[Qemu-devel] Wrong reset of MIPS hflags EXL after interrupt?

[Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@googlemail.com>]

Hi,

I'm not sure, but while playing with MIPS interrupts, it 
seems to me that something with reset of interrupt flag 
MIPS_HFLAG_EXL (0x04) at exception exit (eret) is wrong. It 
seems to me that only one interrupt is executed because 
after eret, MIPS_HFLAG_EXL stays set in env->hflags. Then, 
at next interrupt, system correctly checks for 
MIPS_HFLAG_EXL, but this is still set and no further 
interrupt happens.

Debugging shows that op_eret() in MIPS op.c correctly reset 
this bit: env->hflags &= ~MIPS_HFLAG_EXL; But debug output 
at end of e.g. save_cpu_state() (debug output of ctx->hflags 
and ctx->saved_hflags ) or in function which tries to issue 
(next) timer interrupt (debug output of env->hflags) 
MIPS_HFLAG_EXL is still (again?) set everywhere. Looks like 
the correct env->hflags from op_eret() is overwritten 
somewhere later with wrong value.

These three ctx->hflags, ctx->saved_hflags and env->hflags 
are confusing me ;) Where are they synchronized after eret? 
Or who overwrites the env->hflags correctly set by eret 
again? Any ideas, why eret sets env->hflags correctly and 
later global env->hflags has still/again wrong value? Any 
other hints?

Many thanks

Dirk

Debug output shows something like:

save_cpu_state(): ctx->hflags 00000000 ctx->saved_hflags 
00000000
MIPS Timer #1: Status: 0x80408401, Cause: 0x00008000, 
env->hflags: 0x00000000
save_cpu_state():ctx->hflags 00000004 ctx->saved_hflags 00000004
** Interrupt handler called...
** Start of op_eret(): env->hflags 0x00000204 Status 0x80408403
** End of op_eret(): env->hflags 0x00000200 Status 0x80408401
save_cpu_state():ctx->hflags 00000004 ctx->saved_hflags 00000004
save_cpu_state():ctx->hflags 00000004 ctx->saved_hflags 00000004
save_cpu_state():ctx->hflags 00000004 ctx->saved_hflags 00000004
...
MIPS Timer #2: Status: 0x80408401, Cause: 0x00008000, 
env->hflags: 0x00000004
MIPS Timer #3: Status: 0x80408401, Cause: 0x00008000, 
env->hflags: 0x00000004
MIPS Timer #4: Status: 0x80408401, Cause: 0x00008000, 
env->hflags: 0x00000004
MIPS Timer #5: Status: 0x80408401, Cause: 0x00008000, 
env->hflags: 0x00000004
....