[GIT PULL] x86/urgent for v6.16-rc4
From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Sun Jun 29 2025 - 04:46:48 EST
Hi Linus,
please pull the x86/urgent lineup for v6.16-rc4.
Thx.
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The following changes since commit 2aebf5ee43bf0ed225a09a30cf515d9f2813b759:
x86/alternatives: Fix int3 handling failure from broken text_poke array (2025-06-18 13:59:56 +0200)
are available in the Git repository at:
ssh://git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip tags/x86_urgent_for_v6.16_rc4
for you to fetch changes up to fa7d0f83c5c4223a01598876352473cb3d3bd4d7:
x86/traps: Initialize DR7 by writing its architectural reset value (2025-06-24 13:15:52 -0700)
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- Make sure DR6 and DR7 are initialized to their architectural values and not
accidentally cleared, leading to misconfigurations
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Xin Li (Intel) (2):
x86/traps: Initialize DR6 by writing its architectural reset value
x86/traps: Initialize DR7 by writing its architectural reset value
arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h | 19 +++++++++++++++----
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/debugreg.h | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 24 ++++++++++--------------
arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 4 ++--
9 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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