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[edk2] EmbeddedPkg/GdbDebugAgent ARM: use modern dialect for ldm/stm instructions

Message ID 20181212091211.13258-1-ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org
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Series [edk2] EmbeddedPkg/GdbDebugAgent ARM: use modern dialect for ldm/stm instructions | expand

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Ard Biesheuvel Dec. 12, 2018, 9:12 a.m. UTC
Clang does not like the legacy 32-bit assembler syntax used in the
gdbstub exception handling routines, so update them to something
more fashionable.

So switch the order of the conditional suffix and the increment/decrement
specifier, and use decrement-after (da) and increment-before (ib) as
appropriate for an empty descending stack.

Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>

---
 EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

-- 
2.19.2

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Leif Lindholm Dec. 12, 2018, 11:30 a.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:12:11AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> Clang does not like the legacy 32-bit assembler syntax used in the

> gdbstub exception handling routines, so update them to something

> more fashionable.

> 

> So switch the order of the conditional suffix


Yes, this is essentially a bugfix. The syntax change predates ARM's
involvement in EDK2.

> and the increment/decrement

> specifier, and use decrement-after (da) and increment-before (ib) as

> appropriate for an empty descending stack.


But I very much prefer the FA/FD/EA/ED syntax. It gives symmetry,
which helps me a lot when dealing with 7-character mnemonics.
These aliases are also defined in the ARM ARM and won't be going away.

/
    Leif

> Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1

> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>

> ---

>  EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S | 9 +++++----

>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

> 

> diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> index df1543a6d242..924578c7af2f 100644

> --- a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> +++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ GCC_ASM_EXPORT(AsmCommonExceptionEntry)

>  GCC_ASM_EXPORT(GdbExceptionHandler)

>  

>  .text

> +.syntax unified

>  .align 3

>  

>  

> @@ -198,9 +199,9 @@ ASM_PFX(AsmCommonExceptionEntry):

>    and       R3, R1, #0x1f           @ Check CPSR to see if User or System Mode

>    cmp       R3, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1df))

>    cmpne     R3, #0x10               @

> -  stmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> +  stmdaeq   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

>                                      @ else

> -  stmneed   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> +  stmdane   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

>  

>  

>    ldr       R5, [SP, #0x58]         @ PC is the LR pushed by srsfd

> @@ -245,9 +246,9 @@ GdbExceptionHandler (

>    and       R1, R1, #0x1f           @ Check to see if User or System Mode

>    cmp       R1, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1f))

>    cmpne     R1, #0x10               @

> -  ldmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> +  ldmibeq   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

>                                      @ else

> -  ldmneed   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> +  ldmibne   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

>  

>    ldmfd     SP!,{R0-R12}            @ Restore general purpose registers

>                                      @ Exception handler can not change SP

> -- 

> 2.19.2

> 

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Ard Biesheuvel Dec. 12, 2018, 11:33 a.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 12:30, Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org> wrote:
>

> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:12:11AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:

> > Clang does not like the legacy 32-bit assembler syntax used in the

> > gdbstub exception handling routines, so update them to something

> > more fashionable.

> >

> > So switch the order of the conditional suffix

>

> Yes, this is essentially a bugfix. The syntax change predates ARM's

> involvement in EDK2.

>

> > and the increment/decrement

> > specifier, and use decrement-after (da) and increment-before (ib) as

> > appropriate for an empty descending stack.

>

> But I very much prefer the FA/FD/EA/ED syntax. It gives symmetry,

> which helps me a lot when dealing with 7-character mnemonics.

> These aliases are also defined in the ARM ARM and won't be going away.

>


Clang doesn't support them though.

This code is not used anywhere (it is referenced in BeagleBoardPkg but
commented out), so we could also simply remove it.

> > Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1

> > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>

> > ---

> >  EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S | 9 +++++----

> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

> >

> > diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> > index df1543a6d242..924578c7af2f 100644

> > --- a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> > +++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> > @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ GCC_ASM_EXPORT(AsmCommonExceptionEntry)

> >  GCC_ASM_EXPORT(GdbExceptionHandler)

> >

> >  .text

> > +.syntax unified

> >  .align 3

> >

> >

> > @@ -198,9 +199,9 @@ ASM_PFX(AsmCommonExceptionEntry):

> >    and       R3, R1, #0x1f           @ Check CPSR to see if User or System Mode

> >    cmp       R3, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1df))

> >    cmpne     R3, #0x10               @

> > -  stmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> > +  stmdaeq   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> >                                      @ else

> > -  stmneed   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> > +  stmdane   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> >

> >

> >    ldr       R5, [SP, #0x58]         @ PC is the LR pushed by srsfd

> > @@ -245,9 +246,9 @@ GdbExceptionHandler (

> >    and       R1, R1, #0x1f           @ Check to see if User or System Mode

> >    cmp       R1, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1f))

> >    cmpne     R1, #0x10               @

> > -  ldmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> > +  ldmibeq   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> >                                      @ else

> > -  ldmneed   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> > +  ldmibne   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> >

> >    ldmfd     SP!,{R0-R12}            @ Restore general purpose registers

> >                                      @ Exception handler can not change SP

> > --

> > 2.19.2

> >

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Leif Lindholm Dec. 12, 2018, 12:31 p.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 12:33:07PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 12:30, Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org> wrote:

> >

> > On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:12:11AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:

> > > Clang does not like the legacy 32-bit assembler syntax used in the

> > > gdbstub exception handling routines, so update them to something

> > > more fashionable.

> > >

> > > So switch the order of the conditional suffix

> >

> > Yes, this is essentially a bugfix. The syntax change predates ARM's

> > involvement in EDK2.

> >

> > > and the increment/decrement

> > > specifier, and use decrement-after (da) and increment-before (ib) as

> > > appropriate for an empty descending stack.

> >

> > But I very much prefer the FA/FD/EA/ED syntax. It gives symmetry,

> > which helps me a lot when dealing with 7-character mnemonics.

> > These aliases are also defined in the ARM ARM and won't be going away.

> 

> Clang doesn't support them though.


*Goes to check*

*Boggles*

Yeah, it supports FD/EA, but not FA/ED. That's ... special.

> This code is not used anywhere (it is referenced in BeagleBoardPkg but

> commented out), so we could also simply remove it.


> > > Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1

> > > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>

> > > ---

> > >  EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S | 9 +++++----

> > >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

> > >

> > > diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> > > index df1543a6d242..924578c7af2f 100644

> > > --- a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> > > +++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> > > @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ GCC_ASM_EXPORT(AsmCommonExceptionEntry)

> > >  GCC_ASM_EXPORT(GdbExceptionHandler)

> > >

> > >  .text

> > > +.syntax unified

> > >  .align 3

> > >

> > >

> > > @@ -198,9 +199,9 @@ ASM_PFX(AsmCommonExceptionEntry):

> > >    and       R3, R1, #0x1f           @ Check CPSR to see if User or System Mode

> > >    cmp       R3, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1df))

> > >    cmpne     R3, #0x10               @

> > > -  stmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> > > +  stmdaeq   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr


Then again, looking closer at these instructions, they're not really
doing stack operations. Just (ab)using the instruction to get at the
banked User mode LR from a different mode. So
a) The symmetry thing doesn't really apply, so the ED is actively
   misleading here.
b) This could trivially be changed to use FD anyway, just setting R2's
   offset from PC to #0x34 :)

> > >                                      @ else

> > > -  stmneed   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> > > +  stmdane   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> > >

> > >

> > >    ldr       R5, [SP, #0x58]         @ PC is the LR pushed by srsfd

> > > @@ -245,9 +246,9 @@ GdbExceptionHandler (

> > >    and       R1, R1, #0x1f           @ Check to see if User or System Mode

> > >    cmp       R1, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1f))

> > >    cmpne     R1, #0x10               @

> > > -  ldmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> > > +  ldmibeq   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> > >                                      @ else

> > > -  ldmneed   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> > > +  ldmibne   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> > >

> > >    ldmfd     SP!,{R0-R12}            @ Restore general purpose registers

> > >                                      @ Exception handler can not change SP

> > > --

> > > 2.19.2

> > >


c) But given a), I would take this one if the comment was updated to
   be explicit about how esoteric this operation really is.
   I.e.: "(ab)use STM^ to save banked User mode LR from SVC/HYP mode"
   and   "(ab)use LDM^ to restore banked User mode LR from SVC/HYP mode"

I would also be happy to nuke it (including the commented out
inclusion for BeagleBoardPkg).

/
    Leif
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Ard Biesheuvel Dec. 12, 2018, 12:45 p.m. UTC | #4
On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 13:31, Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org> wrote:
>

> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 12:33:07PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:

> > On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 12:30, Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org> wrote:

> > >

> > > On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:12:11AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:

> > > > Clang does not like the legacy 32-bit assembler syntax used in the

> > > > gdbstub exception handling routines, so update them to something

> > > > more fashionable.

> > > >

> > > > So switch the order of the conditional suffix

> > >

> > > Yes, this is essentially a bugfix. The syntax change predates ARM's

> > > involvement in EDK2.

> > >

> > > > and the increment/decrement

> > > > specifier, and use decrement-after (da) and increment-before (ib) as

> > > > appropriate for an empty descending stack.

> > >

> > > But I very much prefer the FA/FD/EA/ED syntax. It gives symmetry,

> > > which helps me a lot when dealing with 7-character mnemonics.

> > > These aliases are also defined in the ARM ARM and won't be going away.

> >

> > Clang doesn't support them though.

>

> *Goes to check*

>

> *Boggles*

>

> Yeah, it supports FD/EA, but not FA/ED. That's ... special.

>

> > This code is not used anywhere (it is referenced in BeagleBoardPkg but

> > commented out), so we could also simply remove it.

>

> > > > Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1

> > > > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>

> > > > ---

> > > >  EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S | 9 +++++----

> > > >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

> > > >

> > > > diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> > > > index df1543a6d242..924578c7af2f 100644

> > > > --- a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> > > > +++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S

> > > > @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ GCC_ASM_EXPORT(AsmCommonExceptionEntry)

> > > >  GCC_ASM_EXPORT(GdbExceptionHandler)

> > > >

> > > >  .text

> > > > +.syntax unified

> > > >  .align 3

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > @@ -198,9 +199,9 @@ ASM_PFX(AsmCommonExceptionEntry):

> > > >    and       R3, R1, #0x1f           @ Check CPSR to see if User or System Mode

> > > >    cmp       R3, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1df))

> > > >    cmpne     R3, #0x10               @

> > > > -  stmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> > > > +  stmdaeq   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

>

> Then again, looking closer at these instructions, they're not really

> doing stack operations. Just (ab)using the instruction to get at the

> banked User mode LR from a different mode. So

> a) The symmetry thing doesn't really apply, so the ED is actively

>    misleading here.

> b) This could trivially be changed to use FD anyway, just setting R2's

>    offset from PC to #0x34 :)

>


Actually, since there is no writeback, what is the point of the
decrement-after? Can't we just drop it?

The more I look at this code the more broken it seems. I'll just remove it.


> > > >                                      @ else

> > > > -  stmneed   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> > > > +  stmdane   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >    ldr       R5, [SP, #0x58]         @ PC is the LR pushed by srsfd

> > > > @@ -245,9 +246,9 @@ GdbExceptionHandler (

> > > >    and       R1, R1, #0x1f           @ Check to see if User or System Mode

> > > >    cmp       R1, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1f))

> > > >    cmpne     R1, #0x10               @

> > > > -  ldmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> > > > +  ldmibeq   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> > > >                                      @ else

> > > > -  ldmneed   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> > > > +  ldmibne   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> > > >

> > > >    ldmfd     SP!,{R0-R12}            @ Restore general purpose registers

> > > >                                      @ Exception handler can not change SP

> > > > --

> > > > 2.19.2

> > > >

>

> c) But given a), I would take this one if the comment was updated to

>    be explicit about how esoteric this operation really is.

>    I.e.: "(ab)use STM^ to save banked User mode LR from SVC/HYP mode"

>    and   "(ab)use LDM^ to restore banked User mode LR from SVC/HYP mode"

>

> I would also be happy to nuke it (including the commented out

> inclusion for BeagleBoardPkg).

>

> /

>     Leif

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Leif Lindholm Dec. 12, 2018, 2:41 p.m. UTC | #5
On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 01:45:17PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > > > > @@ -198,9 +199,9 @@ ASM_PFX(AsmCommonExceptionEntry):

> > > > >    and       R3, R1, #0x1f           @ Check CPSR to see if User or System Mode

> > > > >    cmp       R3, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1df))

> > > > >    cmpne     R3, #0x10               @

> > > > > -  stmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> > > > > +  stmdaeq   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> >

> > Then again, looking closer at these instructions, they're not really

> > doing stack operations. Just (ab)using the instruction to get at the

> > banked User mode LR from a different mode. So

> > a) The symmetry thing doesn't really apply, so the ED is actively

> >    misleading here.

> > b) This could trivially be changed to use FD anyway, just setting R2's

> >    offset from PC to #0x34 :)

> >

> 

> Actually, since there is no writeback, what is the point of the

> decrement-after? Can't we just drop it?


Possibly picked specifically to _not_ be mistaken for a stack
operation. In this scenario The DA just means don't add 4 to R2 before
using it as address.

> The more I look at this code the more broken it seems. I'll just remove it.


As previously stated, I'm happy with this.

/
    Leif

> > > > >                                      @ else

> > > > > -  stmneed   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> > > > > +  stmdane   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >    ldr       R5, [SP, #0x58]         @ PC is the LR pushed by srsfd

> > > > > @@ -245,9 +246,9 @@ GdbExceptionHandler (

> > > > >    and       R1, R1, #0x1f           @ Check to see if User or System Mode

> > > > >    cmp       R1, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1f))

> > > > >    cmpne     R1, #0x10               @

> > > > > -  ldmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> > > > > +  ldmibeq   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> > > > >                                      @ else

> > > > > -  ldmneed   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> > > > > +  ldmibne   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> > > > >

> > > > >    ldmfd     SP!,{R0-R12}            @ Restore general purpose registers

> > > > >                                      @ Exception handler can not change SP

> > > > > --

> > > > > 2.19.2

> > > > >

> >

> > c) But given a), I would take this one if the comment was updated to

> >    be explicit about how esoteric this operation really is.

> >    I.e.: "(ab)use STM^ to save banked User mode LR from SVC/HYP mode"

> >    and   "(ab)use LDM^ to restore banked User mode LR from SVC/HYP mode"

> >

> > I would also be happy to nuke it (including the commented out

> > inclusion for BeagleBoardPkg).

> >

> > /

> >     Leif

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Ard Biesheuvel Dec. 12, 2018, 2:49 p.m. UTC | #6
On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 15:41, Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org> wrote:
>

> On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 01:45:17PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:

> > > > > > @@ -198,9 +199,9 @@ ASM_PFX(AsmCommonExceptionEntry):

> > > > > >    and       R3, R1, #0x1f           @ Check CPSR to see if User or System Mode

> > > > > >    cmp       R3, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1df))

> > > > > >    cmpne     R3, #0x10               @

> > > > > > -  stmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> > > > > > +  stmdaeq   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> > >

> > > Then again, looking closer at these instructions, they're not really

> > > doing stack operations. Just (ab)using the instruction to get at the

> > > banked User mode LR from a different mode. So

> > > a) The symmetry thing doesn't really apply, so the ED is actively

> > >    misleading here.

> > > b) This could trivially be changed to use FD anyway, just setting R2's

> > >    offset from PC to #0x34 :)

> > >

> >

> > Actually, since there is no writeback, what is the point of the

> > decrement-after? Can't we just drop it?

>

> Possibly picked specifically to _not_ be mistaken for a stack

> operation. In this scenario The DA just means don't add 4 to R2 before

> using it as address.

>


Indeed. But in the load counterpart below, it means increment-before,
so it will restore lr from the wrong address.

> > The more I look at this code the more broken it seems. I'll just remove it.

>

> As previously stated, I'm happy with this.

>

> /

>     Leif

>

> > > > > >                                      @ else

> > > > > > -  stmneed   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> > > > > > +  stmdane   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >    ldr       R5, [SP, #0x58]         @ PC is the LR pushed by srsfd

> > > > > > @@ -245,9 +246,9 @@ GdbExceptionHandler (

> > > > > >    and       R1, R1, #0x1f           @ Check to see if User or System Mode

> > > > > >    cmp       R1, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1f))

> > > > > >    cmpne     R1, #0x10               @

> > > > > > -  ldmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> > > > > > +  ldmibeq   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr

> > > > > >                                      @ else

> > > > > > -  ldmneed   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> > > > > > +  ldmibne   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}

> > > > > >

> > > > > >    ldmfd     SP!,{R0-R12}            @ Restore general purpose registers

> > > > > >                                      @ Exception handler can not change SP

> > > > > > --

> > > > > > 2.19.2

> > > > > >

> > >

> > > c) But given a), I would take this one if the comment was updated to

> > >    be explicit about how esoteric this operation really is.

> > >    I.e.: "(ab)use STM^ to save banked User mode LR from SVC/HYP mode"

> > >    and   "(ab)use LDM^ to restore banked User mode LR from SVC/HYP mode"

> > >

> > > I would also be happy to nuke it (including the commented out

> > > inclusion for BeagleBoardPkg).

> > >

> > > /

> > >     Leif

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Leif Lindholm Dec. 12, 2018, 2:58 p.m. UTC | #7
On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 03:49:07PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 15:41, Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@linaro.org> wrote:

> >

> > On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 01:45:17PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:

> > > > > > > @@ -198,9 +199,9 @@ ASM_PFX(AsmCommonExceptionEntry):

> > > > > > >    and       R3, R1, #0x1f           @ Check CPSR to see if User or System Mode

> > > > > > >    cmp       R3, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1df))

> > > > > > >    cmpne     R3, #0x10               @

> > > > > > > -  stmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> > > > > > > +  stmdaeq   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr

> > > >

> > > > Then again, looking closer at these instructions, they're not really

> > > > doing stack operations. Just (ab)using the instruction to get at the

> > > > banked User mode LR from a different mode. So

> > > > a) The symmetry thing doesn't really apply, so the ED is actively

> > > >    misleading here.

> > > > b) This could trivially be changed to use FD anyway, just setting R2's

> > > >    offset from PC to #0x34 :)

> > > >

> > >

> > > Actually, since there is no writeback, what is the point of the

> > > decrement-after? Can't we just drop it?

> >

> > Possibly picked specifically to _not_ be mistaken for a stack

> > operation. In this scenario The DA just means don't add 4 to R2 before

> > using it as address.

> >

> 

> Indeed. But in the load counterpart below, it means increment-before,

> so it will restore lr from the wrong address.


I do believe you are correct :)
Let's nuke this one.

/
    Leif
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Patch

diff --git a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S
index df1543a6d242..924578c7af2f 100644
--- a/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S
+++ b/EmbeddedPkg/Library/GdbDebugAgent/Arm/ExceptionSupport.ARMv6.S
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@  GCC_ASM_EXPORT(AsmCommonExceptionEntry)
 GCC_ASM_EXPORT(GdbExceptionHandler)
 
 .text
+.syntax unified
 .align 3
 
 
@@ -198,9 +199,9 @@  ASM_PFX(AsmCommonExceptionEntry):
   and       R3, R1, #0x1f           @ Check CPSR to see if User or System Mode
   cmp       R3, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1df))
   cmpne     R3, #0x10               @
-  stmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr
+  stmdaeq   R2, {lr}^               @   save unbanked lr
                                     @ else
-  stmneed   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr
+  stmdane   R2, {lr}                @   save SVC lr
 
 
   ldr       R5, [SP, #0x58]         @ PC is the LR pushed by srsfd
@@ -245,9 +246,9 @@  GdbExceptionHandler (
   and       R1, R1, #0x1f           @ Check to see if User or System Mode
   cmp       R1, #0x1f               @ if ((CPSR == 0x10) || (CPSR == 0x1f))
   cmpne     R1, #0x10               @
-  ldmeqed   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr
+  ldmibeq   R2, {lr}^               @   restore unbanked lr
                                     @ else
-  ldmneed   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}
+  ldmibne   R3, {lr}                @   restore SVC lr, via ldmfd SP!, {LR}
 
   ldmfd     SP!,{R0-R12}            @ Restore general purpose registers
                                     @ Exception handler can not change SP