Hi,
In Atari terms, they basically created a trap-based memory protection framework where one would specify start address, end address and the type of access allowed. There are also other enhancements like m68k-controlled fast-forward mode/boot.
It wouldn't be the first time someone hacked Hatari with some trap-based debug abilities so I'm wondering what are the chances Hatari could get features like that in upstream? :)
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