3 files changed, 20 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/target/arm/debug_helper.c b/target/arm/debug_helper.c
index a743061..a3a1b98 100644
--- a/target/arm/debug_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/debug_helper.c
@@ -487,6 +487,22 @@ void HELPER(exception_bkpt_insn)(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t syndrome)
     raise_exception(env, EXCP_BKPT, syndrome, debug_el);
 }
 
+void HELPER(exception_swstep)(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t syndrome)
+{
+    int debug_el = arm_debug_target_el(env);
+    int cur_el = arm_current_el(env);
+
+    /*
+     * If singlestep is targeting a lower EL than the current one, then
+     * DisasContext.ss_active must be false and we can never get here.
+     */
+    assert(debug_el >= cur_el);
+    if (debug_el == cur_el) {
+        syndrome |= 1 << ARM_EL_EC_SHIFT;
+    }
+    raise_exception(env, EXCP_UDEF, syndrome, debug_el);
+}
+
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 
 vaddr arm_adjust_watchpoint_address(CPUState *cs, vaddr addr, int len)
diff --git a/target/arm/helper.h b/target/arm/helper.h
index 5a6802e..db7447d 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.h
+++ b/target/arm/helper.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(sel_flags, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE,
 DEF_HELPER_2(exception_internal, noreturn, env, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_4(exception_with_syndrome_el, noreturn, env, i32, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_2(exception_bkpt_insn, noreturn, env, i32)
+DEF_HELPER_2(exception_swstep, noreturn, env, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_2(exception_pc_alignment, noreturn, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_1(setend, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_2(wfi, void, env, i32)
diff --git a/target/arm/translate.h b/target/arm/translate.h
index 4575af6..890e731 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.h
+++ b/target/arm/translate.h
@@ -341,15 +341,9 @@ static inline void gen_exception(int excp, uint32_t syndrome,
 /* Generate an architectural singlestep exception */
 static inline void gen_swstep_exception(DisasContext *s, int isv, int ex)
 {
-    bool same_el = (s->debug_target_el == s->current_el);
-
-    /*
-     * If singlestep is targeting a lower EL than the current one,
-     * then s->ss_active must be false and we can never get here.
-     */
-    assert(s->debug_target_el >= s->current_el);
-
-    gen_exception(EXCP_UDEF, syn_swstep(same_el, isv, ex), s->debug_target_el);
+    /* Fill in the same_el field of the syndrome in the helper. */
+    uint32_t syn = syn_swstep(false, isv, ex);
+    gen_helper_exception_swstep(cpu_env, tcg_constant_i32(syn));
 }
 
 /*