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1 files changed, 32 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 44130588987f..3f006489087f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -281,17 +281,9 @@ static int set_segment_reg(struct task_struct *task,
return -EIO;
/*
- * This function has some ABI oddities.
- *
- * A 32-bit ptracer probably expects that writing FS or GS will change
- * FSBASE or GSBASE respectively. In the absence of FSGSBASE support,
- * this code indeed has that effect. When FSGSBASE is added, this
- * will require a special case.
- *
- * For existing 64-bit ptracers, writing FS or GS *also* currently
- * changes the base if the selector is nonzero the next time the task
- * is run. This behavior may not be needed, and trying to preserve it
- * when FSGSBASE is added would be complicated at best.
+ * Writes to FS and GS will change the stored selector. Whether
+ * this changes the segment base as well depends on whether
+ * FSGSBASE is enabled.
*/
switch (offset) {
@@ -379,25 +371,12 @@ static int putreg(struct task_struct *child,
case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct,fs_base):
if (value >= TASK_SIZE_MAX)
return -EIO;
- /*
- * When changing the FS base, use do_arch_prctl_64()
- * to set the index to zero and to set the base
- * as requested.
- *
- * NB: This behavior is nonsensical and likely needs to
- * change when FSGSBASE support is added.
- */
- if (child->thread.fsbase != value)
- return do_arch_prctl_64(child, ARCH_SET_FS, value);
+ x86_fsbase_write_task(child, value);
return 0;
case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct,gs_base):
- /*
- * Exactly the same here as the %fs handling above.
- */
if (value >= TASK_SIZE_MAX)
return -EIO;
- if (child->thread.gsbase != value)
- return do_arch_prctl_64(child, ARCH_SET_GS, value);
+ x86_gsbase_write_task(child, value);
return 0;
#endif
}
@@ -880,14 +859,39 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request,
static int putreg32(struct task_struct *child, unsigned regno, u32 value)
{
struct pt_regs *regs = task_pt_regs(child);
+ int ret;
switch (regno) {
SEG32(cs);
SEG32(ds);
SEG32(es);
- SEG32(fs);
- SEG32(gs);
+
+ /*
+ * A 32-bit ptracer on a 64-bit kernel expects that writing
+ * FS or GS will also update the base. This is needed for
+ * operations like PTRACE_SETREGS to fully restore a saved
+ * CPU state.
+ */
+
+ case offsetof(struct user32, regs.fs):
+ ret = set_segment_reg(child,
+ offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, fs),
+ value);
+ if (ret == 0)
+ child->thread.fsbase =
+ x86_fsgsbase_read_task(child, value);
+ return ret;
+
+ case offsetof(struct user32, regs.gs):
+ ret = set_segment_reg(child,
+ offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, gs),
+ value);
+ if (ret == 0)
+ child->thread.gsbase =
+ x86_fsgsbase_read_task(child, value);
+ return ret;
+
SEG32(ss);
R32(ebx, bx);