[PATCH v5 15/16] powerpc/watchpoint/xmon: Don't allow breakpoint overwriting
Ravi Bangoria
ravi.bangoria at linux.ibm.com
Mon May 11 12:59:10 AEST 2020
Xmon allows overwriting breakpoints because it's supported by only
one DAWR. But with multiple DAWRs, overwriting becomes ambiguous
or unnecessary complicated. So let's not allow it.
Signed-off-by: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria at linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Neuling <mikey at neuling.org>
---
arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
index d8c0f01e4b24..99e9138661e4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
@@ -1382,6 +1382,10 @@ bpt_cmds(void)
printf("Hardware data breakpoint not supported on this cpu\n");
break;
}
+ if (dabr.enabled) {
+ printf("Couldn't find free breakpoint register\n");
+ break;
+ }
mode = 7;
cmd = inchar();
if (cmd == 'r')
--
2.21.1
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