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ARM kprobes: core code

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This is a full implementation of Kprobes including Jprobes and
Kretprobes support.

This ARM implementation does not follow the usual kprobes double-
exception model. The traditional model is where the initial kprobes
breakpoint calls kprobe_handler(), which returns from exception to
execute the instruction in its original context, then immediately
re-enters after a second breakpoint (or single-stepping exception)
into post_kprobe_handler(), each time the probe is hit..  The ARM
implementation only executes one kprobes exception per hit, so no
post_kprobe_handler() phase. All side-effects from the kprobe'd
instruction are resolved before returning from the initial exception.
As a result, all instructions are _always_ effectively boosted
regardless of the type of instruction, and even regardless of whether
or not there is a post-handler for the probe.

Signed-off-by: Abhishek Sagar <sagar.abhishek@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Barnes <qbarnes@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@marvell.com>
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Abhishek Sagar 2007-06-11 22:20:10 +00:00 • committed by Russell King
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