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diff --git a/include/remote-sim.h b/include/remote-sim.h
index a4480b49c..b32f93fdd 100644
--- a/include/remote-sim.h
+++ b/include/remote-sim.h
@@ -211,7 +211,27 @@ int sim_store_register PARAMS ((SIM_DESC sd, int regno, unsigned char *buf, int
void sim_info PARAMS ((SIM_DESC sd, int verbose));
-/* Run (or resume) the simulated program. */
+/* Run (or resume) the simulated program.
+
+ STEP, when non-zero indicates that only a single simulator cycle
+ should be emulated.
+
+ SIGGNAL, if non-zero is a (HOST) SIGRC value indicating the type of
+ event (hardware interrupt, signal) to be delivered to the simulated
+ program.
+
+ Hardware simulator: If the SIGRC value returned by
+ sim_stop_reason() is passed back to the simulator via SIGGNAL then
+ the hardware simulator shall correctly deliver the hardware event
+ indicated by that signal. If a value of zero is passed in then the
+ simulation will continue as if there were no outstanding signal.
+ The effect of any other SIGGNAL value is is implementation
+ dependant.
+
+ Process simulator: If SIGRC is non-zero then the corresponding
+ signal is delivered to the simulated program and execution is then
+ continued. A zero SIGRC value indicates that the program should
+ continue as normal. */
void sim_resume PARAMS ((SIM_DESC sd, int step, int siggnal));
@@ -234,13 +254,13 @@ int sim_stop PARAMS ((SIM_DESC sd));
(SIGTRAP); a completed single step (SIGTRAP); an internal error
condition (SIGABRT); an illegal instruction (SIGILL); Access to an
undefined memory region (SIGSEGV); Mis-aligned memory access
- (SIGBUS).
+ (SIGBUS). For some signals information in addition to the signal
+ number may be retained by the simulator (e.g. offending address),
+ that information is not directly accessable via this interface.
- SIM_SIGNALLED: The program has stopped. The simulator has
- encountered target code that requires the (HOST) signal SIGRC to be
- delivered to the simulated program. Ex: `kill (getpid (),
- TARGET_SIGxxx)'. Where TARGET_SIGxxx has been translated into a
- host signal. FIXME: This is not always possible..
+ SIM_SIGNALLED: The program has been terminated by a signal. The
+ simulator has encountered target code that causes the the program
+ to exit with signal SIGRC.
SIM_RUNNING, SIM_POLLING: The return of one of these values
indicates a problem internal to the simulator. */
@@ -288,15 +308,27 @@ void sim_set_callbacks PARAMS ((struct host_callback_struct *));
void sim_size PARAMS ((int i));
-/* Run a simulation with tracing enabled.
+/* Single-step simulator with tracing enabled.
THIS PROCEDURE IS DEPRECIATED.
+ THIS PROCEDURE IS EVEN MORE DEPRECATED THAN SIM_SET_TRACE
GDB and NRUN do not use this interface.
- This procedure does not take a SIM_DESC argument as it is
- used before sim_open. */
+ This procedure returns: ``0'' indicating that the simulator should
+ be continued using sim_trace() calls; ``1'' indicating that the
+ simulation has finished. */
int sim_trace PARAMS ((SIM_DESC sd));
+/* Enable tracing.
+ THIS PROCEDURE IS DEPRECIATED.
+ GDB and NRUN do not use this interface.
+ This procedure returns: ``0'' indicating that the simulator should
+ be continued using sim_trace() calls; ``1'' indicating that the
+ simulation has finished. */
+
+void sim_set_trace PARAMS ((void));
+
+
/* Configure the size of the profile buffer.
THIS PROCEDURE IS DEPRECIATED.
GDB and NRUN do not use this interface.