Display contents of address @var{addr}, as
 32-bit words (@command{mdw}), 16-bit halfwords (@command{mdh}),
 or 8-bit bytes (@command{mdb}).
+When the current target has an MMU which is present and active,
+@var{addr} is interpreted as a virtual address.
+Otherwise, or if the optional @var{phys} flag is specified,
+@var{addr} is interpreted as a physical address.
 If @var{count} is specified, displays that many units.
-@var{phys} is an optional flag to indicate to use
-physical address and bypass MMU
 (If you want to manipulate the data instead of displaying it,
 see the @code{mem2array} primitives.)
 @end deffn
 @deffnx Command mwh [phys] addr halfword
 @deffnx Command mwb [phys] addr byte
 Writes the specified @var{word} (32 bits),
-@var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) pattern,
+@var{halfword} (16 bits), or @var{byte} (8-bit) value,
 at the specified address @var{addr}.
-@var{phys} is an optional flag to indicate to use
-physical address and bypass MMU
+When the current target has an MMU which is present and active,
+@var{addr} is interpreted as a virtual address.
+Otherwise, or if the optional @var{phys} flag is specified,
+@var{addr} is interpreted as a physical address.
 @end deffn
 
 
 
 
 int target_init(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
 {
-       target_t *target = all_targets;
+       struct target_s *target;
        int retval;
 
-       while (target)
-       {
+       for (target = all_targets; target; target = target->next) {
+               struct target_type_s *type = target->type;
+
                target_reset_examined(target);
                if (target->type->examine == NULL)
                {
                        return retval;
                }
 
-               /* Set up default functions if none are provided by target */
-               if (target->type->virt2phys == NULL)
-               {
-                       target->type->virt2phys = identity_virt2phys;
-               }
-
-               if (target->type->read_phys_memory == NULL)
-               {
-                       target->type->read_phys_memory = err_read_phys_memory;
-               }
-
-               if (target->type->write_phys_memory == NULL)
-               {
-                       target->type->write_phys_memory = err_write_phys_memory;
-               }
-
                /**
                 * @todo MCR/MRC are ARM-specific; don't require them in
                 * all targets, or for ARMs without coprocessors.
                target->type->run_algorithm_imp = target->type->run_algorithm;
                target->type->run_algorithm = target_run_algorithm_imp;
 
-               if (target->type->mmu == NULL)
-               {
-                       target->type->mmu = no_mmu;
+               /* Sanity-check MMU support ... stub in what we must, to help
+                * implement it in stages, but warn if we need to do so.
+                */
+               if (type->mmu) {
+                       if (type->write_phys_memory == NULL) {
+                               LOG_ERROR("type '%s' is missing %s",
+                                               type->name,
+                                               "write_phys_memory");
+                               type->write_phys_memory = err_write_phys_memory;
+                       }
+                       if (type->read_phys_memory == NULL) {
+                               LOG_ERROR("type '%s' is missing %s",
+                                               type->name,
+                                               "read_phys_memory");
+                               type->read_phys_memory = err_read_phys_memory;
+                       }
+                       if (type->virt2phys == NULL) {
+                               LOG_ERROR("type '%s' is missing %s",
+                                               type->name,
+                                               "virt2phys");
+                               type->virt2phys = identity_virt2phys;
+                       }
+
+               /* Make sure no-MMU targets all behave the same:  make no
+                * distinction between physical and virtual addresses, and
+                * ensure that virt2phys() is always an identity mapping.
+                */
+               } else {
+                       if (type->write_phys_memory
+                                       || type->read_phys_memory
+                                       || type->virt2phys)
+                               LOG_WARNING("type '%s' has broken MMU hooks",
+                                               type->name);
+
+                       type->mmu = no_mmu;
+                       type->write_phys_memory = type->write_memory;
+                       type->read_phys_memory = type->read_memory;
+                       type->virt2phys = identity_virt2phys;
                }
-               target = target->next;
        }
 
        if (all_targets)