linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] kgdb,x86: fix regression in detach handling

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Date:	Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:56:02 -0600
From:	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>
To:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] kgdb,x86: fix regression in detach handling

The fix from ba773f7c510c0b252145933926c636c439889207
(x86,kgdb: Fix hw breakpoint regression) was not entirely complete.

The kgdb_remove_all_hw_break() function also needs to call the
hw_break_release_slot() or else a breakpoint can get activated again
after the debugger has detached.

The kgdb test suite exposes the behavior in the form of either a hang
or repetitive failure.  The kernel config that exposes the problem
contains all of the following:

CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA=y
CONFIG_KGDB_TESTS=y
CONFIG_KGDB_TESTS_ON_BOOT=y
CONFIG_KGDB_TESTS_BOOT_STRING="V1F100"

Reported-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>
Tested-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c |   12 ++++++++----
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index ec592ca..cd21b65 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -315,14 +315,18 @@ static void kgdb_remove_all_hw_break(void)
 		if (!breakinfo[i].enabled)
 			continue;
 		bp = *per_cpu_ptr(breakinfo[i].pev, cpu);
-		if (bp->attr.disabled == 1)
+		if (!bp->attr.disabled) {
+			arch_uninstall_hw_breakpoint(bp);
+			bp->attr.disabled = 1;
 			continue;
+		}
 		if (dbg_is_early)
 			early_dr7 &= ~encode_dr7(i, breakinfo[i].len,
 						 breakinfo[i].type);
-		else
-			arch_uninstall_hw_breakpoint(bp);
-		bp->attr.disabled = 1;
+		else if (hw_break_release_slot(i))
+			printk(KERN_ERR "KGDB: hw bpt remove failed %lx\n",
+			       breakinfo[i].addr);
+		breakinfo[i].enabled = 0;
 	}
 }
 
-- 
1.7.0.4

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