[PATCH 01/27] ptrace: arch_has_single_step

From: Roland McGrath
Date: Sun Nov 25 2007 - 16:55:59 EST


This defines the new macro arch_has_single_step() in linux/ptrace.h, a
default for when asm/ptrace.h does not define it. It declares the new
user_enable_single_step and user_disable_single_step functions.
This is not used yet, but paves the way to harmonize on this interface
for the arch-specific calls on all machines.

Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/ptrace.h | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h
index ae8146a..a6effc8 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -128,6 +128,52 @@ int generic_ptrace_pokedata(struct task_struct *tsk, long addr, long data);
#define force_successful_syscall_return() do { } while (0)
#endif

+/*
+ * <asm/ptrace.h> should define the following things inside #ifdef __KERNEL__.
+ *
+ * These do-nothing inlines are used when the arch does not
+ * implement single-step. The kerneldoc comments are here
+ * to document the interface for all arch definitions.
+ */
+
+#ifndef arch_has_single_step
+/**
+ * arch_has_single_step - does this CPU support user-mode single-step?
+ *
+ * If this is defined, then there must be function declarations or
+ * inlines for user_enable_single_step() and user_disable_single_step().
+ * arch_has_single_step() should evaluate to nonzero iff the machine
+ * supports instruction single-step for user mode.
+ * It can be a constant or it can test a CPU feature bit.
+ */
+#define arch_has_single_step() (0)
+
+/**
+ * user_enable_single_step - single-step in user-mode task
+ * @task: either current or a task stopped in %TASK_TRACED
+ *
+ * This can only be called when arch_has_single_step() has returned nonzero.
+ * Set @task so that when it returns to user mode, it will trap after the
+ * next single instruction executes.
+ */
+static inline void user_enable_single_step(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+ BUG(); /* This can never be called. */
+}
+
+/**
+ * user_disable_single_step - cancel user-mode single-step
+ * @task: either current or a task stopped in %TASK_TRACED
+ *
+ * Clear @task of the effects of user_enable_single_step(). This can
+ * be called whether or not user_enable_single_step() was ever called
+ * on @task, and even if arch_has_single_step() returned zero.
+ */
+static inline void user_disable_single_step(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+}
+#endif /* arch_has_single_step */
+
#endif

#endif
--
1.5.3.4

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