Re: [PATCH v4] powerpc/kvm: support to handle sw breakpoint

2014-08-23 Thread Alexander Graf
> Am 23.08.2014 um 12:17 schrieb Madhavan Srinivasan : > >> On Thursday 21 August 2014 02:40 PM, Alexander Graf wrote: >> >> >>> On 20.08.14 07:52, Madhavan Srinivasan wrote: >>> This patch adds kernel side support for software breakpoint. >>> Design is that, by using an illegal instruction, w

Re: [PATCH v4] powerpc/kvm: support to handle sw breakpoint

2014-08-23 Thread Madhavan Srinivasan
On Thursday 21 August 2014 02:40 PM, Alexander Graf wrote: > > > On 20.08.14 07:52, Madhavan Srinivasan wrote: >> This patch adds kernel side support for software breakpoint. >> Design is that, by using an illegal instruction, we trap to hypervisor >> via Emulation Assistance interrupt, where we

Re: [PATCH v4] powerpc/kvm: support to handle sw breakpoint

2014-08-21 Thread Alexander Graf
On 20.08.14 07:52, Madhavan Srinivasan wrote: > This patch adds kernel side support for software breakpoint. > Design is that, by using an illegal instruction, we trap to hypervisor > via Emulation Assistance interrupt, where we check for the illegal instruction > and accordingly we return to Hos

[PATCH v4] powerpc/kvm: support to handle sw breakpoint

2014-08-19 Thread Madhavan Srinivasan
This patch adds kernel side support for software breakpoint. Design is that, by using an illegal instruction, we trap to hypervisor via Emulation Assistance interrupt, where we check for the illegal instruction and accordingly we return to Host or Guest. Patch also adds support for software breakpo