[PATCH] powerpc/kvm: support to handle sw breakpoint

Madhavan Srinivasan maddy at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Sun Jun 15 07:08:17 EST 2014


This patch adds kernel side support for software breakpoint.
Design is that, by using an illegal instruction, we trap to hypervisor
via Emulation Assistance interrupt, where we check for the illegal instruction
and accordingly we return to Host or Guest. Patch mandates use of "abs" instruction
(primary opcode 31 and extended opcode 360) as sw breakpoint instruction.
Based on PowerISA v2.01, ABS instruction has been dropped from the architecture
and treated an illegal instruction.

Signed-off-by: Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c    |  3 ++-
 arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
index c254c27..b40fe5d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
@@ -789,7 +789,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_translate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg)
 {
-	return -EINVAL;
+	vcpu->guest_debug = dbg->control;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void kvmppc_decrementer_func(unsigned long data)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 7a12edb..688421d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@
 /* Used as a "null" value for timebase values */
 #define TB_NIL	(~(u64)0)
 
+/*
+ * SW_BRK_DBG_INT is debug Instruction for supporting Software Breakpoint.
+ * Instruction mnemonic is ABS, primary opcode is 31 and extended opcode is 360.
+ * Based on PowerISA v2.01, ABS instruction has been dropped from the architecture
+ * and treated an illegal instruction.
+ */
+#define SW_BRK_DBG_INT 0x7c0002d0
+
 static void kvmppc_end_cede(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 static int kvmppc_hv_setup_htab_rma(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
@@ -721,12 +729,19 @@ static int kvmppc_handle_exit_hv(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		break;
 	/*
 	 * This occurs if the guest executes an illegal instruction.
-	 * We just generate a program interrupt to the guest, since
-	 * we don't emulate any guest instructions at this stage.
+	 * To support software breakpoint, we check for the sw breakpoint
+	 * instruction to return back to host, if not we just generate a
+	 * program interrupt to the guest.
 	 */
 	case BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_H_EMUL_ASSIST:
-		kvmppc_core_queue_program(vcpu, SRR1_PROGILL);
-		r = RESUME_GUEST;
+		if (vcpu->arch.last_inst == SW_BRK_DBG_INT) {
+			run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_DEBUG;
+			run->debug.arch.address = vcpu->arch.pc;
+			r = RESUME_HOST;
+		} else {
+			kvmppc_core_queue_program(vcpu, 0x80000);
+			r = RESUME_GUEST;
+		}
 		break;
 	/*
 	 * This occurs if the guest (kernel or userspace), does something that
-- 
1.8.3.1



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