openocd: fix SPDX tag format for files .c
[fw/openocd] / src / server / gdb_server.c
index a16b4ccbe901a4c5a0644baa566d41d906360fd1..d8dbc2c8b75df536e7d63396d8b7507ab332962a 100644 (file)
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2005 by Dominic Rath                                    *
  *   Dominic.Rath@gmx.de                                                   *
  *                                                                         *
  *   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     *
- *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
- *                                                                         *
- *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
- *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
- *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
- *   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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
  * found in most modern embedded processors.
  */
 
+enum gdb_output_flag {
+       /* GDB doesn't accept 'O' packets */
+       GDB_OUTPUT_NO,
+       /* GDB accepts 'O' packets */
+       GDB_OUTPUT_ALL,
+};
+
 struct target_desc_format {
        char *tdesc;
        uint32_t tdesc_length;
@@ -97,6 +93,8 @@ struct gdb_connection {
        struct target_desc_format target_desc;
        /* temporarily used for thread list support */
        char *thread_list;
+       /* flag to mask the output from gdb_log_callback() */
+       enum gdb_output_flag output_flag;
 };
 
 #if 0
@@ -227,6 +225,7 @@ 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) {
+                       LOG_DEBUG("GDB connection closed by the remote client");
                        gdb_con->closed = true;
                        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
                }
@@ -348,20 +347,26 @@ static int gdb_putback_char(struct connection *connection, int last_char)
 static int gdb_write(struct connection *connection, void *data, int len)
 {
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_con = connection->priv;
-       if (gdb_con->closed)
+       if (gdb_con->closed) {
+               LOG_DEBUG("GDB socket marked as closed, cannot write to it.");
                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
+       }
 
        if (connection_write(connection, data, len) == len)
                return ERROR_OK;
+
+       LOG_WARNING("Error writing to GDB socket. Dropping the connection.");
        gdb_con->closed = true;
        return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
 }
 
-static void gdb_log_incoming_packet(char *packet)
+static void gdb_log_incoming_packet(struct connection *connection, char *packet)
 {
        if (!LOG_LEVEL_IS(LOG_LVL_DEBUG))
                return;
 
+       struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
+
        /* Avoid dumping non-printable characters to the terminal */
        const unsigned packet_len = strlen(packet);
        const char *nonprint = find_nonprint_char(packet, packet_len);
@@ -375,25 +380,31 @@ static void gdb_log_incoming_packet(char *packet)
                if (packet_prefix_printable) {
                        const unsigned int prefix_len = colon - packet + 1;  /* + 1 to include the ':' */
                        const unsigned int payload_len = packet_len - prefix_len;
-                       LOG_DEBUG("received packet: %.*s<binary-data-%u-bytes>", prefix_len, packet, payload_len);
+                       LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "received packet: %.*s<binary-data-%u-bytes>", prefix_len,
+                               packet, payload_len);
                } else {
-                       LOG_DEBUG("received packet: <binary-data-%u-bytes>", packet_len);
+                       LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "received packet: <binary-data-%u-bytes>", packet_len);
                }
        } else {
                /* All chars printable, dump the packet as is */
-               LOG_DEBUG("received packet: %s", packet);
+               LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "received packet: %s", packet);
        }
 }
 
-static void gdb_log_outgoing_packet(char *packet_buf, unsigned int packet_len, unsigned char checksum)
+static void gdb_log_outgoing_packet(struct connection *connection, char *packet_buf,
+       unsigned int packet_len, unsigned char checksum)
 {
        if (!LOG_LEVEL_IS(LOG_LVL_DEBUG))
                return;
 
+       struct target *target = get_target_from_connection(connection);
+
        if (find_nonprint_char(packet_buf, packet_len))
-               LOG_DEBUG("sending packet: $<binary-data-%u-bytes>#%2.2x", packet_len, checksum);
+               LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "sending packet: $<binary-data-%u-bytes>#%2.2x",
+                       packet_len, checksum);
        else
-               LOG_DEBUG("sending packet: $%.*s#%2.2x'", packet_len, packet_buf, checksum);
+               LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "sending packet: $%.*s#%2.2x", packet_len, packet_buf,
+                       checksum);
 }
 
 static int gdb_put_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
@@ -436,7 +447,7 @@ static int gdb_put_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
 #endif
 
        while (1) {
-               gdb_log_outgoing_packet(buffer, len, my_checksum);
+               gdb_log_outgoing_packet(connection, buffer, len, my_checksum);
 
                char local_buffer[1024];
                local_buffer[0] = '$';
@@ -469,22 +480,27 @@ static int gdb_put_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
                if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                        return retval;
 
-               if (reply == '+')
+               if (reply == '+') {
+                       gdb_log_incoming_packet(connection, "+");
                        break;
-               else if (reply == '-') {
+               else if (reply == '-') {
                        /* Stop sending output packets for now */
-                       log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                       gdb_con->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_NO;
+                       gdb_log_incoming_packet(connection, "-");
                        LOG_WARNING("negative reply, retrying");
                } else if (reply == 0x3) {
                        gdb_con->ctrl_c = true;
+                       gdb_log_incoming_packet(connection, "<Ctrl-C>");
                        retval = gdb_get_char(connection, &reply);
                        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                                return retval;
-                       if (reply == '+')
+                       if (reply == '+') {
+                               gdb_log_incoming_packet(connection, "+");
                                break;
-                       else if (reply == '-') {
+                       else if (reply == '-') {
                                /* Stop sending output packets for now */
-                               log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                               gdb_con->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_NO;
+                               gdb_log_incoming_packet(connection, "-");
                                LOG_WARNING("negative reply, retrying");
                        } else if (reply == '$') {
                                LOG_ERROR("GDB missing ack(1) - assumed good");
@@ -661,6 +677,7 @@ static int gdb_get_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
                                case '$':
                                        break;
                                case '+':
+                                       gdb_log_incoming_packet(connection, "+");
                                        /* According to the GDB documentation
                                         * (https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/Packet-Acknowledgment.html):
                                         * "gdb sends a final `+` acknowledgment of the stub's `OK`
@@ -678,9 +695,11 @@ static int gdb_get_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
                                        }
                                        break;
                                case '-':
+                                       gdb_log_incoming_packet(connection, "-");
                                        LOG_WARNING("negative acknowledgment, but no packet pending");
                                        break;
                                case 0x3:
+                                       gdb_log_incoming_packet(connection, "<Ctrl-C>");
                                        gdb_con->ctrl_c = true;
                                        *len = 0;
                                        return ERROR_OK;
@@ -927,7 +946,7 @@ static void gdb_frontend_halted(struct target *target, struct connection *connec
         */
        if (gdb_connection->frontend_state == TARGET_RUNNING) {
                /* stop forwarding log packets! */
-               log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+               gdb_connection->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_NO;
 
                /* check fileio first */
                if (target_get_gdb_fileio_info(target, target->fileio_info) == ERROR_OK)
@@ -987,6 +1006,7 @@ static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
        gdb_connection->target_desc.tdesc = NULL;
        gdb_connection->target_desc.tdesc_length = 0;
        gdb_connection->thread_list = NULL;
+       gdb_connection->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_NO;
 
        /* send ACK to GDB for debug request */
        gdb_write(connection, "+", 1);
@@ -1001,16 +1021,19 @@ static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
        breakpoint_clear_target(target);
        watchpoint_clear_target(target);
 
-       /* remove the initial ACK from the incoming buffer */
+       /* Since version 3.95 (gdb-19990504), with the exclusion of 6.5~6.8, GDB
+        * sends an ACK at connection with the following comment in its source code:
+        * "Ack any packet which the remote side has already sent."
+        * LLDB does the same since the first gdb-remote implementation.
+        * Remove the initial ACK from the incoming buffer.
+        */
        retval = gdb_get_char(connection, &initial_ack);
        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                return retval;
 
-       /* FIX!!!??? would we actually ever receive a + here???
-        * Not observed.
-        */
        if (initial_ack != '+')
                gdb_putback_char(connection, initial_ack);
+
        target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_ATTACH);
 
        if (target->rtos) {
@@ -1068,6 +1091,8 @@ static int gdb_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
         * register callback to be informed about target events */
        target_register_event_callback(gdb_target_callback_event_handler, connection);
 
+       log_add_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1298,6 +1323,8 @@ static int gdb_set_registers_packet(struct connection *connection,
        packet_p = packet;
        for (i = 0; i < reg_list_size; i++) {
                uint8_t *bin_buf;
+               if (!reg_list[i] || !reg_list[i]->exist || reg_list[i]->hidden)
+                       continue;
                int chars = (DIV_ROUND_UP(reg_list[i]->size, 8) * 2);
 
                if (packet_p + chars > packet + packet_size)
@@ -1350,8 +1377,9 @@ static int gdb_get_register_packet(struct connection *connection,
        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                return gdb_error(connection, retval);
 
-       if (reg_list_size <= reg_num) {
-               LOG_ERROR("gdb requested a non-existing register");
+       if ((reg_list_size <= reg_num) || !reg_list[reg_num] ||
+               !reg_list[reg_num]->exist || reg_list[reg_num]->hidden) {
+               LOG_ERROR("gdb requested a non-existing register (reg_num=%d)", reg_num);
                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
        }
 
@@ -1412,8 +1440,9 @@ static int gdb_set_register_packet(struct connection *connection,
                return gdb_error(connection, retval);
        }
 
-       if (reg_list_size <= reg_num) {
-               LOG_ERROR("gdb requested a non-existing register");
+       if ((reg_list_size <= reg_num) || !reg_list[reg_num] ||
+               !reg_list[reg_num]->exist || reg_list[reg_num]->hidden) {
+               LOG_ERROR("gdb requested a non-existing register (reg_num=%d)", reg_num);
                free(bin_buf);
                free(reg_list);
                return ERROR_SERVER_REMOTE_CLOSED;
@@ -1745,7 +1774,10 @@ static int gdb_breakpoint_watchpoint_packet(struct connection *connection,
                case 1:
                        if (packet[0] == 'Z') {
                                retval = breakpoint_add(target, address, size, bp_type);
-                               if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+                               if (retval == ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) {
+                                       /* Send empty reply to report that breakpoints of this type are not supported */
+                                       gdb_put_packet(connection, "", 0);
+                               } else if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                                        retval = gdb_error(connection, retval);
                                        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                                                return retval;
@@ -1762,7 +1794,10 @@ static int gdb_breakpoint_watchpoint_packet(struct connection *connection,
                {
                        if (packet[0] == 'Z') {
                                retval = watchpoint_add(target, address, size, wp_type, 0, 0xffffffffu);
-                               if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
+                               if (retval == ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) {
+                                       /* Send empty reply to report that watchpoints of this type are not supported */
+                                       gdb_put_packet(connection, "", 0);
+                               } else if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                                        retval = gdb_error(connection, retval);
                                        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                                                return retval;
@@ -2251,6 +2286,122 @@ static int get_reg_features_list(struct target *target, char const **feature_lis
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+/* Create a register list that's the union of all the registers of the SMP
+ * group this target is in. If the target is not part of an SMP group, this
+ * returns the same as target_get_gdb_reg_list_noread().
+ */
+static int smp_reg_list_noread(struct target *target,
+               struct reg **combined_list[], int *combined_list_size,
+               enum target_register_class reg_class)
+{
+       if (!target->smp)
+               return target_get_gdb_reg_list_noread(target, combined_list,
+                               combined_list_size, REG_CLASS_ALL);
+
+       unsigned int combined_allocated = 256;
+       struct reg **local_list = malloc(combined_allocated * sizeof(struct reg *));
+       if (!local_list) {
+               LOG_ERROR("malloc(%zu) failed", combined_allocated * sizeof(struct reg *));
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+       }
+       unsigned int local_list_size = 0;
+
+       struct target_list *head;
+       foreach_smp_target(head, target->smp_targets) {
+               if (!target_was_examined(head->target))
+                       continue;
+
+               struct reg **reg_list = NULL;
+               int reg_list_size;
+               int result = target_get_gdb_reg_list_noread(head->target, &reg_list,
+                               &reg_list_size, reg_class);
+               if (result != ERROR_OK) {
+                       free(local_list);
+                       return result;
+               }
+               for (int i = 0; i < reg_list_size; i++) {
+                       bool found = false;
+                       struct reg *a = reg_list[i];
+                       if (a->exist) {
+                               /* Nested loop makes this O(n^2), but this entire function with
+                                * 5 RISC-V targets takes just 2ms on my computer. Fast enough
+                                * for me. */
+                               for (unsigned int j = 0; j < local_list_size; j++) {
+                                       struct reg *b = local_list[j];
+                                       if (!strcmp(a->name, b->name)) {
+                                               found = true;
+                                               if (a->size != b->size) {
+                                                       LOG_ERROR("SMP register %s is %d bits on one "
+                                                                       "target, but %d bits on another target.",
+                                                                       a->name, a->size, b->size);
+                                                       free(reg_list);
+                                                       free(local_list);
+                                                       return ERROR_FAIL;
+                                               }
+                                               break;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               if (!found) {
+                                       LOG_DEBUG("[%s] %s not found in combined list", target_name(target), a->name);
+                                       if (local_list_size >= combined_allocated) {
+                                               combined_allocated *= 2;
+                                               local_list = realloc(local_list, combined_allocated * sizeof(struct reg *));
+                                               if (!local_list) {
+                                                       LOG_ERROR("realloc(%zu) failed", combined_allocated * sizeof(struct reg *));
+                                                       return ERROR_FAIL;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       local_list[local_list_size] = a;
+                                       local_list_size++;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               free(reg_list);
+       }
+
+       if (local_list_size == 0) {
+               LOG_ERROR("Unable to get register list");
+               free(local_list);
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
+       }
+
+       /* Now warn the user about any registers that weren't found in every target. */
+       foreach_smp_target(head, target->smp_targets) {
+               if (!target_was_examined(head->target))
+                       continue;
+
+               struct reg **reg_list = NULL;
+               int reg_list_size;
+               int result = target_get_gdb_reg_list_noread(head->target, &reg_list,
+                               &reg_list_size, reg_class);
+               if (result != ERROR_OK) {
+                       free(local_list);
+                       return result;
+               }
+               for (unsigned int i = 0; i < local_list_size; i++) {
+                       bool found = false;
+                       struct reg *a = local_list[i];
+                       for (int j = 0; j < reg_list_size; j++) {
+                               struct reg *b = reg_list[j];
+                               if (b->exist && !strcmp(a->name, b->name)) {
+                                       found = true;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       if (!found) {
+                               LOG_WARNING("Register %s does not exist in %s, which is part of an SMP group where "
+                                           "this register does exist.",
+                                           a->name, target_name(head->target));
+                       }
+               }
+               free(reg_list);
+       }
+
+       *combined_list = local_list;
+       *combined_list_size = local_list_size;
+       return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
 static int gdb_generate_target_description(struct target *target, char **tdesc_out)
 {
        int retval = ERROR_OK;
@@ -2264,8 +2415,8 @@ static int gdb_generate_target_description(struct target *target, char **tdesc_o
        int size = 0;
 
 
-       retval = target_get_gdb_reg_list_noread(target, &reg_list,
-                       &reg_list_size, REG_CLASS_ALL);
+       retval = smp_reg_list_noread(target, &reg_list, &reg_list_size,
+                       REG_CLASS_ALL);
 
        if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
                LOG_ERROR("get register list failed");
@@ -2509,8 +2660,14 @@ static int gdb_generate_thread_list(struct target *target, char **thread_list_ou
                        if (!thread_detail->exists)
                                continue;
 
-                       xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
-                                  "<thread id=\"%" PRIx64 "\">", thread_detail->threadid);
+                       if (thread_detail->thread_name_str)
+                               xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
+                                          "<thread id=\"%" PRIx64 "\" name=\"%s\">",
+                                          thread_detail->threadid,
+                                          thread_detail->thread_name_str);
+                       else
+                               xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
+                                          "<thread id=\"%" PRIx64 "\">", thread_detail->threadid);
 
                        if (thread_detail->thread_name_str)
                                xml_printf(&retval, &thread_list, &pos, &size,
@@ -2592,22 +2749,75 @@ static int gdb_query_packet(struct connection *connection,
 
        if (strncmp(packet, "qRcmd,", 6) == 0) {
                if (packet_size > 6) {
+                       Jim_Interp *interp = cmd_ctx->interp;
                        char *cmd;
                        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);
+                       gdb_connection->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_ALL;
                        target_call_timer_callbacks_now();
                        /* some commands need to know the GDB connection, make note of current
                         * GDB connection. */
                        current_gdb_connection = gdb_connection;
-                       command_run_line(cmd_ctx, cmd);
+
+                       struct target *saved_target_override = cmd_ctx->current_target_override;
+                       cmd_ctx->current_target_override = NULL;
+
+                       struct command_context *old_context = Jim_GetAssocData(interp, "context");
+                       Jim_DeleteAssocData(interp, "context");
+                       int retval = Jim_SetAssocData(interp, "context", NULL, cmd_ctx);
+                       if (retval == JIM_OK) {
+                               retval = Jim_EvalObj(interp, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, cmd, -1));
+                               Jim_DeleteAssocData(interp, "context");
+                       }
+                       int inner_retval = Jim_SetAssocData(interp, "context", NULL, old_context);
+                       if (retval == JIM_OK)
+                               retval = inner_retval;
+
+                       cmd_ctx->current_target_override = saved_target_override;
+
                        current_gdb_connection = NULL;
                        target_call_timer_callbacks_now();
-                       log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                       gdb_connection->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_NO;
                        free(cmd);
+                       if (retval == JIM_RETURN)
+                               retval = interp->returnCode;
+                       int lenmsg;
+                       const char *cretmsg = Jim_GetString(Jim_GetResult(interp), &lenmsg);
+                       char *retmsg;
+                       if (lenmsg && cretmsg[lenmsg - 1] != '\n') {
+                               retmsg = alloc_printf("%s\n", cretmsg);
+                               lenmsg++;
+                       } else {
+                               retmsg = strdup(cretmsg);
+                       }
+                       if (!retmsg)
+                               return ERROR_GDB_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
+
+                       if (retval == JIM_OK) {
+                               if (lenmsg) {
+                                       char *hex_buffer = malloc(lenmsg * 2 + 1);
+                                       if (!hex_buffer) {
+                                               free(retmsg);
+                                               return ERROR_GDB_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
+                                       }
+
+                                       size_t pkt_len = hexify(hex_buffer, (const uint8_t *)retmsg, lenmsg,
+                                                                                       lenmsg * 2 + 1);
+                                       gdb_put_packet(connection, hex_buffer, pkt_len);
+                                       free(hex_buffer);
+                               } else {
+                                       gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
+                               }
+                       } else {
+                               if (lenmsg)
+                                       gdb_output_con(connection, retmsg);
+                               gdb_send_error(connection, retval);
+                       }
+                       free(retmsg);
+                       return ERROR_OK;
                }
                gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
                return ERROR_OK;
@@ -2755,6 +2965,11 @@ static int gdb_query_packet(struct connection *connection,
                gdb_connection->noack_mode = 1;
                gdb_put_packet(connection, "OK", 2);
                return ERROR_OK;
+       } else if (target->type->gdb_query_custom) {
+               char *buffer = NULL;
+               int ret = target->type->gdb_query_custom(target, packet, &buffer);
+               gdb_put_packet(connection, buffer, strlen(buffer));
+               return ret;
        }
 
        gdb_put_packet(connection, "", 0);
@@ -2787,7 +3002,7 @@ static bool gdb_handle_vcont_packet(struct connection *connection, const char *p
        if (parse[0] == 'c') {
                gdb_running_type = 'c';
                LOG_DEBUG("target %s continue", target_name(target));
-               log_add_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+               gdb_connection->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_ALL;
                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));
@@ -2815,128 +3030,127 @@ static bool gdb_handle_vcont_packet(struct connection *connection, const char *p
                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;
+               struct target *ct = target;
+               int current_pc = 1;
+               int64_t thread_id;
+               parse++;
+               packet_size--;
+               if (parse[0] == ':') {
                        char *endp;
-
-                       parse += 2;
-                       packet_size -= 2;
-
+                       parse++;
+                       packet_size--;
                        thread_id = strtoll(parse, &endp, 16);
                        if (endp) {
                                packet_size -= endp - parse;
                                parse = endp;
                        }
+               } else {
+                       thread_id = 0;
+               }
 
-                       if (target->rtos) {
-                               /* FIXME: why is this necessary? rtos state should be up-to-date here already! */
-                               rtos_update_threads(target);
+               if (target->rtos) {
+                       /* 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);
+                       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;
-                       }
+                       /*
+                        * 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] == ';') {
-                               ++parse;
-                               --packet_size;
+                       if (parse[0] == 'c') {
+                               parse += 1;
 
-                               if (parse[0] == 'c') {
+                               /* check if thread-id follows */
+                               if (parse[0] == ':') {
+                                       int64_t tid;
                                        parse += 1;
 
-                                       /* check if thread-id follows */
-                                       if (parse[0] == ':') {
-                                               int64_t tid;
-                                               parse += 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;*/
-                                               }
+                                       tid = strtoll(parse, NULL, 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);
+               LOG_DEBUG("target %s single-step thread %"PRIx64, target_name(ct), thread_id);
+               gdb_connection->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_ALL;
+               target_call_event_callbacks(ct, TARGET_EVENT_GDB_START);
 
-                               sig_reply_len = snprintf(sig_reply, sizeof(sig_reply),
-                                                                                "T05thread:%016"PRIx64";", thread_id);
+               /*
+                * 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];
 
-                               gdb_put_packet(connection, sig_reply, sig_reply_len);
-                               log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                       LOG_DEBUG("fake step thread %"PRIx64, thread_id);
 
-                               return true;
-                       }
+                       sig_reply_len = snprintf(sig_reply, sizeof(sig_reply),
+                                                                       "T05thread:%016"PRIx64";", thread_id);
 
-                       /* support for gdb_sync command */
-                       if (gdb_connection->sync) {
-                               gdb_connection->sync = false;
-                               if (ct->state == TARGET_HALTED) {
-                                       LOG_DEBUG("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;
-                       }
+                       gdb_put_packet(connection, sig_reply, sig_reply_len);
+                       gdb_connection->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_NO;
 
-                       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));
+                       return true;
+               }
 
-                       /* 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);
+               /* support for gdb_sync command */
+               if (gdb_connection->sync) {
+                       gdb_connection->sync = false;
+                       if (ct->state == TARGET_HALTED) {
+                               LOG_DEBUG("stepi ignored. GDB will now fetch the register state "
+                                                               "from the target.");
+                               gdb_sig_halted(connection);
+                               gdb_connection->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_NO;
                        } else
                                gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_RUNNING;
-               } else {
-                       LOG_ERROR("Unknown vCont packet");
-                       return false;
+                       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! */
+                       gdb_connection->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_NO;
+               } else
+                       gdb_connection->frontend_state = TARGET_RUNNING;
                return true;
        }
-
+       LOG_ERROR("Unknown vCont packet");
        return false;
 }
 
@@ -3257,6 +3471,10 @@ static void gdb_log_callback(void *priv, const char *file, unsigned line,
        struct connection *connection = priv;
        struct gdb_connection *gdb_con = connection->priv;
 
+       if (gdb_con->output_flag == GDB_OUTPUT_NO)
+               /* No out allowed */
+               return;
+
        if (gdb_con->busy) {
                /* do not reply this using the O packet */
                return;
@@ -3306,9 +3524,10 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
                /* terminate with zero */
                gdb_packet_buffer[packet_size] = '\0';
 
-               gdb_log_incoming_packet(gdb_packet_buffer);
-
                if (packet_size > 0) {
+
+                       gdb_log_incoming_packet(connection, gdb_packet_buffer);
+
                        retval = ERROR_OK;
                        switch (packet[0]) {
                                case 'T':       /* Is thread alive? */
@@ -3359,7 +3578,7 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
                                case 's':
                                {
                                        gdb_thread_packet(connection, packet, packet_size);
-                                       log_add_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                                       gdb_con->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_ALL;
 
                                        if (gdb_con->mem_write_error) {
                                                LOG_ERROR("Memory write failure!");
@@ -3402,7 +3621,7 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
                                                gdb_sig_halted(connection);
 
                                                /* stop forwarding log packets! */
-                                               log_remove_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                                               gdb_con->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_NO;
                                        } else {
                                                /* We're running/stepping, in which case we can
                                                 * forward log output until the target is halted
@@ -3453,12 +3672,14 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
                                        break;
 
                                case 'j':
+                                       /* DEPRECATED */
                                        /* packet supported only by smp target i.e cortex_a.c*/
                                        /* handle smp packet replying coreid played to gbd */
                                        gdb_read_smp_packet(connection, packet, packet_size);
                                        break;
 
                                case 'J':
+                                       /* DEPRECATED */
                                        /* packet supported only by smp target i.e cortex_a.c */
                                        /* handle smp packet setting coreid to be played at next
                                         * resume to gdb */
@@ -3474,7 +3695,7 @@ static int gdb_input_inner(struct connection *connection)
                                         * Fretcode,errno,Ctrl-C flag;call-specific attachment
                                         */
                                        gdb_con->frontend_state = TARGET_RUNNING;
-                                       log_add_callback(gdb_log_callback, connection);
+                                       gdb_con->output_flag = GDB_OUTPUT_ALL;
                                        gdb_fileio_response_packet(connection, packet, packet_size);
                                        break;
 
@@ -3527,6 +3748,37 @@ static int gdb_input(struct connection *connection)
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+static void gdb_keep_client_alive(struct connection *connection)
+{
+       struct gdb_connection *gdb_con = connection->priv;
+
+       if (gdb_con->busy) {
+               /* do not send packets, retry asap */
+               return;
+       }
+
+       switch (gdb_con->output_flag) {
+       case GDB_OUTPUT_NO:
+               /* no need for keep-alive */
+               break;
+       case GDB_OUTPUT_ALL:
+               /* send an empty O packet */
+               gdb_output_con(connection, "");
+               break;
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
+}
+
+static const struct service_driver gdb_service_driver = {
+       .name = "gdb",
+       .new_connection_during_keep_alive_handler = NULL,
+       .new_connection_handler = gdb_new_connection,
+       .input_handler = gdb_input,
+       .connection_closed_handler = gdb_connection_closed,
+       .keep_client_alive_handler = gdb_keep_client_alive,
+};
+
 static int gdb_target_start(struct target *target, const char *port)
 {
        struct gdb_service *gdb_service;
@@ -3543,19 +3795,14 @@ static int gdb_target_start(struct target *target, const char *port)
        gdb_service->core[1] = -1;
        target->gdb_service = gdb_service;
 
-       ret = add_service("gdb",
-                       port, target->gdb_max_connections, &gdb_new_connection, &gdb_input,
-                       &gdb_connection_closed, gdb_service);
+       ret = add_service(&gdb_service_driver, port, target->gdb_max_connections, gdb_service);
        /* initialize all targets gdb service with the same pointer */
        {
                struct target_list *head;
-               struct target *curr;
-               head = target->head;
-               while (head) {
-                       curr = head->target;
+               foreach_smp_target(head, target->smp_targets) {
+                       struct target *curr = head->target;
                        if (curr != target)
                                curr->gdb_service = gdb_service;
-                       head = head->next;
                }
        }
        return ret;