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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/debugreg.h21
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c24
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/traps.c34
3 files changed, 51 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/debugreg.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/debugreg.h
index 0007ba077c0c..41da492dfb01 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/debugreg.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/debugreg.h
@@ -15,7 +15,26 @@
which debugging register was responsible for the trap. The other bits
are either reserved or not of interest to us. */
-/* Define reserved bits in DR6 which are always set to 1 */
+/*
+ * Define bits in DR6 which are set to 1 by default.
+ *
+ * This is also the DR6 architectural value following Power-up, Reset or INIT.
+ *
+ * Note, with the introduction of Bus Lock Detection (BLD) and Restricted
+ * Transactional Memory (RTM), the DR6 register has been modified:
+ *
+ * 1) BLD flag (bit 11) is no longer reserved to 1 if the CPU supports
+ * Bus Lock Detection. The assertion of a bus lock could clear it.
+ *
+ * 2) RTM flag (bit 16) is no longer reserved to 1 if the CPU supports
+ * restricted transactional memory. #DB occurred inside an RTM region
+ * could clear it.
+ *
+ * Apparently, DR6.BLD and DR6.RTM are active low bits.
+ *
+ * As a result, DR6_RESERVED is an incorrect name now, but it is kept for
+ * compatibility.
+ */
#define DR6_RESERVED (0xFFFF0FF0)
#define DR_TRAP0 (0x1) /* db0 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 8feb8fd2957a..0f6c280a94f0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -2243,20 +2243,16 @@ EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(__stack_chk_guard);
#endif
#endif
-/*
- * Clear all 6 debug registers:
- */
-static void clear_all_debug_regs(void)
+static void initialize_debug_regs(void)
{
- int i;
-
- for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
- /* Ignore db4, db5 */
- if ((i == 4) || (i == 5))
- continue;
-
- set_debugreg(0, i);
- }
+ /* Control register first -- to make sure everything is disabled. */
+ set_debugreg(0, 7);
+ set_debugreg(DR6_RESERVED, 6);
+ /* dr5 and dr4 don't exist */
+ set_debugreg(0, 3);
+ set_debugreg(0, 2);
+ set_debugreg(0, 1);
+ set_debugreg(0, 0);
}
#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
@@ -2417,7 +2413,7 @@ void cpu_init(void)
load_mm_ldt(&init_mm);
- clear_all_debug_regs();
+ initialize_debug_regs();
dbg_restore_debug_regs();
doublefault_init_cpu_tss();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index c5c897a86418..36354b470590 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1022,24 +1022,32 @@ static bool is_sysenter_singlestep(struct pt_regs *regs)
#endif
}
-static __always_inline unsigned long debug_read_clear_dr6(void)
+static __always_inline unsigned long debug_read_reset_dr6(void)
{
unsigned long dr6;
+ get_debugreg(dr6, 6);
+ dr6 ^= DR6_RESERVED; /* Flip to positive polarity */
+
/*
* The Intel SDM says:
*
- * Certain debug exceptions may clear bits 0-3. The remaining
- * contents of the DR6 register are never cleared by the
- * processor. To avoid confusion in identifying debug
- * exceptions, debug handlers should clear the register before
- * returning to the interrupted task.
+ * Certain debug exceptions may clear bits 0-3 of DR6.
+ *
+ * BLD induced #DB clears DR6.BLD and any other debug
+ * exception doesn't modify DR6.BLD.
*
- * Keep it simple: clear DR6 immediately.
+ * RTM induced #DB clears DR6.RTM and any other debug
+ * exception sets DR6.RTM.
+ *
+ * To avoid confusion in identifying debug exceptions,
+ * debug handlers should set DR6.BLD and DR6.RTM, and
+ * clear other DR6 bits before returning.
+ *
+ * Keep it simple: write DR6 with its architectural reset
+ * value 0xFFFF0FF0, defined as DR6_RESERVED, immediately.
*/
- get_debugreg(dr6, 6);
set_debugreg(DR6_RESERVED, 6);
- dr6 ^= DR6_RESERVED; /* Flip to positive polarity */
return dr6;
}
@@ -1239,13 +1247,13 @@ out:
/* IST stack entry */
DEFINE_IDTENTRY_DEBUG(exc_debug)
{
- exc_debug_kernel(regs, debug_read_clear_dr6());
+ exc_debug_kernel(regs, debug_read_reset_dr6());
}
/* User entry, runs on regular task stack */
DEFINE_IDTENTRY_DEBUG_USER(exc_debug)
{
- exc_debug_user(regs, debug_read_clear_dr6());
+ exc_debug_user(regs, debug_read_reset_dr6());
}
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_FRED
@@ -1264,7 +1272,7 @@ DEFINE_FREDENTRY_DEBUG(exc_debug)
{
/*
* FRED #DB stores DR6 on the stack in the format which
- * debug_read_clear_dr6() returns for the IDT entry points.
+ * debug_read_reset_dr6() returns for the IDT entry points.
*/
unsigned long dr6 = fred_event_data(regs);
@@ -1279,7 +1287,7 @@ DEFINE_FREDENTRY_DEBUG(exc_debug)
/* 32 bit does not have separate entry points. */
DEFINE_IDTENTRY_RAW(exc_debug)
{
- unsigned long dr6 = debug_read_clear_dr6();
+ unsigned long dr6 = debug_read_reset_dr6();
if (user_mode(regs))
exc_debug_user(regs, dr6);