dr6 &= ~DR6_RESERVED;
/*
+ * The SDM says "The processor clears the BTF flag when it
+ * generates a debug exception." Clear TIF_BLOCKSTEP to keep
+ * TIF_BLOCKSTEP in sync with the hardware BTF flag.
+ */
+ clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_BLOCKSTEP);
+
+ /*
* If dr6 has no reason to give us about the origin of this trap,
* then it's very likely the result of an icebp/int01 trap.
* User wants a sigtrap for that.
/* DR6 may or may not be cleared by the CPU */
set_debugreg(0, 6);
- /*
- * The processor cleared BTF, so don't mark that we need it set.
- */
- clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_BLOCKSTEP);
-
/* Store the virtualized DR6 value */
tsk->thread.debugreg6 = dr6;