Re: [PATCH V4 7/8] powerpc, ptrace: Enable support for miscellaneous debug registers

From: Anshuman Khandual
Date: Thu Nov 13 2014 - 04:45:51 EST


On 11/11/2014 10:56 AM, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> This patch enables get and set of miscellaneous debug registers through
> ptrace PTRACE_GETREGSET-PTRACE_SETREGSET interface by implementing new
> powerpc specific register set REGSET_MISC support corresponding to the
> new ELF core note NT_PPC_MISC added previously in this regard.

Right now this one does not compile for "ppc64e_defconfig" and
"pmac32_defconfig" config options. The patch below will fix it
and would be part of next revision.

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
index 61a2581..be566eb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -1326,6 +1326,7 @@ static int tm_cvmx_set(struct task_struct *target,
}
#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM */

+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
/*
* get_misc_dbg
*
@@ -1339,6 +1340,9 @@ static int tm_cvmx_set(struct task_struct *target,
* unsigned long ppr;
* unsigned long tar;
* };
+ *
+ * The data element 'tar' will be valid only if the
+ * kernel has CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64 config option enabled.
*/
static int get_misc_dbg(struct task_struct *target,
const struct user_regset *regset, unsigned int pos,
@@ -1348,7 +1352,10 @@ static int get_misc_dbg(struct task_struct *target,

/* Build test */
BUILD_BUG_ON(TSO(dscr) + 2 * sizeof(unsigned long) != TSO(ppr));
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
BUILD_BUG_ON(TSO(ppr) + sizeof(unsigned long) != TSO(tar));
+#endif

/* DSCR register */
ret = user_regset_copyout(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
@@ -1362,12 +1369,14 @@ static int get_misc_dbg(struct task_struct *target,
sizeof(unsigned long),
2 * sizeof(unsigned long));

+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
/* TAR register */
if (!ret)
ret = user_regset_copyout(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
&target->thread.tar,
2 * sizeof(unsigned long),
3 * sizeof(unsigned long));
+#endif
return ret;
}

@@ -1384,6 +1393,9 @@ static int get_misc_dbg(struct task_struct *target,
* unsigned long ppr;
* unsigned long tar;
* };
+ *
+ * The data element 'tar' will be valid only if the
+ * kernel has CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64 config option enabled.
*/
static int set_misc_dbg(struct task_struct *target,
const struct user_regset *regset, unsigned int pos,
@@ -1394,7 +1406,10 @@ static int set_misc_dbg(struct task_struct *target,

/* Build test */
BUILD_BUG_ON(TSO(dscr) + 2 * sizeof(unsigned long) != TSO(ppr));
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
BUILD_BUG_ON(TSO(ppr) + sizeof(unsigned long) != TSO(tar));
+#endif

/* DSCR register */
ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
@@ -1407,15 +1422,17 @@ static int set_misc_dbg(struct task_struct *target,
&target->thread.ppr,
sizeof(unsigned long),
2 * sizeof(unsigned long));
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
/* TAR register */
if (!ret)
ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
&target->thread.tar,
2 * sizeof(unsigned long),
3 * sizeof(unsigned long));
+#endif
return ret;
}
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */

/*
* These are our native regset flavors.
@@ -1438,7 +1455,9 @@ enum powerpc_regset {
REGSET_TM_CFPR, /* TM checkpointed FPR registers */
REGSET_TM_CVMX, /* TM checkpointed VMX registers */
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
REGSET_MISC /* Miscellaneous debug registers */
+#endif
};

static const struct user_regset native_regsets[] = {
@@ -1495,11 +1514,13 @@ static const struct user_regset native_regsets[] = {
.active = tm_cvmx_active, .get = tm_cvmx_get, .set = tm_cvmx_set
},
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
[REGSET_MISC] = {
.core_note_type = NT_PPC_MISC, .n = ELF_NMISCREG,
.size = sizeof(u64), .align = sizeof(u64),
.get = get_misc_dbg, .set = set_misc_dbg
},
+#endif
};

static const struct user_regset_view user_ppc_native_view = {

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