[PATCH] Fix ptrace compat wrapper for fpu register access
Michael Neuling
mikey at neuling.org
Mon Mar 30 20:52:31 EST 2009
> > So if you're looking fixing 32 bit apps ptracing 64 bit apps, does that
> > mean we can get a single 32 bit GDB that'll ptrace both 64 and 32 bit
> > apps?
>
> Currently gdb only supports 32x64 debugging for the SPU.
Ok, thanks.
> >> @@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ long compat_arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, com
pat
> > _long_t request,
> >> ret = ptrace_put_reg(child, numReg, freg);
> >> } else {
> >> flush_fp_to_thread(child);
> >> - ((unsigned int *)child->thread.regs)[index] = data;
> >> + ((unsigned int *)child->thread.regs)
> >> + [FPRINDEX(index)] = data;
> >
> > This index is into the ptregs structure not the fpr. I'm not sure the
> > FPRINDEX macro is applicable here.
>
> You're right, this hunk is bogus. But indexing off thread.regs is
> totally bogus as well. I think what was intented is this:
>
> @@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ long compat_arch_ptrace(struct task_stru
> ret = ptrace_put_reg(child, numReg, freg);
> } else {
> flush_fp_to_thread(child);
> - ((unsigned int *)child->thread.regs)[index] = data;
> + ((unsigned int *)child->thread.fpr)
> + [TS_FPRWIDTH * (numReg - PT_FPR0) * 2 +
> + index % 2] = data;
I think the indexing here should be the same as PEEKUSR_3264. This
looks better but all this magic indexing makes me want to vomit.
I'd like to fix this stuff but I've been avoiding it since we don't have
a decent test case/suite to make sure it's not bust.
Mikey
> ret = 0;
> }
> break;
>
> But gdb does not actually use PPC_PTRACE_POKEUSR_3264.
>
> Andreas.
>
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