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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 06/16] powerpc/watchpoint: Provide DAWR number to
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To:     Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@linux.ibm.com>
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From:   Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@c-s.fr>
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Date:   Wed, 1 Apr 2020 11:11:51 +0200
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Le 01/04/2020 à 10:57, Ravi Bangoria a écrit :
> 
> 
> On 4/1/20 12:33 PM, Christophe Leroy wrote:
>>
>>
>> Le 01/04/2020 à 08:12, Ravi Bangoria a écrit :
>>> Introduce new parameter 'nr' to __set_breakpoint() which indicates
>>> which DAWR should be programed. Also convert current_brk variable
>>> to an array.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@linux.ibm.com>
>>> ---
>>>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/debug.h         |  2 +-
>>>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h |  2 +-
>>>   arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c      |  8 ++++----
>>>   arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c            | 14 +++++++-------
>>>   arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c             |  2 +-
>>>   arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c                 |  2 +-
>>>   6 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/debug.h 
>>> b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/debug.h
>>> index 7756026b95ca..6228935a8b64 100644
>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/debug.h
>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/debug.h
>>> @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static inline int debugger_break_match(struct 
>>> pt_regs *regs) { return 0; }
>>>   static inline int debugger_fault_handler(struct pt_regs *regs) { 
>>> return 0; }
>>>   #endif
>>> -void __set_breakpoint(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *brk);
>>> +void __set_breakpoint(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *brk, int nr);
>>
>> Same, I think it would make more sense to have nr as first argument.
> 
> Sorry, didn't get your point. How will that help?
> 

Well, it is a tiny detail but for me it is more natural to first tel 
which element you modify before telling how you modify it.

Christophe