Merge branch 'tracing/hw-breakpoints' into perf/core

Conflicts:
	arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
	kernel/trace/Makefile

Merge reason: hw-breakpoints perf integration is looking
              good in testing and in reviews, plus conflicts
              are mounting up - so merge & resolve.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

22 files changed, 954 insertions, 212 deletions

diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 7f418bbc261..eef3bbb9707 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -126,4 +126,11 @@ config HAVE_DMA_API_DEBUG
 config HAVE_DEFAULT_NO_SPIN_MUTEXES
 	bool
 
+config HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+	bool
+	depends on HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
+	select ANON_INODES
+	select PERF_EVENTS
+
+
 source "kernel/gcov/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 72ace9515a0..178084b4377 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA
+	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KMEMCHECK
 
 config OUTPUT_FORMAT
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild b/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild
index 4a8e80cdcfa..9f828f87ca3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/Kbuild
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ header-y += ptrace-abi.h
 header-y += sigcontext32.h
 header-y += ucontext.h
 header-y += processor-flags.h
+header-y += hw_breakpoint.h
 
 unifdef-y += e820.h
 unifdef-y += ist.h
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/a.out-core.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/a.out-core.h
index bb70e397aa8..7a15588e45d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/a.out-core.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/a.out-core.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/user.h>
 #include <linux/elfcore.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
 
 /*
  * fill in the user structure for an a.out core dump
@@ -32,14 +33,7 @@ static inline void aout_dump_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, struct user *dump)
 			>> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	dump->u_dsize -= dump->u_tsize;
 	dump->u_ssize = 0;
-	dump->u_debugreg[0] = current->thread.debugreg0;
-	dump->u_debugreg[1] = current->thread.debugreg1;
-	dump->u_debugreg[2] = current->thread.debugreg2;
-	dump->u_debugreg[3] = current->thread.debugreg3;
-	dump->u_debugreg[4] = 0;
-	dump->u_debugreg[5] = 0;
-	dump->u_debugreg[6] = current->thread.debugreg6;
-	dump->u_debugreg[7] = current->thread.debugreg7;
+	aout_dump_debugregs(dump);
 
 	if (dump->start_stack < TASK_SIZE)
 		dump->u_ssize = ((unsigned long)(TASK_SIZE - dump->start_stack))
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h
index 3ea6f37be9e..fdabd843576 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define DR_TRAP1	(0x2)		/* db1 */
 #define DR_TRAP2	(0x4)		/* db2 */
 #define DR_TRAP3	(0x8)		/* db3 */
+#define DR_TRAP_BITS	(DR_TRAP0|DR_TRAP1|DR_TRAP2|DR_TRAP3)
 
 #define DR_STEP		(0x4000)	/* single-step */
 #define DR_SWITCH	(0x8000)	/* task switch */
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@
 
 #define DR_LOCAL_ENABLE_SHIFT 0    /* Extra shift to the local enable bit */
 #define DR_GLOBAL_ENABLE_SHIFT 1   /* Extra shift to the global enable bit */
+#define DR_LOCAL_ENABLE (0x1)      /* Local enable for reg 0 */
+#define DR_GLOBAL_ENABLE (0x2)     /* Global enable for reg 0 */
 #define DR_ENABLE_SIZE 2           /* 2 enable bits per register */
 
 #define DR_LOCAL_ENABLE_MASK (0x55)  /* Set  local bits for all 4 regs */
@@ -67,4 +70,34 @@
 #define DR_LOCAL_SLOWDOWN (0x100)   /* Local slow the pipeline */
 #define DR_GLOBAL_SLOWDOWN (0x200)  /* Global slow the pipeline */
 
+/*
+ * HW breakpoint additions
+ */
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, dr7);
+
+static inline void hw_breakpoint_disable(void)
+{
+	/* Zero the control register for HW Breakpoint */
+	set_debugreg(0UL, 7);
+
+	/* Zero-out the individual HW breakpoint address registers */
+	set_debugreg(0UL, 0);
+	set_debugreg(0UL, 1);
+	set_debugreg(0UL, 2);
+	set_debugreg(0UL, 3);
+}
+
+static inline int hw_breakpoint_active(void)
+{
+	return __get_cpu_var(dr7) & DR_GLOBAL_ENABLE_MASK;
+}
+
+extern void aout_dump_debugregs(struct user *dump);
+
+extern void hw_breakpoint_restore(void);
+
+#endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_DEBUGREG_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0675a7c4c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#ifndef	_I386_HW_BREAKPOINT_H
+#define	_I386_HW_BREAKPOINT_H
+
+#ifdef	__KERNEL__
+#define	__ARCH_HW_BREAKPOINT_H
+
+/*
+ * The name should probably be something dealt in
+ * a higher level. While dealing with the user
+ * (display/resolving)
+ */
+struct arch_hw_breakpoint {
+	char		*name; /* Contains name of the symbol to set bkpt */
+	unsigned long	address;
+	u8		len;
+	u8		type;
+};
+
+#include <linux/kdebug.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+/* Available HW breakpoint length encodings */
+#define X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1		0x40
+#define X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2		0x44
+#define X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4		0x4c
+#define X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_EXECUTE	0x40
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+#define X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8		0x48
+#endif
+
+/* Available HW breakpoint type encodings */
+
+/* trigger on instruction execute */
+#define X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE	0x80
+/* trigger on memory write */
+#define X86_BREAKPOINT_WRITE	0x81
+/* trigger on memory read or write */
+#define X86_BREAKPOINT_RW	0x83
+
+/* Total number of available HW breakpoint registers */
+#define HBP_NUM 4
+
+struct perf_event;
+struct pmu;
+
+extern int arch_check_va_in_userspace(unsigned long va, u8 hbp_len);
+extern int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
+					 struct task_struct *tsk);
+extern int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
+					   unsigned long val, void *data);
+
+
+int arch_install_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
+void arch_uninstall_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
+void hw_breakpoint_pmu_read(struct perf_event *bp);
+void hw_breakpoint_pmu_unthrottle(struct perf_event *bp);
+
+extern void
+arch_fill_perf_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
+
+unsigned long encode_dr7(int drnum, unsigned int len, unsigned int type);
+int decode_dr7(unsigned long dr7, int bpnum, unsigned *len, unsigned *type);
+
+extern int arch_bp_generic_fields(int x86_len, int x86_type,
+				  int *gen_len, int *gen_type);
+
+extern struct pmu perf_ops_bp;
+
+#endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
+#endif	/* _I386_HW_BREAKPOINT_H */
+
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index c9786480f0f..6f8ec1c37e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct mm_struct;
 #include <linux/math64.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
+#define HBP_NUM 4
 /*
  * Default implementation of macro that returns current
  * instruction pointer ("program counter").
@@ -422,6 +423,8 @@ extern unsigned int xstate_size;
 extern void free_thread_xstate(struct task_struct *);
 extern struct kmem_cache *task_xstate_cachep;
 
+struct perf_event;
+
 struct thread_struct {
 	/* Cached TLS descriptors: */
 	struct desc_struct	tls_array[GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES];
@@ -443,13 +446,10 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	unsigned long		fs;
 #endif
 	unsigned long		gs;
-	/* Hardware debugging registers: */
-	unsigned long		debugreg0;
-	unsigned long		debugreg1;
-	unsigned long		debugreg2;
-	unsigned long		debugreg3;
-	unsigned long		debugreg6;
-	unsigned long		debugreg7;
+	/* Save middle states of ptrace breakpoints */
+	struct perf_event	*ptrace_bps[HBP_NUM];
+	/* Debug status used for traps, single steps, etc... */
+	unsigned long           debugreg6;
 	/* Fault info: */
 	unsigned long		cr2;
 	unsigned long		trap_no;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index d8e5d0cdd67..4f2e66e29ec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_64)	+= sys_x86_64.o x8664_ksyms_64.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_64)	+= syscall_64.o vsyscall_64.o
 obj-y			+= bootflag.o e820.o
 obj-y			+= pci-dma.o quirks.o i8237.o topology.o kdebugfs.o
-obj-y			+= alternative.o i8253.o pci-nommu.o
+obj-y			+= alternative.o i8253.o pci-nommu.o hw_breakpoint.o
 obj-y			+= tsc.o io_delay.o rtc.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_TRAMPOLINE)	+= trampoline.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..752daebe91c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,545 @@
+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Alan Stern
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 IBM Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+/*
+ * HW_breakpoint: a unified kernel/user-space hardware breakpoint facility,
+ * using the CPU's debug registers.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
+#include <linux/irqflags.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/kdebug.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
+
+#include <asm/hw_breakpoint.h>
+#include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
+
+/* Per cpu debug control register value */
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, dr7);
+EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(dr7);
+
+/* Per cpu debug address registers values */
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpu_debugreg[HBP_NUM]);
+
+/*
+ * Stores the breakpoints currently in use on each breakpoint address
+ * register for each cpus
+ */
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event *, bp_per_reg[HBP_NUM]);
+
+
+/*
+ * Encode the length, type, Exact, and Enable bits for a particular breakpoint
+ * as stored in debug register 7.
+ */
+unsigned long encode_dr7(int drnum, unsigned int len, unsigned int type)
+{
+	unsigned long bp_info;
+
+	bp_info = (len | type) & 0xf;
+	bp_info <<= (DR_CONTROL_SHIFT + drnum * DR_CONTROL_SIZE);
+	bp_info |= (DR_GLOBAL_ENABLE << (drnum * DR_ENABLE_SIZE)) |
+				DR_GLOBAL_SLOWDOWN;
+	return bp_info;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Decode the length and type bits for a particular breakpoint as
+ * stored in debug register 7.  Return the "enabled" status.
+ */
+int decode_dr7(unsigned long dr7, int bpnum, unsigned *len, unsigned *type)
+{
+	int bp_info = dr7 >> (DR_CONTROL_SHIFT + bpnum * DR_CONTROL_SIZE);
+
+	*len = (bp_info & 0xc) | 0x40;
+	*type = (bp_info & 0x3) | 0x80;
+
+	return (dr7 >> (bpnum * DR_ENABLE_SIZE)) & 0x3;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Install a perf counter breakpoint.
+ *
+ * We seek a free debug address register and use it for this
+ * breakpoint. Eventually we enable it in the debug control register.
+ *
+ * Atomic: we hold the counter->ctx->lock and we only handle variables
+ * and registers local to this cpu.
+ */
+int arch_install_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
+{
+	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
+	unsigned long *dr7;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < HBP_NUM; i++) {
+		struct perf_event **slot = &__get_cpu_var(bp_per_reg[i]);
+
+		if (!*slot) {
+			*slot = bp;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (WARN_ONCE(i == HBP_NUM, "Can't find any breakpoint slot"))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	set_debugreg(info->address, i);
+	__get_cpu_var(cpu_debugreg[i]) = info->address;
+
+	dr7 = &__get_cpu_var(dr7);
+	*dr7 |= encode_dr7(i, info->len, info->type);
+
+	set_debugreg(*dr7, 7);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Uninstall the breakpoint contained in the given counter.
+ *
+ * First we search the debug address register it uses and then we disable
+ * it.
+ *
+ * Atomic: we hold the counter->ctx->lock and we only handle variables
+ * and registers local to this cpu.
+ */
+void arch_uninstall_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
+{
+	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
+	unsigned long *dr7;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < HBP_NUM; i++) {
+		struct perf_event **slot = &__get_cpu_var(bp_per_reg[i]);
+
+		if (*slot == bp) {
+			*slot = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (WARN_ONCE(i == HBP_NUM, "Can't find any breakpoint slot"))
+		return;
+
+	dr7 = &__get_cpu_var(dr7);
+	*dr7 &= ~encode_dr7(i, info->len, info->type);
+
+	set_debugreg(*dr7, 7);
+}
+
+static int get_hbp_len(u8 hbp_len)
+{
+	unsigned int len_in_bytes = 0;
+
+	switch (hbp_len) {
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
+		len_in_bytes = 1;
+		break;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
+		len_in_bytes = 2;
+		break;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4:
+		len_in_bytes = 4;
+		break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8:
+		len_in_bytes = 8;
+		break;
+#endif
+	}
+	return len_in_bytes;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check for virtual address in user space.
+ */
+int arch_check_va_in_userspace(unsigned long va, u8 hbp_len)
+{
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	len = get_hbp_len(hbp_len);
+
+	return (va <= TASK_SIZE - len);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check for virtual address in kernel space.
+ */
+static int arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(unsigned long va, u8 hbp_len)
+{
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	len = get_hbp_len(hbp_len);
+
+	return (va >= TASK_SIZE) && ((va + len - 1) >= TASK_SIZE);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Store a breakpoint's encoded address, length, and type.
+ */
+static int arch_store_info(struct perf_event *bp)
+{
+	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
+	/*
+	 * For kernel-addresses, either the address or symbol name can be
+	 * specified.
+	 */
+	if (info->name)
+		info->address = (unsigned long)
+				kallsyms_lookup_name(info->name);
+	if (info->address)
+		return 0;
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int arch_bp_generic_fields(int x86_len, int x86_type,
+			   int *gen_len, int *gen_type)
+{
+	/* Len */
+	switch (x86_len) {
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
+		*gen_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
+		break;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
+		*gen_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2;
+		break;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4:
+		*gen_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
+		break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8:
+		*gen_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8;
+		break;
+#endif
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Type */
+	switch (x86_type) {
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE:
+		*gen_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_X;
+		break;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_WRITE:
+		*gen_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W;
+		break;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_RW:
+		*gen_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W | HW_BREAKPOINT_R;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp)
+{
+	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
+
+	info->address = bp->attr.bp_addr;
+
+	/* Len */
+	switch (bp->attr.bp_len) {
+	case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
+		info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1;
+		break;
+	case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
+		info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2;
+		break;
+	case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4:
+		info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
+		break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	case HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8:
+		info->len = X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8;
+		break;
+#endif
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Type */
+	switch (bp->attr.bp_type) {
+	case HW_BREAKPOINT_W:
+		info->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_WRITE;
+		break;
+	case HW_BREAKPOINT_W | HW_BREAKPOINT_R:
+		info->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_RW;
+		break;
+	case HW_BREAKPOINT_X:
+		info->type = X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+/*
+ * Validate the arch-specific HW Breakpoint register settings
+ */
+int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
+				  struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
+	unsigned int align;
+	int ret;
+
+
+	ret = arch_build_bp_info(bp);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (info->type == X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE)
+		/*
+		 * Ptrace-refactoring code
+		 * For now, we'll allow instruction breakpoint only for user-space
+		 * addresses
+		 */
+		if ((!arch_check_va_in_userspace(info->address, info->len)) &&
+			info->len != X86_BREAKPOINT_EXECUTE)
+			return ret;
+
+	switch (info->len) {
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1:
+		align = 0;
+		break;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2:
+		align = 1;
+		break;
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4:
+		align = 3;
+		break;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	case X86_BREAKPOINT_LEN_8:
+		align = 7;
+		break;
+#endif
+	default:
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (bp->callback)
+		ret = arch_store_info(bp);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	/*
+	 * Check that the low-order bits of the address are appropriate
+	 * for the alignment implied by len.
+	 */
+	if (info->address & align)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Check that the virtual address is in the proper range */
+	if (tsk) {
+		if (!arch_check_va_in_userspace(info->address, info->len))
+			return -EFAULT;
+	} else {
+		if (!arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(info->address, info->len))
+			return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Dump the debug register contents to the user.
+ * We can't dump our per cpu values because it
+ * may contain cpu wide breakpoint, something that
+ * doesn't belong to the current task.
+ *
+ * TODO: include non-ptrace user breakpoints (perf)
+ */
+void aout_dump_debugregs(struct user *dump)
+{
+	int i;
+	int dr7 = 0;
+	struct perf_event *bp;
+	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info;
+	struct thread_struct *thread = &current->thread;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < HBP_NUM; i++) {
+		bp = thread->ptrace_bps[i];
+
+		if (bp && !bp->attr.disabled) {
+			dump->u_debugreg[i] = bp->attr.bp_addr;
+			info = counter_arch_bp(bp);
+			dr7 |= encode_dr7(i, info->len, info->type);
+		} else {
+			dump->u_debugreg[i] = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	dump->u_debugreg[4] = 0;
+	dump->u_debugreg[5] = 0;
+	dump->u_debugreg[6] = current->thread.debugreg6;
+
+	dump->u_debugreg[7] = dr7;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(aout_dump_debugregs);
+
+/*
+ * Release the user breakpoints used by ptrace
+ */
+void flush_ptrace_hw_breakpoint(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct thread_struct *t = &tsk->thread;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < HBP_NUM; i++) {
+		unregister_hw_breakpoint(t->ptrace_bps[i]);
+		t->ptrace_bps[i] = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+void hw_breakpoint_restore(void)
+{
+	set_debugreg(__get_cpu_var(cpu_debugreg[0]), 0);
+	set_debugreg(__get_cpu_var(cpu_debugreg[1]), 1);
+	set_debugreg(__get_cpu_var(cpu_debugreg[2]), 2);
+	set_debugreg(__get_cpu_var(cpu_debugreg[3]), 3);
+	set_debugreg(current->thread.debugreg6, 6);
+	set_debugreg(__get_cpu_var(dr7), 7);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hw_breakpoint_restore);
+
+/*
+ * Handle debug exception notifications.
+ *
+ * Return value is either NOTIFY_STOP or NOTIFY_DONE as explained below.
+ *
+ * NOTIFY_DONE returned if one of the following conditions is true.
+ * i) When the causative address is from user-space and the exception
+ * is a valid one, i.e. not triggered as a result of lazy debug register
+ * switching
+ * ii) When there are more bits than trap<n> set in DR6 register (such
+ * as BD, BS or BT) indicating that more than one debug condition is
+ * met and requires some more action in do_debug().
+ *
+ * NOTIFY_STOP returned for all other cases
+ *
+ */
+static int __kprobes hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
+{
+	int i, cpu, rc = NOTIFY_STOP;
+	struct perf_event *bp;
+	unsigned long dr7, dr6;
+	unsigned long *dr6_p;
+
+	/* The DR6 value is pointed by args->err */
+	dr6_p = (unsigned long *)ERR_PTR(args->err);
+	dr6 = *dr6_p;
+
+	/* Do an early return if no trap bits are set in DR6 */
+	if ((dr6 & DR_TRAP_BITS) == 0)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+	get_debugreg(dr7, 7);
+	/* Disable breakpoints during exception handling */
+	set_debugreg(0UL, 7);
+	/*
+	 * Assert that local interrupts are disabled
+	 * Reset the DRn bits in the virtualized register value.
+	 * The ptrace trigger routine will add in whatever is needed.
+	 */
+	current->thread.debugreg6 &= ~DR_TRAP_BITS;
+	cpu = get_cpu();
+
+	/* Handle all the breakpoints that were triggered */
+	for (i = 0; i < HBP_NUM; ++i) {
+		if (likely(!(dr6 & (DR_TRAP0 << i))))
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * The counter may be concurrently released but that can only
+		 * occur from a call_rcu() path. We can then safely fetch
+		 * the breakpoint, use its callback, touch its counter
+		 * while we are in an rcu_read_lock() path.
+		 */
+		rcu_read_lock();
+
+		bp = per_cpu(bp_per_reg[i], cpu);
+		if (bp)
+			rc = NOTIFY_DONE;
+		/*
+		 * Reset the 'i'th TRAP bit in dr6 to denote completion of
+		 * exception handling
+		 */
+		(*dr6_p) &= ~(DR_TRAP0 << i);
+		/*
+		 * bp can be NULL due to lazy debug register switching
+		 * or due to concurrent perf counter removing.
+		 */
+		if (!bp) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			break;
+		}
+
+		(bp->callback)(bp, args->regs);
+
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
+	if (dr6 & (~DR_TRAP_BITS))
+		rc = NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+	set_debugreg(dr7, 7);
+	put_cpu();
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle debug exception notifications.
+ */
+int __kprobes hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(
+		struct notifier_block *unused, unsigned long val, void *data)
+{
+	if (val != DIE_DEBUG)
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+	return hw_breakpoint_handler(data);
+}
+
+void hw_breakpoint_pmu_read(struct perf_event *bp)
+{
+	/* TODO */
+}
+
+void hw_breakpoint_pmu_unthrottle(struct perf_event *bp)
+{
+	/* TODO */
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index 8d82a77a3f3..34e86b67550 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
 
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
 #include <asm/apicdef.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
@@ -434,6 +435,11 @@ single_step_cont(struct pt_regs *regs, struct die_args *args)
 			"resuming...\n");
 	kgdb_arch_handle_exception(args->trapnr, args->signr,
 				   args->err, "c", "", regs);
+	/*
+	 * Reset the BS bit in dr6 (pointed by args->err) to
+	 * denote completion of processing
+	 */
+	(*(unsigned long *)ERR_PTR(args->err)) &= ~DR_STEP;
 
 	return NOTIFY_STOP;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
index c5f1f117e0c..3fe86d706a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/alternative.h>
 #include <asm/insn.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
 
 void jprobe_return_end(void);
 
@@ -945,8 +946,14 @@ int __kprobes kprobe_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 			ret = NOTIFY_STOP;
 		break;
 	case DIE_DEBUG:
-		if (post_kprobe_handler(args->regs))
+		if (post_kprobe_handler(args->regs)) {
+			/*
+			 * Reset the BS bit in dr6 (pointed by args->err) to
+			 * denote completion of processing
+			 */
+			(*(unsigned long *)ERR_PTR(args->err)) &= ~DR_STEP;
 			ret = NOTIFY_STOP;
+		}
 		break;
 	case DIE_GPF:
 		/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
index c1c429d0013..c843f8406da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
 
 static void set_idt(void *newidt, __u16 limit)
 {
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ void machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
 
 	/* Interrupts aren't acceptable while we reboot */
 	local_irq_disable();
+	hw_breakpoint_disable();
 
 	if (image->preserve_context) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
index 84c3bf209e9..4a8bb82248a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
 
 static int init_one_level2_page(struct kimage *image, pgd_t *pgd,
 				unsigned long addr)
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ void machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
 
 	/* Interrupts aren't acceptable while we reboot */
 	local_irq_disable();
+	hw_breakpoint_disable();
 
 	if (image->preserve_context) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 5284cd2b577..744508e7cfd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <trace/events/power.h>
+#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/syscalls.h>
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/i387.h>
 #include <asm/ds.h>
+#include <asm/debugreg.h>
 
 unsigned long idle_halt;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_halt);
@@ -103,14 +105,7 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_DEBUG);
-
-	tsk->thread.debugreg0 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg1 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg2 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg3 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg6 = 0;
-	tsk->thread.debugreg7 = 0;
+	flush_ptrace_hw_breakpoint(tsk);
 	memset(tsk->thread.tls_array, 0, sizeof(tsk->thread.tls_array));
 	/*
 	 * Forget coprocessor state..
@@ -192,16 +187,6 @@ void __switch_to_xtra(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p,
 	else if (next->debugctlmsr != prev->debugctlmsr)
 		update_debugctlmsr(next->debugctlmsr);
 
-	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(next_p, TIF_DEBUG)) {
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg0, 0);
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg1, 1);
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg2, 2);
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg3, 3);
-		/* no 4 and 5 */
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg6, 6);
-		set_debugreg(next->debugreg7, 7);
-	}
-
 	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(prev_p, TIF_NOTSC) ^
 	    test_tsk_thread_flag(next_p, TIF_NOTSC)) {
 		/* prev and next are different */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 4cf79567cda..d5bd3132ee7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@