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Okay, so I'm looking at this bug report where QEMU-arm is crashing when executing a push instruction in the assembly code. The user provided some details about their setup: they're using QEMU version 5.2.0 and also checked an older version (4.2.1) with the same issue. They start QEMU with specific flags, including "-cpu cortex-m4", "-singlestep", and a debug port.
The crash happens during execution of the 'push {r14}' instruction in their startup.s file at line 48. The callstack provided is both from the host side and the target side. On the host side, it's showing a segmentation fault occurring in some QEMU internals related to TCG (Translation Cache) and bswap.h functions. On the target side, it points directly to the push instruction causing the crash.
Now, I need to classify this bug as either 'user-mode' or 'system-mode'. System-mode typically involves higher privileges, peripherals, devices, or operating systems, while user-mode deals with applications running on top of an OS in a user context.
Given that the crash is happening during the execution of a push instruction in a startup routine (which is likely part of the initialization code for the system), this suggests it's occurring early in the boot process. The fact that they're using a Cortex-M4 CPU, which is typically used in embedded systems where QEMU might be simulating hardware without an OS, leans towards system-level simulation.
Moreover, since the crash occurs at a low level (in startup code) and involves CPU-specific instructions, it's more aligned with how QEMU handles system-level emulation rather than running user applications. Therefore, this is likely a system-mode issue.
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