* Ashish Kalra ([email protected]) wrote:
> From: Brijesh Singh <[email protected]>
> 
> From: Brijesh Singh <[email protected]>
> 
> Extend the MemTxAttrs to include a 'debug' flag. The flag can be used as
> general indicator that operation was triggered by the debugger.
> 
> A subsequent patch will set the debug=1 when issuing a memory access
> from the gdbstub or HMP commands. This is a prerequisite to support
> debugging an encrypted guest. When a request with debug=1 is seen, the
> encryption APIs will be used to access the guest memory.

Is this also the flag that would be used for memory dumping?

> Signed-off-by: Brijesh Singh <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Ashish Kalra <[email protected]>
> ---
>  include/exec/memattrs.h | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/exec/memattrs.h b/include/exec/memattrs.h
> index 95f2d20d55..c8b56389d6 100644
> --- a/include/exec/memattrs.h
> +++ b/include/exec/memattrs.h
> @@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ typedef struct MemTxAttrs {
>      unsigned int target_tlb_bit0 : 1;
>      unsigned int target_tlb_bit1 : 1;
>      unsigned int target_tlb_bit2 : 1;
> +    /* Memory access request from the debugger */
> +    unsigned int debug:1;

It might be good to clarify that this is for QEMU debug features, not
guest side debug features (e.g. CPU debug facilities/registers)

Dave

>  } MemTxAttrs;
>  
>  /* Bus masters which don't specify any attributes will get this,
> -- 
> 2.17.1
> 
-- 
Dr. David Alan Gilbert / [email protected] / Manchester, UK


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