blob: ae391b8ce264936716b17b0cd2a9d3376c02689c (
plain) (
blame)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
|
<think>
Okay, so I need to figure out whether this QEMU bug is a user-mode or system-mode issue. Let me break down the problem step by step.
First, looking at the steps provided: the user compiles a 64-bit binary using the Octeon instructions with the mips64-octeon-linux-gnu-gcc compiler. Then they run it using qemu-mips64 with the -cpu Octeon68XX option. The output is an illegal instruction error, which means QEMU is encountering an instruction it doesn't recognize or handle properly.
The user mentions that they have a patch for this issue and that it's not enough to emulate Octeon binaries alone. They also note that mapping certain memory segments (CVMSEG_LM) to empty RAM works for small binaries but there are additional issues with N32 binaries, suggesting more complex problems might be involved.
Now, considering the classification between user-mode and system-mode: User-mode bugs typically involve issues with running user-space applications, like incorrect handling of instructions or registers. System-mode involves higher-level issues such as device emulation, peripherals, or OS interactions.
In this case, the problem arises when executing a user-space binary (hello.c), which uses specific Octeon instructions that QEMU isn't correctly emulating. The error is an illegal instruction, pointing to a failure in processing CPU-specific instructions, not any system-level components like devices or OS calls.
Therefore, since it's about executing a user-space program with specific CPU instructions not being handled correctly, this should be classified as a user-mode issue.
</think>
user
|