I'm new with IDA. Say I have a variable which is created in some function and it is argument to other functions.
My question is how to monitor this variable? In monitor I mean is there any way to set some kind of breakpoint and stop execution every time something is written or read from this variable? Or somehow trace the read/write operation on it? thanks.
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What CPU target? Follow up question is whether there is an IDA debugger option for it. I have been looking at similar for a target without an IDA debugger. I have called an instruction set simulator dll from IDA Python, but hit performance problems early on with Python so need to write a plug in. – John Banks Aug 27 '17 at 16:25
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@JohnBanks: post your own question, don't hijack others' questions for your issues. – Igor Skochinsky♦ Aug 27 '17 at 17:30
Depending on the architecture and the debugger backend selected, you should be able to use a hardware breakpoint to monitor reads and/or writes to a specific memory location. See Breakpoint Options for more details.
answered Aug 27 '17 at 17:29
