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SubjectRe: [RFC 6/8] ARM64: Handle TRAP_HWBRKPT for user mode as well


On Thursday 08 January 2015 10:31 PM, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 02, 2015 at 06:05:23PM +0000, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>> Let me repeat once again that I know absolutely nothing about arm* ;)
>>
>> On 12/31, Pratyush Anand wrote:
>>>
>>> uprobe registers a handler at step_hook. So, single_step_handler now
>>> checks for user mode as well if there is a valid hook.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Pratyush Anand <panand@redhat.com>
>>> ---
>>> arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c | 6 +++---
>>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
>>> index b056369fd47d..2676b8655241 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
>>> @@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ static int single_step_handler(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
>>> if (!reinstall_suspended_bps(regs))
>>> return 0;
>>>
>>> + if (call_step_hook(regs, esr) == DBG_HOOK_HANDLED)
>>> + return 0;
>>> +
>>> if (user_mode(regs)) {
>>> info.si_signo = SIGTRAP;
>>> info.si_errno = 0;
>>> @@ -251,9 +254,6 @@ static int single_step_handler(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
>>> */
>>> user_rewind_single_step(current);
>>> } else {
>>> - if (call_step_hook(regs, esr) == DBG_HOOK_HANDLED)
>>> - return 0;
>>> -
>>
>> Agreed, we need something like this change...
>>
>> But did you verify that it can't break other users of register_step_hook() ?
>> The current handlers do not check user_mode() == F, they assume that they
>> can't be called otherwise.
>>
>> If this all is correct, please explain why in the changelog.
>
> I think you're right, and kgdb will need fixing with this change.

OK, I will fix kgdb too when I will send next revision.

~Pratyush

>
> Will
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