Move the documentation for the "poll" command up with

other server configuration.  Explain what it's about;
reference the related "$target_name curstate" method.

Update "poll" output to report whether background polling
is enabled or not.

Also fix a small typo; PC's have "complementary" tools.
Some have also "complimentary" ones; but not all.


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@ -1302,6 +1302,67 @@ The default behaviour is @option{disable};
use @option{enable} see these errors reported.
@end deffn
@anchor{Event Polling}
@section Event Polling
Hardware debuggers are parts of asynchronous systems,
where significant events can happen at any time.
The OpenOCD server needs to detect some of these events,
so it can report them to through TCL command line
or to GDB.
Examples of such events include:
@itemize
@item One of the targets can stop running ... maybe it triggers
a code breakpoint or data watchpoint, or halts itself.
@item Messages may be sent over ``debug message'' channels ... many
targets support such messages sent over JTAG,
for receipt by the person debugging or tools.
@item Loss of power ... some adapters can detect these events.
@item Resets not issued through JTAG ... such reset sources
can include button presses or other system hardware, sometimes
including the target itself (perhaps through a watchdog).
@item Debug instrumentation sometimes supports event triggering
such as ``trace buffer full'' (so it can quickly be emptied)
or other signals (to correlate with code behavior).
@end itemize
None of those events are signaled through standard JTAG signals.
However, most conventions for JTAG connectors include voltage
level and system reset (SRST) signal detection.
Some connectors also include instrumentation signals, which
can imply events when those signals are inputs.
In general, OpenOCD needs to periodically check for those events,
either by looking at the status of signals on the JTAG connector
or by sending synchronous ``tell me your status'' JTAG requests
to the various active targets.
There is a command to manage and monitor that polling,
which is normally done in the background.
@deffn Command poll [@option{on}|@option{off}]
Poll the current target for its current state.
(Also, @pxref{target curstate}.)
If that target is in debug mode, architecture
specific information about the current state is printed.
An optional parameter
allows background polling to be enabled and disabled.
You could use this from the TCL command shell, or
from GDB using @command{monitor poll} command.
@example
> poll
background polling: on
target state: halted
target halted in ARM state due to debug-request, \
current mode: Supervisor
cpsr: 0x800000d3 pc: 0x11081bfc
MMU: disabled, D-Cache: disabled, I-Cache: enabled
>
@end example
@end deffn
@node Interface - Dongle Configuration
@chapter Interface - Dongle Configuration
JTAG Adapters/Interfaces/Dongles are normally configured
@ -2492,12 +2553,14 @@ for @{ set x 0 @} @{ $x < [target count] @} @{ incr x @} @{
@end example
@end deffn
@anchor{target curstate}
@deffn Command {$target_name curstate}
Displays the current target state:
@code{debug-running},
@code{halted},
@code{reset},
@code{running}, or @code{unknown}.
(Also, @pxref{Event Polling}.)
@end deffn
@deffn Command {$target_name eventlist}
@ -3769,23 +3832,6 @@ Debug and trace infrastructure:
@end example
@end deffn
@deffn Command poll [@option{on}|@option{off}]
Poll the current target for its current state.
If that target is in debug mode, architecture
specific information about the current state is printed. An optional parameter
allows continuous polling to be enabled and disabled.
@example
> poll
target state: halted
target halted in ARM state due to debug-request, \
current mode: Supervisor
cpsr: 0x800000d3 pc: 0x11081bfc
MMU: disabled, D-Cache: disabled, I-Cache: enabled
>
@end example
@end deffn
@deffn Command halt [ms]
@deffnx Command wait_halt [ms]
The @command{halt} command first sends a halt request to the target,
@ -3843,7 +3889,7 @@ state.
These commands are available when
OpenOCD is built with @option{--enable-ioutil}.
They are mainly useful on embedded targets;
PC type hosts have complimentary tools.
PC type hosts have complementary tools.
@emph{Note:} there are several more such commands.

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@ -1770,6 +1770,8 @@ static int handle_poll_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, cha
if (argc == 0)
{
command_print(cmd_ctx, "background polling: %s",
target_continous_poll ? "on" : "off");
if ((retval = target_poll(target)) != ERROR_OK)
return retval;
if ((retval = target_arch_state(target)) != ERROR_OK)