[Patch 0/6] MIPS: Hardware watch register support for gdb (version 3).

[Patch 0/6] MIPS: Hardware watch register support for gdb (version 3).

[David Daney]

Esteemed kernel hackers,

To follow is my third pass at MIPS watch register support.

This version has been tested on:

* MIPS 4KEc (mips32) with a single set of watch registers watchhi not
  reporting I, R, and W conditions.

* MIPS 4KEc (mips32r2) with four sets of watch registers.

* R5000 SGI O2 (mips4 64bit) with no watch register support.

The patches are against 2.6.27-rc4


Changes from the previous version:

* Agreement from gdb maintainers that the ptrace interface is
  workable.

* Work around for watchhi registers that do not report the I, R, and W
  condition bits.

* General cleanup, including making much less code conditionally
  compiled.

To really test the patch you will need a patched gdb.  My current gdb
patch is here:

http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2008-08/msg00650.html

If you have any comments or questions please let me know.

David Daney

Patch [1/6] MIPS: Add HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS configure option.

[David Daney]

This is automatically set for all MIPS32 and MIPS64 processors.

Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
---
 arch/mips/Kconfig |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 4da736e..f5b3fca 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1272,6 +1272,13 @@ config CPU_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
 config CPU_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
 	bool
 
+#
+# Set to y for ptrace access to watch registers.
+#
+config HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS
+       bool
+       default y if CPU_MIPS32 || CPU_MIPS64
+
 menu "Kernel type"
 
 choice
-- 
1.5.5.1

[Patch 2/6] MIPS: Add HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS definitions and support code.

[David Daney]

This is the support code for watch register support.  It is not hooked
up to anything yet, that comes next.

There are two new files (watch.c, watch.h) the rest is additions.

Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
---
 arch/mips/kernel/Makefile      |    2 +-
 arch/mips/kernel/watch.c       |  163 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/asm-mips/cpu-info.h    |    4 +
 include/asm-mips/processor.h   |   21 +++++
 include/asm-mips/thread_info.h |    2 +
 include/asm-mips/watch.h       |   32 ++++++++
 6 files changed, 223 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/mips/kernel/watch.c
 create mode 100644 include/asm-mips/watch.h

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
index 706f939..2504f15 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ extra-y		:= head.o init_task.o vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-y		+= cpu-probe.o branch.o entry.o genex.o irq.o process.o \
 		   ptrace.o reset.o setup.o signal.o syscall.o \
-		   time.o topology.o traps.o unaligned.o
+		   time.o topology.o traps.o unaligned.o watch.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CEVT_BCM1480)	+= cevt-bcm1480.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CEVT_R4K)		+= cevt-r4k.o
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/watch.c b/arch/mips/kernel/watch.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14ce610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/watch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/*
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 David Daney
+ */
+
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+#include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/watch.h>
+
+/*
+ * Install the watch registers for the current thread.  A maximum of
+ * four registers are installed although the machine may have more.
+ */
+void mips_install_watch_registers(void)
+{
+	struct mips3264_watch_reg_state *watches =
+		&current->thread.watch.mips3264;
+	switch (current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt) {
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	case 4:
+		write_c0_watchlo3(watches->watchlo[3]);
+		/* Write 1 to the I, R, and W bits to clear them. */
+		write_c0_watchhi3(watches->watchhi[3] | 7);
+	case 3:
+		write_c0_watchlo2(watches->watchlo[2]);
+		write_c0_watchhi2(watches->watchhi[2] | 7);
+	case 2:
+		write_c0_watchlo1(watches->watchlo[1]);
+		write_c0_watchhi1(watches->watchhi[1] | 7);
+	case 1:
+		write_c0_watchlo0(watches->watchlo[0]);
+		write_c0_watchhi0(watches->watchhi[0] | 7);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read back the watchhi registers so the user space debugger has
+ * access to the I, R, and W bits.  A maximum of four registers are
+ * read although the machine may have more.
+ */
+void mips_read_watch_registers(void)
+{
+	struct mips3264_watch_reg_state *watches =
+		&current->thread.watch.mips3264;
+	switch (current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt) {
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	case 4:
+		watches->watchhi[3] = read_c0_watchhi3();
+	case 3:
+		watches->watchhi[2] = read_c0_watchhi2();
+	case 2:
+		watches->watchhi[1] = read_c0_watchhi1();
+	case 1:
+		watches->watchhi[0] = read_c0_watchhi0();
+	}
+	if (current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt == 1 &&
+	    (watches->watchhi[0] & 7) == 0) {
+		/* Pathological case of release 1 archetecture that
+		 * doesn't set the condition bits.  We assume that
+		 * since we got here, the watch condition was met and
+		 * signal that the conditions requested in watchlo
+		 * were met.  */
+		watches->watchhi[0] |= (watches->watchlo[0] & 7);
+	}
+ }
+
+/*
+ * Disable all watch registers.  Although only four registers are
+ * installed, all are cleared to eliminate the possibility of endless
+ * looping in the watch handler.
+ */
+void mips_clear_watch_registers(void)
+{
+	switch (current_cpu_data.watch_reg_count) {
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	case 8:
+		write_c0_watchlo7(0);
+	case 7:
+		write_c0_watchlo6(0);
+	case 6:
+		write_c0_watchlo5(0);
+	case 5:
+		write_c0_watchlo4(0);
+	case 4:
+		write_c0_watchlo3(0);
+	case 3:
+		write_c0_watchlo2(0);
+	case 2:
+		write_c0_watchlo1(0);
+	case 1:
+		write_c0_watchlo0(0);
+	}
+}
+
+__init void mips_probe_watch_registers(struct cpuinfo_mips *c)
+{
+	unsigned int t;
+
+	if ((c->options & MIPS_CPU_WATCH) == 0)
+		return;
+	/*
+	 * Check which of the I,R and W bits are supported, then
+	 * disable the register.
+	 */
+	write_c0_watchlo0(7);
+	t = read_c0_watchlo0();
+	write_c0_watchlo0(0);
+	c->watch_reg_irw = t & 7;
+
+	/* Write the mask bits and read them back to determine which
+	 * can be used. */
+	c->watch_reg_count = 1;
+	c->watch_reg_use_cnt = 1;
+	t = read_c0_watchhi0();
+	write_c0_watchhi0(t | 0xff8);
+	t = read_c0_watchhi0();
+	c->watch_reg_mask = t & 0xff8;
+	if ((t & 0x80000000) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	c->watch_reg_count = 2;
+	c->watch_reg_use_cnt = 2;
+	t = read_c0_watchhi1();
+	if ((t & 0x80000000) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	c->watch_reg_count = 3;
+	c->watch_reg_use_cnt = 3;
+	t = read_c0_watchhi2();
+	if ((t & 0x80000000) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	c->watch_reg_count = 4;
+	c->watch_reg_use_cnt = 4;
+	t = read_c0_watchhi3();
+	if ((t & 0x80000000) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	/* We use at most 4, but probe and report up to 8. */
+	c->watch_reg_count = 5;
+	t = read_c0_watchhi4();
+	if ((t & 0x80000000) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	c->watch_reg_count = 6;
+	t = read_c0_watchhi5();
+	if ((t & 0x80000000) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	c->watch_reg_count = 7;
+	t = read_c0_watchhi6();
+	if ((t & 0x80000000) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	c->watch_reg_count = 8;
+}
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/cpu-info.h b/include/asm-mips/cpu-info.h
index 2de73db..246ac0b 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/cpu-info.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/cpu-info.h
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ struct cpuinfo_mips {
 	unsigned int		fpu_id;
 	unsigned int		cputype;
 	int			isa_level;
+	unsigned int		watch_reg_count;   /* Number that exist */
+	unsigned int		watch_reg_use_cnt; /* Usable by ptrace */
+	unsigned int		watch_reg_mask;
+	unsigned int		watch_reg_irw;
 	int			tlbsize;
 	struct cache_desc	icache;	/* Primary I-cache */
 	struct cache_desc	dcache;	/* Primary D or combined I/D cache */
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/processor.h b/include/asm-mips/processor.h
index a1e4453..f82d1e2 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/processor.h
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@ struct mips_dsp_state {
 	{0,} \
 }
 
+#define NUM_WATCH_REGS 4
+
+struct mips3264_watch_reg_state {
+	/* The width of watchlo is 32 in a 32 bit kernel and 64 in a
+	   64 bit kernel.  We use unsiged long as it has the same
+	   property. */
+	unsigned long watchlo[NUM_WATCH_REGS];
+	/* The width of watchhi is always 32 bits. */
+	__u32 watchhi[NUM_WATCH_REGS]; };
+
+union mips_watch_reg_state {
+	struct mips3264_watch_reg_state mips3264;
+};
+
 typedef struct {
 	unsigned long seg;
 } mm_segment_t;
@@ -137,6 +151,9 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	/* Saved state of the DSP ASE, if available. */
 	struct mips_dsp_state dsp;
 
+	/* Saved watch register state, if available. */
+	union mips_watch_reg_state watch;
+
 	/* Other stuff associated with the thread. */
 	unsigned long cp0_badvaddr;	/* Last user fault */
 	unsigned long cp0_baduaddr;	/* Last kernel fault accessing USEG */
@@ -193,6 +210,10 @@ struct thread_struct {
 		.dspcontrol	= 0,				\
 	},							\
 	/*							\
+	 * saved watch register stuff				\
+	 */							\
+	.watch = {{{0,},},},					\
+	/*							\
 	 * Other stuff associated with the process		\
 	 */							\
 	.cp0_badvaddr		= 0,				\
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/thread_info.h b/include/asm-mips/thread_info.h
index bb30606..3f76de7 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/thread_info.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ register struct thread_info *__current_thread_info __asm__("$28");
 #define TIF_32BIT_REGS		22	/* also implies 16/32 fprs */
 #define TIF_32BIT_ADDR		23	/* 32-bit address space (o32/n32) */
 #define TIF_FPUBOUND		24	/* thread bound to FPU-full CPU set */
+#define TIF_LOAD_WATCH		25	/* If set, load watch registers */
 #define TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE	31	/* syscall trace active */
 
 #define _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE	(1<<TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ register struct thread_info *__current_thread_info __asm__("$28");
 #define _TIF_32BIT_REGS		(1<<TIF_32BIT_REGS)
 #define _TIF_32BIT_ADDR		(1<<TIF_32BIT_ADDR)
 #define _TIF_FPUBOUND		(1<<TIF_FPUBOUND)
+#define _TIF_LOAD_WATCH		(1<<TIF_LOAD_WATCH)
 
 /* work to do on interrupt/exception return */
 #define _TIF_WORK_MASK		(0x0000ffef & ~_TIF_SECCOMP)
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/watch.h b/include/asm-mips/watch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20126ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-mips/watch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 David Daney
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_WATCH_H
+#define _ASM_WATCH_H
+
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+
+#include <asm/mipsregs.h>
+
+void mips_install_watch_registers(void);
+void mips_read_watch_registers(void);
+void mips_clear_watch_registers(void);
+void mips_probe_watch_registers(struct cpuinfo_mips *c);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS
+#define __restore_watch() do {						\
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(TIF_LOAD_WATCH,				\
+			      &current_thread_info()->flags))) {	\
+		mips_install_watch_registers();				\
+	}								\
+} while (0)
+
+#else
+#define __restore_watch() do {} while (0)
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _ASM_WATCH_H */
-- 
1.5.5.1

[Patch 3/6] MIPS: Probe watch registers and report configuration.

[David Daney]

Probe for watch register characteristics, and report them in
/proc/cpuinfo.

Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
---
 arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c |    2 ++
 arch/mips/kernel/proc.c      |   10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index 335a6ae..d0d07b8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/fpu.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
+#include <asm/watch.h>
 
 /*
  * Not all of the MIPS CPUs have the "wait" instruction available. Moreover,
@@ -685,6 +686,7 @@ static inline void spram_config(void) {}
 static inline void cpu_probe_mips(struct cpuinfo_mips *c)
 {
 	decode_configs(c);
+	mips_probe_watch_registers(c);
 	switch (c->processor_id & 0xff00) {
 	case PRID_IMP_4KC:
 		c->cputype = CPU_4KC;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
index 36f0653..11402f5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	seq_printf(m, "tlb_entries\t\t: %d\n", cpu_data[n].tlbsize);
 	seq_printf(m, "extra interrupt vector\t: %s\n",
 	              cpu_has_divec ? "yes" : "no");
-	seq_printf(m, "hardware watchpoint\t: %s\n",
-	              cpu_has_watch ? "yes" : "no");
+	seq_printf(m, "hardware watchpoint\t: %s",
+		   cpu_has_watch ? "yes, " : "no\n");
+	if (cpu_has_watch)
+		seq_printf(m,
+			   "count: %d, address mask: 0x%04x, irw mask 0x%02x\n",
+			   cpu_data[n].watch_reg_count,
+			   cpu_data[n].watch_reg_mask,
+			   cpu_data[n].watch_reg_irw);
 	seq_printf(m, "ASEs implemented\t:%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
 		      cpu_has_mips16 ? " mips16" : "",
 		      cpu_has_mdmx ? " mdmx" : "",
-- 
1.5.5.1

[Patch 4/6] MIPS: Watch exception handling for HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS.

[David Daney]

Here we hook up the watch exception handler so that it sends SIGTRAP
when the hardware watch registers are triggered.

Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
---
 arch/mips/kernel/genex.S |    4 ++++
 arch/mips/kernel/traps.c |   14 +++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
index c6ada98..15a9bde 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
@@ -416,7 +416,11 @@ NESTED(nmi_handler, PT_SIZE, sp)
 	BUILD_HANDLER tr tr sti silent			/* #13 */
 	BUILD_HANDLER fpe fpe fpe silent		/* #15 */
 	BUILD_HANDLER mdmx mdmx sti silent		/* #22 */
+#ifdef 	CONFIG_HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS
+	BUILD_HANDLER watch watch sti silent		/* #23 */
+#else
 	BUILD_HANDLER watch watch sti verbose		/* #23 */
+#endif
 	BUILD_HANDLER mcheck mcheck cli verbose		/* #24 */
 	BUILD_HANDLER mt mt sti silent			/* #25 */
 	BUILD_HANDLER dsp dsp sti silent		/* #26 */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 6bee290..5fbf591 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <asm/tlbdebug.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/watch.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <asm/stacktrace.h>
@@ -908,12 +909,15 @@ asmlinkage void do_mdmx(struct pt_regs *regs)
 asmlinkage void do_watch(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	/*
-	 * We use the watch exception where available to detect stack
-	 * overflows.
+	 * If the current thread has the watch registers loaded, save
+	 * their values and send SIGTRAP.  Otherwise another thread
+	 * left the registers set, clear them and continue.
 	 */
-	dump_tlb_all();
-	show_regs(regs);
-	panic("Caught WATCH exception - probably caused by stack overflow.");
+	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(current, TIF_LOAD_WATCH)) {
+		mips_read_watch_registers();
+		force_sig(SIGTRAP, current);
+	} else
+		mips_clear_watch_registers();
 }
 
 asmlinkage void do_mcheck(struct pt_regs *regs)
-- 
1.5.5.1

[Patch 5/6] MIPS: Scheduler support for HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS.

[David Daney]

Here we hook up the scheduler.  Whenever we switch to a new process,
we check to see if the watch registers should be installed, and do it
if needed.

Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
---
 include/asm-mips/system.h |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-mips/system.h b/include/asm-mips/system.h
index a944eda..cd30f83 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/system.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <asm/cmpxchg.h>
 #include <asm/cpu-features.h>
 #include <asm/dsp.h>
+#include <asm/watch.h>
 #include <asm/war.h>
 
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ do {									\
 		__restore_dsp(current);					\
 	if (cpu_has_userlocal)						\
 		write_c0_userlocal(current_thread_info()->tp_value);	\
+	__restore_watch();						\
 } while (0)
 
 static inline unsigned long __xchg_u32(volatile int * m, unsigned int val)
-- 
1.5.5.1

[Patch 6/6] MIPS: Ptrace support for HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS

[David Daney]

This is the final part of the watch register patch.  Here we hook up
ptrace so that the user space debugger (gdb), can set and read the
registers.

Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
---
 arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c   |   97 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c |   15 +++++++
 include/asm-mips/ptrace.h   |   31 ++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 142 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index 35234b9..d12f2d4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
  */
 void ptrace_disable(struct task_struct *child)
 {
-	/* Nothing to do.. */
+	/* Don't load the watchpoint registers for the ex-child. */
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_LOAD_WATCH);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -167,6 +168,90 @@ int ptrace_setfpregs(struct task_struct *child, __u32 __user *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int ptrace_get_watch_regs(struct task_struct *child,
+			  struct pt_watch_regs __user *addr)
+{
+	enum pt_watch_style style;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!cpu_has_watch || current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt == 0)
+		return -EIO;
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, addr, sizeof(struct pt_watch_regs)))
+		return -EIO;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+	style = pt_watch_style_mips32;
+#define WATCH_STYLE mips32
+#else
+	style = pt_watch_style_mips64;
+#define WATCH_STYLE mips64
+#endif
+
+	__put_user(style, &addr->style);
+	__put_user(current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt,
+		   &addr->WATCH_STYLE.num_valid);
+	__put_user(current_cpu_data.watch_reg_mask,
+		   &addr->WATCH_STYLE.reg_mask);
+	__put_user(current_cpu_data.watch_reg_irw,
+		   &addr->WATCH_STYLE.irw_mask);
+	for (i = 0; i < current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt; i++) {
+		__put_user(child->thread.watch.mips3264.watchlo[i],
+			   &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchlo[i]);
+		__put_user(child->thread.watch.mips3264.watchhi[i] & 0xfff,
+			   &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchhi[i]);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ptrace_set_watch_regs(struct task_struct *child,
+			  struct pt_watch_regs __user *addr)
+{
+	int i;
+	int watch_active = 0;
+	unsigned long lt[NUM_WATCH_REGS];
+	unsigned int ht[NUM_WATCH_REGS];
+
+	if (!cpu_has_watch || current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt == 0)
+		return -EIO;
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, addr, sizeof(struct pt_watch_regs)))
+		return -EIO;
+	/* Check the values. */
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_WATCH_REGS; i++) {
+		__get_user(lt[i], &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchlo[i]);
+#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+		if (lt[i] & __UA_LIMIT)
+			return -EINVAL;
+#else
+		if (test_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_32BIT_ADDR)) {
+			if (lt[i] & 0xffffffff80000000UL)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		} else {
+			if (lt[i] & __UA_LIMIT)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		}
+#endif
+		__get_user(ht[i], &addr->WATCH_STYLE.watchhi[i]);
+		if (ht[i] & ~0xff8)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	/* Install them. */
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_WATCH_REGS; i++) {
+		if ((lt[i] & 7) && i < current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt)
+			watch_active = 1;
+		child->thread.watch.mips3264.watchlo[i] = lt[i];
+		/* Set the G bit. */
+		child->thread.watch.mips3264.watchhi[i] = ht[i] | 0x40000000;
+	}
+
+	if (watch_active)
+		set_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_LOAD_WATCH);
+	else
+		clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_LOAD_WATCH);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -440,6 +525,16 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 				(unsigned long __user *) data);
 		break;
 
+	case PTRACE_GET_WATCH_REGS:
+		ret = ptrace_get_watch_regs(child,
+					(struct pt_watch_regs __user *) addr);
+		break;
+
+	case PTRACE_SET_WATCH_REGS:
+		ret = ptrace_set_watch_regs(child,
+					(struct pt_watch_regs __user *) addr);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		ret = ptrace_request(child, request, addr, data);
 		break;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
index 76818be..3e219de 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ int ptrace_setregs(struct task_struct *child, __s64 __user *data);
 int ptrace_getfpregs(struct task_struct *child, __u32 __user *data);
 int ptrace_setfpregs(struct task_struct *child, __u32 __user *data);
 
+int ptrace_get_watch_regs(struct task_struct *child,
+			  struct pt_watch_regs __user *addr);
+int ptrace_set_watch_regs(struct task_struct *child,
+			  struct pt_watch_regs __user *addr);
+
 /*
  * Tracing a 32-bit process with a 64-bit strace and vice versa will not
  * work.  I don't know how to fix this.
@@ -410,6 +415,16 @@ asmlinkage int sys32_ptrace(int request, int pid, int addr, int data)
 				(unsigned long __user *) (unsigned long) data);
 		break;
 
+	case PTRACE_GET_WATCH_REGS:
+		ret = ptrace_get_watch_regs(child,
+			(struct pt_watch_regs __user *) (unsigned long) addr);
+		break;
+
+	case PTRACE_SET_WATCH_REGS:
+		ret = ptrace_set_watch_regs(child,
+			(struct pt_watch_regs __user *) (unsigned long) addr);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		ret = ptrace_request(child, request, addr, data);
 		break;
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/ptrace.h b/include/asm-mips/ptrace.h
index 786f7e3..d8d821d 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/ptrace.h
@@ -71,6 +71,37 @@ struct pt_regs {
 #define PTRACE_POKEDATA_3264	0xc3
 #define PTRACE_GET_THREAD_AREA_3264	0xc4
 
+/* Read and write watchpoint registers.  */
+enum pt_watch_style {
+	pt_watch_style_mips32,
+	pt_watch_style_mips64
+};
+struct mips32_watch_regs {
+	uint32_t watchlo[8];
+	uint32_t watchhi[8];
+	uint32_t num_valid;
+	uint32_t reg_mask;
+	uint32_t irw_mask;
+};
+struct mips64_watch_regs {
+	uint64_t watchlo[8];
+	uint32_t watchhi[8];
+	uint32_t num_valid;
+	uint32_t reg_mask;
+	uint32_t irw_mask;
+};
+
+struct pt_watch_regs {
+	enum pt_watch_style style;
+	union {
+		struct mips32_watch_regs mips32;
+		struct mips32_watch_regs mips64;
+	};
+};
+
+#define PTRACE_GET_WATCH_REGS	0xd0
+#define PTRACE_SET_WATCH_REGS	0xd1
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
-- 
1.5.5.1

Re: [Patch 0/6] MIPS: Hardware watch register support for gdb (version 3).

[David Daney]

David Daney wrote:
> Esteemed kernel hackers,
> 
> To follow is my third pass at MIPS watch register support.
> 

I think there will have to be at least one more pass at this.

The current design assumes that all debug registers support an identical
set of the I, R, and W bits and Mask.

However sections 8.23 and 8.24 of my

  MIPS32® Architecture For Programmers
Volume III: The MIPS32® Privileged Resource Architecture

indicate that they do not have to uniform.  I will have to augment the
ptrace structures to report the values for each register instead of a
single global value.

David Daney

[Patch 0/6] MIPS: Hardware watch register support for gdb (version 4).

[David Daney]

Esteemed kernel hackers,

To follow is my forth pass at MIPS watch register support.

This version has been tested on:

* MIPS 4KEc (mips32) with a single set of watch registers watchhi not
  reporting I, R, and W conditions.

* MIPS 4KEc (mips32r2) with four sets of watch registers.

* R5000 SGI O2 (mips4 64bit) with no watch register support.

The patches are against 2.6.27-rc6

To use the patch you will need a suitably patched version of gdb.  The
patch against the HEAD of gdb's cvs can be found here:

http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2008-09/msg00230.html

The previous version of this patch is here:
http://www.linux-mips.org/cgi-bin/mesg.cgi?a=linux-mips&i=48B71ADD.601%40avtrex.com

The main changes from the previous version are as follows...

* The characteristics of each watch register set are communicated via
  ptrace because according to the mips32 reference, each set can have
  different masks and I, R, W bit support.  Previously only the
  characteristics of the first set were returned.

* The alignment of the structures passed via ptrace are explicitly
  specified as various versions of gcc align 64-bit objects
  differently.

Six patches to follow.

Thanks
David Daney

[Patch 3/6] MIPS: Probe watch registers and report configuration.

[David Daney]

Probe watch registers and report configuration.

Probe for watch register characteristics, and report them in /proc/cpuinfo.

Signed-off-by: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
---
 arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c |    2 ++
 arch/mips/kernel/proc.c      |    9 +++++++--
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index 335a6ae..d0d07b8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/fpu.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
+#include <asm/watch.h>
 
 /*
  * Not all of the MIPS CPUs have the "wait" instruction available. Moreover,
@@ -685,6 +686,7 @@ static inline void spram_config(void) {}
 static inline void cpu_probe_mips(struct cpuinfo_mips *c)
 {
 	decode_configs(c);
+	mips_probe_watch_registers(c);
 	switch (c->processor_id & 0xff00) {
 	case PRID_IMP_4KC:
 		c->cputype = CPU_4KC;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
index 36f0653..9d60679 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
@@ -50,8 +50,13 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	seq_printf(m, "tlb_entries\t\t: %d\n", cpu_data[n].tlbsize);
 	seq_printf(m, "extra interrupt vector\t: %s\n",
 	              cpu_has_divec ? "yes" : "no");
-	seq_printf(m, "hardware watchpoint\t: %s\n",
-	              cpu_has_watch ? "yes" : "no");
+	seq_printf(m, "hardware watchpoint\t: %s",
+		   cpu_has_watch ? "yes, " : "no\n");
+	if (cpu_has_watch)
+		seq_printf(m,
+			   "count: %d, address/irw mask: 0x%04x\n",
+			   cpu_data[n].watch_reg_count,
+			   cpu_data[n].watch_reg_masks[0]);
 	seq_printf(m, "ASEs implemented\t:%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
 		      cpu_has_mips16 ? " mips16" : "",
 		      cpu_has_mdmx ? " mdmx" : "",
-- 
1.5.5.1