hw-breakpoints: reset bits in dr6 after the corresponding exception is handled
This patch resets the bit in dr6 after the corresponding exception is
handled in code, so that we keep a clean track of the current virtual debug
status register.
[ Impact: keep track of breakpoints triggering completion ]
Signed-off-by: K.Prasad <prasad@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/kmmio.c b/arch/x86/mm/kmmio.c
index 16ccbd7..11a4ad4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/kmmio.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/kmmio.c
@@ -540,8 +540,14 @@
struct die_args *arg = args;
if (val == DIE_DEBUG && (arg->err & DR_STEP))
- if (post_kmmio_handler(arg->err, arg->regs) == 1)
+ if (post_kmmio_handler(arg->err, arg->regs) == 1) {
+ /*
+ * Reset the BS bit in dr6 (pointed by args->err) to
+ * denote completion of processing
+ */
+ (*(unsigned long *)ERR_PTR(arg->err)) &= ~DR_STEP;
return NOTIFY_STOP;
+ }
return NOTIFY_DONE;
}