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2013-02-11x86: Be consistent with data size in getuser.SH. Peter Anvin
Consistently use the data register by name and use a sized assembly instruction in getuser.S. There is never any reason to macroize it, and being inconsistent in the same file is just annoying. No actual code change. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
2013-02-07x86-32: Add support for 64bit get_user()Ville Syrjälä
Implement __get_user_8() for x86-32. It will return the 64-bit result in edx:eax register pair, and ecx is used to pass in the address and return the error value. For consistency, change the register assignment for all other __get_user_x() variants, so that address is passed in ecx/rcx, the error value is returned in ecx/rcx, and eax/rax contains the actual value. [ hpa: I modified the patch so that it does NOT change the calling conventions for the existing callsites, this also means that the code is completely unchanged for 64 bits. Instead, continue to use eax for address input/error output and use the ecx:edx register pair for the output. ] This is a partial refresh of a patch [1] by Jamie Lokier from 2004. Only the minimal changes to implement 64bit get_user() were picked from the original patch. [1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/198823 Originally-by: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org> Signed-off-by: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1355312043-11467-1-git-send-email-ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
2012-09-21x86, smap: Add STAC and CLAC instructions to control user space accessH. Peter Anvin
When Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (SMAP) is enabled, access to userspace from the kernel is controlled by the AC flag. To make the performance of manipulating that flag acceptable, there are two new instructions, STAC and CLAC, to set and clear it. This patch adds those instructions, via alternative(), when the SMAP feature is enabled. It also adds X86_EFLAGS_AC unconditionally to the SYSCALL entry mask; there is simply no reason to make that one conditional. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1348256595-29119-9-git-send-email-hpa@linux.intel.com
2012-04-20x86, extable: Remove open-coded exception table entries in ↵H. Peter Anvin
arch/x86/lib/getuser.S Remove open-coded exception table entries in arch/x86/lib/getuser.S, and replace them with _ASM_EXTABLE() macros; this will allow us to change the format and type of the exception table entries. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Cc: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA%2B55aFyijf43qSu3N9nWHEBwaGbb7T2Oq9A=9EyR=Jtyqfq_cQ@mail.gmail.com
2009-02-13x86: use _types.h headers in asm where availableJeremy Fitzhardinge
In general, the only definitions that assembly files can use are in _types.S headers (where available), so convert them. Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com>
2008-07-09x86: merge getuser asm functions.Glauber Costa
getuser_32.S and getuser_64.S are merged into getuser.S. Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <gcosta@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>