linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] hw_breakpoint: fix single-stepping when using bpf_overflow

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Message-Id: <169237465034.1400900.4830514571452045431.b4-ty@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:04:10 +0100
From:   Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
To:     Tomislav Novak <tnovak@...a.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc:     kernel-team@...roid.com, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Samuel Gosselin <sgosselin@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] hw_breakpoint: fix single-stepping when using bpf_overflow_handler

On Mon, 5 Jun 2023 12:19:23 -0700, Tomislav Novak wrote:
> Arm platforms use is_default_overflow_handler() to determine if the
> hw_breakpoint code should single-step over the breakpoint trigger or
> let the custom handler deal with it.
> 
> Since bpf_overflow_handler() currently isn't recognized as a default
> handler, attaching a BPF program to a PERF_TYPE_BREAKPOINT event causes
> it to keep firing (the instruction triggering the data abort exception
> is never skipped). For example:
> 
> [...]

Applied to will (for-next/perf), thanks!

[1/1] hw_breakpoint: fix single-stepping when using bpf_overflow_handler
      https://git.kernel.org/will/c/d11a69873d9a

Cheers,
-- 
Will

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