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Message-ID: <AANLkTi=J2A1Qv6NGB1bsMr6d+1VFV26KEBQ=NJ=791s0@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:23:39 -0800
From:	Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>
To:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: vfp: Fix up exception location in Thumb mode

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux
<linux@....linux.org.uk> wrote:
> So... this incrementally on top of the previous patch (which I've
> reproduced below as there's a subtle comment change in there wrt IRQ
> state.)
>
> This means we have consistent state - both r2 and regs->ARM_pc always
> point to the next instruction to be executed in every case, which means
> its easy to understand and remember while reading through the code.
>
> diff -u b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> --- b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> @@ -499,10 +499,11 @@
>        blo     __und_usr_unknown
>  3:     ldrht   r0, [r4]
>        add     r2, r2, #2                      @ r2 is PC + 2, make it PC + 4
> -       orr     r0, r0, r5, lsl #16
> +       str     r2, [sp, #S_PC]                 @ it's a 2x16bit instr, update
> +       orr     r0, r0, r5, lsl #16             @  regs->ARM_pc
>        @
>        @ r0 = the two 16-bit Thumb instructions which caused the exception
> -       @ r2 = PC value for the following Thumb instruction (:= regs->ARM_pc+2)
> +       @ r2 = PC value for the following Thumb instruction (:= regs->ARM_pc)
>        @ r4 = PC value for the first 16-bit Thumb instruction
>        @
>  #else
>
> 8<-x-x-
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> index 2b46fea..5876eec 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
> @@ -461,27 +461,35 @@ ENDPROC(__irq_usr)
>        .align  5
>  __und_usr:
>        usr_entry
> -
> -       @
> -       @ fall through to the emulation code, which returns using r9 if
> -       @ it has emulated the instruction, or the more conventional lr
> -       @ if we are to treat this as a real undefined instruction
>        @
> -       @  r0 - instruction
> +       @ The emulation code returns using r9 if it has emulated the
> +       @ instruction, or the more conventional lr if we are to treat
> +       @ this as a real undefined instruction
>        @
>        adr     r9, BSYM(ret_from_exception)
>        adr     lr, BSYM(__und_usr_unknown)
> +       @
> +       @ r2 = regs->ARM_pc, which is either 2 or 4 bytes ahead of the
> +       @ faulting instruction depending on Thumb mode.
> +       @ r3 = regs->ARM_cpsr
> +       @
>        tst     r3, #PSR_T_BIT                  @ Thumb mode?
> -       itet    eq                              @ explicit IT needed for the 1f label
> +       itttt   eq                              @ explicit IT needed for the 1f label
>        subeq   r4, r2, #4                      @ ARM instr at LR - 4
> -       subne   r4, r2, #2                      @ Thumb instr at LR - 2
>  1:     ldreqt  r0, [r4]
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ENDIAN_BE8
>        reveq   r0, r0                          @ little endian instruction
>  #endif
> +       @
> +       @ r0 = 32-bit ARM instruction which caused the exception
> +       @ r2 = PC value for the following instruction (:= regs->ARM_pc)
> +       @ r4 = PC value for the faulting instruction
> +       @
>        beq     call_fpe
> +
>        @ Thumb instruction
>  #if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ >= 7
> +       sub     r4, r2, #2                      @ Thumb instr at LR - 2
>  2:
>  ARM(  ldrht   r5, [r4], #2    )
>  THUMB(        ldrht   r5, [r4]        )
> @@ -492,18 +500,19 @@ __und_usr:
>  3:     ldrht   r0, [r4]
>        add     r2, r2, #2                      @ r2 is PC + 2, make it PC + 4
>        orr     r0, r0, r5, lsl #16
> +       @
> +       @ r0 = the two 16-bit Thumb instructions which caused the exception
> +       @ r2 = PC value for the following Thumb instruction (:= regs->ARM_pc+2)
> +       @ r4 = PC value for the first 16-bit Thumb instruction
> +       @
>  #else
>        b       __und_usr_unknown
>  #endif
> - UNWIND(.fnend         )
> + UNWIND(.fnend)
>  ENDPROC(__und_usr)
>
> -       @
> -       @ fallthrough to call_fpe
> -       @
> -
>  /*
> - * The out of line fixup for the ldrt above.
> + * The out of line fixup for the ldrt instructions above.
>  */
>        .pushsection .fixup, "ax"
>  4:     mov     pc, r9
> @@ -534,11 +543,12 @@ ENDPROC(__und_usr)
>  * NEON handler code.
>  *
>  * Emulators may wish to make use of the following registers:
> - *  r0  = instruction opcode.
> - *  r2  = PC+4
> + *  r0  = instruction opcode (32-bit ARM or two 16-bit Thumb)
> + *  r2  = PC value to resume execution after successful emulation
>  *  r9  = normal "successful" return address
> - *  r10 = this threads thread_info structure.
> + *  r10 = this threads thread_info structure
>  *  lr  = unrecognised instruction return address
> + * IRQs disabled, FIQs enabled.
>  */
>        @
>        @ Fall-through from Thumb-2 __und_usr
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> index ee57640..eeb9250 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ asmlinkage void __exception do_undefinstr(struct pt_regs *regs)
>        void __user *pc;
>
>        /*
> -        * According to the ARM ARM, PC is 2 or 4 bytes ahead,
> -        * depending whether we're in Thumb mode or not.
> -        * Correct this offset.
> +        * According to the ARM ARM, the PC is 2 or 4 bytes ahead
> +        * depending on Thumb mode.  Correct this offset so that
> +        * regs->ARM_pc points at the faulting instruction.
>         */
>        regs->ARM_pc -= correction;
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/entry.S b/arch/arm/vfp/entry.S
> index 4fa9903..2bf6089 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/vfp/entry.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/vfp/entry.S
> @@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
>  #include <asm/vfpmacros.h>
>  #include "../kernel/entry-header.S"
>
> +@ VFP entry point.
> +@
> +@  r0  = instruction opcode (32-bit ARM or two 16-bit Thumb)
> +@  r2  = PC value to resume execution after successful emulation
> +@  r9  = normal "successful" return address
> +@  r10 = this threads thread_info structure
> +@  lr  = unrecognised instruction return address
> +@  IRQs disabled.
> +@
>  ENTRY(do_vfp)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
>        ldr     r4, [r10, #TI_PREEMPT]  @ get preempt count
> diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S b/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
> index 9897dcf..7292921 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
> @@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
>
>  @ VFP hardware support entry point.
>  @
> -@  r0  = faulted instruction
> -@  r2  = faulted PC+4
> -@  r9  = successful return
> +@  r0  = instruction opcode (32-bit ARM or two 16-bit Thumb)
> +@  r2  = PC value to resume execution after successful emulation
> +@  r9  = normal "successful" return address
>  @  r10 = vfp_state union
>  @  r11 = CPU number
> -@  lr  = failure return
> -
> +@  lr  = unrecognised instruction return address
> +@  IRQs enabled.
>  ENTRY(vfp_support_entry)
>        DBGSTR3 "instr %08x pc %08x state %p", r0, r2, r10

I tested copying r2 to regs->ARM_pc like this patch does, and it fixes
my test case.  Could this second patch go first so it can be applied
to stable?
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