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[3/6] target/ppc: Suppress single step interrupts on rfi-type instructions

Message ID 20230808031116.398205-4-npiggin@gmail.com
State New
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Series ppc: debug facility improvements | expand

Commit Message

Nicholas Piggin Aug. 8, 2023, 3:11 a.m. UTC 
BookS does not take single step interrupts on completion of rfi and
similar (rfid, hrfid, rfscv). This is not a completely clean way to
do it, but in general non-branch instructions that change NIP on
completion are excluded.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
---
 target/ppc/translate.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index 5051596670..6e8f1797ac 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@  static void gen_ppc_maybe_interrupt(DisasContext *ctx)
  * The exception can be either POWERPC_EXCP_TRACE (on most PowerPCs) or
  * POWERPC_EXCP_DEBUG (on BookE).
  */
-static void gen_debug_exception(DisasContext *ctx)
+static void gen_debug_exception(DisasContext *ctx, bool rfi_type)
 {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     if (ctx->flags & POWERPC_FLAG_DE) {
@@ -357,10 +357,12 @@  static void gen_debug_exception(DisasContext *ctx)
                                    tcg_constant_i32(POWERPC_EXCP_DEBUG));
         ctx->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
     } else {
-        TCGv t0 = tcg_temp_new();
-        tcg_gen_movi_tl(t0, ctx->cia);
-        gen_helper_book3s_trace(cpu_env, t0);
-        ctx->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
+        if (!rfi_type) { /* BookS does not single step rfi type instructions */
+            TCGv t0 = tcg_temp_new();
+            tcg_gen_movi_tl(t0, ctx->cia);
+            gen_helper_book3s_trace(cpu_env, t0);
+            ctx->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
+        }
     }
 #endif
 }
@@ -7412,6 +7414,8 @@  static void ppc_tr_tb_stop(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cs)
 
     /* Honor single stepping. */
     if (unlikely(ctx->singlestep_enabled & CPU_SINGLE_STEP)) {
+        bool rfi_type = false;
+
         switch (is_jmp) {
         case DISAS_TOO_MANY:
         case DISAS_EXIT_UPDATE:
@@ -7420,12 +7424,19 @@  static void ppc_tr_tb_stop(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cs)
             break;
         case DISAS_EXIT:
         case DISAS_CHAIN:
+            /*
+             * This is a heuristic, to put it kindly. The rfi class of
+             * instructions are among the few outside branches that change
+             * NIP without taking an interrupt. Single step trace interrupts
+             * do not fire on completion of these instructions.
+             */
+            rfi_type = true;
             break;
         default:
             g_assert_not_reached();
         }
 
-        gen_debug_exception(ctx);
+        gen_debug_exception(ctx, rfi_type);
         return;
     }