[PATCH] powerpc/8xx: fix single_step debug
Gabriel Paubert
paubert at iram.es
Thu Aug 18 19:58:07 AEST 2016
On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 11:44:20AM +0200, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> SPRN_ICR must be read for clearing the internal freeze signal which
> is asserted by the single step exception, otherwise the timebase and
> decrementer remain freezed
Minor nit: s/freezed/frozen/
If the timebase and decrementer are frozen even for a few cycles, this
probably upsets timekeeping. I consider this a completely stupid design
decision, and maybe I'm not alone.
Gabriel
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy at c-s.fr>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_8xx.h | 1 +
> arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c | 8 ++++++++
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_8xx.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_8xx.h
> index feaf641..6dae71f 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_8xx.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_8xx.h
> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
> #define SPRN_DC_DAT 570 /* Read-only data register */
>
> /* Misc Debug */
> +#define SPRN_ICR 148
> #define SPRN_DPDR 630
> #define SPRN_MI_CAM 816
> #define SPRN_MI_RAM0 817
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
> index 2cb5892..0f1f0ce 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -400,8 +400,16 @@ static inline int check_io_access(struct pt_regs *regs)
> #define REASON_TRAP 0x20000
>
> #define single_stepping(regs) ((regs)->msr & MSR_SE)
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_8xx
> +static inline void clear_single_step(struct pt_regs *regs)
> +{
> + regs->msr &= ~MSR_SE;
> + mfspr(SPRN_ICR);
> +}
> +#else
> #define clear_single_step(regs) ((regs)->msr &= ~MSR_SE)
> #endif
> +#endif
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_4xx)
> int machine_check_4xx(struct pt_regs *regs)
> --
> 2.1.0
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