From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Robert Faught <rtf@etnus.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 23:07:00 +0000
Subject: [Linux-ia64] IA64 watchpoint traps not reported in system calls
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A watchpoint set using an IA64 debug data register is ignored when the
location is accessed by a system call such as read.

It would be very good to have the data watch triggered from inside
the kernel reported to the user (or more likely the user`s
debugger), since if you`re trying to find out what is stomping one
of your variables you expect setting a watchpoint on it to tell
you, whether or not the stomping is happening as a result of
passing bad arguments to a system call.


The test below shows the problem using the gdb debugger. It is not a gdb
problem. Our debugger shows the same behavior.

- Rob Faught


This is a simple test case and a gdb session:
--------
/* Watchpoint test program. */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

/**********************************************************************/
/* Reads zeroes into a buf. */

void read_zero_into (void *buf, int len)
{
    int fd = open ("/dev/zero", O_RDONLY);
    read (fd, buf, len);
    close (fd);
}

void nop ()
{
}

/**********************************************************************/
/* Globals reference tests. */

volatile int gi = -1;  /* Ensure writes happen by tagging it volatile */

void globals_test()
{
    nop();
    gi = 26;
    nop();

    read_zero_into ((void *)&gi, sizeof(gi)); /* Hit the watchpoint from
the kernel */

    nop();
    gi = 41; 		/* Should stop */
    nop();
}

int main()
{
    globals_test();
    exit (0);
}
-------

[ourmachine:328] uname -a
Linux ourmachine 2.4.17-4hpmckinleysmp #1 SMP Mon May 6 15:26:29 MDT
2002 ia64 unknown

[ourmachine:329] gcc -g -o watch watch.c

[ourmachine:330] gdb watch
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(gdb) watch gi
Hardware watchpoint 1: gi
(gdb) run
Starting program: /nfs/fs/u3/home/rtf/watch
Hardware watchpoint 1: gi
Hardware watchpoint 1: gi
Hardware watchpoint 1: gi

Old value = -1
New value = 26
globals_test () at watch.c:31
31
    nop();
(gdb) list 26,39
26

27
void globals_test()
28
{
29
    nop();
30
    gi = 26;
31
    nop();
32

33
    read_zero_into ((void *)&gi, sizeof(gi)); /* Hit the watchpoint from
the kernel */
34

35
    nop();
36
    gi = 41; 		/* Should stop */
37
    nop();
38
}
39

(gdb) cont
Continuing.
Hardware watchpoint 1: gi

Old value = 26
New value = 41
globals_test () at watch.c:37
37
    nop();
(gdb) q
The program is running.  Exit anyway? (y or n) y
---------------------------------
Lines 30 and 36 cause traps but the read called from line 33 does not.