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author | Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> | 2009-11-05 23:06:50 +0100 |
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committer | Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> | 2009-11-05 23:48:01 +0100 |
commit | 2da3e160cb3d226d87b907fab26850d838ed8d7c (patch) | |
tree | 02ec5cbadf8d3236770d0f3a908e2a571716e382 /include/asm-generic | |
parent | 97eaf5300b9d0cd99c310bf8c4a0f2f3296d88a3 (diff) |
hw-breakpoint: Move asm-generic/hw_breakpoint.h to linux/hw_breakpoint.h
We plan to make the breakpoints parameters generic among architectures.
For that it's better to move the asm-generic header to a generic linux
header.
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/asm-generic')
-rw-r--r-- | include/asm-generic/hw_breakpoint.h | 139 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 139 deletions
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/hw_breakpoint.h b/include/asm-generic/hw_breakpoint.h deleted file mode 100644 index 9bf2d12eb74..00000000000 --- a/include/asm-generic/hw_breakpoint.h +++ /dev/null @@ -1,139 +0,0 @@ -#ifndef _ASM_GENERIC_HW_BREAKPOINT_H -#define _ASM_GENERIC_HW_BREAKPOINT_H - -#ifndef __ARCH_HW_BREAKPOINT_H -#error "Please don't include this file directly" -#endif - -#ifdef __KERNEL__ -#include <linux/list.h> -#include <linux/types.h> -#include <linux/kallsyms.h> - -/** - * struct hw_breakpoint - unified kernel/user-space hardware breakpoint - * @triggered: callback invoked after target address access - * @info: arch-specific breakpoint info (address, length, and type) - * - * %hw_breakpoint structures are the kernel's way of representing - * hardware breakpoints. These are data breakpoints - * (also known as "watchpoints", triggered on data access), and the breakpoint's - * target address can be located in either kernel space or user space. - * - * The breakpoint's address, length, and type are highly - * architecture-specific. The values are encoded in the @info field; you - * specify them when registering the breakpoint. To examine the encoded - * values use hw_breakpoint_get_{kaddress,uaddress,len,type}(), declared - * below. - * - * The address is specified as a regular kernel pointer (for kernel-space - * breakponts) or as an %__user pointer (for user-space breakpoints). - * With register_user_hw_breakpoint(), the address must refer to a - * location in user space. The breakpoint will be active only while the - * requested task is running. Conversely with - * register_kernel_hw_breakpoint(), the address must refer to a location - * in kernel space, and the breakpoint will be active on all CPUs - * regardless of the current task. - * - * The length is the breakpoint's extent in bytes, which is subject to - * certain limitations. include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h contains macros - * defining the available lengths for a specific architecture. Note that - * the address's alignment must match the length. The breakpoint will - * catch accesses to any byte in the range from address to address + - * (length - 1). - * - * The breakpoint's type indicates the sort of access that will cause it - * to trigger. Possible values may include: - * - * %HW_BREAKPOINT_RW (triggered on read or write access), - * %HW_BREAKPOINT_WRITE (triggered on write access), and - * %HW_BREAKPOINT_READ (triggered on read access). - * - * Appropriate macros are defined in include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h; not all - * possibilities are available on all architectures. Execute breakpoints - * must have length equal to the special value %HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_EXECUTE. - * - * When a breakpoint gets hit, the @triggered callback is - * invoked in_interrupt with a pointer to the %hw_breakpoint structure and the - * processor registers. - * Data breakpoints occur after the memory access has taken place. - * Breakpoints are disabled during execution @triggered, to avoid - * recursive traps and allow unhindered access to breakpointed memory. - * - * This sample code sets a breakpoint on pid_max and registers a callback - * function for writes to that variable. Note that it is not portable - * as written, because not all architectures support HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4. - * - * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - * - * #include <asm/hw_breakpoint.h> - * - * struct hw_breakpoint my_bp; - * - * static void my_triggered(struct hw_breakpoint *bp, struct pt_regs *regs) - * { - * printk(KERN_DEBUG "Inside triggered routine of breakpoint exception\n"); - * dump_stack(); - * .......<more debugging output>........ - * } - * - * static struct hw_breakpoint my_bp; - * - * static int init_module(void) - * { - * ..........<do anything>............ - * my_bp.info.type = HW_BREAKPOINT_WRITE; - * my_bp.info.len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4; - * - * my_bp.installed = (void *)my_bp_installed; - * - * rc = register_kernel_hw_breakpoint(&my_bp); - * ..........<do anything>............ - * } - * - * static void cleanup_module(void) - * { - * ..........<do anything>............ - * unregister_kernel_hw_breakpoint(&my_bp); - * ..........<do anything>............ - * } - * - * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - */ -struct hw_breakpoint { - void (*triggered)(struct hw_breakpoint *, struct pt_regs *); - struct arch_hw_breakpoint info; -}; - -/* - * len and type values are defined in include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h. - * Available values vary according to the architecture. On i386 the - * possibilities are: - * - * HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1 - * HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2 - * HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4 - * HW_BREAKPOINT_RW - * HW_BREAKPOINT_READ - * - * On other architectures HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8 may be available, and the - * 1-, 2-, and 4-byte lengths may be unavailable. There also may be - * HW_BREAKPOINT_WRITE. You can use #ifdef to check at compile time. - */ - -extern int register_user_hw_breakpoint(struct task_struct *tsk, - struct hw_breakpoint *bp); -extern int modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct task_struct *tsk, - struct hw_breakpoint *bp); -extern void unregister_user_hw_breakpoint(struct task_struct *tsk, - struct hw_breakpoint *bp); -/* - * Kernel breakpoints are not associated with any particular thread. - */ -extern int register_kernel_hw_breakpoint(struct hw_breakpoint *bp); -extern void unregister_kernel_hw_breakpoint(struct hw_breakpoint *bp); - -extern unsigned int hbp_kernel_pos; - -#endif /* __KERNEL__ */ -#endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_HW_BREAKPOINT_H */ |