Re: [PATCH 4/6] KVM: PPC: debug stub interface parameter defined

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On 04.10.2012, at 09:14, Bhushan Bharat-R65777 wrote:

> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alexander Graf [mailto:agraf@xxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 9:09 PM
>> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
>> Cc: kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Bhushan Bharat-R65777
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] KVM: PPC: debug stub interface parameter defined
>> 
>> 
>> On 21.08.2012, at 15:51, Bharat Bhushan wrote:
>> 
>>> This patch defines the interface parameter for KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG
>>> ioctl support. Follow up patches will use this for setting up hardware
>>> breakpoints, watchpoints and software breakpoints.
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhushan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c      |    6 ++++++
>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c       |    6 ++++++
>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c     |    6 ------
>>> 4 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>> 
>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h
>>> b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h index 3c14202..61b197e 100644
>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h
>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h
>>> @@ -269,8 +269,41 @@ struct kvm_debug_exit_arch {
>>> 
>>> /* for KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG */
>>> struct kvm_guest_debug_arch {
>>> +	struct {
>>> +		/* H/W breakpoint/watchpoint address */
>>> +		__u64 addr;
>>> +		/*
>>> +		 * Type denotes h/w breakpoint, read watchpoint, write
>>> +		 * watchpoint or watchpoint (both read and write).
>>> +		 */
>>> +#define KVMPPC_DEBUG_NOTYPE		0x0
>>> +#define KVMPPC_DEBUG_BREAKPOINT		(1UL << 1)
>>> +#define KVMPPC_DEBUG_WATCH_WRITE	(1UL << 2)
>>> +#define KVMPPC_DEBUG_WATCH_READ		(1UL << 3)
>>> +		__u32 type;
>>> +		__u32 pad1;
>> 
>> Why the padding?
> 
> Not sure why, I will remove this.

Oh, I think the padding makes sense - depending on the type of interrupt this could for example mean "break when write to address x becomes value y".

I'm not sure the amount of padding and the structure of it is the right way to go though: We probably want to have a union here defining type specific payloads.

> 
>> 
>>> +		__u64 pad2;
>>> +	} bp[16];
>> 
>> Why 16?
> 
> I think for now 6 (4 iac + 2 dac) is sufficient for BOOKE. We kept 16 to have some room for future and other platforms.

Ok :)


Alex

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