This gdb plugin makes viewing MCU register contents from gdb easier and more convenient. Originally targeted at STM32 microcontrollers. Uses xml register definition files. May require appropriate debugger probe support for the intended target.
From gdb, first load the plugin, then load the desired definitions xml, and finally show register contents:
(gdb) source /path/to/gdb-regview.py
(gdb) regview load /path/to/definitions.xml
(gdb) regview show REGISTER_NAME
Tab completion is enabled for register names. One may wish to automatically load the plugin and register definitions using a .gdbinit file.
Register definitions use the format defined by the Eclipse Embedded Systems Register View (http://sourceforge.net/projects/embsysregview/). In fact, it is recommended to use the register definition xml files included in this project.
A sample of STM32 register definitions are included in the ./defs directory. The complete collection is available here: http://sourceforge.net/p/embsysregview/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/org.eclipse.cdt.embsysregview.data/data/
In order to make accessing registers for groups of peripherals, the register name is modified compared to how it is available in the embsysregview xml files. Rather than periph_registername, the registers are referenced as registergroup_registername.
For example, on an STM32, there are several ADCs: ADC1, ADC2, etc. Each ADC has an ADC_CR register, which will be referenced as ADC1_CR (which is closer to the representation in the datasheet/reference manual).