linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 09/11] KVM: arm64: guest debug, HW assisted debug support

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Message-ID: <20150703092323.GA1588@arm.com>
Date:	Fri, 3 Jul 2015 10:23:23 +0100
From:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
To:	Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 09/11] KVM: arm64: guest debug, HW assisted debug
 support

Hi Alex,

On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 02:50:33PM +0100, Alex Bennée wrote:
> Are you happy with this?:

[...]

> +/**
> + * kvm_arch_dev_ioctl_check_extension
> + *
> + * We currently assume that the number of HW registers is uniform
> + * across all CPUs (see cpuinfo_sanity_check).
> + */
>  int kvm_arch_dev_ioctl_check_extension(long ext)
>  {
>         int r;
> @@ -64,6 +71,12 @@ int kvm_arch_dev_ioctl_check_extension(long ext)
>         case KVM_CAP_ARM_EL1_32BIT:
>                 r = cpu_has_32bit_el1();
>                 break;
> +       case KVM_CAP_GUEST_DEBUG_HW_BPS:
> +               r = hw_breakpoint_slots(TYPE_INST);
> +               break;
> +       case KVM_CAP_GUEST_DEBUG_HW_WPS:
> +               r  = hw_breakpoint_slots(TYPE_DATA);
> +               break;

Whilst I much prefer this code, it actually adds an unwanted dependency
on PERF_EVENTS that I didn't think about to start with. Sorry to keep
messing you about -- I guess your original patch is the best thing after
all.

Will
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