+/* Allocate a dummy location and add it to B, which must be a software
+ watchpoint. This is required because even if a software watchpoint
+ is not watching any memory, bpstat_stop_status requires a location
+ to be able to report stops. */
+
+static void
+software_watchpoint_add_no_memory_location (struct breakpoint *b,
+ struct program_space *pspace)
+{
+ gdb_assert (b->type == bp_watchpoint && b->loc == NULL);
+
+ b->loc = allocate_bp_location (b);
+ b->loc->pspace = pspace;
+ b->loc->address = -1;
+ b->loc->length = -1;
+}
+
+/* Returns true if B is a software watchpoint that is not watching any
+ memory (e.g., "watch $pc"). */
+
+static int
+is_no_memory_software_watchpoint (struct breakpoint *b)
+{
+ return (b->type == bp_watchpoint
+ && b->loc != NULL
+ && b->loc->next == NULL
+ && b->loc->address == -1
+ && b->loc->length == -1);
+}
+