Searched the archives and didn't see any mention of this not being supported.  And doing so appears to be supported as documented in ST's AN3155 App note.  I first tried the canned Ubuntu binary version 0.5, no dice.  Then pulled the git repo to build version 0.7, same result.  No screening of address was apparent in a quick check of the source for a read command and further suggests the device (STM32F103C8 -- likely a clone)  is returning an error from stm32_read_memory().  Before pursuing this further I figured I'd ask if this is a known issue without a resolution.  Reads of flash and internal bootrom work fine but attempts to access the SRAM fail.  Any clarity much appreciated.