On 31/10/15(Sat) 08:21, Miod Vallat wrote: > > While adding MP support to ddb on sparc64 I notice that ddb was > > inserting breakpoints even if you only entered ddb and used continue > > again. So I wonder if there is a cache synchronization issue of some > > sort and by adding those additional instructions you just manage to > > avoid it. > > Locore is not consistent in its use of `isync' after disabling > exceptions. With the following diff, and without expanding the stmw > instructions, I can quit ddb without problems.
I'm ok with this but please keep the socppc version in sync. > > Index: locore.S > =================================================================== > RCS file: /OpenBSD/src/sys/arch/macppc/macppc/locore.S,v > retrieving revision 1.50 > diff -u -p -r1.50 locore.S > --- locore.S 29 Jul 2015 18:52:44 -0000 1.50 > +++ locore.S 31 Oct 2015 08:20:16 -0000 > @@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ switch_exited: > mfmsr %r30 > andi. %r30,%r30,~PSL_EE@l > mtmsr %r30 > + isync > > stw %r4,CI_CURPROC(%r5) /* record new process */ > > @@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ _ENTRY(_C_LABEL(cpu_idle_enter)) > mfmsr %r3 > andi. %r3,%r3,~PSL_EE@l > mtmsr %r3 > + isync > 1: > blr > > @@ -890,6 +892,7 @@ trapexit: > mfmsr %r3 > andi. %r3,%r3,~PSL_EE@l > mtmsr %r3 > + isync > /* Test AST pending: */ > lwz %r5,FRAME_SRR1+8(%r1) > mtcr %r5 >
