kernel.git/arch/x86/lib/getuser.S, branch linux-3.17.y

x86: Be consistent with data size in getuser.S

2013-02-12T07:14:48Z

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

x86-32: Add support for 64bit get_user()

2013-02-07T23:07:28Z

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 Signed-off-by: Ville Syrjälä Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1355312043-11467-1-git-send-email-ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin

x86, smap: Add STAC and CLAC instructions to control user space access

2012-09-21T19:45:27Z

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 Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1348256595-29119-9-git-send-email-hpa@linux.intel.com

x86, extable: Remove open-coded exception table entries in arch/x86/lib/getuser.S

2012-04-20T20:51:39Z

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 Cc: David Daney Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA%2B55aFyijf43qSu3N9nWHEBwaGbb7T2Oq9A=9EyR=Jtyqfq_cQ@mail.gmail.com

x86: use _types.h headers in asm where available

2009-02-13T19:35:01Z

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

x86: merge getuser asm functions.

2008-07-09T07:14:05Z

getuser_32.S and getuser_64.S are merged into getuser.S. Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar