> -----Original Message----- > From: Wood Scott-B07421 > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 11:18 PM > To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777 > Cc: ag...@suse.de; kvm-...@vger.kernel.org; kvm@vger.kernel.org; Yoder Stuart- > B08248 > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] KVM: PPC: BOOKE: No need to set DBCR0_EDM in guest > visible register > > On Wed, 2014-07-30 at 00:21 -0500, Bhushan Bharat-R65777 wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Wood Scott-B07421 > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 3:22 AM > > > To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777 > > > Cc: ag...@suse.de; kvm-...@vger.kernel.org; kvm@vger.kernel.org; > > > Yoder Stuart- > > > B08248 > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] KVM: PPC: BOOKE: No need to set DBCR0_EDM > > > in guest visible register > > > > > > On Fri, 2014-07-11 at 14:08 +0530, Bharat Bhushan wrote: > > > > This is not used and even I do not remember why this was added in > > > > first place. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhus...@freescale.com> > > > > --- > > > > arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c | 2 -- > > > > 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c > > > > index ab62109..a5ee42c 100644 > > > > --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c > > > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c > > > > @@ -1804,8 +1804,6 @@ int > > > > kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu > > > *vcpu, > > > > kvm_guest_protect_msr(vcpu, MSR_DE, true); > > > > vcpu->guest_debug = dbg->control; > > > > vcpu->arch.shadow_dbg_reg.dbcr0 = 0; > > > > - /* Set DBCR0_EDM in guest visible DBCR0 register. */ > > > > - vcpu->arch.dbg_reg.dbcr0 = DBCR0_EDM; > > > > > > > > if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP) > > > > vcpu->arch.shadow_dbg_reg.dbcr0 |= DBCR0_IDM | DBCR0_IC; > > > > > > This was intended to let the guest know that the host owns the debug > > > resources, by analogy to what a JTAG debugger would do. > > > > > > The Power ISA has this "Virtualized Implementation Note": > > > > > > It is the responsibility of the hypervisor to ensure that > > > DBCR0[EDM] is consistent with usage of DEP. > > > > Ok, That means that if MSRP_DEP is set then set DBCR0_EDM and if MSRP_DEP > > is > clear then clear DBCR0_EDM, right? > > We need to implement above mentioned this. > > We should probably clear EDM only when guest debug emulation is working and > enabled (i.e. not until at least patch 6/6).
But if EDM is set then guest debug emulation will not start/allowed. Thanks -Bharat > > -Scott >
