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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/traps.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 34 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 13 deletions
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); |