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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/debugreg.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/debugreg.h | 21 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 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 */ |