| Index: gdb/mem-break.c | 
| diff --git a/gdb/mem-break.c b/gdb/mem-break.c | 
| index 7d0e3f1b3cc27938b3094babebe4fe860ee35da2..bd34fb2df1499fd60b1f9c22570b15429f6af291 100644 | 
| --- a/gdb/mem-break.c | 
| +++ b/gdb/mem-break.c | 
| @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ | 
| #include "breakpoint.h" | 
| #include "inferior.h" | 
| #include "target.h" | 
| +#include "gdb_string.h" | 
|  | 
|  | 
| /* Insert a breakpoint on targets that don't have any better | 
| @@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ default_memory_insert_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, | 
| { | 
| int val; | 
| const unsigned char *bp; | 
| +  gdb_byte *readbuf; | 
|  | 
| /* Determine appropriate breakpoint contents and size for this address.  */ | 
| bp = gdbarch_breakpoint_from_pc | 
| @@ -53,15 +55,18 @@ default_memory_insert_breakpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, | 
| if (bp == NULL) | 
| error (_("Software breakpoints not implemented for this target.")); | 
|  | 
| -  /* Save the memory contents.  */ | 
| +  /* Save the memory contents in the shadow_contents buffer and then | 
| +     write the breakpoint instruction.  */ | 
| bp_tgt->shadow_len = bp_tgt->placed_size; | 
| -  val = target_read_memory (bp_tgt->placed_address, bp_tgt->shadow_contents, | 
| +  readbuf = alloca (bp_tgt->placed_size); | 
| +  val = target_read_memory (bp_tgt->placed_address, readbuf, | 
| bp_tgt->placed_size); | 
| - | 
| -  /* Write the breakpoint.  */ | 
| if (val == 0) | 
| -    val = target_write_raw_memory (bp_tgt->placed_address, bp, | 
| -				   bp_tgt->placed_size); | 
| +    { | 
| +      memcpy (bp_tgt->shadow_contents, readbuf, bp_tgt->placed_size); | 
| +      val = target_write_raw_memory (bp_tgt->placed_address, bp, | 
| +				     bp_tgt->placed_size); | 
| +    } | 
|  | 
| return val; | 
| } | 
|  |