Re: [PATCH v4 04/23] x86/mm: Save DRs when loading a temporary mm

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Thu Apr 25 2019 - 12:36:58 EST



> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 04/23] x86/mm: Save DRs when loading a temporary mm

s/DRs/debug registers/

On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 11:57:46AM -0700, Rick Edgecombe wrote:
> From: Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Prevent user watchpoints from mistakenly firing while the temporary mm
> is being used. As the addresses that of the temporary mm might overlap

s/that //

> those of the user-process, this is necessary to prevent wrong signals
> or worse things from happening.
>
> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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