RE: [PATCH 5/8] KVM: PPC: debug stub interface parameter defined

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: kvm-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kvm-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Alexander Graf
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:58 PM
> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
> Cc: Paul Mackerras; kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/8] KVM: PPC: debug stub interface parameter defined
> 
> 
> On 31.01.2013, at 15:05, Bhushan Bharat-R65777 wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: kvm-ppc-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:kvm-ppc-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander Graf
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:31 PM
> >> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
> >> Cc: Paul Mackerras; kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/8] KVM: PPC: debug stub interface parameter
> >> defined
> >>
> >>
> >> On 30.01.2013, at 15:15, Bhushan Bharat-R65777 wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Alexander Graf [mailto:agraf@xxxxxxx]
> >>>> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 5:24 PM
> >>>> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
> >>>> Cc: Paul Mackerras; kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/8] KVM: PPC: debug stub interface parameter
> >>>> defined
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 17.01.2013, at 12:11, Bhushan Bharat-R65777 wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>> From: Paul Mackerras [mailto:paulus@xxxxxxxxx]
> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 12:53 PM
> >>>>>> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
> >>>>>> Cc: kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; agraf@xxxxxxx;
> >>>>>> Bhushan Bharat-
> >>>>>> R65777
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/8] KVM: PPC: debug stub interface parameter
> >>>>>> defined
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 01:54:42PM +0530, 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.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> [snip]
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
> >>>>>>> index 453a10f..7d5a51c 100644
> >>>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
> >>>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
> >>>>>>> @@ -1483,6 +1483,12 @@ int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_set_one_reg(struct
> >>>>>>> kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> >>>>>> struct kvm_one_reg *reg)
> >>>>>>> 	return r;
> >>>>>>> }
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> +int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> >>>>>>> +					 struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg) {
> >>>>>>> +	return -EINVAL;
> >>>>>>> +}
> >>>>>>> +
> >>>>>>> int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct
> >>>>>>> kvm_fpu
> >>>>>>> *fpu)  {
> >>>>>>> 	return -ENOTSUPP;
> >>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
> >>>>>>> b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c index 934413c..4c94ca9 100644
> >>>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
> >>>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
> >>>>>>> @@ -532,12 +532,6 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_put(struct kvm_vcpu
> >>>>>>> *vcpu) #endif  }
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> >>>>>>> -                                        struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg)
> >>>>>>> -{
> >>>>>>> -	return -EINVAL;
> >>>>>>> -}
> >>>>>>> -
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> This will break the build for non-book E machines, since
> >>>>>> kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug() is referenced from generic code.
> >>>>>> You need to add it to arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c as well.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> right,  I will correct this.
> >>>>
> >>>> Would the implementation actually be different on booke vs book3s?
> >>>> My feeling is that powerpc.c is actually the right place for this.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I am not sure there will be anything common between book3s and
> >>> booke. Should
> >> we define the cpu specific function something like
> >> kvm_ppc_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug() for booke and book3s and call
> >> this new defined function from kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug() in
> powerpc.c ?
> >>
> >> No, just put it into the subarch directories then :). No need to
> >> overengineer anything for now.
> >
> > What you mean by subarch?  Above you mentioned that powerpc.c is right place?
> > Is not this patch is doing partially :)
> 
> If the code in powerpc.c only says
> 
> void kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct
> kvm_guest_debug *dbg) {
>     kvmppc_core_set_guest_debug(vcpu, dbg); }
> 
> then doing it in powerpc.c is obviously moot. Since there is no other debug
> implementation, it's ok if we try and find (and create) commonalities later.
> So
> yes, it's ok if you put it into booke.c or even e500.c. Just make sure to not
> break any other archs (440, book3s_pr, book3s_hv).

Right, yes I will correct that it compiles for all archs.

Thanks.
-Bharat

> 
> 
> Alex
> 
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