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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S19
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index aed3f11c373b..d287f785089e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@
* after an interrupt and after each system call.
*
* A note on terminology:
- * - top of stack: Architecture defined interrupt frame from SS to RIP
+ * - iret frame: Architecture defined interrupt frame from SS to RIP
* at the top of the kernel process stack.
- * - partial stack frame: partially saved registers up to R11.
- * - full stack frame: Like partial stack frame, but all register saved.
*
* Some macro usage:
* - CFI macros are used to generate dwarf2 unwind information for better
@@ -219,7 +217,7 @@ ENDPROC(native_usergs_sysret64)
* Interrupts are off on entry.
* Only called from user space.
*
- * When user can change the frames always force IRET. That is because
+ * When user can change pt_regs->foo always force IRET. That is because
* it deals with uncanonical addresses better. SYSRET has trouble
* with them due to bugs in both AMD and Intel CPUs.
*/
@@ -238,6 +236,11 @@ ENTRY(system_call)
*/
GLOBAL(system_call_after_swapgs)
+ /*
+ * We use 'old_rsp' as a scratch register, hence this block must execute
+ * atomically in the face of possible interrupt-driven task preemption,
+ * so we can enable interrupts only after we're done with using old_rsp:
+ */
movq %rsp,PER_CPU_VAR(old_rsp)
/* kernel_stack is set so that 5 slots (iret frame) are preallocated */
movq PER_CPU_VAR(kernel_stack),%rsp
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ int_ret_from_sys_call_fixup:
FIXUP_TOP_OF_STACK %r11
jmp int_ret_from_sys_call
- /* Do syscall tracing */
+ /* Do syscall entry tracing */
tracesys:
movq %rsp, %rdi
movq $AUDIT_ARCH_X86_64, %rsi
@@ -339,11 +342,11 @@ tracesys_phase2:
movq %r10,%rcx /* fixup for C */
call *sys_call_table(,%rax,8)
movq %rax,RAX(%rsp)
- /* Use IRET because user could have changed frame */
+ /* Use IRET because user could have changed pt_regs->foo */
/*
* Syscall return path ending with IRET.
- * Has correct top of stack, but partial stack frame.
+ * Has correct iret frame.
*/
GLOBAL(int_ret_from_sys_call)
DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ int_careful:
TRACE_IRQS_OFF
jmp int_with_check
- /* handle signals and tracing -- both require a full stack frame */
+ /* handle signals and tracing -- both require a full pt_regs */
int_very_careful:
TRACE_IRQS_ON
ENABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
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