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Clarify why to use progbuf to access FPRs/CSRs #1067

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions debugger_implementation.adoc
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Expand Up @@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ Write `mstatus` using abstract command:
[[deb:regprogbuf]]
===== Using Program Buffer

Abstract commands are used to exchange data with GPRs. Using this
mechanism, other registers can be accessed by moving their value
into/out of GPRs.
Abstract commands are only required to support GPR access. To access non-GPR
registers, the debugger can use the Program Buffer to move values to/from a GPR,
and then access the GPR value using an abstract command.

Write `mstatus` using program buffer:

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