Re: [Qemu-arm] [PATCH 05/11] target-arm: In cpsr_write() ignore mode switches from User mode

[Sergey Fedorov <serge.fdrv@gmail.com>]

On 15.02.2016 20:22, Peter Maydell wrote:
> The only case where we can attempt a cpsr_write() mode switch from
> User is from the gdbstub; all other cases are handled in the
> calling code (notably translate.c). Architecturally attempts to
> alter the mode bits from user mode are simply ignored (and not
> treated as a bad mode switch, which in v8 sets CPSR.IL). Make
> mode switches from User ignored in cpsr_write() as well, for
> consistency.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

Reviewed-by: Sergey Fedorov <serge.fdrv@gmail.com>

> ---
>  target-arm/helper.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/target-arm/helper.c b/target-arm/helper.c
> index d1919bb..9998a25 100644
> --- a/target-arm/helper.c
> +++ b/target-arm/helper.c
> @@ -5282,6 +5282,7 @@ void cpsr_write(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t val, uint32_t mask,
>      env->daif |= val & CPSR_AIF & mask;
>  
>      if (write_type != CPSRWriteRaw &&
> +        (env->uncached_cpsr & CPSR_M) != CPSR_USER &&
>          ((env->uncached_cpsr ^ val) & mask & CPSR_M)) {
>          if (bad_mode_switch(env, val & CPSR_M)) {
>              /* Attempt to switch to an invalid mode: this is UNPREDICTABLE.