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Re: [PATCH 7/7] x86/pv: Rewrite %dr6 handling


  • To: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:46:19 +0200
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  • Cc: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>, Wei Liu <wl@xxxxxxx>, Jinoh Kang <jinoh.kang.kr@xxxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On 15.09.2023 22:36, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> All #DB exceptions result in an update of %dr6, but this isn't handled
> properly by Xen for any guest type.
> 
> Remove all ad-hoc dr6 handling, leaving it to pv_inject_event() in most cases
> and using the new x86_merge_dr6() helper.
> 
> In do_debug(), swap the dr6 to pending_dbg in order to operate entirely with
> positive polarity.  Among other things, this helps spot RTM/BLD in the
> diagnostic message.
> 
> Drop the unconditional v->arch.dr6 adjustment.  pv_inject_event() performs the
> adjustment in the common case, but retain the prior behaviour if a debugger is
> attached.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

One minor aspect to consider:

> @@ -1990,24 +1990,23 @@ void do_debug(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
>           * so ensure the message is ratelimited.
>           */
>          gprintk(XENLOG_WARNING,
> -                "Hit #DB in Xen context: %04x:%p [%ps], stk %04x:%p, dr6 
> %lx\n",
> +                "Hit #DB in Xen context: %04x:%p [%ps], stk %04x:%p, 
> pending_dbg %lx\n",

Would you mind shorting to just "pending"?

Jan



 


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