[Patch 06/11] Use the new wrapper routines to access debugregisters in process/thread code

[K.Prasad]

From: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

This patch enables the use of abstract debug registers in
process-handling routines.

[K.Prasad: Split-out from the bigger patch and minor changes following
           re-basing]

Signed-off-by: K.Prasad <prasad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h |    4 ---
 arch/x86/kernel/process.c        |   23 ++++-------------
 arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c     |   31 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c     |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

Index: arch/x86/kernel/process.c
===================================================================
--- arch/x86/kernel/process.c.orig	2009-04-01 20:53:43.000000000 +0530
+++ arch/x86/kernel/process.c	2009-04-01 20:54:39.000000000 +0530
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/i387.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
+#include <asm/hw_breakpoint.h>
 
 unsigned long idle_halt;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_halt);
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@
 		put_cpu();
 		kfree(bp);
 	}
+	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(me, TIF_DEBUG)))
+		flush_thread_hw_breakpoint(me);
 
 	ds_exit_thread(current);
 }
@@ -103,14 +107,9 @@
 	}
 #endif
 
-	clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_DEBUG);
+	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_DEBUG)))
+		flush_thread_hw_breakpoint(tsk);
 
-	tsk->thread.debugreg0 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg1 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg2 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg3 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg6 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg7 = 0;
 	memset(tsk->thread.tls_array, 0, sizeof(tsk->thread.tls_array));
 	/*
 	 * Forget coprocessor state..
@@ -192,16 +191,6 @@
 	else if (next->debugctlmsr != prev->debugctlmsr)
 		update_debugctlmsr(next->debugctlmsr);
 
-	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(next_p, TIF_DEBUG)) {
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg0, 0);
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg1, 1);
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg2, 2);
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg3, 3);
-		/* no 4 and 5 */
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg6, 6);
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg7, 7);
-	}
-
 	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(prev_p, TIF_NOTSC) ^
 	    test_tsk_thread_flag(next_p, TIF_NOTSC)) {
 		/* prev and next are different */
Index: arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
===================================================================
--- arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c.orig	2009-04-01 20:53:43.000000000 +0530
+++ arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c	2009-04-01 20:54:39.000000000 +0530
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 #include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/syscalls.h>
 #include <asm/ds.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
+#include <asm/hw_breakpoint.h>
 
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void) __asm__("ret_from_fork");
 
@@ -265,7 +267,14 @@
 
 	task_user_gs(p) = get_user_gs(regs);
 
+	p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr = NULL;
+
 	tsk = current;
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_DEBUG)))
+		if (copy_thread_hw_breakpoint(tsk, p, clone_flags))
+			goto out;
+
 	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_IO_BITMAP))) {
 		p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr = kmemdup(tsk->thread.io_bitmap_ptr,
 						IO_BITMAP_BYTES, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -285,10 +294,13 @@
 		err = do_set_thread_area(p, -1,
 			(struct user_desc __user *)childregs->si, 0);
 
+out:
 	if (err && p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr) {
 		kfree(p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr);
 		p->thread.io_bitmap_max = 0;
 	}
+	if (err)
+		flush_thread_hw_breakpoint(p);
 
 	ds_copy_thread(p, current);
 
@@ -426,6 +438,25 @@
 		lazy_load_gs(next->gs);
 
 	percpu_write(current_task, next_p);
+	/*
+	 * There's a problem with moving the switch_to_thread_hw_breakpoint()
+	 * call before current is updated.  Suppose a kernel breakpoint is
+	 * triggered in between the two.  The hw-breakpoint handler will see
+	 * that current is different from the task pointer stored in
+	 * last_debugged_task, so it will think the task pointer is leftover
+	 * from an old task (lazy switching) and will erase it. Then until the
+	 * next context switch, no user-breakpoints will be installed.
+	 *
+	 * The real problem is that it's impossible to update both current and
+	 * last_debugged_task at the same instant, so there will always be a
+	 * window in which they disagree and a breakpoint might get triggered.
+	 * Since we use lazy switching, we are forced to assume that a
+	 * disagreement means that current is correct and last_debugged_task is
+	 * old.  But if you move the code above then you'll create a window in
+	 * which current is old and last_debugged_task is correct.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(next_p, TIF_DEBUG)))
+		switch_to_thread_hw_breakpoint(next_p);
 
 	return prev_p;
 }
Index: arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
===================================================================
--- arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c.orig	2009-04-01 20:53:43.000000000 +0530
+++ arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c	2009-04-01 20:54:39.000000000 +0530
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 #include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/syscalls.h>
 #include <asm/ds.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
+#include <asm/hw_breakpoint.h>
 
 asmlinkage extern void ret_from_fork(void);
 
@@ -248,6 +250,8 @@
 			BUG();
 		}
 	}
+	if (unlikely(dead_task->thread.debugreg7))
+		flush_thread_hw_breakpoint(dead_task);
 }
 
 static inline void set_32bit_tls(struct task_struct *t, int tls, u32 addr)
@@ -303,12 +307,18 @@
 
 	p->thread.fs = me->thread.fs;
 	p->thread.gs = me->thread.gs;
+	p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr = NULL;
 
 	savesegment(gs, p->thread.gsindex);
 	savesegment(fs, p->thread.fsindex);
 	savesegment(es, p->thread.es);
 	savesegment(ds, p->thread.ds);
 
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(me, TIF_DEBUG)))
+		if (copy_thread_hw_breakpoint(me, p, clone_flags))
+			goto out;
+
 	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(me, TIF_IO_BITMAP))) {
 		p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr = kmalloc(IO_BITMAP_BYTES, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr) {
@@ -346,6 +356,9 @@
 		kfree(p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr);
 		p->thread.io_bitmap_max = 0;
 	}
+	if (err)
+		flush_thread_hw_breakpoint(p);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -491,6 +504,26 @@
 	 */
 	if (tsk_used_math(next_p) && next_p->fpu_counter > 5)
 		math_state_restore();
+	/*
+	 * There's a problem with moving the switch_to_thread_hw_breakpoint()
+	 * call before current is updated.  Suppose a kernel breakpoint is
+	 * triggered in between the two.  The hw-breakpoint handler will see
+	 * that current is different from the task pointer stored in
+	 * last_debugged_task, so it will think the task pointer is leftover
+	 * from an old task (lazy switching) and will erase it. Then until the
+	 * next context switch, no user-breakpoints will be installed.
+	 *
+	 * The real problem is that it's impossible to update both current and
+	 * last_debugged_task at the same instant, so there will always be a
+	 * window in which they disagree and a breakpoint might get triggered.
+	 * Since we use lazy switching, we are forced to assume that a
+	 * disagreement means that current is correct and last_debugged_task is
+	 * old.  But if you move the code above then you'll create a window in
+	 * which current is old and last_debugged_task is correct.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(next_p, TIF_DEBUG)))
+		switch_to_thread_hw_breakpoint(next_p);
+
 	return prev_p;
 }
 
Index: arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
===================================================================
--- arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h.orig	2009-04-01 20:53:46.000000000 +0530
+++ arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h	2009-04-01 20:54:39.000000000 +0530
@@ -426,10 +426,6 @@
 	unsigned long		fs;
 	unsigned long		gs;
 	/* Hardware debugging registers: */
-	unsigned long		debugreg0;
-	unsigned long		debugreg1;
-	unsigned long		debugreg2;
-	unsigned long		debugreg3;
 	unsigned long		debugreg[HB_NUM];
 	unsigned long		debugreg6;
 	unsigned long		debugreg7;

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