2015-06-04 11:07:04

by Christoffer Dall

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 03/12] KVM: arm64: guest debug, define API headers

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:30:19AM +0100, Alex Benn?e wrote:
> This commit defines the API headers for guest debugging. There are two
> architecture specific debug structures:
>
> - kvm_guest_debug_arch, allows us to pass in HW debug registers
> - kvm_debug_exit_arch, signals exception and possible faulting address
>
> The type of debugging being used is controlled by the architecture
> specific control bits of the kvm_guest_debug->control flags in the ioctl
> structure.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Benn?e <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <[email protected]>
> Acked-by: Christoffer Dall <[email protected]>

I can re-confirm my ack despite the changes in v4, but this really is
borderline to keep exiting r-b and a-b tags around from previous patches
I would think, but ok.

-Christoffer

>
> ---
> v2
> - expose hsr and pc directly to user-space
> v3
> - s/control/controlled/ in commit message
> - add v8 to ARM ARM comment (ARM Architecture Reference Manual)
> - add rb tag
> - rm pc, add far
> - re-word comments on alignment
> - rename KVM_ARM_NDBG_REGS -> KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS
> v4
> - now uses common HW/SW BP define
> - add a-b-tag
> - use u32 for control regs
> v5
> - revert to have arch specific KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW/HW_BP
> - rm stale comments dbgctrl was stored as u64
> ---
> arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
> index d268320..43758e7 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
> @@ -100,12 +100,32 @@ struct kvm_sregs {
> struct kvm_fpu {
> };
>
> +/*
> + * See v8 ARM ARM D7.3: Debug Registers
> + *
> + * The architectural limit is 16 debug registers of each type although
> + * in practice there are usually less (see ID_AA64DFR0_EL1).
> + */
> +#define KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS 16
> struct kvm_guest_debug_arch {
> + __u32 dbg_bcr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
> + __u64 dbg_bvr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
> + __u32 dbg_wcr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
> + __u64 dbg_wvr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
> };
>
> struct kvm_debug_exit_arch {
> + __u32 hsr;
> + __u64 far;
> };
>
> +/*
> + * Architecture specific defines for kvm_guest_debug->control
> + */
> +
> +#define KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP (1 << 16)
> +#define KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP (1 << 17)
> +
> struct kvm_sync_regs {
> };
>
> --
> 2.4.1
>


2015-06-04 13:49:11

by Alex Bennée

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 03/12] KVM: arm64: guest debug, define API headers


Christoffer Dall <[email protected]> writes:

> On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:30:19AM +0100, Alex Bennée wrote:
>> This commit defines the API headers for guest debugging. There are two
>> architecture specific debug structures:
>>
>> - kvm_guest_debug_arch, allows us to pass in HW debug registers
>> - kvm_debug_exit_arch, signals exception and possible faulting address
>>
>> The type of debugging being used is controlled by the architecture
>> specific control bits of the kvm_guest_debug->control flags in the ioctl
>> structure.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alex Bennée <[email protected]>
>> Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <[email protected]>
>> Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <[email protected]>
>> Acked-by: Christoffer Dall <[email protected]>
>
> I can re-confirm my ack despite the changes in v4, but this really is
> borderline to keep exiting r-b and a-b tags around from previous patches
> I would think, but ok.

I was wondering how much a patch has to change for the r-b tags to
become invalid. The meat of the API hasn't changed much though.

Drew/David,

Are you still happy with this patch?

>
> -Christoffer
>
>>
>> ---
>> v2
>> - expose hsr and pc directly to user-space
>> v3
>> - s/control/controlled/ in commit message
>> - add v8 to ARM ARM comment (ARM Architecture Reference Manual)
>> - add rb tag
>> - rm pc, add far
>> - re-word comments on alignment
>> - rename KVM_ARM_NDBG_REGS -> KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS
>> v4
>> - now uses common HW/SW BP define
>> - add a-b-tag
>> - use u32 for control regs
>> v5
>> - revert to have arch specific KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW/HW_BP
>> - rm stale comments dbgctrl was stored as u64
>> ---
>> arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
>> index d268320..43758e7 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
>> @@ -100,12 +100,32 @@ struct kvm_sregs {
>> struct kvm_fpu {
>> };
>>
>> +/*
>> + * See v8 ARM ARM D7.3: Debug Registers
>> + *
>> + * The architectural limit is 16 debug registers of each type although
>> + * in practice there are usually less (see ID_AA64DFR0_EL1).
>> + */
>> +#define KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS 16
>> struct kvm_guest_debug_arch {
>> + __u32 dbg_bcr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
>> + __u64 dbg_bvr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
>> + __u32 dbg_wcr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
>> + __u64 dbg_wvr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
>> };
>>
>> struct kvm_debug_exit_arch {
>> + __u32 hsr;
>> + __u64 far;
>> };
>>
>> +/*
>> + * Architecture specific defines for kvm_guest_debug->control
>> + */
>> +
>> +#define KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP (1 << 16)
>> +#define KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP (1 << 17)
>> +
>> struct kvm_sync_regs {
>> };
>>
>> --
>> 2.4.1
>>

--
Alex Bennée

2015-06-04 14:41:06

by Andrew Jones

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 03/12] KVM: arm64: guest debug, define API headers

On Thu, Jun 04, 2015 at 02:49:17PM +0100, Alex Benn?e wrote:
>
> Christoffer Dall <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 10:30:19AM +0100, Alex Benn?e wrote:
> >> This commit defines the API headers for guest debugging. There are two
> >> architecture specific debug structures:
> >>
> >> - kvm_guest_debug_arch, allows us to pass in HW debug registers
> >> - kvm_debug_exit_arch, signals exception and possible faulting address
> >>
> >> The type of debugging being used is controlled by the architecture
> >> specific control bits of the kvm_guest_debug->control flags in the ioctl
> >> structure.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Alex Benn?e <[email protected]>
> >> Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <[email protected]>
> >> Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <[email protected]>
> >> Acked-by: Christoffer Dall <[email protected]>
> >
> > I can re-confirm my ack despite the changes in v4, but this really is
> > borderline to keep exiting r-b and a-b tags around from previous patches
> > I would think, but ok.
>
> I was wondering how much a patch has to change for the r-b tags to
> become invalid. The meat of the API hasn't changed much though.
>
> Drew/David,
>
> Are you still happy with this patch?

I'm fine with it. Sorry I haven't had time to look over the rest of the
series yet this round.

drew

>
> >
> > -Christoffer
> >
> >>
> >> ---
> >> v2
> >> - expose hsr and pc directly to user-space
> >> v3
> >> - s/control/controlled/ in commit message
> >> - add v8 to ARM ARM comment (ARM Architecture Reference Manual)
> >> - add rb tag
> >> - rm pc, add far
> >> - re-word comments on alignment
> >> - rename KVM_ARM_NDBG_REGS -> KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS
> >> v4
> >> - now uses common HW/SW BP define
> >> - add a-b-tag
> >> - use u32 for control regs
> >> v5
> >> - revert to have arch specific KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW/HW_BP
> >> - rm stale comments dbgctrl was stored as u64
> >> ---
> >> arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> >> 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
> >> index d268320..43758e7 100644
> >> --- a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
> >> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
> >> @@ -100,12 +100,32 @@ struct kvm_sregs {
> >> struct kvm_fpu {
> >> };
> >>
> >> +/*
> >> + * See v8 ARM ARM D7.3: Debug Registers
> >> + *
> >> + * The architectural limit is 16 debug registers of each type although
> >> + * in practice there are usually less (see ID_AA64DFR0_EL1).
> >> + */
> >> +#define KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS 16
> >> struct kvm_guest_debug_arch {
> >> + __u32 dbg_bcr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
> >> + __u64 dbg_bvr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
> >> + __u32 dbg_wcr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
> >> + __u64 dbg_wvr[KVM_ARM_MAX_DBG_REGS];
> >> };
> >>
> >> struct kvm_debug_exit_arch {
> >> + __u32 hsr;
> >> + __u64 far;
> >> };
> >>
> >> +/*
> >> + * Architecture specific defines for kvm_guest_debug->control
> >> + */
> >> +
> >> +#define KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP (1 << 16)
> >> +#define KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP (1 << 17)
> >> +
> >> struct kvm_sync_regs {
> >> };
> >>
> >> --
> >> 2.4.1
> >>
>
> --
> Alex Benn?e
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