);
+               /* update threads */
+               rtos_update_threads(target);
+       }
 
        /* remove the initial ACK from the incoming buffer */
        retval = gdb_get_char(connection, &initial_ack);
@@ -790,7 +986,7 @@ static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
         */
        if (initial_ack != '+')
                gdb_putback_char(connection, initial_ack);
-       target_call_event_callbacks(gdb_service->target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_ATTACH);
+       target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_ATTACH);
 
        if (gdb_use_memory_map) {
                /* Connect must fail if the memory map can't be set up correctly.
@@ -801,6 +997,9 @@ static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
                int i;
                for (i = 0; i < flash_get_bank_count(); i++) {
                        struct flash_bank *p;
+                       p = get_flash_bank_by_num_noprobe(i);
+                       if (p->target != target)
+                               continue;
                        retval = get_flash_bank_by_num(i, &p);
                        if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                                LOG_ERROR("Connect failed. Consider setting up a gdb-attach event for the target " \
@@ -811,10 +1010,12 @@ static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
        }
 
        gdb_actual_connections++;
-       LOG_DEBUG("New GDB Connection: %d, Target %s, state: %s",
+       log_printf_lf(all_targets->next != NULL ? LOG_LVL_INFO : LOG_LVL_DEBUG,
+                       __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__,
+                       "New GDB Connection: %d, Target %s, state: %s",
                        gdb_actual_connections,
-                       target_name(gdb_service->target),
-                       target_state_name(gdb_service->target));
+                       target_name(target),
+                       target_state_name(target));
 
        /* DANGER! If we fail subsequently, we must remove this handler,
         * otherwise we occasionally see crashes as the timer can invoke the
@@ -828,9 +1029,11 @@ static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
 
 static int gdb_connection_closed(struct connection *connection)
 {
-       struct gdb_service *gdb_service = connection->service->priv;
+       struct target *target;
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_connection = connection->priv;
 
+       target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
+
        /* we're done forwarding messages. Tear down callback before
         * cleaning up connection.
         */
@@ -838,8 +1041,8 @@ static int gdb_connection_closed(struct connection *connection)
 
        gdb_actual_connections--;
        LOG_DEBUG("GDB Close, Target: %s, state: %s, gdb_actual_connections=%d",
-               target_name(gdb_service->target),
-               target_state_name(gdb_service->target),
+               target_name(target),
+               target_state_name(target),
                gdb_actual_connections);
 
        /* see if an image built with vFlash commands is left */
@@ -850,7 +1053,7 @@ static int gdb_connection_closed(struct connection *connection)
        }
 
        /* if this connection registered a debug-message receiver delete it */
-       delete_debug_msg_receiver(connection->cmd_ctx, gdb_service->target);
+       delete_debug_msg_receiver(connection->cmd_ctx, target);
 
        if (connection->priv) {
                free(connection->priv);
@@ -860,9 +1063,9 @@ static int gdb_connection_closed(struct connection *connection)
 
        target_unregister_event_callback(gdb_target_callback_event_handler, connection);
 
-       target_call_event_callbacks(gdb_service->target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_END);
+       target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_END);
 
-       target_call_event_callbacks(gdb_service->target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_DETACH);
+       target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_DETACH);
 
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
@@ -875,12 +1078,20 @@ static void gdb_send_error(struct connection *connection, uint8_t the_error)
 }
 
 static int gdb_last_signal_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
+       struct gdb_connection *gdb_con = connection->priv;
        char sig_reply[4];
        int signal_var;
 
+       if (!gdb_con->attached) {
+               /* if we are here we have received a kill packet
+                * reply W stop reply otherwise gdb gets very unhappy */
+               gdb_put_packet(connection, "W00", 3);
+               return ERROR_OK;
+       }
+
        signal_var = gdb_last_signal(target);
 
        snprintf(sig_reply, 4, "S%2.2x", signal_var);
@@ -889,7 +1100,7 @@ static int gdb_last_signal_packet(struct connection *connection,
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-static int gdb_reg_pos(struct target *target, int pos, int len)
+static inline int gdb_reg_pos(struct target *target, int pos, int len)
 {
        if (target->endianness == TARGET_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
                return pos;
@@ -918,25 +1129,13 @@ static void gdb_str_to_target(struct target *target,
 
        for (i = 0; i < buf_len; i++) {
                int j = gdb_reg_pos(target, i, buf_len);
-               tstr[i*2]   = DIGITS[(buf[j]>>4) & 0xf];
-               tstr[i*2 + 1] = DIGITS[buf[j]&0xf];
+               tstr += sprintf(tstr, "%02x", buf[j]);
        }
 }
 
-static int hextoint(int c)
-{
-       if (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
-               return c - '0';
-       c = toupper(c);
-       if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F')
-               return c - 'A' + 10;
-       LOG_ERROR("BUG: invalid register value %08x", c);
-       return 0;
-}
-
 /* copy over in register buffer */
 static void gdb_target_to_reg(struct target *target,
-               char *tstr, int str_len, uint8_t *bin)
+               char const *tstr, int str_len, uint8_t *bin)
 {
        if (str_len % 2) {
                LOG_ERROR("BUG: gdb value with uneven number of characters encountered");
@@ -945,8 +1144,11 @@ static void gdb_target_to_reg(struct target *target,
 
        int i;
        for (i = 0; i < str_len; i += 2) {
-               uint8_t t = hextoint(tstr[i]) << 4;
-               t |= hextoint(tstr[i + 1]);
+               unsigned t;
+               if (sscanf(tstr + i, "%02x", &t) != 1) {
+                       LOG_ERROR("BUG: unable to convert register value");
+                       exit(-1);
+               }
 
                int j = gdb_reg_pos(target, i/2, str_len/2);
                bin[j] = t;
@@ -954,7 +1156,7 @@ static void gdb_target_to_reg(struct target *target,
 }
 
 static int gdb_get_registers_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        struct reg **reg_list;
@@ -972,7 +1174,8 @@ static int gdb_get_registers_packet(struct connection *connection,
        if ((target->rtos != NULL) && (ERROR_OK == rtos_get_gdb_reg_list(connection)))
                return ERROR_OK;
 
-       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list, &reg_list_size);
+       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list, &reg_list_size,
+                       REG_CLASS_GENERAL);
        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                return gdb_error(connection, retval);
 
@@ -981,12 +1184,22 @@ static int gdb_get_registers_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
        assert(reg_packet_size > 0);
 
-       reg_packet = malloc(reg_packet_size);
+       reg_packet = malloc(reg_packet_size + 1); /* plus one for string termination null */
+       if (reg_packet == NULL)
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+
        reg_packet_p = reg_packet;
 
        for (i = 0; i < reg_list_size; i++) {
-               if (!reg_list[i]->valid)
-                       reg_list[i]->type->get(reg_list[i]);
+               if (!reg_list[i]->valid) {
+                       retval = reg_list[i]->type->get(reg_list[i]);
+                       if (retval != ERROR_OK && gdb_report_register_access_error) {
+                               LOG_DEBUG("Couldn't get register %s.", reg_list[i]->name);
+                               free(reg_packet);
+                               free(reg_list);
+                               return gdb_error(connection, retval);
+                       }
+               }
                gdb_str_to_target(target, reg_packet_p, reg_list[i]);
                reg_packet_p += DIV_ROUND_UP(reg_list[i]->size, 8) * 2;
        }
@@ -1009,14 +1222,14 @@ static int gdb_get_registers_packet(struct connection *connection,
 }
 
 static int gdb_set_registers_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        int i;
        struct reg **reg_list;
        int reg_list_size;
        int retval;
-       char *packet_p;
+       char const *packet_p;
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG_GDB_IO_
        LOG_DEBUG("-");
@@ -1031,7 +1244,8 @@ static int gdb_set_registers_packet(struct connection *connection,
                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
        }
 
-       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list, &reg_list_size);
+       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list, &reg_list_size,
+                       REG_CLASS_GENERAL);
        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                return gdb_error(connection, retval);
 
@@ -1046,7 +1260,13 @@ static int gdb_set_registers_packet(struct connection *connection,
                bin_buf = malloc(DIV_ROUND_UP(reg_list[i]->size, 8));
                gdb_target_to_reg(target, packet_p, chars, bin_buf);
 
-               reg_list[i]->type->set(reg_list[i], bin_buf);
+               retval = reg_list[i]->type->set(reg_list[i], bin_buf);
+               if (retval != ERROR_OK && gdb_report_register_access_error) {
+                       LOG_DEBUG("Couldn't set register %s.", reg_list[i]->name);
+                       free(reg_list);
+                       free(bin_buf);
+                       return gdb_error(connection, retval);
+               }
 
                /* advance packet pointer */
                packet_p += chars;
@@ -1063,7 +1283,7 @@ static int gdb_set_registers_packet(struct connection *connection,
 }
 
 static int gdb_get_register_packet(struct connection *connection,
-       char *packet, int packet_size)
+       char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        char *reg_packet;
@@ -1076,7 +1296,8 @@ static int gdb_get_register_packet(struct connection *connection,
        LOG_DEBUG("-");
 #endif
 
-       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list, &reg_list_size);
+       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list, &reg_list_size,
+                       REG_CLASS_ALL);
        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                return gdb_error(connection, retval);
 
@@ -1085,10 +1306,16 @@ static int gdb_get_register_packet(struct connection *connection,
                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
        }
 
-       if (!reg_list[reg_num]->valid)
-               reg_list[reg_num]->type->get(reg_list[reg_num]);
+       if (!reg_list[reg_num]->valid) {
+               retval = reg_list[reg_num]->type->get(reg_list[reg_num]);
+               if (retval != ERROR_OK && gdb_report_register_access_error) {
+                       LOG_DEBUG("Couldn't get register %s.", reg_list[reg_num]->name);
+                       free(reg_list);
+                       return gdb_error(connection, retval);
+               }
+       }
 
-       reg_packet = malloc(DIV_ROUND_UP(reg_list[reg_num]->size, 8) * 2);
+       reg_packet = malloc(DIV_ROUND_UP(reg_list[reg_num]->size, 8) * 2 + 1); /* plus one for string termination null */
 
        gdb_str_to_target(target, reg_packet, reg_list[reg_num]);
 
@@ -1101,7 +1328,7 @@ static int gdb_get_register_packet(struct connection *connection,
 }
 
 static int gdb_set_register_packet(struct connection *connection,
-       char *packet, int packet_size)
+       char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        char *separator;
@@ -1113,7 +1340,8 @@ static int gdb_set_register_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
        LOG_DEBUG("-");
 
-       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list, &reg_list_size);
+       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list, &reg_list_size,
+                       REG_CLASS_ALL);
        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                return gdb_error(connection, retval);
 
@@ -1139,7 +1367,13 @@ static int gdb_set_register_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
        gdb_target_to_reg(target, separator + 1, chars, bin_buf);
 
-       reg_list[reg_num]->type->set(reg_list[reg_num], bin_buf);
+       retval = reg_list[reg_num]->type->set(reg_list[reg_num], bin_buf);
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK && gdb_report_register_access_error) {
+               LOG_DEBUG("Couldn't set register %s.", reg_list[reg_num]->name);
+               free(bin_buf);
+               free(reg_list);
+               return gdb_error(connection, retval);
+       }
 
        gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
 
@@ -1166,11 +1400,11 @@ static int gdb_error(struct connection *connection, int retval)
  * 8191 bytes by the looks of it. Why 8191 bytes instead of 8192?????
  */
 static int gdb_read_memory_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        char *separator;
-       uint32_t addr = 0;
+       uint64_t addr = 0;
        uint32_t len = 0;
 
        uint8_t *buffer;
@@ -1181,7 +1415,7 @@ static int gdb_read_memory_packet(struct connection *connection,
        /* skip command character */
        packet++;
 
-       addr = strtoul(packet, &separator, 16);
+       addr = strtoull(packet, &separator, 16);
 
        if (*separator != ',') {
                LOG_ERROR("incomplete read memory packet received, dropping connection");
@@ -1190,9 +1424,15 @@ static int gdb_read_memory_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
        len = strtoul(separator + 1, NULL, 16);
 
+       if (!len) {
+               LOG_WARNING("invalid read memory packet received (len == 0)");
+               gdb_put_packet(connection, NULL, 0);
+               return ERROR_OK;
+       }
+
        buffer = malloc(len);
 
-       LOG_DEBUG("addr: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 ", len: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 "", addr, len);
+       LOG_DEBUG("addr: 0x%16.16" PRIx64 ", len: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 "", addr, len);
 
        retval = target_read_buffer(target, addr, len, buffer);
 
@@ -1217,14 +1457,9 @@ static int gdb_read_memory_packet(struct connection *connection,
        if (retval == ERROR_OK) {
                hex_buffer = malloc(len * 2 + 1);
 
-               uint32_t i;
-               for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-                       uint8_t t = buffer[i];
-                       hex_buffer[2 * i] = DIGITS[(t >> 4) & 0xf];
-                       hex_buffer[2 * i + 1] = DIGITS[t & 0xf];
-               }
+               size_t pkt_len = hexify(hex_buffer, buffer, len, len * 2 + 1);
 
-               gdb_put_packet(connection, hex_buffer, len * 2);
+               gdb_put_packet(connection, hex_buffer, pkt_len);
 
                free(hex_buffer);
        } else
@@ -1236,22 +1471,20 @@ static int gdb_read_memory_packet(struct connection *connection,
 }
 
 static int gdb_write_memory_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        char *separator;
-       uint32_t addr = 0;
+       uint64_t addr = 0;
        uint32_t len = 0;
 
        uint8_t *buffer;
-
-       uint32_t i;
        int retval;
 
        /* skip command character */
        packet++;
 
-       addr = strtoul(packet, &separator, 16);
+       addr = strtoull(packet, &separator, 16);
 
        if (*separator != ',') {
                LOG_ERROR("incomplete write memory packet received, dropping connection");
@@ -1267,13 +1500,10 @@ static int gdb_write_memory_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
        buffer = malloc(len);
 
-       LOG_DEBUG("addr: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 ", len: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 "", addr, len);
+       LOG_DEBUG("addr: 0x%" PRIx64 ", len: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 "", addr, len);
 
-       for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-               uint32_t tmp;
-               sscanf(separator + 2*i, "%2" SCNx32, &tmp);
-               buffer[i] = tmp;
-       }
+       if (unhexify(buffer, separator, len) != len)
+               LOG_ERROR("unable to decode memory packet");
 
        retval = target_write_buffer(target, addr, len, buffer);
 
@@ -1288,19 +1518,23 @@ static int gdb_write_memory_packet(struct connection *connection,
 }
 
 static int gdb_write_memory_binary_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        char *separator;
-       uint32_t addr = 0;
+       uint64_t addr = 0;
        uint32_t len = 0;
 
        int retval = ERROR_OK;
+       /* Packets larger than fast_limit bytes will be acknowledged instantly on
+        * the assumption that we're in a download and it's important to go as fast
+        * as possible. */
+       uint32_t fast_limit = 8;
 
        /* skip command character */
        packet++;
 
-       addr = strtoul(packet, &separator, 16);
+       addr = strtoull(packet, &separator, 16);
 
        if (*separator != ',') {
                LOG_ERROR("incomplete write memory binary packet received, dropping connection");
@@ -1316,50 +1550,63 @@ static int gdb_write_memory_binary_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_connection = connection->priv;
 
-       if (gdb_connection->mem_write_error) {
+       if (gdb_connection->mem_write_error)
                retval = ERROR_FAIL;
-               /* now that we have reported the memory write error, we can clear the condition */
-               gdb_connection->mem_write_error = false;
-       }
 
-       /* By replying the packet *immediately* GDB will send us a new packet
-        * while we write the last one to the target.
-        */
-       if (retval == ERROR_OK)
-               gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
-       else {
+       if (retval == ERROR_OK) {
+               if (len >= fast_limit) {
+                       /* By replying the packet *immediately* GDB will send us a new packet
+                        * while we write the last one to the target.
+                        * We only do this for larger writes, so that users who do something like:
+                        * p *((int*)0xdeadbeef)=8675309
+                        * will get immediate feedback that that write failed.
+                        */
+                       gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
+               }
+       } else {
                retval = gdb_error(connection, retval);
+               /* now that we have reported the memory write error, we can clear the condition */
+               gdb_connection->mem_write_error = false;
                if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                        return retval;
        }
 
        if (len) {
-               LOG_DEBUG("addr: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 ", len: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 "", addr, len);
+               LOG_DEBUG("addr: 0x%" PRIx64 ", len: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 "", addr, len);
 
                retval = target_write_buffer(target, addr, len, (uint8_t *)separator);
                if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                        gdb_connection->mem_write_error = true;
        }
 
+       if (len < fast_limit) {
+               if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+                       gdb_error(connection, retval);
+                       gdb_connection->mem_write_error = false;
+               } else {
+                       gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
+               }
+       }
+
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
 static int gdb_step_continue_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        int current = 0;
-       uint32_t address = 0x0;
+       uint64_t address = 0x0;
        int retval = ERROR_OK;
 
        LOG_DEBUG("-");
 
-       if (packet_size > 1) {
-               packet[packet_size] = 0;
-               address = strtoul(packet + 1, NULL, 16);
-       } else
+       if (packet_size > 1)
+               address = strtoull(packet + 1, NULL, 16);
+       else
                current = 1;
 
+       gdb_running_type = packet[0];
        if (packet[0] == 'c') {
                LOG_DEBUG("continue");
                /* resume at current address, don't handle breakpoints, not debugging */
@@ -1373,13 +1620,13 @@ static int gdb_step_continue_packet(struct connection *connection,
 }
 
 static int gdb_breakpoint_watchpoint_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
        int type;
        enum breakpoint_type bp_type = BKPT_SOFT /* dummy init to avoid warning */;
        enum watchpoint_rw wp_type = WPT_READ /* dummy init to avoid warning */;
-       uint32_t address;
+       uint64_t address;
        uint32_t size;
        char *separator;
        int retval;
@@ -1411,7 +1658,7 @@ static int gdb_breakpoint_watchpoint_packet(struct connection *connection,
                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
        }
 
-       address = strtoul(separator + 1, &separator, 16);
+       address = strtoull(separator + 1, &separator, 16);
 
        if (*separator != ',') {
                LOG_ERROR("incomplete breakpoint/watchpoint packet received, dropping connection");
@@ -1501,29 +1748,31 @@ static void xml_printf(int *retval, char **xml, int *pos, int *size,
        }
 }
 
-static int decode_xfer_read(char *buf, char **annex, int *ofs, unsigned int *len)
+static int decode_xfer_read(char const *buf, char **annex, int *ofs, unsigned int *len)
 {
-       char *separator;
-
-       /* Extract and NUL-terminate the annex. */
-       *annex = buf;
-       while (*buf && *buf != ':')
-               buf++;
-       if (*buf == '\0')
-               return -1;
-       *buf++ = 0;
+       /* Locate the annex. */
+       const char *annex_end = strchr(buf, ':');
+       if (annex_end == NULL)
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
 
        /* After the read marker and annex, qXfer looks like a
         * traditional 'm' packet. */
-
-       *ofs = strtoul(buf, &separator, 16);
+       char *separator;
+       *ofs = strtoul(annex_end + 1, &separator, 16);
 
        if (*separator != ',')
-               return -1;
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
 
        *len = strtoul(separator + 1, NULL, 16);
 
-       return 0;
+       /* Extract the annex if needed */
+       if (annex != NULL) {
+               *annex = strndup(buf, annex_end - buf);
+               if (*annex == NULL)
+                       return ERROR_FAIL;
+       }
+
+       return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
 static int compare_bank(const void *a, const void *b)
@@ -1541,7 +1790,7 @@ static int compare_bank(const void *a, const void *b)
 }
 
 static int gdb_memory_map(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        /* We get away with only specifying flash here. Regions that are not
         * specified are treated as if we provided no memory map(if not we
@@ -1560,7 +1809,7 @@ static int gdb_memory_map(struct connection *connection,
        int offset;
        int length;
        char *separator;
-       uint32_t ram_start = 0;
+       target_addr_t ram_start = 0;
        int i;
        int target_flash_banks = 0;
 
@@ -1575,21 +1824,20 @@ static int gdb_memory_map(struct connection *connection,
        /* Sort banks in ascending order.  We need to report non-flash
         * memory as ram (or rather read/write) by default for GDB, since
         * it has no concept of non-cacheable read/write memory (i/o etc).
-        *
-        * FIXME Most non-flash addresses are *NOT* RAM!  Don't lie.
-        * Current versions of GDB assume unlisted addresses are RAM...
         */
        banks = malloc(sizeof(struct flash_bank *)*flash_get_bank_count());
 
        for (i = 0; i < flash_get_bank_count(); i++) {
+               p = get_flash_bank_by_num_noprobe(i);
+               if (p->target != target)
+                       continue;
                retval = get_flash_bank_by_num(i, &p);
                if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                        free(banks);
                        gdb_error(connection, retval);
                        return retval;
                }
-               if (p->target == target)
-                       banks[target_flash_banks++] = p;
+               banks[target_flash_banks++] = p;
        }
 
        qsort(banks, target_flash_banks, sizeof(struct flash_bank *),
@@ -1598,14 +1846,13 @@ static int gdb_memory_map(struct connection *connection,
        for (i = 0; i < target_flash_banks; i++) {
                int j;
                unsigned sector_size = 0;
-               uint32_t start;
+               unsigned group_len = 0;
 
                p = banks[i];
-               start = p->base;
 
                if (ram_start < p->base)
                        xml_printf(&retval, &xml, &pos, &size,
-                               "<memory type=\"ram\" start=\"0x%x\" "
+                               "<memory type=\"ram\" start=\"" TARGET_ADDR_FMT "\" "
                                "length=\"0x%x\"/>\n",
                                ram_start, p->base - ram_start);
 
@@ -1616,27 +1863,35 @@ static int gdb_memory_map(struct connection *connection,
                 * regions with 8KB, 32KB, and 64KB sectors; etc.
                 */
                for (j = 0; j < p->num_sectors; j++) {
-                       unsigned group_len;
 
                        /* Maybe start a new group of sectors. */
                        if (sector_size == 0) {
+                               if (p->sectors[j].offset + p->sectors[j].size > p->size) {
+                                       LOG_WARNING("The flash sector at offset 0x%08" PRIx32
+                                               " overflows the end of %s bank.",
+                                               p->sectors[j].offset, p->name);
+                                       LOG_WARNING("The rest of bank will not show in gdb memory map.");
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                               target_addr_t start;
                                start = p->base + p->sectors[j].offset;
                                xml_printf(&retval, &xml, &pos, &size,
                                        "<memory type=\"flash\" "
-                                       "start=\"0x%x\" ",
+                                       "start=\"" TARGET_ADDR_FMT "\" ",
                                        start);
                                sector_size = p->sectors[j].size;
+                               group_len = sector_size;
+                       } else {
+                               group_len += sector_size; /* equal to p->sectors[j].size */
                        }
 
                        /* Does this finish a group of sectors?
                         * If not, continue an already-started group.
                         */
-                       if (j == p->num_sectors - 1)
-                               group_len = (p->base + p->size) - start;
-                       else if (p->sectors[j + 1].size != sector_size)
-                               group_len = p->base + p->sectors[j + 1].offset
-                                       - start;
-                       else
+                       if (j < p->num_sectors - 1
+                                       && p->sectors[j + 1].size == sector_size
+                                       && p->sectors[j + 1].offset == p->sectors[j].offset + sector_size
+                                       && p->sectors[j + 1].offset + p->sectors[j + 1].size <= p->size)
                                continue;
 
                        xml_printf(&retval, &xml, &pos, &size,
@@ -1654,7 +1909,7 @@ static int gdb_memory_map(struct connection *connection,
 
        if (ram_start != 0)
                xml_printf(&retval, &xml, &pos, &size,
-                       "<memory type=\"ram\" start=\"0x%x\" "
+                       "<memory type=\"ram\" start=\"" TARGET_ADDR_FMT "\" "
                        "length=\"0x%x\"/>\n",
                        ram_start, 0-ram_start);
        /* ELSE a flash chip could be at the very end of the 32 bit address
@@ -1662,11 +1917,11 @@ static int gdb_memory_map(struct connection *connection,
         */
 
        free(banks);
-       banks = NULL;
 
        xml_printf(&retval, &xml, &pos, &size, "</memory-map>\n");
 
        if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+               free(xml);
                gdb_error(connection, retval);
                return retval;
        }
@@ -1684,24 +1939,585 @@ static int gdb_memory_map(struct connection *connection,
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+static const char *gdb_get_reg_type_name(enum reg_type type)
+{
+       switch (type) {
+               case REG_TYPE_BOOL:
+                       return "bool";
+               case REG_TYPE_INT:
+                       return "int";
+               case REG_TYPE_INT8:
+                       return "int8";
+               case REG_TYPE_INT16:
+                       return "int16";
+               case REG_TYPE_INT32:
+                       return "int32";
+               case REG_TYPE_INT64:
+                       return "int64";
+               case REG_TYPE_INT128:
+                       return "int128";
+               case REG_TYPE_UINT:
+                       return "uint";
+               case REG_TYPE_UINT8:
+                       return "uint8";
+               case REG_TYPE_UINT16:
+                       return "uint16";
+               case REG_TYPE_UINT32:
+                       return "uint32";
+               case REG_TYPE_UINT64:
+                       return "uint64";
+               case REG_TYPE_UINT128:
+                       return "uint128";
+               case REG_TYPE_CODE_PTR:
+                       return "code_ptr";
+               case REG_TYPE_DATA_PTR:
+                       return "data_ptr";
+               case REG_TYPE_FLOAT:
+                       return "float";
+               case REG_TYPE_IEEE_SINGLE:
+                       return "ieee_single";
+               case REG_TYPE_IEEE_DOUBLE:
+                       return "ieee_double";
+               case REG_TYPE_ARCH_DEFINED:
+                       return "int"; /* return arbitrary string to avoid compile warning. */
+       }
+
+       return "int"; /* "int" as default value */
+}
+
+static int lookup_add_arch_defined_types(char const **arch_defined_types_list[], const char *type_id,
+                                       int *num_arch_defined_types)
+{
+       int tbl_sz = *num_arch_defined_types;
+
+       if (type_id != NULL && (strcmp(type_id, ""))) {
+               for (int j = 0; j < (tbl_sz + 1); j++) {
+                       if (!((*arch_defined_types_list)[j])) {
+                               (*arch_defined_types_list)[tbl_sz++] = type_id;
+                               *arch_defined_types_list = realloc(*arch_defined_types_list,
+                                                               sizeof(char *) * (tbl_sz + 1));
+                               (*arch_defined_types_list)[tbl_sz] = NULL;
+                               *num_arch_defined_types = tbl_sz;
+                               return 1;
+                       } else {
+                               if (!strcmp((*arch_defined_types_list)[j], type_id))
+                                       return 0;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       return -1;
+}
+
+static int gdb_generate_reg_type_description(struct target *target,
+               char **tdesc, int *pos, int *size, struct reg_data_type *type,
+               char const **arch_defined_types_list[], int * num_arch_defined_types)
+{
+       int retval = ERROR_OK;
+
+       if (type->type_class == REG_TYPE_CLASS_VECTOR) {
+               struct reg_data_type *data_type = type->reg_type_vector->type;
+               if (data_type->type == REG_TYPE_ARCH_DEFINED) {
+                       if (lookup_add_arch_defined_types(arch_defined_types_list, data_type->id,
+                                                       num_arch_defined_types))
+                               gdb_generate_reg_type_description(target, tdesc, pos, size, data_type,
+                                                               arch_defined_types_list,
+                                                               num_arch_defined_types);
+               }
+               /* <vector id="id" type="type" count="count"/> */
+               xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                               "<vector id=\"%s\" type=\"%s\" count=\"%d\"/>\n",
+                               type->id, type->reg_type_vector->type->id,
+                               type->reg_type_vector->count);
+
+       } else if (type->type_class == REG_TYPE_CLASS_UNION) {
+               struct reg_data_type_union_field *field;
+               field = type->reg_type_union->fields;
+               while (field != NULL) {
+                       struct reg_data_type *data_type = field->type;
+                       if (data_type->type == REG_TYPE_ARCH_DEFINED) {
+                               if (lookup_add_arch_defined_types(arch_defined_types_list, data_type->id,
+                                                               num_arch_defined_types))
+                                       gdb_generate_reg_type_description(target, tdesc, pos, size, data_type,
+                                                                       arch_defined_types_list,
+                                                                       num_arch_defined_types);
+                       }
+
+                       field = field->next;
+               }
+               /* <union id="id">
+                *  <field name="name" type="type"/> ...
+                * </union> */
+               xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                               "<union id=\"%s\">\n",
+                               type->id);
+
+               field = type->reg_type_union->fields;
+               while (field != NULL) {
+                       xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                                       "<field name=\"%s\" type=\"%s\"/>\n",
+                                       field->name, field->type->id);
+
+                       field = field->next;
+               }
+
+               xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                               "</union>\n");
+
+       } else if (type->type_class == REG_TYPE_CLASS_STRUCT) {
+               struct reg_data_type_struct_field *field;
+               field = type->reg_type_struct->fields;
+
+               if (field->use_bitfields) {
+                       /* <struct id="id" size="size">
+                        *  <field name="name" start="start" end="end"/> ...
+                        * </struct> */
+                       xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                                       "<struct id=\"%s\" size=\"%d\">\n",
+                                       type->id, type->reg_type_struct->size);
+                       while (field != NULL) {
+                               xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                                               "<field name=\"%s\" start=\"%d\" end=\"%d\" type=\"%s\" />\n",
+                                               field->name, field->bitfield->start, field->bitfield->end,
+                                               gdb_get_reg_type_name(field->bitfield->type));
+
+                               field = field->next;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       while (field != NULL) {
+                               struct reg_data_type *data_type = field->type;
+                               if (data_type->type == REG_TYPE_ARCH_DEFINED) {
+                                       if (lookup_add_arch_defined_types(arch_defined_types_list, data_type->id,
+                                                                       num_arch_defined_types))
+                                               gdb_generate_reg_type_description(target, tdesc, pos, size, data_type,
+                                                                               arch_defined_types_list,
+                                                                               num_arch_defined_types);
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       /* <struct id="id">
+                        *  <field name="name" type="type"/> ...
+                        * </struct> */
+                       xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                                       "<struct id=\"%s\">\n",
+                                       type->id);
+                       while (field != NULL) {
+                               xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                                               "<field name=\"%s\" type=\"%s\"/>\n",
+                                               field->name, field->type->id);
+
+                               field = field->next;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                               "</struct>\n");
+
+       } else if (type->type_class == REG_TYPE_CLASS_FLAGS) {
+               /* <flags id="id" size="size">
+                *  <field name="name" start="start" end="end"/> ...
+                * </flags> */
+               xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                               "<flags id=\"%s\" size=\"%d\">\n",
+                               type->id, type->reg_type_flags->size);
+
+               struct reg_data_type_flags_field *field;
+               field = type->reg_type_flags->fields;
+               while (field != NULL) {
+                       xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                                       "<field name=\"%s\" start=\"%d\" end=\"%d\" type=\"%s\" />\n",
+                                       field->name, field->bitfield->start, field->bitfield->end,
+                                       gdb_get_reg_type_name(field->bitfield->type));
+
+                       field = field->next;
+               }
+
+               xml_printf(&retval, tdesc, pos, size,
+                               "</flags>\n");
+
+       }
+
+       return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
+/* Get a list of available target registers features. feature_list must
+ * be freed by caller.
+ */
+static int get_reg_features_list(struct target *target, char const **feature_list[], int *feature_list_size,
+               struct reg **reg_list, int reg_list_size)
+{
+       int tbl_sz = 0;
+
+       /* Start with only one element */
+       *feature_list = calloc(1, sizeof(char *));
+
+       for (int i = 0; i < reg_list_size; i++) {
+               if (reg_list[i]->exist == false)
+                       continue;
+
+               if (reg_list[i]->feature != NULL
+                       && reg_list[i]->feature->name != NULL
+                       && (strcmp(reg_list[i]->feature->name, ""))) {
+                       /* We found a feature, check if the feature is already in the
+                        * table. If not, allocate a new entry for the table and
+                        * put the new feature in it.
+                        */
+                       for (int j = 0; j < (tbl_sz + 1); j++) {
+                               if (!((*feature_list)[j])) {
+                                       (*feature_list)[tbl_sz++] = reg_list[i]->feature->name;
+                                       *feature_list = realloc(*feature_list, sizeof(char *) * (tbl_sz + 1));
+                                       (*feature_list)[tbl_sz] = NULL;
+                                       break;
+                               } else {
+                                       if (!strcmp((*feature_list)[j], reg_list[i]->feature->name))
+                                               break;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (feature_list_size)
+               *feature_list_size = tbl_sz;
+
+       return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
+static int gdb_generate_target_description(struct target *target, char **tdesc_out)
+{
+       int retval = ERROR_OK;
+       struct reg **reg_list = NULL;
+       int reg_list_size;
+       char const **features = NULL;
+       char const **arch_defined_types = NULL;
+       int feature_list_size = 0;
+       int num_arch_defined_types = 0;
+       char *tdesc = NULL;
+       int pos = 0;
+       int size = 0;
+
+       arch_defined_types = calloc(1, sizeof(char *));
+
+       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list,
+                       &reg_list_size, REG_CLASS_ALL);
+
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+               LOG_ERROR("get register list failed");
+               retval = ERROR_FAIL;
+               goto error;
+       }
+
+       if (reg_list_size <= 0) {
+               LOG_ERROR("get register list failed");
+               retval = ERROR_FAIL;
+               goto error;
+       }
+
+       /* Get a list of available target registers features */
+       retval = get_reg_features_list(target, &features, &feature_list_size, reg_list, reg_list_size);
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+               LOG_ERROR("Can't get the registers feature list");
+               retval = ERROR_FAIL;
+               goto error;
+       }
+
+       /* If we found some features associated with registers, create sections */
+       int current_feature = 0;
+
+       xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                       "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
+                       "<!DOCTYPE target SYSTEM \"gdb-target.dtd\">\n"
+                       "<target version=\"1.0\">\n");
+
+       /* generate target description according to register list */
+       if (features != NULL) {
+               while (features[current_feature]) {
+
+                       xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                       "<feature name=\"%s\">\n",
+                                       features[current_feature]);
+
+                       int i;
+                       for (i = 0; i < reg_list_size; i++) {
+
+                               if (reg_list[i]->exist == false)
+                                       continue;
+
+                               if (strcmp(reg_list[i]->feature->name, features[current_feature]))
+                                       continue;
+
+                               const char *type_str;
+                               if (reg_list[i]->reg_data_type != NULL) {
+                                       if (reg_list[i]->reg_data_type->type == REG_TYPE_ARCH_DEFINED) {
+                                               /* generate <type... first, if there are architecture-defined types. */
+                                               if (lookup_add_arch_defined_types(&arch_defined_types,
+                                                                               reg_list[i]->reg_data_type->id,
+                                                                               &num_arch_defined_types))
+                                                       gdb_generate_reg_type_description(target, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                                                                       reg_list[i]->reg_data_type,
+                                                                                       &arch_defined_types,
+                                                                                       &num_arch_defined_types);
+
+                                               type_str = reg_list[i]->reg_data_type->id;
+                                       } else {
+                                               /* predefined type */
+                                               type_str = gdb_get_reg_type_name(
+                                                               reg_list[i]->reg_data_type->type);
+                                       }
+                               } else {
+                                       /* Default type is "int" */
+                                       type_str = "int";
+                               }
+
+                               xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                               "<reg name=\"%s\"", reg_list[i]->name);
+                               xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                               " bitsize=\"%d\"", reg_list[i]->size);
+                               xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                               " regnum=\"%d\"", reg_list[i]->number);
+                               if (reg_list[i]->caller_save)
+                                       xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                                       " save-restore=\"yes\"");
+                               else
+                                       xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                                       " save-restore=\"no\"");
+
+                               xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                               " type=\"%s\"", type_str);
+
+                               if (reg_list[i]->group != NULL)
+                                       xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                                       " group=\"%s\"", reg_list[i]->group);
+
+                               xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                               "/>\n");
+                       }
+
+                       xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                                       "</feature>\n");
+
+                       current_feature++;
+               }
+       }
+
+       xml_printf(&retval, &tdesc, &pos, &size,
+                       "</target>\n");
+
+error:
+       free(features);
+       free(reg_list);
+       free(arch_defined_types);
+
+       if (retval == ERROR_OK)
+               *tdesc_out = tdesc;
+       else
+               free(tdesc);
+
+       return retval;
+}
+
+static int gdb_get_target_description_chunk(struct target *target, struct target_desc_format *target_desc,
+               char **chunk, int32_t offset, uint32_t length)
+{
+       if (target_desc == NULL) {
+               LOG_ERROR("Unable to Generate Target Description");
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+       }
+
+       char *tdesc = target_desc->tdesc;
+       uint32_t tdesc_length = target_desc->tdesc_length;
+
+       if (tdesc == NULL) {
+               int retval = gdb_generate_target_description(target, &tdesc);
+               if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+                       LOG_ERROR("Unable to Generate Target Description");
+                       return ERROR_FAIL;
+               }
+
+               tdesc_length = strlen(tdesc);
+       }
+
+       char transfer_type;
+
+       if (length < (tdesc_length - offset))
+               transfer_type = 'm';
+       else
+               transfer_type = 'l';
+
+       *chunk = malloc(length + 2);
+       if (*chunk == NULL) {
+               LOG_ERROR("Unable to allocate memory");
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+       }
+
+       (*chunk)[0] = transfer_type;
+       if (transfer_type == 'm') {
+               strncpy((*chunk) + 1, tdesc + offset, length);
+               (*chunk)[1 + length] = '\0';
+       } else {
+               strncpy((*chunk) + 1, tdesc + offset, tdesc_length - offset);
+               (*chunk)[1 + (tdesc_length - offset)] = '\0';
+
+               /* After gdb-server sends out last chunk, invalidate tdesc. */
+               free(tdesc);
+               tdesc = NULL;
+               tdesc_length = 0;
+       }
+
+       target_desc->tdesc = tdesc;
+       target_desc->tdesc_length = tdesc_length;
+
+       return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
+static int gdb_target_description_supported(struct target *target, int *supported)
+{
+       int retval = ERROR_OK;
+       struct reg **reg_list = NULL;
+       int reg_list_size = 0;
+       char const **features = NULL;
+       int feature_list_size = 0;
+
+       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list(target, &reg_list,
+                       &reg_list_size, REG_CLASS_ALL);
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+               LOG_ERROR("get register list failed");
+               goto error;
+       }
+
+       if (reg_list_size <= 0) {
+               LOG_ERROR("get register list failed");
+               retval = ERROR_FAIL;
+               goto error;
+       }
+
+       /* Get a list of available target registers features */
+       retval = get_reg_features_list(target, &features, &feature_list_size, reg_list, reg_list_size);
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+               LOG_ERROR("Can't get the registers feature list");
+               goto error;
+       }
+
+       if (supported) {
+               if (feature_list_size)
+                       *supported = 1;
+               else
+                       *supported = 0;
+       }
+
+error:
+       free(features);
+
+       free(reg_list);
+
+       return retval;
+}
+
+static int gdb_generate_thread_list(struct target *target, char **thread_list_out)
+{
+       struct rtos *rtos = target->rtos;
+       int retval = ERROR_OK;
+       char *thread_list = NULL;
+       int pos = 0;
+       int size = 0;
+
+       xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
+                  "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\n"
+                  "<threads>\n");
+
+       if (rtos != NULL) {
+               for (int i = 0; i < rtos->thread_count; i++) {
+                       struct thread_detail *thread_detail = &rtos->thread_details[i];
+
+                       if (!thread_detail->exists)
+                               continue;
+
+                       xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
+                                  "<thread id=\"%" PRIx64 "\">", thread_detail->threadid);
+
+                       if (thread_detail->thread_name_str != NULL)
+                               xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
+                                          "Name: %s", thread_detail->thread_name_str);
+
+                       if (thread_detail->extra_info_str != NULL) {
+                               if (thread_detail->thread_name_str != NULL)
+                                       xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
+                                                  ", ");
+                               xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
+                                          thread_detail->extra_info_str);
+                       }
+
+                       xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
+                                  "</thread>\n");
+               }
+       }
+
+       xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
+                  "</threads>\n");
+
+       if (retval == ERROR_OK)
+               *thread_list_out = thread_list;
+       else
+               free(thread_list);
+
+       return retval;
+}
+
+static int gdb_get_thread_list_chunk(struct target *target, char **thread_list,
+               char **chunk, int32_t offset, uint32_t length)
+{
+       if (*thread_list == NULL) {
+               int retval = gdb_generate_thread_list(target, thread_list);
+               if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+                       LOG_ERROR("Unable to Generate Thread List");
+                       return ERROR_FAIL;
+               }
+       }
+
+       size_t thread_list_length = strlen(*thread_list);
+       char transfer_type;
+
+       length = MIN(length, thread_list_length - offset);
+       if (length < (thread_list_length - offset))
+               transfer_type = 'm';
+       else
+               transfer_type = 'l';
+
+       *chunk = malloc(length + 2 + 3);
+    /* Allocating extra 3 bytes prevents false positive valgrind report
+        * of strlen(chunk) word access:
+        * Invalid read of size 4
+        * Address 0x4479934 is 44 bytes inside a block of size 45 alloc'd */
+       if (*chunk == NULL) {
+               LOG_ERROR("Unable to allocate memory");
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+       }
+
+       (*chunk)[0] = transfer_type;
+       strncpy((*chunk) + 1, (*thread_list) + offset, length);
+       (*chunk)[1 + length] = '\0';
+
+       /* After gdb-server sends out last chunk, invalidate thread list. */
+       if (transfer_type == 'l') {
+               free(*thread_list);
+               *thread_list = NULL;
+       }
+
+       return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
 static int gdb_query_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct command_context *cmd_ctx = connection->cmd_ctx;
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_connection = connection->priv;
        struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
 
-       if (strstr(packet, "qRcmd,")) {
+       if (strncmp(packet, "qRcmd,", 6) == 0) {
                if (packet_size > 6) {
                        char *cmd;
-                       int i;
-                       cmd = malloc((packet_size - 6)/2 + 1);
-                       for (i = 0; i < (packet_size - 6)/2; i++) {
-                               uint32_t tmp;
-                               sscanf(packet + 6 + 2*i, "%2" SCNx32, &tmp);
-                               cmd[i] = tmp;
-                       }
-                       cmd[(packet_size - 6)/2] = 0x0;
+                       cmd = malloc((packet_size - 6) / 2 + 1);
+                       size_t len = unhexify((uint8_t *)cmd, packet + 6, (packet_size - 6) / 2);
+                       cmd[len] = 0;
 
                        /* We want to print all debug output to GDB connection */
                        log_add_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
@@ -1717,19 +2533,19 @@ static int gdb_query_packet(struct connection *connection,
                }
                gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
                return ERROR_OK;
-       } else if (strstr(packet, "qCRC:")) {
+       } else if (strncmp(packet, "qCRC:", 5) == 0) {
                if (packet_size > 5) {
                        int retval;
                        char gdb_reply[10];
                        char *separator;
                        uint32_t checksum;
-                       uint32_t addr = 0;
+                       target_addr_t addr = 0;
                        uint32_t len = 0;
 
                        /* skip command character */
                        packet += 5;
 
-                       addr = strtoul(packet, &separator, 16);
+                       addr = strtoull(packet, &separator, 16);
 
                        if (*separator != ',') {
                                LOG_ERROR("incomplete read memory packet received, dropping connection");
@@ -1751,21 +2567,37 @@ static int gdb_query_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
                        return ERROR_OK;
                }
-       } else if (strstr(packet, "qSupported")) {
+       } else if (strncmp(packet, "qSupported", 10) == 0) {
                /* we currently support packet size and qXfer:memory-map:read (if enabled)
-                * disable qXfer:features:read for the moment */
+                * qXfer:features:read is supported for some targets */
                int retval = ERROR_OK;
                char *buffer = NULL;
                int pos = 0;
                int size = 0;
+               int gdb_target_desc_supported = 0;
+
+               /* we need to test that the target supports target descriptions */
+               retval = gdb_target_description_supported(target, &gdb_target_desc_supported);
+               if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+                       LOG_INFO("Failed detecting Target Description Support, disabling");
+                       gdb_target_desc_supported = 0;
+               }
+
+               /* support may be disabled globally */
+               if (gdb_use_target_description == 0) {
+                       if (gdb_target_desc_supported)
+                               LOG_WARNING("Target Descriptions Supported, but disabled");
+                       gdb_target_desc_supported = 0;
+               }
 
                xml_printf(&retval,
                        &buffer,
                        &pos,
                        &size,
-                       "PacketSize=%x;qXfer:memory-map:read%c;qXfer:features:read-;QStartNoAckMode+",
+                       "PacketSize=%x;qXfer:memory-map:read%c;qXfer:features:read%c;qXfer:threads:read+;QStartNoAckMode+;vContSupported+",
                        (GDB_BUFFER_SIZE - 1),
-                       ((gdb_use_memory_map == 1) && (flash_get_bank_count() > 0)) ? '+' : '-');
+                       ((gdb_use_memory_map == 1) && (flash_get_bank_count() > 0)) ? '+' : '-',
+                       (gdb_target_desc_supported == 1) ? '+' : '-');
 
                if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                        gdb_send_error(connection, 01);
@@ -1776,38 +2608,62 @@ static int gdb_query_packet(struct connection *connection,
                free(buffer);
 
                return ERROR_OK;
-       } else if (strstr(packet, "qXfer:memory-map:read::")
+       } else if ((strncmp(packet, "qXfer:memory-map:read::", 23) == 0)
                   && (flash_get_bank_count() > 0))
                return gdb_memory_map(connection, packet, packet_size);
-       else if (strstr(packet, "qXfer:features:read:")) {
+       else if (strncmp(packet, "qXfer:features:read:", 20) == 0) {
                char *xml = NULL;
-               int size = 0;
-               int pos = 0;
                int retval = ERROR_OK;
 
                int offset;
                unsigned int length;
-               char *annex;
 
                /* skip command character */
                packet += 20;
 
-               if (decode_xfer_read(packet, &annex, &offset, &length) < 0) {
+               if (decode_xfer_read(packet, NULL, &offset, &length) < 0) {
                        gdb_send_error(connection, 01);
                        return ERROR_OK;
                }
 
-               if (strcmp(annex, "target.xml") != 0) {
+               /* Target should prepare correct target description for annex.
+                * The first character of returned xml is 'm' or 'l'. 'm' for
+                * there are *more* chunks to transfer. 'l' for it is the *last*
+                * chunk of target description.
+                */
+               retval = gdb_get_target_description_chunk(target, &gdb_connection->target_desc,
+                               &xml, offset, length);
+               if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+                       gdb_error(connection, retval);
+                       return retval;
+               }
+
+               gdb_put_packet(connection, xml, strlen(xml));
+
+               free(xml);
+               return ERROR_OK;
+       } else if (strncmp(packet, "qXfer:threads:read:", 19) == 0) {
+               char *xml = NULL;
+               int retval = ERROR_OK;
+
+               int offset;
+               unsigned int length;
+
+               /* skip command character */
+               packet += 19;
+
+               if (decode_xfer_read(packet, NULL, &offset, &length) < 0) {
                        gdb_send_error(connection, 01);
                        return ERROR_OK;
                }
 
-               xml_printf(&retval,
-                       &xml,
-                       &pos,
-                       &size, \
-                       "l < target version=\"1.0\">\n < architecture > arm</architecture>\n</target>\n");
-
+               /* Target should prepare correct thread list for annex.
+                * The first character of returned xml is 'm' or 'l'. 'm' for
+                * there are *more* chunks to transfer. 'l' for it is the *last*
+                * chunk of target description.
+                */
+               retval = gdb_get_thread_list_chunk(target, &gdb_connection->thread_list,
+                                                  &xml, offset, length);
                if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                        gdb_error(connection, retval);
                        return retval;
@@ -1817,7 +2673,7 @@ static int gdb_query_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
                free(xml);
                return ERROR_OK;
-       } else if (strstr(packet, "QStartNoAckMode")) {
+       } else if (strncmp(packet, "QStartNoAckMode", 15) == 0) {
                gdb_connection->noack_mode = 1;
                gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
                return ERROR_OK;
@@ -1827,13 +2683,209 @@ static int gdb_query_packet(struct connection *connection,
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+static bool gdb_handle_vcont_packet(struct connection *connection, const char *packet, int packet_size)
+{
+       struct gdb_connection *gdb_connection = connection->priv;
+       struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
+       const char *parse = packet;
+       int retval;
+
+       /* query for vCont supported */
+       if (parse[0] == '?') {
+               if (target->type->step != NULL) {
+                       /* gdb doesn't accept c without C and s without S */
+                       gdb_put_packet(connection, "vCont;c;C;s;S", 13);
+                       return true;
+               }
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       if (parse[0] == ';') {
+               ++parse;
+               --packet_size;
+       }
+
+       /* simple case, a continue packet */
+       if (parse[0] == 'c') {
+               gdb_running_type = 'c';
+               LOG_DEBUG("target %s continue", target_name(target));
+               log_add_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+               retval = target_resume(target, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+               if (retval == ERROR_TARGET_NOT_HALTED)
+                       LOG_INFO("target %s was not halted when resume was requested", target_name(target));
+
+               /* poll target in an attempt to make its internal state consistent */
+               if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+                       retval = target_poll(target);
+                       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+                               LOG_DEBUG("error polling target %s after failed resume", target_name(target));
+               }
+
+               /*
+                * We don't report errors to gdb here, move frontend_state to
+                * TARGET_RUNNING to stay in sync with gdb's expectation of the
+                * target state
+                */
+               gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_RUNNING;
+               target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_START);
+
+               return true;
+       }
+
+       /* single-step or step-over-breakpoint */
+       if (parse[0] == 's') {
+               gdb_running_type = 's';
+               bool fake_step = false;
+
+               if (strncmp(parse, "s:", 2) == 0) {
+                       struct target *ct = target;
+                       int current_pc = 1;
+                       int64_t thread_id;
+                       char *endp;
+
+                       parse += 2;
+                       packet_size -= 2;
+
+                       thread_id = strtoll(parse, &endp, 16);
+                       if (endp != NULL) {
+                               packet_size -= endp - parse;
+                               parse = endp;
+                       }
+
+                       if (target->rtos != NULL) {
+                               /* FIXME: why is this necessary? rtos state should be up-to-date here already! */
+                               rtos_update_threads(target);
+
+                               target->rtos->gdb_target_for_threadid(connection, thread_id, &ct);
+
+                               /*
+                                * check if the thread to be stepped is the current rtos thread
+                                * if not, we must fake the step
+                                */
+                               if (target->rtos->current_thread != thread_id)
+                                       fake_step = true;
+                       }
+
+                       if (parse[0] == ';') {
+                               ++parse;
+                               --packet_size;
+
+                               if (parse[0] == 'c') {
+                                       parse += 1;
+                                       packet_size -= 1;
+
+                                       /* check if thread-id follows */
+                                       if (parse[0] == ':') {
+                                               int64_t tid;
+                                               parse += 1;
+                                               packet_size -= 1;
+
+                                               tid = strtoll(parse, &endp, 16);
+                                               if (tid == thread_id) {
+                                                       /*
+                                                        * Special case: only step a single thread (core),
+                                                        * keep the other threads halted. Currently, only
+                                                        * aarch64 target understands it. Other target types don't
+                                                        * care (nobody checks the actual value of 'current')
+                                                        * and it doesn't really matter. This deserves
+                                                        * a symbolic constant and a formal interface documentation
+                                                        * at a later time.
+                                                        */
+                                                       LOG_DEBUG("request to step current core only");
+                                                       /* uncomment after checking that indeed other targets are safe */
+                                                       /*current_pc = 2;*/
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       LOG_DEBUG("target %s single-step thread %"PRIx64, target_name(ct), thread_id);
+                       log_add_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                       target_call_event_callbacks(ct, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_START);
+
+                       /*
+                        * work around an annoying gdb behaviour: when the current thread
+                        * is changed in gdb, it assumes that the target can follow and also
+                        * make the thread current. This is an assumption that cannot hold
+                        * for a real target running a multi-threading OS. We just fake
+                        * the step to not trigger an internal error in gdb. See
+                        * https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22925 for details
+                        */
+                       if (fake_step) {
+                               int sig_reply_len;
+                               char sig_reply[128];
+
+                               LOG_DEBUG("fake step thread %"PRIx64, thread_id);
+
+                               sig_reply_len = snprintf(sig_reply, sizeof(sig_reply),
+                                                                                "T05thread:%016"PRIx64";", thread_id);
+
+                               gdb_put_packet(connection, sig_reply, sig_reply_len);
+                               log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+
+                               return true;
+                       }
+
+                       /* support for gdb_sync command */
+                       if (gdb_connection->sync) {
+                               gdb_connection->sync = false;
+                               if (ct->state == TARGET_HALTED) {
+                                       LOG_WARNING("stepi ignored. GDB will now fetch the register state " \
+                                                                       "from the target.");
+                                       gdb_sig_halted(connection);
+                                       log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                               } else
+                                       gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_RUNNING;
+                               return true;
+                       }
+
+                       retval = target_step(ct, current_pc, 0, 0);
+                       if (retval == ERROR_TARGET_NOT_HALTED)
+                               LOG_INFO("target %s was not halted when step was requested", target_name(ct));
+
+                       /* if step was successful send a reply back to gdb */
+                       if (retval == ERROR_OK) {
+                               retval = target_poll(ct);
+                               if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+                                       LOG_DEBUG("error polling target %s after successful step", target_name(ct));
+                               /* send back signal information */
+                               gdb_signal_reply(ct, connection);
+                               /* stop forwarding log packets! */
+                               log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                       } else
+                               gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_RUNNING;
+               } else {
+                       LOG_ERROR("Unknown vCont packet");
+                       return false;
+               }
+               return true;
+       }
+
+       return false;
+}
+
 static int gdb_v_packet(struct connection *connection,
-               char *packet, int packet_size)
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
 {
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_connection = connection->priv;
-       struct gdb_service *gdb_service = connection->service->priv;
+       struct target *target;
        int result;
 
+       target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
+
+       if (strncmp(packet, "vCont", 5) == 0) {
+               bool handled;
+
+               packet += 5;
+               packet_size -= 5;
+
+               handled = gdb_handle_vcont_packet(connection, packet, packet_size);
+               if (!handled)
+                       gdb_put_packet(connection, "", 0);
+
+               return ERROR_OK;
+       }
+
        /* if flash programming disabled - send a empty reply */
 
        if (gdb_flash_program == 0) {
@@ -1841,24 +2893,24 @@ static int gdb_v_packet(struct connection *connection,
                return ERROR_OK;
        }
 
-       if (strstr(packet, "vFlashErase:")) {
+       if (strncmp(packet, "vFlashErase:", 12) == 0) {
                unsigned long addr;
                unsigned long length;
 
-               char *parse = packet + 12;
+               char const *parse = packet + 12;
                if (*parse == '\0') {
                        LOG_ERROR("incomplete vFlashErase packet received, dropping connection");
                        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                }
 
-               addr = strtoul(parse, &parse, 16);
+               addr = strtoul(parse, (char **)&parse, 16);
 
                if (*(parse++) != ',' || *parse == '\0') {
                        LOG_ERROR("incomplete vFlashErase packet received, dropping connection");
                        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                }
 
-               length = strtoul(parse, &parse, 16);
+               length = strtoul(parse, (char **)&parse, 16);
 
                if (*parse != '\0') {
                        LOG_ERROR("incomplete vFlashErase packet received, dropping connection");
@@ -1870,18 +2922,18 @@ static int gdb_v_packet(struct connection *connection,
                flash_set_dirty();
 
                /* perform any target specific operations before the erase */
-               target_call_event_callbacks(gdb_service->target,
+               target_call_event_callbacks(target,
                        TARGET_EVENT_GDB_FLASH_ERASE_START);
 
                /* vFlashErase:addr,length messages require region start and
                 * end to be "block" aligned ... if padding is ever needed,
                 * GDB will have become dangerously confused.
                 */
-               result = flash_erase_address_range(gdb_service->target,
-                               false, addr, length);
+               result = flash_erase_address_range(target, false, addr,
+                       length);
 
                /* perform any target specific operations after the erase */
-               target_call_event_callbacks(gdb_service->target,
+               target_call_event_callbacks(target,
                        TARGET_EVENT_GDB_FLASH_ERASE_END);
 
                /* perform erase */
@@ -1897,17 +2949,17 @@ static int gdb_v_packet(struct connection *connection,
                return ERROR_OK;
        }
 
-       if (strstr(packet, "vFlashWrite:")) {
+       if (strncmp(packet, "vFlashWrite:", 12) == 0) {
                int retval;
                unsigned long addr;
                unsigned long length;
-               char *parse = packet + 12;
+               char const *parse = packet + 12;
 
                if (*parse == '\0') {
                        LOG_ERROR("incomplete vFlashErase packet received, dropping connection");
                        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                }
-               addr = strtoul(parse, &parse, 16);
+               addr = strtoul(parse, (char **)&parse, 16);
                if (*(parse++) != ':') {
                        LOG_ERROR("incomplete vFlashErase packet received, dropping connection");
                        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
@@ -1922,7 +2974,7 @@ static int gdb_v_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
                /* create new section with content from packet buffer */
                retval = image_add_section(gdb_connection->vflash_image,
-                               addr, length, 0x0, (uint8_t *)parse);
+                               addr, length, 0x0, (uint8_t const *)parse);
                if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                        return retval;
 
@@ -1931,15 +2983,17 @@ static int gdb_v_packet(struct connection *connection,
                return ERROR_OK;
        }
 
-       if (!strcmp(packet, "vFlashDone")) {
+       if (strncmp(packet, "vFlashDone", 10) == 0) {
                uint32_t written;
 
                /* process the flashing buffer. No need to erase as GDB
                 * always issues a vFlashErase first. */
-               target_call_event_callbacks(gdb_service->target,
+               target_call_event_callbacks(target,
                                TARGET_EVENT_GDB_FLASH_WRITE_START);
-               result = flash_write(gdb_service->target, gdb_connection->vflash_image, &written, 0);
-               target_call_event_callbacks(gdb_service->target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_FLASH_WRITE_END);
+               result = flash_write(target, gdb_connection->vflash_image,
+                       &written, 0);
+               target_call_event_callbacks(target,
+                       TARGET_EVENT_GDB_FLASH_WRITE_END);
                if (result != ERROR_OK) {
                        if (result == ERROR_FLASH_DST_OUT_OF_BANK)
                                gdb_put_packet(connection, "E.memtype", 9);
@@ -1963,11 +3017,61 @@ static int gdb_v_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
 static int gdb_detach(struct connection *connection)
 {
-       struct gdb_service *gdb_service = connection->service->priv;
+       /*
+        * Only reply "OK" to GDB
+        * it will close the connection and this will trigger a call to
+        * gdb_connection_closed() that will in turn trigger the event
+        * TARGET_EVENT_GDB_DETACH
+        */
+       return gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
+}
+
+/* The format of 'F' response packet is
+ * Fretcode,errno,Ctrl-C flag;call-specific attachment
+ */
+static int gdb_fileio_response_packet(struct connection *connection,
+               char const *packet, int packet_size)
+{
+       struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
+       char *separator;
+       char *parsing_point;
+       int fileio_retcode = strtoul(packet + 1, &separator, 16);
+       int fileio_errno = 0;
+       bool fileio_ctrl_c = false;
+       int retval;
 
-       target_call_event_callbacks(gdb_service->target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_DETACH);
+       LOG_DEBUG("-");
 
-       return gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
+       if (*separator == ',') {
+               parsing_point = separator + 1;
+               fileio_errno = strtoul(parsing_point, &separator, 16);
+               if (*separator == ',') {
+                       if (*(separator + 1) == 'C') {
+                               /* TODO: process ctrl-c */
+                               fileio_ctrl_c = true;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       LOG_DEBUG("File-I/O response, retcode: 0x%x, errno: 0x%x, ctrl-c: %s",
+                       fileio_retcode, fileio_errno, fileio_ctrl_c ? "true" : "false");
+
+       retval = target_gdb_fileio_end(target, fileio_retcode, fileio_errno, fileio_ctrl_c);
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+
+       /* After File-I/O ends, keep continue or step */
+       if (gdb_running_type == 'c')
+               retval = target_resume(target, 1, 0x0, 0, 0);
+       else if (gdb_running_type == 's')
+               retval = target_step(target, 1, 0x0, 0);
+       else
+               retval = ERROR_FAIL;
+
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+
+       return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
 static void gdb_log_callback(void *priv, const char *file, unsigned line,
@@ -1996,14 +3100,15 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
        /* Do not allocate this on the stack */
        static char gdb_packet_buffer[GDB_BUFFER_SIZE];
 
-       struct gdb_service *gdb_service = connection->service->priv;
-       struct target *target = gdb_service->target;
-       char *packet = gdb_packet_buffer;
+       struct target *target;
+       char const *packet = gdb_packet_buffer;
        int packet_size;
        int retval;
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_con = connection->priv;
        static int extended_protocol;
 
+       target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
+
        /* drain input buffer. If one of the packets fail, then an error
         * packet is replied, if applicable.
         *
@@ -2017,12 +3122,12 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
         */
        do {
                packet_size = GDB_BUFFER_SIZE-1;
-               retval = gdb_get_packet(connection, packet, &packet_size);
+               retval = gdb_get_packet(connection, gdb_packet_buffer, &packet_size);
                if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                        return retval;
 
                /* terminate with zero */
-               packet[packet_size] = 0;
+               gdb_packet_buffer[packet_size] = '\0';
 
                if (LOG_LEVEL_IS(LOG_LVL_DEBUG)) {
                        if (packet[0] == 'X') {
@@ -2160,8 +3265,10 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
                                                return retval;
                                        break;
                                case 'k':
-                                       if (extended_protocol != 0)
+                                       if (extended_protocol != 0) {
+                                               gdb_con->attached = false;
                                                break;
+                                       }
                                        gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
                                        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                                case '!':
@@ -2171,13 +3278,14 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
                                        break;
                                case 'R':
                                        /* handle extended restart packet */
-                                       breakpoint_clear_target(gdb_service->target);
-                                       watchpoint_clear_target(gdb_service->target);
+                                       breakpoint_clear_target(target);
+                                       watchpoint_clear_target(target);
                                        command_run_linef(connection->cmd_ctx, "ocd_gdb_restart %s",
                                                        target_name(target));
+                                       /* set connection as attached after reset */
+                                       gdb_con->attached = true;
                                        /*  info rtos parts */
                                        gdb_thread_packet(connection, packet, packet_size);
-                                       gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
                                        break;
 
                                case 'j':
@@ -2193,6 +3301,19 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
                                        gdb_write_smp_packet(connection, packet, packet_size);
                                        break;
 
+                               case 'F':
+                                       /* File-I/O extension */
+                                       /* After gdb uses host-side syscall to complete target file
+                                        * I/O, gdb sends host-side syscall return value to target
+                                        * by 'F' packet.
+                                        * The format of 'F' response packet is
+                                        * Fretcode,errno,Ctrl-C flag;call-specific attachment
+                                        */
+                                       gdb_con->frontend_state = TARGET_RUNNING;
+                                       log_add_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                                       gdb_fileio_response_packet(connection, packet, packet_size);
+                                       break;
+
                                default:
                                        /* ignore unknown packets */
                                        LOG_DEBUG("ignoring 0x%2.2x packet", packet[0]);
@@ -2207,7 +3328,12 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
 
                if (gdb_con->ctrl_c) {
                        if (target->state == TARGET_RUNNING) {
-                               retval = target_halt(target);
+                               struct target *t = target;
+                               if (target->rtos)
+                                       target->rtos->gdb_target_for_threadid(connection, target->rtos->current_threadid, &t);
+                               retval = target_halt(t);
+                               if (retval == ERROR_OK)
+                                       retval = target_poll(t);
                                if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                                        target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_HALT);
                                gdb_con->ctrl_c = 0;
@@ -2271,6 +3397,11 @@ static int gdb_target_start(struct target *target, const char *port)
 
 static int gdb_target_add_one(struct target *target)
 {
+       if (strcmp(gdb_port, "disabled") == 0) {
+               LOG_INFO("gdb port disabled");
+               return ERROR_OK;
+       }
+
        /*  one gdb instance per smp list */
        if ((target->smp) && (target->gdb_service))
                return ERROR_OK;
@@ -2284,8 +3415,14 @@ static int gdb_target_add_one(struct target *target)
                portnumber = strtol(gdb_port_next, &end, 0);
                if (!*end) {
                        if (parse_long(gdb_port_next, &portnumber) == ERROR_OK) {
-                               free((void *)gdb_port_next);
-                               gdb_port_next = alloc_printf("%d", portnumber+1);
+                               free(gdb_port_next);
+                               if (portnumber) {
+                                       gdb_port_next = alloc_printf("%d", portnumber+1);
+                               } else {
+                                       /* Don't increment if gdb_port is 0, since we're just
+                                        * trying to allocate an unused port. */
+                                       gdb_port_next = strdup("0");
+                               }
                        }
                }
        }
@@ -2294,6 +3431,11 @@ static int gdb_target_add_one(struct target *target)
 
 int gdb_target_add_all(struct target *target)
 {
+       if (strcmp(gdb_port, "disabled") == 0) {
+               LOG_INFO("gdb server disabled");
+               return ERROR_OK;
+       }
+
        if (NULL == target) {
                LOG_WARNING("gdb services need one or more targets defined");
                return ERROR_OK;
@@ -2331,7 +3473,7 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_gdb_port_command)
 {
        int retval = CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(server_pipe_command, &gdb_port);
        if (ERROR_OK == retval) {
-               free((void *)gdb_port_next);
+               free(gdb_port_next);
                gdb_port_next = strdup(gdb_port);
        }
        return retval;
@@ -2364,6 +3506,15 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_gdb_report_data_abort_command)
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_gdb_report_register_access_error)
+{
+       if (CMD_ARGC != 1)
+               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+
+       COMMAND_PARSE_ENABLE(CMD_ARGV[0], gdb_report_register_access_error);
+       return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
 /* gdb_breakpoint_override */
 COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_gdb_breakpoint_override_command)
 {
@@ -2388,6 +3539,59 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_gdb_breakpoint_override_command)
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_gdb_target_description_command)
+{
+       if (CMD_ARGC != 1)
+               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+
+       COMMAND_PARSE_ENABLE(CMD_ARGV[0], gdb_use_target_description);
+       return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
+COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_gdb_save_tdesc_command)
+{
+       char *tdesc;
+       uint32_t tdesc_length;
+       struct target *target = get_current_target(CMD_CTX);
+
+       int retval = gdb_generate_target_description(target, &tdesc);
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+               LOG_ERROR("Unable to Generate Target Description");
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+       }
+
+       tdesc_length = strlen(tdesc);
+
+       struct fileio *fileio;
+       size_t size_written;
+
+       char *tdesc_filename = alloc_printf("%s.xml", target_type_name(target));
+       if (tdesc_filename == NULL) {
+               retval = ERROR_FAIL;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       retval = fileio_open(&fileio, tdesc_filename, FILEIO_WRITE, FILEIO_TEXT);
+
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+               LOG_ERROR("Can't open %s for writing", tdesc_filename);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       retval = fileio_write(fileio, tdesc_length, tdesc, &size_written);
+
+       fileio_close(fileio);
+
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+               LOG_ERROR("Error while writing the tdesc file");
+
+out:
+       free(tdesc_filename);
+       free(tdesc);
+
+       return retval;
+}
+
 static const struct command_registration gdb_command_handlers[] = {
        {
                .name = "gdb_sync",
@@ -2406,7 +3610,7 @@ static const struct command_registration gdb_command_handlers[] = {
                        "server listens for the next port number after the "
                        "base port number specified. "
                        "No arguments reports GDB port. \"pipe\" means listen to stdin "
-                       "output to stdout, an integer is base port number, \"disable\" disables "
+                       "output to stdout, an integer is base port number, \"disabled\" disables "
                        "port. Any other string is are interpreted as named pipe to listen to. "
                        "Output pipe is the same name as input pipe, but with 'o' appended.",
                .usage = "[port_num]",
@@ -2432,6 +3636,13 @@ static const struct command_registration gdb_command_handlers[] = {
                .help = "enable or disable reporting data aborts",
                .usage = "('enable'|'disable')"
        },
+       {
+               .name = "gdb_report_register_access_error",
+               .handler = handle_gdb_report_register_access_error,
+               .mode = COMMAND_CONFIG,
+               .help = "enable or disable reporting register access errors",
+               .usage = "('enable'|'disable')"
+       },
        {
                .name = "gdb_breakpoint_override",
                .handler = handle_gdb_breakpoint_override_command,
@@ -2440,6 +3651,19 @@ static const struct command_registration gdb_command_handlers[] = {
                        "to be used by gdb 'break' commands.",
                .usage = "('hard'|'soft'|'disable')"
        },
+       {
+               .name = "gdb_target_description",
+               .handler = handle_gdb_target_description_command,
+               .mode = COMMAND_CONFIG,
+               .help = "enable or disable target description",
+               .usage = "('enable'|'disable')"
+       },
+       {
+               .name = "gdb_save_tdesc",
+               .handler = handle_gdb_save_tdesc_command,
+               .mode = COMMAND_EXEC,
+               .help = "Save the target description file",
+       },
        COMMAND_REGISTRATION_DONE
 };
 
@@ -2449,3 +3673,9 @@ int gdb_register_commands(struct command_context *cmd_ctx)
        gdb_port_next = strdup("3333");
        return register_commands(cmd_ctx, NULL, gdb_command_handlers);
 }
+
+void gdb_service_free(void)
+{
+       free(gdb_port);
+       free(gdb_port_next);
+}

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