@*Translate a virtual address to a physical address. 
 @end itemize
 
+@subsection CORTEX_M3 specific commands
+@cindex CORTEX_M3 specific commands
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item @b{cortex_m3 maskisr} <@var{on}|@var{off}>
+@cindex cortex_m3 maskisr
+@*Enable masking (disabling) interrupts during target step/resume.
+@end itemize
+
 @page
 @section Debug commands
 @cindex Debug commands
 
 
 /* cli handling */
 int cortex_m3_register_commands(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx);
+int handle_cortex_m3_mask_interrupts_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
 
 /* forward declarations */
 void cortex_m3_enable_breakpoints(struct target_s *target);
 int cortex_m3_register_commands(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
 {
        int retval;
+       command_t *cortex_m3_cmd;
        
        retval = armv7m_register_commands(cmd_ctx);
        
+       cortex_m3_cmd = register_command(cmd_ctx, NULL, "cortex_m3", NULL, COMMAND_ANY, "cortex_m3 specific commands");         
+       register_command(cmd_ctx, cortex_m3_cmd, "maskisr", handle_cortex_m3_mask_interrupts_command, COMMAND_EXEC, "mask cortex_m3 interrupts ['on'|'off']");
+       
        return retval;
 }
+
+int handle_cortex_m3_mask_interrupts_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+{
+       target_t *target = get_current_target(cmd_ctx);
+       armv7m_common_t *armv7m = target->arch_info;
+       cortex_m3_common_t *cortex_m3 = armv7m->arch_info;
+               
+       if (target->state != TARGET_HALTED)
+       {
+               command_print(cmd_ctx, "target must be stopped for \"%s\" command", cmd);
+               return ERROR_OK;
+       }
+       
+       if (argc > 0)
+       {
+               if (!strcmp(args[0], "on"))
+               {
+                       cortex_m3_write_debug_halt_mask(target, C_HALT|C_MASKINTS, 0);
+               }
+               else if (!strcmp(args[0], "off"))
+               {
+                       cortex_m3_write_debug_halt_mask(target, C_HALT, C_MASKINTS);
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "usage: cortex_m3 maskisr ['on'|'off']");
+               }
+       }
+       
+       command_print(cmd_ctx, "cortex_m3 interrupt mask %s",
+                       (cortex_m3->dcb_dhcsr & C_MASKINTS) ? "on" : "off");
+       
+       return ERROR_OK;
+}