err must be nonzero in order to reach text_poke(), which caused kgdb to fail to set breakpoints:
(gdb) break __x64_sys_sync Breakpoint 1 at 0xffffffff81288910: file ../fs/sync.c, line 124. (gdb) c Continuing. Warning: Cannot insert breakpoint 1. Cannot access memory at address 0xffffffff81288910 Command aborted. Fixes: 86a22057127d ("x86/kgdb: Avoid redundant comparison of patched code") Signed-off-by: Matt Mullins <mmull...@fb.com> --- arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c index 9a8c1648fc9a..6690c5652aeb 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c @@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ int kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt) BREAK_INSTR_SIZE); bpt->type = BP_POKE_BREAKPOINT; - return err; + return 0; } int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt) -- 2.17.1