Re: [PATCH 4/7] KVM: arm64: guest debug, add SW break point support

From: Alex BennÃe
Date: Mon Dec 01 2014 - 06:33:36 EST



Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 04:10:02PM +0000, Alex BennÃe wrote:
>> This adds support for SW breakpoints inserted by userspace.
>>
>> First we need to trap all BKPT exceptions in the hypervisor (ELS). This
>> in controlled through the MDCR_EL2 register. I've added a new field to
>
> this is ?
>
>> the vcpu structure to hold this value. There should be scope to
>> rationlise this with the VCPU_DEBUG_FLAGS/KVM_ARM64_DEBUG_DIRTY_SHIFT
>> manipulation in later patches.
>
> I don't understand what you mean with rationalising something in later
> patches.

I was pointing to potential future improvements. I'm wary of touching
the lazy register syncing code in this patch set as it greatly increases
the scope of testing. However I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and
merge it in a sensible way.

>
>>
>> Once the exception arrives we triggers an exit from the main hypervisor
>> loop to the hypervisor controller. The kvm_debug_exit_arch carries the
>
> hypervisor controller is userspace?

Yeah sorry that one sneaked through.

>
>> address of the exception. If the controller doesn't know of breakpoint
>
> the breakint ?
>
>> then we have a guest inserted breakpoint and the hypervisor needs to
>> start again and deliver the exception to guest.
>
> to the guest
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alex BennÃe <alex.bennee@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
>> index 2c6386e..9383359 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
>> @@ -2592,7 +2592,7 @@ when running. Common control bits are:
>> The top 16 bits of the control field are architecture specific control
>> flags which can include the following:
>>
>> - - KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP: using software breakpoints [x86]
>> + - KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP: using software breakpoints [x86, arm64]
>> - KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP: using hardware breakpoints [x86, s390]
>> - KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB: inject DB type exception [x86]
>> - KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_BP: inject BP type exception [x86]
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
>> index a0ff410..48d26bb 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
>> @@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>> int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> struct kvm_guest_debug *dbg)
>> {
>> + /* Route debug traps to el2? */
>> + bool route_el2 = false;
>> +
>> /* If it's not enabled clear all flags */
>> if (!(dbg->control & KVM_GUESTDBG_ENABLE)) {
>> vcpu->guest_debug = 0;
>> @@ -320,8 +323,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>>
>> /* Software Break Points */
>> if (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP) {
>> - kvm_info("SW BP support requested, not yet implemented\n");
>> - return -EINVAL;
>> + kvm_info("SW BP support requested\n");
>> + route_el2 = true;
>> }
>>
>> /* Hardware assisted Break and Watch points */
>> @@ -330,6 +333,20 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> return -EINVAL;
>> }
>>
>> + /* If we are going to handle any debug exceptions we need to
>
> wings on the comments
>
>> + * set MDCE_EL2.TDE to ensure they are routed to the
>> + * hypervisor. If userspace determines the exception was
>> + * actually internal to the guest it needs to handle
>> + * re-injecting the exception.
>> + */
>> + if (route_el2) {
>> + kvm_info("routing debug exceptions");
>> + vcpu->arch.mdcr_el2 = MDCR_EL2_TDE;
>> + } else {
>> + kvm_info("not routing debug exceptions");
>> + vcpu->arch.mdcr_el2 = 0;
>> + }
>> +
>> return 0;
>> }
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>> index 2012c4b..38b0f07 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>> @@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
>>
>> /* HYP configuration */
>> u64 hcr_el2;
>> + u32 mdcr_el2;
>>
>> /* Exception Information */
>> struct kvm_vcpu_fault_info fault;
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
>> index 9a9fce0..8da1043 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
>> @@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ int main(void)
>> DEFINE(VCPU_HPFAR_EL2, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.fault.hpfar_el2));
>> DEFINE(VCPU_DEBUG_FLAGS, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.debug_flags));
>> DEFINE(VCPU_HCR_EL2, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.hcr_el2));
>> + DEFINE(VCPU_MDCR_EL2, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.mdcr_el2));
>> DEFINE(VCPU_IRQ_LINES, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.irq_lines));
>> DEFINE(VCPU_HOST_CONTEXT, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.host_cpu_context));
>> DEFINE(VCPU_TIMER_CNTV_CTL, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.timer_cpu.cntv_ctl));
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c
>> index 34b8bd0..28dc92b 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c
>> @@ -71,6 +71,26 @@ static int kvm_handle_wfx(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
>> return 1;
>> }
>>
>> +/**
>> + * kvm_handle_bkpt - handle a break-point instruction
>> + *
>> + * @vcpu: the vcpu pointer
>> + *
>> + * By definition if we arrive here it's because we are routing
>> + * all SW breakpoints to the hyper-visor as some may be a result of
>
> s/hyper-visor/hypervisor/
>
> this sentence is weird. I think what you want is a full stop after
> hypervisor and then a new sentence: Userspace may decide that this
> particular breakpoint should be routed to the guest (if the breakpoint
> does not come form userspace but by someone debugging a process inside
> the guest), and in that case inject a software breakpoint instruction by
> <insert the method here>.
>
>
>
>> + * guest debugging. If user-space decides this particular break-point
>> + * isn't for the host to handle it can re-feed the exception to the
>> + * guest.
>> + */
>> +static int kvm_handle_bkpt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
>> +{
>> + run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_DEBUG;
>> + run->debug.arch.exit_type = KVM_DEBUG_EXIT_SW_BKPT;
>> + run->debug.arch.address = *vcpu_pc(vcpu);
>> + kvm_info("exiting from %llx\n", run->debug.arch.address);
>> + return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> static exit_handle_fn arm_exit_handlers[] = {
>> [ESR_EL2_EC_WFI] = kvm_handle_wfx,
>> [ESR_EL2_EC_CP15_32] = kvm_handle_cp15_32,
>> @@ -85,6 +105,8 @@ static exit_handle_fn arm_exit_handlers[] = {
>> [ESR_EL2_EC_SYS64] = kvm_handle_sys_reg,
>> [ESR_EL2_EC_IABT] = kvm_handle_guest_abort,
>> [ESR_EL2_EC_DABT] = kvm_handle_guest_abort,
>> + [ESR_EL2_EC_BKPT32] = kvm_handle_bkpt,
>> + [ESR_EL2_EC_BRK64] = kvm_handle_bkpt,
>> };
>>
>> static exit_handle_fn kvm_get_exit_handler(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S
>> index b72aa9f..3c733ea 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S
>> @@ -772,6 +772,10 @@
>> orr x2, x2, #(MDCR_EL2_TPM | MDCR_EL2_TPMCR)
>> orr x2, x2, #(MDCR_EL2_TDRA | MDCR_EL2_TDOSA)
>>
>> + // Any other bits (currently TDE)
>> + ldr x3, [x0, #VCPU_MDCR_EL2]
>> + orr x2, x2, x3
>> +
>> // Check for KVM_ARM64_DEBUG_DIRTY, and set debug to trap
>> // if not dirty.
>> ldr x3, [x0, #VCPU_DEBUG_FLAGS]
>> --
>> 2.1.3
>>
>
> It may be simpler to just load/restore the MDCR_EL2 and do all
> bit-manipulations for a specific VCPU in C-code instead of this.
>
> -Christoffer

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