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/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index b1f4dff..f820b73 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
#include <linux/smp.h>
#include <linux/nmi.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
#include <asm/apicdef.h>
#include <asm/system.h>
@@ -434,6 +435,11 @@
"resuming...\n");
kgdb_arch_handle_exception(args->trapnr, args->signr,
args->err, "c", "", regs);
+ /*
+ * Reset the BS bit in dr6 (pointed by args->err) to
+ * denote completion of processing
+ */
+ (*(unsigned long *)ERR_PTR(args->err)) &= ~DR_STEP;
return NOTIFY_STOP;
}