Re: [PATCH v1 3/3] perf tests: Disable bp_signal testing for arm64

2019-10-21 Thread Leo Yan
On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 02:59:19PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote: > Em Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 04:55:31PM +0800, Leo Yan escreveu: > > As there have several discussions for enabling Perf breakpoint signal > > testing on arm64 platform; arm64 needs to rely on single-step to execute > > the brea

Re: [PATCH v1 3/3] perf tests: Disable bp_signal testing for arm64

2019-10-18 Thread Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Em Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 04:55:31PM +0800, Leo Yan escreveu: > As there have several discussions for enabling Perf breakpoint signal > testing on arm64 platform; arm64 needs to rely on single-step to execute > the breakpointed instruction and then reinstall the breakpoint exception > handler. But i

[PATCH v1 3/3] perf tests: Disable bp_signal testing for arm64

2019-10-18 Thread Leo Yan
As there have several discussions for enabling Perf breakpoint signal testing on arm64 platform; arm64 needs to rely on single-step to execute the breakpointed instruction and then reinstall the breakpoint exception handler. But if hook the breakpoint with a signal, the signal handler will do the