Re: [hatari-devel] Error dialog needs cold reset button

[Nicolas Pomarède <npomarede@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 09/03/2015 19:36, Eero Tamminen a écrit :

> > > I think a message "exception during exception, cpu is halted, press OK
> > > to reset"
>
> No option to continue debugging the crash?

Hi

yes, it's true we can add this possibility.
So, the message could be "exception during exception, cpu is halted" 
with 2 buttons "reset" and "continue".
"reset" : see below
"continue" : don't do anything, go back to emulation and let the user 
decide to press alt+r or alt+c to reset, or alt+pause to call the debugger.

> Is it safe to call Reset_Cold() that deep in emulation?
>
> In all other cases, calling the reset functions happens during VBL, from SDL
> input processing.

I don't think it gives problem to call Reset() outside of the main input 
loop (although I didn't try it). But we should call Reset_Warm() in 
fact, as on a real STF you would likely press the reset button, which 
does a warm, not cold, reset.

You can modify old cpu core if you like, if it's OK I will add the 
changes to WinUAE's cpu (which has a different/better "halt" state)

Nicolas