From: Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>
To: Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
benh@kernel.crashing.org, paulus@samba.org, mpe@ellerman.id.au
Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, kvm-ppc@vger.kernel.org,
kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2 v6] powerpc/kvm: support to handle sw breakpoint
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:15:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <540F6E04.1030601@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1410282456-11287-1-git-send-email-maddy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
On 09.09.14 19:07, Madhavan Srinivasan wrote:
> This patchset adds ppc64 server side support for software breakpoint
> and extends the use of illegal instruction as software
> breakpoint across ppc platform.
>
> Patch 1, adds kernel side support for software breakpoint.
> Design is that, by using an illegal instruction, we trap to
> hypervisor via Emulation Assistance interrupt, where we check
> for the illegal instruction and accordingly we return to Host
> or Guest. Patch also adds support for software breakpoint
> in PR KVM.
>
> Patch 2,extends the use of illegal instruction as software
> breakpoint instruction across the ppc platform. Patch extends
> booke program interrupt code to support software breakpoint.
Thanks, applied to kvm-ppc-queue.
Alex
prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-09-09 21:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-09-09 17:07 [PATCH 0/2 v6] powerpc/kvm: support to handle sw breakpoint Madhavan Srinivasan
2014-09-09 17:07 ` [PATCH 1/2 " Madhavan Srinivasan
2014-09-09 21:12 ` Alexander Graf
2014-09-09 17:07 ` [PATCH 2/2 v6] powerpc/kvm: common sw breakpoint instr across ppc Madhavan Srinivasan
2014-09-10 12:36 ` Alexander Graf
2014-09-09 21:15 ` Alexander Graf [this message]
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