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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index 1d74d161687c..f0095a76c182 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -364,12 +364,21 @@ system_call_fastpath:
* Has incomplete stack frame and undefined top of stack.
*/
ret_from_sys_call:
- testl $_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK,TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
- jnz int_ret_from_sys_call_fixup /* Go the the slow path */
-
LOCKDEP_SYS_EXIT
DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
TRACE_IRQS_OFF
+
+ /*
+ * We must check ti flags with interrupts (or at least preemption)
+ * off because we must *never* return to userspace without
+ * processing exit work that is enqueued if we're preempted here.
+ * In particular, returning to userspace with any of the one-shot
+ * flags (TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME, TIF_USER_RETURN_NOTIFY, etc) set is
+ * very bad.
+ */
+ testl $_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK,TI_flags+THREAD_INFO(%rsp,RIP-ARGOFFSET)
+ jnz int_ret_from_sys_call_fixup /* Go the the slow path */
+
CFI_REMEMBER_STATE
/*
* sysretq will re-enable interrupts:
@@ -386,7 +395,7 @@ ret_from_sys_call:
int_ret_from_sys_call_fixup:
FIXUP_TOP_OF_STACK %r11, -ARGOFFSET
- jmp int_ret_from_sys_call
+ jmp int_ret_from_sys_call_irqs_off
/* Do syscall tracing */
tracesys:
@@ -432,6 +441,7 @@ tracesys_phase2:
GLOBAL(int_ret_from_sys_call)
DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_NONE)
TRACE_IRQS_OFF
+int_ret_from_sys_call_irqs_off:
movl $_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK,%edi
/* edi: mask to check */
GLOBAL(int_with_check)
@@ -789,7 +799,21 @@ retint_swapgs: /* return to user-space */
cmpq %r11,(EFLAGS-ARGOFFSET)(%rsp) /* R11 == RFLAGS */
jne opportunistic_sysret_failed
- testq $X86_EFLAGS_RF,%r11 /* sysret can't restore RF */
+ /*
+ * SYSRET can't restore RF. SYSRET can restore TF, but unlike IRET,
+ * restoring TF results in a trap from userspace immediately after
+ * SYSRET. This would cause an infinite loop whenever #DB happens
+ * with register state that satisfies the opportunistic SYSRET
+ * conditions. For example, single-stepping this user code:
+ *
+ * movq $stuck_here,%rcx
+ * pushfq
+ * popq %r11
+ * stuck_here:
+ *
+ * would never get past 'stuck_here'.
+ */
+ testq $(X86_EFLAGS_RF|X86_EFLAGS_TF), %r11
jnz opportunistic_sysret_failed
/* nothing to check for RSP */
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