@@ -491,15 +491,12 @@ static int hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
struct perf_event *bp;
unsigned long *dr6_p;
unsigned long dr6;
+ bool bpx;
/* The DR6 value is pointed by args->err */
dr6_p = (unsigned long *)ERR_PTR(args->err);
dr6 = *dr6_p;
- /* If it's a single step, TRAP bits are random */
- if (dr6 & DR_STEP)
- return NOTIFY_DONE;
-
/* Do an early return if no trap bits are set in DR6 */
if ((dr6 & DR_TRAP_BITS) == 0)
return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -509,28 +506,29 @@ static int hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
if (likely(!(dr6 & (DR_TRAP0 << i))))
continue;
+ bp = this_cpu_read(bp_per_reg[i]);
+ if (!bp)
+ continue;
+
+ bpx = bp->hw.info.type == X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE;
+
/*
- * The counter may be concurrently released but that can only
- * occur from a call_rcu() path. We can then safely fetch
- * the breakpoint, use its callback, touch its counter
- * while we are in an rcu_read_lock() path.
+ * TF and data breakpoints are traps and can be merged, however
+ * instruction breakpoints are faults and will be raised
+ * separately.
+ *
+ * However DR6 can indicate both TF and instruction
+ * breakpoints. In that case take TF as that has precedence and
+ * delay the instruction breakpoint for the next exception.
*/
- rcu_read_lock();
+ if (bpx && (dr6 & DR_STEP))
+ continue;
- bp = this_cpu_read(bp_per_reg[i]);
/*
* Reset the 'i'th TRAP bit in dr6 to denote completion of
* exception handling
*/
(*dr6_p) &= ~(DR_TRAP0 << i);
- /*
- * bp can be NULL due to lazy debug register switching
- * or due to concurrent perf counter removing.
- */
- if (!bp) {
- rcu_read_unlock();
- break;
- }
perf_bp_event(bp, args->regs);
@@ -538,11 +536,10 @@ static int hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
* Set up resume flag to avoid breakpoint recursion when
* returning back to origin.
*/
- if (bp->hw.info.type == X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE)
+ if (bpx)
args->regs->flags |= X86_EFLAGS_RF;
-
- rcu_read_unlock();
}
+
/*
* Further processing in do_debug() is needed for a) user-space
* breakpoints (to generate signals) and b) when the system has