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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S39
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index bd97161..3bb2c43 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ END(paranoid_exit)
/*
* Save all registers in pt_regs, and switch gs if needed.
- * Return: ebx=0: need swapgs on exit, ebx=1: otherwise
+ * Return: EBX=0: came from user mode; EBX=1: otherwise
*/
ENTRY(error_entry)
cld
@@ -1144,9 +1144,11 @@ ENTRY(error_entry)
xorl %ebx, %ebx
testb $3, CS+8(%rsp)
jz error_kernelspace
-error_swapgs:
+
+ /* We entered from user mode */
SWAPGS
-error_sti:
+
+error_entry_done:
TRACE_IRQS_OFF
ret
@@ -1165,8 +1167,15 @@ error_kernelspace:
cmpq %rax, RIP+8(%rsp)
je bstep_iret
cmpq $gs_change, RIP+8(%rsp)
- je error_swapgs
- jmp error_sti
+ jne error_entry_done
+
+ /*
+ * hack: gs_change can fail with user gsbase. If this happens, fix up
+ * gsbase and proceed. We'll fix up the exception and land in
+ * gs_change's error handler with kernel gsbase.
+ */
+ SWAPGS
+ jmp error_entry_done
bstep_iret:
/* Fix truncated RIP */
@@ -1174,16 +1183,30 @@ bstep_iret:
/* fall through */
error_bad_iret:
+ /*
+ * We came from an IRET to user mode, so we have user gsbase.
+ * Switch to kernel gsbase:
+ */
SWAPGS
+
+ /*
+ * Pretend that the exception came from user mode: set up pt_regs
+ * as if we faulted immediately after IRET and clear EBX so that
+ * error_exit knows that we will be returning to user mode.
+ */
mov %rsp, %rdi
call fixup_bad_iret
mov %rax, %rsp
- decl %ebx /* Return to usergs */
- jmp error_sti
+ decl %ebx
+ jmp error_entry_done
END(error_entry)
-/* On entry, ebx is "no swapgs" flag (1: don't need swapgs, 0: need it) */
+/*
+ * On entry, EBS is a "return to kernel mode" flag:
+ * 1: already in kernel mode, don't need SWAPGS
+ * 0: user gsbase is loaded, we need SWAPGS and standard preparation for return to usermode
+ */
ENTRY(error_exit)
movl %ebx, %eax
RESTORE_EXTRA_REGS