There has long been a limitation using software breakpoints with a
kernel compiled with CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA going back to 2.6.26. For
this particular patch, it will apply cleanly and has been tested all
the way back to 2.6.36.
The kprobes code uses the text_poke() function which accommodates
writing a breakpoint into a read-only page. The x86 kgdb code can
solve the problem similarly by overriding the default breakpoint
set/remove routines and using text_poke() directly.
The x86 kgdb code will first attempt to use the traditional
probe_kernel_write(), and next try using a the text_poke() function.
The break point install method is tracked such that the correct break
point removal routine will get called later on.
Cc: x86@kernel.org
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # >= 2.6.36
Inspried-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
There is extra state information that needs to be exposed in the
kgdb_bpt structure for tracking how a breakpoint was installed. The
debug_core only uses the the probe_kernel_write() to install
breakpoints, but this is not enough for all the archs. Some arch such
as x86 need to use text_poke() in order to install a breakpoint into a
read only page.
Passing the kgdb_bpt structure to kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint() and
kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint() allows other archs to set the type
variable which indicates how the breakpoint was installed.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # >= 2.6.36
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
This allows us to move duplicated code in <asm/atomic.h>
(atomic_inc_not_zero() for now) to <linux/atomic.h>
Signed-off-by: Arun Sharma <asharma@fb.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Notify GDB of the machine halting, rebooting or powering off by sending it an
exited command (remote protocol command 'W'). This is done by calling:
void gdbstub_exit(int status)
from the arch's machine_{halt,restart,power_off}() functions with an
appropriate exit status to be reported to GDB.
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
The kgdb_disable_hw_debug() was an architecture specific function for
disabling all hardware breakpoints on a per cpu basis when entering
the debug core.
This patch will remove the weak function kdbg_disable_hw_debug() and
change it into a call back which lives with the rest of hw breakpoint
call backs in struct kgdb_arch.
Signed-off-by: Dongdong Deng <dongdong.deng@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
The gdbserial 'p' and 'P' packets allow gdb to individually get and
set registers instead of querying for all the available registers.
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
The kdb shell specification includes the ability to get and set
architecture specific registers by name.
For the time being individual register get and set will be implemented
on a per architecture basis. If an architecture defines
DBG_MAX_REG_NUM > 0 then kdb and the gdbstub will use the capability
for individually getting and setting architecture specific registers.
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
The kernel debugger can operate well before mm_init(), but the x86
hardware breakpoint code which uses the perf api requires that the
kernel allocators are initialized.
This means the kernel debug core needs to provide an optional arch
specific call back to allow the initialization functions to run after
the kernel has been further initialized.
The kdb shell already had a similar restriction with an early
initialization and late initialization. The kdb_init() was moved into
the debug core's version of the late init which is called
dbg_late_init();
CC: kgdb-bugreport@lists.sourceforge.net
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
If kdb is open on a serial port that is not actually a console make
sure to call the poll routines to emit and receive characters.
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Acked-by: Martin Hicks <mort@sgi.com>
Some kgdb I/O modules require the ability to create a breakpoint
tasklet, such as kgdboc and external modules such as kgdboe. The
breakpoint tasklet is used as an asynchronous entry point into the
debugger which will have a different function scope than the current
execution path where it might not be safe to have an inline
breakpoint. This is true of some of the kgdb I/O drivers which share
code with kgdb and rest of the kernel users.
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
The only way the debugger can handle a trap in inside rcu_lock,
notify_die, or atomic_notifier_call_chain without a triple fault is
to have a low level "first opportunity handler" in the int3 exception
handler.
Generally this will be something the vast majority of folks will not
need, but for those who need it, it is added as a kernel .config
option called KGDB_LOW_LEVEL_TRAP.
CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
CC: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
CC: x86@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Remove all the references to the kgdb_post_primary_code. This
function serves no useful purpose because you can obtain the same
information from the "struct kgdb_state *ks" from with in the
debugger, if for some reason you want the data.
Also remove the unintentional duplicate assignment for ks->ex_vector.
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Update the kgdb docs to reflect the new directory structure and API.
Merge in the kdb shell information.
[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>: grammatical corrections]
CC: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
These are the minimum changes to the kgdb core in order to enable an
API to connect a new front end (kdb) to the debug core.
This patch introduces the dbg_kdb_mode variable controls where the
user level I/O is routed. It will be routed to the gdbstub (kgdb) or
to the kdb front end which is a simple shell available over the kgdboc
connection.
You can switch back and forth between kdb or the gdb stub mode of
operation dynamically. From gdb stub mode you can blindly type
"$3#33", or from the kdb mode you can enter "kgdb" to switch to the
gdb stub.
The logic in the debug core depends on kdb to look for the typical gdb
connection sequences and return immediately with KGDB_PASS_EVENT if a
gdb serial command sequence is detected. That should allow a
reasonably seamless transition between kdb -> gdb without leaving the
kernel exception state. The two gdb serial queries that kdb is
responsible for detecting are the "?" and "qSupported" packets.
CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Acked-by: Martin Hicks <mort@sgi.com>
Split the former kernel/kgdb.c into debug_core.c which contains the
kernel debugger exception logic and to the gdbstub.c which contains
the logic for allowing gdb to talk to the debug core.
This also created a private include file called debug_core.h which
contains all the definitions to glue the debug_core to any other
debugger connections.
CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
linux-next-20081022//include/linux/kgdb.h:308): duplicate section name 'Description'
and fix typos in that file's kernel-doc comments.
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Noticed by sparse:
arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c:556:15: warning: symbol 'kgdb_arch_pc' was not declared. Should it be static?
kernel/kgdb.c:149:8: warning: symbol 'kgdb_do_roundup' was not declared. Should it be static?
kernel/kgdb.c:193:22: warning: symbol 'kgdb_arch_pc' was not declared. Should it be static?
kernel/kgdb.c:712:5: warning: symbol 'remove_all_break' was not declared. Should it be static?
Related to kgdb_hex2long:
arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c:371:28: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness)
arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c:371:28: expected long *long_val
arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c:371:28: got unsigned long *<noident>
kernel/kgdb.c:469:27: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness)
kernel/kgdb.c:469:27: expected long *long_val
kernel/kgdb.c:469:27: got unsigned long *<noident>
kernel/kgdb.c:470:27: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness)
kernel/kgdb.c:470:27: expected long *long_val
kernel/kgdb.c:470:27: got unsigned long *<noident>
kernel/kgdb.c:894:27: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness)
kernel/kgdb.c:894:27: expected long *long_val
kernel/kgdb.c:894:27: got unsigned long *<noident>
kernel/kgdb.c:895:27: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness)
kernel/kgdb.c:895:27: expected long *long_val
kernel/kgdb.c:895:27: got unsigned long *<noident>
kernel/kgdb.c:1127:28: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness)
kernel/kgdb.c:1127:28: expected long *long_val
kernel/kgdb.c:1127:28: got unsigned long *<noident>
kernel/kgdb.c:1132:25: warning: incorrect type in argument 2 (different signedness)
kernel/kgdb.c:1132:25: expected long *long_val
kernel/kgdb.c:1132:25: got unsigned long *<noident>
Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
kgdb core code. Handles the protocol and the arch details.
[ mingo@elte.hu: heavily modified, simplified and cleaned up. ]
[ xemul@openvz.org: use find_task_by_pid_ns ]
Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Jason Wessel