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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 21/32] ppc: Don't update NIP on conditional trap


From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 21/32] ppc: Don't update NIP on conditional trap instructions
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:56:28 +1000

On Wed, 2016-07-27 at 12:26 +1000, David Gibson wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 08:21:15AM +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt
> wrote:
> > 
> > This is no longer necessary as the helpers will properly retrieve
> > the return address when needed.
> 
> Is this right?  Don't the tw etc. instructions continue on rather
> than retrying if an exception occurs?

What do you mean ? I'm not sure I understand...

Cheers,
Ben.

> > 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <address@hidden>
> > ---
> >  target-ppc/excp_helper.c | 6 ++++--
> >  target-ppc/translate.c   | 8 --------
> >  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/target-ppc/excp_helper.c b/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
> > index 570d188..c31bbad 100644
> > --- a/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
> > +++ b/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
> > @@ -1031,7 +1031,8 @@ void helper_tw(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong
> > arg1, target_ulong arg2,
> >                    ((int32_t)arg1 == (int32_t)arg2 && (flags &
> > 0x04)) ||
> >                    ((uint32_t)arg1 < (uint32_t)arg2 && (flags &
> > 0x02)) ||
> >                    ((uint32_t)arg1 > (uint32_t)arg2 && (flags &
> > 0x01))))) {
> > -        raise_exception_err(env, POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM,
> > POWERPC_EXCP_TRAP);
> > +        raise_exception_err_ra(env, POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM,
> > +                               POWERPC_EXCP_TRAP, GETPC());
> >      }
> >  }
> >  
> > @@ -1044,7 +1045,8 @@ void helper_td(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong
> > arg1, target_ulong arg2,
> >                    ((int64_t)arg1 == (int64_t)arg2 && (flags &
> > 0x04)) ||
> >                    ((uint64_t)arg1 < (uint64_t)arg2 && (flags &
> > 0x02)) ||
> >                    ((uint64_t)arg1 > (uint64_t)arg2 && (flags &
> > 0x01))))) {
> > -        raise_exception_err(env, POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM,
> > POWERPC_EXCP_TRAP);
> > +        raise_exception_err_ra(env, POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM,
> > +                               POWERPC_EXCP_TRAP, GETPC());
> >      }
> >  }
> >  #endif
> > diff --git a/target-ppc/translate.c b/target-ppc/translate.c
> > index 8f5afba..7163b19 100644
> > --- a/target-ppc/translate.c
> > +++ b/target-ppc/translate.c
> > @@ -3365,8 +3365,6 @@ static void gen_sc(DisasContext *ctx)
> >  static void gen_tw(DisasContext *ctx)
> >  {
> >      TCGv_i32 t0 = tcg_const_i32(TO(ctx->opcode));
> > -    /* Update the nip since this might generate a trap exception
> > */
> > -    gen_update_nip(ctx, ctx->nip - 4);
> >      gen_helper_tw(cpu_env, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)],
> > cpu_gpr[rB(ctx->opcode)],
> >                    t0);
> >      tcg_temp_free_i32(t0);
> > @@ -3377,8 +3375,6 @@ static void gen_twi(DisasContext *ctx)
> >  {
> >      TCGv t0 = tcg_const_tl(SIMM(ctx->opcode));
> >      TCGv_i32 t1 = tcg_const_i32(TO(ctx->opcode));
> > -    /* Update the nip since this might generate a trap exception
> > */
> > -    gen_update_nip(ctx, ctx->nip - 4);
> >      gen_helper_tw(cpu_env, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], t0, t1);
> >      tcg_temp_free(t0);
> >      tcg_temp_free_i32(t1);
> > @@ -3389,8 +3385,6 @@ static void gen_twi(DisasContext *ctx)
> >  static void gen_td(DisasContext *ctx)
> >  {
> >      TCGv_i32 t0 = tcg_const_i32(TO(ctx->opcode));
> > -    /* Update the nip since this might generate a trap exception
> > */
> > -    gen_update_nip(ctx, ctx->nip - 4);
> >      gen_helper_td(cpu_env, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)],
> > cpu_gpr[rB(ctx->opcode)],
> >                    t0);
> >      tcg_temp_free_i32(t0);
> > @@ -3401,8 +3395,6 @@ static void gen_tdi(DisasContext *ctx)
> >  {
> >      TCGv t0 = tcg_const_tl(SIMM(ctx->opcode));
> >      TCGv_i32 t1 = tcg_const_i32(TO(ctx->opcode));
> > -    /* Update the nip since this might generate a trap exception
> > */
> > -    gen_update_nip(ctx, ctx->nip - 4);
> >      gen_helper_td(cpu_env, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], t0, t1);
> >      tcg_temp_free(t0);
> >      tcg_temp_free_i32(t1);
> 

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