This patch introduces two new files named hw_breakpoint.[ch] inside x86 specific
directories. They contain functions which help validate and serve requests for
using Hardware Breakpoint registers on x86 processors.
Signed-off-by: K.Prasad <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <[email protected]>
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1
arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h | 69 ++++++
arch/x86/kernel/Makefile | 2
arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c | 384 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 455 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Index: linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,384 @@
+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Alan Stern
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 IBM Corporation
+ */
+
+/*
+ * HW_breakpoint: a unified kernel/user-space hardware breakpoint facility,
+ * using the CPU's debug registers.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/irqflags.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/kdebug.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
+
+#include <asm/hw_breakpoint.h>
+#include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
+
+/* Unmasked kernel DR7 value */
+static unsigned long kdr7;
+
+/*
+ * Masks for the bits corresponding to registers DR0 - DR3 in DR7 register.
+ * Used to clear and verify the status of bits corresponding to DR0 - DR3
+ */
+static const unsigned long dr7_masks[HB_NUM] = {
+ 0x000f0003, /* LEN0, R/W0, G0, L0 */
+ 0x00f0000c, /* LEN1, R/W1, G1, L1 */
+ 0x0f000030, /* LEN2, R/W2, G2, L2 */
+ 0xf00000c0 /* LEN3, R/W3, G3, L3 */
+};
+
+
+/*
+ * Encode the length, type, Exact, and Enable bits for a particular breakpoint
+ * as stored in debug register 7.
+ */
+static unsigned long encode_dr7(int drnum, unsigned len, unsigned type)
+{
+ unsigned long temp;
+
+ temp = (len | type) & 0xf;
+ temp <<= (DR_CONTROL_SHIFT + drnum * DR_CONTROL_SIZE);
+ temp |= (DR_GLOBAL_ENABLE << (drnum * DR_ENABLE_SIZE)) |
+ DR_GLOBAL_SLOWDOWN;
+ return temp;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Install the kernel breakpoints in their debug registers.
+ */
+void arch_install_kernel_hbkpt(void *bkpt)
+{
+ struct hw_breakpoint *bp;
+ int i;
+ unsigned long dr7;
+
+ bp = (struct hw_breakpoint *)bkpt;
+
+ kdr7 &= ~(dr7_masks[hbkpt_kernel_pos]);
+ kdr7 |= encode_dr7(hbkpt_kernel_pos, bp->info.len, bp->info.type);
+
+ get_debugreg(dr7, 7);
+ /* Clear the bits corresponding to 'pos' register in dr7 */
+ dr7 &= ~(dr7_masks[hbkpt_kernel_pos]);
+ dr7 |= kdr7;
+
+ /* Don't allow debug exceptions while we update the registers */
+ set_debugreg(0UL, 7);
+
+ /* Kernel hbkpts always begin at 'hbkpt_kernel_pos' and upto HB_NUM */
+ for (i = hbkpt_kernel_pos; i < HB_NUM; i++)
+ set_debugreg(hbkpt_kernel[i]->info.address, i);
+
+ /* No need to set DR6 */
+ set_debugreg(dr7, 7);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Install the thread breakpoints in their debug registers.
+ */
+void arch_install_thread_hbkpt(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+ int i;
+ struct thread_struct *thread = &(tsk->thread);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < hbkpt_user_max; i++)
+ if (thread->hbkpt[i])
+ set_debugreg(thread->hbkpt[i]->info.address, i);
+
+ /* No need to set DR6 */
+
+ set_debugreg((kdr7 | thread->dr7), 7);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Install the debug register values for just the kernel, no thread.
+ */
+void arch_install_none()
+{
+ /* Clear the user-space portion of dr7 by setting only kdr7 */
+ set_debugreg(kdr7, 7);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check for virtual address in user space.
+ */
+int arch_check_va_in_userspace(unsigned long va, struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+ return (va <= TASK_SIZE - 3);
+#else /* X86_64 */
+ return (va <= TASK_SIZE - 7);
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check for virtual address in kernel space.
+ */
+int arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(unsigned long va)
+{
+ return (va >= TASK_SIZE);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Store a breakpoint's encoded address, length, and type.
+ */
+void arch_store_info(struct hw_breakpoint *bp)
+{
+ /*
+ * User-space requests will always have the address field populated
+ * For kernel-addresses, either the address or symbol name can be
+ * specified.
+ */
+ if (bp->info.address)
+ return;
+ if (bp->info.name)
+ bp->info.address = (unsigned long)
+ kallsyms_lookup_name(bp->info.name);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Validate the arch-specific HW Breakpoint register settings
+ */
+int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct hw_breakpoint *bp,
+ unsigned int *align, struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+ int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+ switch (bp->info.type) {
+
+ /* Ptrace-refactoring code
+ * For now, we'll allow instruction breakpoint only for user-space
+ * addresses
+ */
+ case HW_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE:
+ if ((!arch_check_va_in_userspace(bp->info.address, tsk)) &&
+ bp->info.len != HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_EXECUTE)
+ return ret;
+ break;
+ case HW_BREAKPOINT_WRITE:
+ break;
+ case HW_BREAKPOINT_RW:
+ break;
+ default:
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ switch (bp->info.len) {
+ case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
+ *align = 0;
+ break;
+ case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
+ *align = 1;
+ break;
+ case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4:
+ *align = 3;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ if (bp->triggered) {
+ ret = 0;
+ arch_store_info(bp);
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Register a new user breakpoint structure.
+ */
+void arch_register_user_hw_breakpoint(int pos, struct hw_breakpoint *bp,
+ struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+ struct thread_struct *thread = &(tsk->thread);
+
+ thread->dr7 &= ~dr7_masks[pos];
+ thread->dr7 |= encode_dr7(pos, bp->info.len, bp->info.type);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Modify an existing user breakpoint structure.
+ */
+int arch_modify_user_hw_breakpoint(int pos, struct hw_breakpoint *bp,
+ struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+ struct thread_struct *thread = &(tsk->thread);
+
+ /* Check if the register to be modified was enabled by the thread */
+ if (!(thread->dr7 & (1 << (pos * DR_ENABLE_SIZE))))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ thread->dr7 &= ~dr7_masks[pos];
+ thread->dr7 |= encode_dr7(pos, bp->info.len, bp->info.type);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Unregister a user breakpoint structure.
+ */
+void arch_unregister_user_hw_breakpoint(int pos, struct hw_breakpoint *bp,
+ struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+ struct thread_struct *thread = &(tsk->thread);
+
+ if (!thread->hbkpt[pos])
+ return;
+
+ thread->hbkpt[pos]->info.address = 0;
+ thread->dr7 &= ~dr7_masks[pos];
+}
+
+/*
+ * Register a kernel breakpoint structure.
+ */
+void arch_register_kernel_hw_breakpoint(struct hw_breakpoint *bp)
+{
+ on_each_cpu(arch_install_kernel_hbkpt, (void *)bp, 0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Unregister a kernel breakpoint structure.
+ */
+void arch_unregister_kernel_hw_breakpoint(int pos)
+{
+ unsigned long dr7;
+
+ kdr7 &= ~(dr7_masks[pos]);
+
+ get_debugreg(dr7, 7);
+ dr7 &= ~(dr7_masks[pos]);
+ set_debugreg(dr7, 7);
+}
+
+/* End of arch-specific hook routines */
+
+/*
+ * Copy out the debug register information for a core dump.
+ *
+ * tsk must be equal to current.
+ */
+void dump_thread_hw_breakpoint(struct task_struct *tsk, int u_debugreg[8])
+{
+ struct thread_struct *thread = &(tsk->thread);
+ int i;
+
+ memset(u_debugreg, 0, sizeof u_debugreg);
+ for (i = 0; i < thread->hbkpt_num_installed && thread->hbkpt[i]; ++i)
+ u_debugreg[i] = thread->hbkpt[i]->info.address;
+ u_debugreg[7] = thread->dr7;
+ u_debugreg[6] = thread->dr6;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle debug exception notifications.
+ */
+int __kprobes hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
+{
+ int i;
+ struct hw_breakpoint *bp;
+ /* The DR6 value is stored in args->err */
+ unsigned long dr7, dr6 = args->err;
+
+ if (dr6 & DR_STEP)
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+ get_debugreg(dr7, 7);
+
+ /* Disable breakpoints during exception handling */
+ set_debugreg(0UL, 7);
+
+ /* Assert that local interrupts are disabled
+ * Reset the DRn bits in the virtualized register value.
+ * The ptrace trigger routine will add in whatever is needed.
+ */
+ current->thread.dr6 &= ~(DR_TRAP0|DR_TRAP1|DR_TRAP2|DR_TRAP3);
+
+ /* Lazy debug register switching */
+ if (last_debugged_task != current)
+ switch_to_none_hw_breakpoint();
+
+ /* Handle all the breakpoints that were triggered */
+ for (i = 0; i < HB_NUM; ++i) {
+ if (likely(!(dr6 & (DR_TRAP0 << i))))
+ continue;
+
+ /* Find the corresponding hw_breakpoint structure and
+ * invoke its triggered callback.
+ */
+ if (i < hbkpt_user_max)
+ bp = current->thread.hbkpt[i];
+ else if (i >= hbkpt_kernel_pos)
+ bp = hbkpt_kernel[i];
+ else /* False alarm due to lazy DR switching */
+ continue;
+ if (!bp)
+ goto ret_path;
+
+ switch (bp->info.type) {
+ case HW_BREAKPOINT_WRITE:
+ case HW_BREAKPOINT_RW:
+ if (bp->triggered)
+ (bp->triggered)(bp, args->regs);
+ /* Re-enable the breakpoints */
+ put_cpu_no_resched();
+ if (arch_check_va_in_userspace(bp->info.address,
+ current))
+ goto ret_notify_done;
+ else
+ goto ret_notify_stop;
+ /*
+ * Presently we allow instruction breakpoints only in
+ * user-space when requested through ptrace.
+ */
+ case HW_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE:
+ if (arch_check_va_in_userspace(bp->info.address,
+ current)) {
+ (bp->triggered)(bp, args->regs);
+ /*
+ * do_debug will notify user through a SIGTRAP signal
+ * So we are not requesting a NOTIFY_STOP here
+ */
+ goto ret_notify_done;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ret_path:
+ /* Stop processing further if the exception is a stray one */
+ if (!(dr6 & ~(DR_TRAP0|DR_TRAP1|DR_TRAP2|DR_TRAP3)))
+ goto ret_notify_stop;
+
+ret_notify_done:
+ set_debugreg(dr7, 7);
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+ret_notify_stop:
+ set_debugreg(dr7, 7);
+ return NOTIFY_STOP;
+}
Index: linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#ifndef _I386_HW_BREAKPOINT_H
+#define _I386_HW_BREAKPOINT_H
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#define __ARCH_HW_BREAKPOINT_H
+
+struct arch_hw_breakpoint {
+ char *name; /* Contains name of the symbol to set bkpt */
+ unsigned long address;
+ u8 len;
+ u8 type;
+};
+
+#include <linux/kdebug.h>
+#include <asm-generic/hw_breakpoint.h>
+
+/* Available HW breakpoint length encodings */
+#define HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1 0x40
+#define HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2 0x44
+#define HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4 0x4c
+#define HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_EXECUTE 0x40
+
+/* Available HW breakpoint type encodings */
+
+/* trigger on instruction execute */
+#define HW_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE 0x80
+/* trigger on memory write */
+#define HW_BREAKPOINT_WRITE 0x81
+/* trigger on memory read or write */
+#define HW_BREAKPOINT_RW 0x83
+
+/* Total number of available HW breakpoint registers */
+#define HB_NUM 4
+
+extern struct hw_breakpoint *hbkpt_kernel[HB_NUM];
+extern unsigned int hbkpt_user_max_refcount[HB_NUM];
+
+/*
+ * Ptrace support: breakpoint trigger routine.
+ */
+int __register_user_hw_breakpoint(int pos, struct task_struct *tsk,
+ struct hw_breakpoint *bp);
+int __modify_user_hw_breakpoint(int pos, struct task_struct *tsk,
+ struct hw_breakpoint *bp);
+void __unregister_user_hw_breakpoint(int pos, struct task_struct *tsk,
+ struct hw_breakpoint *bp);
+
+void arch_install_thread_hbkpt(struct task_struct *tsk);
+void arch_install_none(void);
+void arch_install_kernel_hbkpt(void *);
+int arch_check_va_in_userspace(unsigned long va,
+ struct task_struct *tsk);
+int arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(unsigned long va);
+void arch_store_info(struct hw_breakpoint *bp);
+int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct hw_breakpoint *bp,
+ unsigned int *align, struct task_struct *tsk);
+void arch_register_user_hw_breakpoint(int pos, struct hw_breakpoint *bp,
+ struct task_struct *tsk);
+int arch_modify_user_hw_breakpoint(int pos, struct hw_breakpoint *bp,
+ struct task_struct *tsk);
+void arch_unregister_user_hw_breakpoint(int pos, struct hw_breakpoint *bp,
+ struct task_struct *tsk);
+void arch_register_kernel_hw_breakpoint(struct hw_breakpoint *bp);
+void arch_unregister_kernel_hw_breakpoint(int pos);
+int hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args);
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+#endif /* _I386_HW_BREAKPOINT_H */
+
Index: linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt.orig/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_64) += sys_x86_64.o x86
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_64) += syscall_64.o vsyscall_64.o
obj-y += bootflag.o e820.o
obj-y += pci-dma.o quirks.o i8237.o topology.o kdebugfs.o
-obj-y += alternative.o i8253.o pci-nommu.o
+obj-y += alternative.o i8253.o pci-nommu.o hw_breakpoint.o
obj-y += tsc.o io_delay.o rtc.o
obj-$(CONFIG_X86_TRAMPOLINE) += trampoline.o
Index: linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/arch/x86/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt.orig/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ linux-2.6-tip.hbkpt/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ config X86
select HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2
select HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA
select HAVE_ARCH_KMEMCHECK
+ select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
config ARCH_DEFCONFIG
string