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From: Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777 <R65777@freescale.com>
Cc: "linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org>,
	Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>,
	Wood Scott-B07421 <B07421@freescale.com>
Subject: Re: Clearing DBSR and DBCR0 in host handler.
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 11:10:36 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <C62C333B-D3CA-4AE2-B9DF-39E3CF73A3C5@kernel.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6A3DF150A5B70D4F9B66A25E3F7C888D06FBE661@039-SN2MPN1-013.039d.mgd.msft.net>


On Apr 3, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Bhushan Bharat-R65777 wrote:

> Hi All,
>=20
> The kernel exception handling code for 32 bit (transfer_to_handler in =
entry_32.S) clear DBSR and load DBCR0 with 0 (global_dbcr0 variable, =
which is zero) if user space used debug (DBCR0.IDM set).
>=20
> But I do not same (clearing DBCR0 and DBSR) in 64bit exception =
handler. Is this an issue or I am missing something?
>=20
> Thanks
> -Bharat

Are you having a problem with debug w/the 64-bit kernel?  The 32-bit =
kernel supports several kernel level debug features that the 64-bit =
doesn't support.  So if you are having an issue that might be more =
helpful to convey that just asking about exception code path.

- k=

  reply	other threads:[~2013-04-03 16:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-04-03 15:24 Clearing DBSR and DBCR0 in host handler Bhushan Bharat-R65777
2013-04-03 16:10 ` Kumar Gala [this message]
2013-04-03 17:33   ` Bhushan Bharat-R65777

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