Re: [PATCHv2 0/5] perf/hw_breakpoint: Fix breakpoint modify

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Tue Aug 28 2018 - 10:25:45 EST


Em Thu, Aug 09, 2018 at 02:03:00PM +0200, Jiri Olsa escreveu:
> hi,
> Milind reported that modify_user_hw_breakpoint wouldn't
> allow the breakpoint changing if the new attr had 'disabled'
> set to true.
>
> I found a case where it actualy prevents ptrace user interface
> to change the breakpoint. It's described in patch 1 as perf test,
> patch 2 is the breakpoint code fix.

Going over these patches now, applying the test, running it, then the
kernel bits, reboot, retest, etc.

- Arnaldo