[tip: x86/entry] x86/debug: Sync BTF earlier

From: tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
Date: Fri Sep 04 2020 - 09:19:36 EST


The following commit has been merged into the x86/entry branch of tip:

Commit-ID: c182487da1b5281463f2255d2347885dba219c08
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/c182487da1b5281463f2255d2347885dba219c08
Author: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:25:52 +02:00
Committer: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Fri, 04 Sep 2020 15:12:52 +02:00

x86/debug: Sync BTF earlier

Move the BTF sync near the DR6 load, as this will be the only common
code guaranteed to run on every #DB.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200902133200.786888252@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

---
arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 14 +++++++-------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 81a2fb7..9945642 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -749,6 +749,13 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long debug_read_clear_dr6(void)
/* Filter out all the reserved bits which are preset to 1 */
dr6 &= ~DR6_RESERVED;

+ /*
+ * The SDM says "The processor clears the BTF flag when it
+ * generates a debug exception." Clear TIF_BLOCKSTEP to keep
+ * TIF_BLOCKSTEP in sync with the hardware BTF flag.
+ */
+ clear_thread_flag(TIF_BLOCKSTEP);
+
return dr6;
}

@@ -783,13 +790,6 @@ static void handle_debug(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long dr6, bool user)
int si_code;

/*
- * The SDM says "The processor clears the BTF flag when it
- * generates a debug exception." Clear TIF_BLOCKSTEP to keep
- * TIF_BLOCKSTEP in sync with the hardware BTF flag.
- */
- clear_thread_flag(TIF_BLOCKSTEP);
-
- /*
* If DR6 is zero, no point in trying to handle it. The kernel is
* not using INT1.
*/