[PATCH 1/2] selftests/x86/sigreturn: Use CX, not AX, as the scratch register

From: Andy Lutomirski
Date: Mon Sep 12 2016 - 18:06:23 EST


RAX is handled specially in ESPFIX64. Use CX as our scratch
register so that, if something goes wrong with RAX handling, we'll
notice.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c | 16 ++++++++--------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c
index 8a577e7070c6..246145b84a12 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigreturn.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ asm (".pushsection .text\n\t"
".type int3, @function\n\t"
".align 4096\n\t"
"int3:\n\t"
- "mov %ss,%eax\n\t"
+ "mov %ss,%ecx\n\t"
"int3\n\t"
".size int3, . - int3\n\t"
".align 4096, 0xcc\n\t"
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static volatile sig_atomic_t sig_corrupt_final_ss;
#ifdef __x86_64__
# define REG_IP REG_RIP
# define REG_SP REG_RSP
-# define REG_AX REG_RAX
+# define REG_CX REG_RCX

struct selectors {
unsigned short cs, gs, fs, ss;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static unsigned short *csptr(ucontext_t *ctx)
#else
# define REG_IP REG_EIP
# define REG_SP REG_ESP
-# define REG_AX REG_EAX
+# define REG_CX REG_ECX

static greg_t *ssptr(ucontext_t *ctx)
{
@@ -457,10 +457,10 @@ static void sigusr1(int sig, siginfo_t *info, void *ctx_void)
ctx->uc_mcontext.gregs[REG_IP] =
sig_cs == code16_sel ? 0 : (unsigned long)&int3;
ctx->uc_mcontext.gregs[REG_SP] = (unsigned long)0x8badf00d5aadc0deULL;
- ctx->uc_mcontext.gregs[REG_AX] = 0;
+ ctx->uc_mcontext.gregs[REG_CX] = 0;

memcpy(&requested_regs, &ctx->uc_mcontext.gregs, sizeof(gregset_t));
- requested_regs[REG_AX] = *ssptr(ctx); /* The asm code does this. */
+ requested_regs[REG_CX] = *ssptr(ctx); /* The asm code does this. */

return;
}
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static void sigtrap(int sig, siginfo_t *info, void *ctx_void)
unsigned short ss;
asm ("mov %%ss,%0" : "=r" (ss));

- greg_t asm_ss = ctx->uc_mcontext.gregs[REG_AX];
+ greg_t asm_ss = ctx->uc_mcontext.gregs[REG_CX];
if (asm_ss != sig_ss && sig == SIGTRAP) {
/* Sanity check failure. */
printf("[FAIL]\tSIGTRAP: ss = %hx, frame ss = %hx, ax = %llx\n",
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ static int test_valid_sigreturn(int cs_bits, bool use_16bit_ss, int force_ss)
#endif

/* Sanity check on the kernel */
- if (i == REG_AX && requested_regs[i] != resulting_regs[i]) {
- printf("[FAIL]\tAX (saved SP) mismatch: requested 0x%llx; got 0x%llx\n",
+ if (i == REG_CX && requested_regs[i] != resulting_regs[i]) {
+ printf("[FAIL]\tCX (saved SP) mismatch: requested 0x%llx; got 0x%llx\n",
(unsigned long long)requested_regs[i],
(unsigned long long)resulting_regs[i]);
nerrs++;
--
2.7.4