When I update kernel 2.6.25 from 2.6.24, gdb does not work.
On 2.6.25, ptrace(PTRACE_GETFPXREGS, ...) returns ENODEV.
But 2.6.24 kernel's ptrace() returns EIO.
It is issue of compatibility.
I attached test program as pt.c and patch for fix it.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/ptrace.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
struct user_fxsr_struct {
unsigned short cwd;
unsigned short swd;
unsigned short twd;
unsigned short fop;
long fip;
long fcs;
long foo;
long fos;
long mxcsr;
long reserved;
long st_space[32]; /* 8*16 bytes for each FP-reg = 128 bytes */
long xmm_space[32]; /* 8*16 bytes for each XMM-reg = 128 bytes */
long padding[56];
};
int main(void)
{
pid_t pid;
pid = fork();
switch(pid){
case -1:/* error */
break;
case 0:/* child */
child();
break;
default:
parent(pid);
break;
}
return 0;
}
int child(void)
{
ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME);
kill(getpid(), SIGSTOP);
sleep(10);
return 0;
}
int parent(pid_t pid)
{
int ret;
struct user_fxsr_struct fpxregs;
ret = ptrace(PTRACE_GETFPXREGS, pid, 0, &fpxregs);
if(ret < 0){
printf("%d: %s.\n", errno, strerror(errno));
}
kill(pid, SIGCONT);
wait(pid);
return 0;
}
/* in the kerel, at kernel/i387.c get_fpxregs() */
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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