Merge branch 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'perf-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  perf probe: Init struct probe_point and set counter correctly
  hw-breakpoint: Keep track of dr7 local enable bits
  hw-breakpoints: Accept breakpoints on NULL address
  perf_events: Fix FORK events

3 files changed, 14 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index fc801bab1b3..b753ea59703 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	struct perf_event	*ptrace_bps[HBP_NUM];
 	/* Debug status used for traps, single steps, etc... */
 	unsigned long           debugreg6;
+	/* Keep track of the exact dr7 value set by the user */
+	unsigned long           ptrace_dr7;
 	/* Fault info: */
 	unsigned long		cr2;
 	unsigned long		trap_no;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 05d5fec64a9..bb6006e3e29 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -212,25 +212,6 @@ static int arch_check_va_in_kernelspace(unsigned long va, u8 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)
 {
@@ -362,10 +343,13 @@ int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = arch_store_info(bp);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	/*
+	 * For kernel-addresses, either the address or symbol name can be
+	 * specified.
+	 */
+	if (info->name)
+		info->address = (unsigned long)
+				kallsyms_lookup_name(info->name);
 	/*
 	 * Check that the low-order bits of the address are appropriate
 	 * for the alignment implied by len.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 017d937639f..0c1033d61e5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static unsigned long ptrace_get_debugreg(struct task_struct *tsk, int n)
 	} else if (n == 6) {
 		val = thread->debugreg6;
 	 } else if (n == 7) {
-		val = ptrace_get_dr7(thread->ptrace_bps);
+		val = thread->ptrace_dr7;
 	}
 	return val;
 }
@@ -778,8 +778,11 @@ int ptrace_set_debugreg(struct task_struct *tsk, int n, unsigned long val)
 			return rc;
 	}
 	/* All that's left is DR7 */
-	if (n == 7)
+	if (n == 7) {
 		rc = ptrace_write_dr7(tsk, val);
+		if (!rc)
+			thread->ptrace_dr7 = val;
+	}
 
 ret_path:
 	return rc;