ARM Instruction Reference

4.8.4BKPT

Breakpoint.

Syntax

BKPT immed_16

where:

immed_16 is an expression evaluating to an integer in the range 0-65535 (a 16-bit integer). immed_16 is ignored by ARM hardware, but can be used by a debugger to store additional information about the breakpoint.

Usage

The BKPT instruction causes the processor to enter Debug mode. Debug tools can use this to investigate system state when the instruction at a particular address is reached.

Architectures

This instruction is available in ARM architecture versions 5 and above.

Examples

BKPT 0xF02C

BKPT 640

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