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From: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
To: Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel-TtF/mJH4Jtrk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] GPF on hardware breakpoints (preempt_notifier)
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:30:01 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46E42D99.6030905@qumranet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070909171422.GA13345-sTXFmx6KbOnUXq0IF5SVAZ4oGUkBHcCu@public.gmane.org>

Luca Tettamanti wrote:
> Hi,
> while debugging a program with GDB I got a GPF which seems related to
> KVM. Note that I was *not* using the debugger inside the guest nor on
> the virtual machine. The target was an unrelated userspace program.
>
>   

Yes, kvm is dirtily misappropriating the debug registers on older 
kernels.  We really should context switch them more carefully.


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-09-09 17:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-09-09 17:14 [BUG] GPF on hardware breakpoints (preempt_notifier) Luca Tettamanti
     [not found] ` <20070909171422.GA13345-sTXFmx6KbOnUXq0IF5SVAZ4oGUkBHcCu@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-09 17:30   ` Avi Kivity [this message]
     [not found]     ` <46E42D99.6030905-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-09 18:45       ` Luca
     [not found]         ` <68676e00709091145p34fad472u5cf3e1d939754367-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-09 20:14           ` Anthony Liguori
     [not found]             ` <46E4542F.8040705-rdkfGonbjUSkNkDKm+mE6A@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-09 20:23               ` Luca
     [not found]                 ` <68676e00709091323r23c59dch3f75177616b3f7f5-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-09 20:43                   ` Anthony Liguori

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