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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 19 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S index f71664dea1a3..7574639cb0c4 100644 --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S @@ -166,22 +166,9 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe, SYM_L_GLOBAL) jne swapgs_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode /* - * SYSCALL clears RF when it saves RFLAGS in R11 and SYSRET cannot - * restore RF properly. If the slowpath sets it for whatever reason, we - * need to restore it correctly. - * - * 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'. + * SYSRET cannot restore RF. It can restore TF, but unlike IRET, + * restoring TF results in a trap from userspace immediately after + * SYSRET. */ testq $(X86_EFLAGS_RF|X86_EFLAGS_TF), %r11 jnz swapgs_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode |