Re: ptrace single-stepping change breaks Wine

Davide Libenzi
2004-12-31T15:56:37Z

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004, Jesse Allen wrote:

> Davide Libenzi wrote:
> > I don't think that the Wine problem resolution is due to the POPF
> > instruction handling. Basically Linus patch does a nice cleanup plus POPF
> > handling, so maybe the patch can be split.
>
> If you or Andi or anyone else wants to split up the patch and have me
> test it, I'd be willing. I could try it myself if you want, though it
> will be later, as I have to leave soon. But I really do think that it
> does have to do with POPF, since that alone seems to make wine happier
> all-round.

I don't think Linus ever posted a POPF-only patch. Try to comment those
lines in his POPF patch ...

if (is_at_popf(child, regs))
return;

- Davide