* ppc-linux-nat.c (have_ptrace_booke_interface): Disable ptrace

BookE interface for PowerPC server processors if not available
in the Linux Kernel.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
index b9e0c855963..45cdd735ed0 100644
--- a/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/ppc-linux-nat.c
@@ -1421,17 +1421,20 @@ have_ptrace_booke_interface (void)
       /* Check for kernel support for BOOKE debug registers.  */
       if (ptrace (PPC_PTRACE_GETHWDBGINFO, tid, 0, &booke_debug_info) >= 0)
 	{
-	  have_ptrace_booke_interface = 1;
-	  max_slots_number = booke_debug_info.num_instruction_bps
-	    + booke_debug_info.num_data_bps
-	    + booke_debug_info.num_condition_regs;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  /* Old school interface and no BOOKE debug registers support.  */
-	  have_ptrace_booke_interface = 0;
-	  memset (&booke_debug_info, 0, sizeof (struct ppc_debug_info));
+	  /* Check whether ptrace BOOKE interface is functional and
+	     provides any supported feature.  */
+	  if (booke_debug_info.features != 0)
+	    {
+	      have_ptrace_booke_interface = 1;
+	      max_slots_number = booke_debug_info.num_instruction_bps
+	        + booke_debug_info.num_data_bps
+	        + booke_debug_info.num_condition_regs;
+	      return have_ptrace_booke_interface;
+	    }
 	}
+      /* Old school interface and no BOOKE debug registers support.  */
+      have_ptrace_booke_interface = 0;
+      memset (&booke_debug_info, 0, sizeof (struct ppc_debug_info));
     }
 
   return have_ptrace_booke_interface;