Re: [RFC] x86-64: make compat_start_thread() match start_thread()

From: Suresh Siddha
Date: Thu Oct 08 2009 - 22:43:02 EST


On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 18:09 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
> b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
> index ad535b6..ec223a8 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
> @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long
> new_ip, unsigned long new_sp)
> percpu_write(old_rsp, new_sp);
> regs->cs = __USER_CS;
> regs->ss = __USER_DS;
> - regs->flags = 0x200;
> + regs->flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF;
> set_fs(USER_DS);
> /*
> * Free the old FP and other extended state
> @@ -365,6 +365,27 @@ start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long
> new_ip, unsigned long new_sp)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(start_thread);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
> +void compat_start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 new_ip, u32
> new_sp)
> +{
> + loadsegment(fs, 0);
> + loadsegment(ds, __USER32_DS);
> + loadsegment(es, __USER32_DS);
> + load_gs_index(0);
> + regs->ip = new_ip;
> + regs->sp = new_sp;
> + percpu_write(old_rsp, new_sp);
> + regs->cs = __USER32_CS;
> + regs->ss = __USER32_DS;
> + regs->flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF;
> + set_fs(USER_DS);
> + /*
> + * Free the old FP and other extended state
> + */
> + free_thread_xstate(current);
> +}
> +#endif
> +

Peter, While you are it, we should just merge most of the meat into one
common function handling both modes. That will be more cleaner.

thanks,
suresh

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