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SubjectRe: [PATCH 5/7] hw-breakpoints: Rewrite the hw-breakpoints layer on top of perf events
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:19:52PM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 11:01:07PM +0530, K.Prasad wrote:
> >
> > A few more observations....
> >
> > int reserve_bp_slot(struct perf_event *bp)
> > {
> > ...
> > ....
> > if (!bp->attr.pinned) {
> > /*
> > * If there are already flexible counters here,
> > * there is at least one slot reserved for all
> > * of them. Just join the party.
> > *
> > * Otherwise, check there is at least one free slot
> > */
> > if (!slots.flexible && slots.pinned == HBP_NUM) {
> > ret = -ENOSPC;
> > goto end;
> > }
> >
> > /* Flexible counters need to keep at least one slot */
> > } else if (slots.pinned + (!!slots.flexible) == HBP_NUM) {
> > ret = -ENOSPC;
> > goto end;
> > }
> > ..
> > ...
> > }
> >
> > It appears that you're reserving one slot for the non-pinned breakpoint
> > requests, which I'm afraid wouldn't play well with PPC64 (having one
> > DABR).
>
> I don't understand what you mean. PPC64 has only one DABR, or...?
>

Yes, PPC64 has just one DABR. And so this scheme will allow the first
request (be it 'pinned' or 'unpinned') to use the debug register? Sounds
fine.

Thanks,
K.Prasad



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