Re: [Qemu-devel] [Bug] qemu-system-ppc: "invalid/unsupported opcode" during debug session

[Jamie Lokier]

Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> It is not a full fix, as the OS can actually use any instruction that
> always generate a trap (even a memory access) as an instruction barrier
> to make sure the following instructions are never executed. This
> actually affects all targets, but is unlikely to happen.

I'm sure I've seen code wich intentionally accesses invalid memory,
followed by non-instruction data such as a message to print.  But I
can't think where.

> One solution for that would be to only generate an exception for an
> unsupported instruction when it is the first instruction of a TB, and
> otherwise just end the translation before this instruction.

Because that's a simple general solution for all targets, it sounds
like a good idea to me.

-- Jamie