Re: [PATCHv7 13/16] x86/traps: Handle LASS thrown #SS

From: David Laight
Date: Mon Jun 30 2025 - 04:30:57 EST


On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:31:44 +0300
"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 10:57:47AM -0700, Xin Li wrote:
> > On 6/25/2025 5:51 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > > LASS throws a #GP for any violations except for stack register accesses,
> > > in which case it throws a #SS instead. Handle this similarly to how other
> > > LASS violations are handled.
> > >
> > > In case of FRED, before handling #SS as LASS violation, kernel has to
> > > check if there's a fixup for the exception. It can address #SS due to
> > > invalid user context on ERETU[1]. See 5105e7687ad3 ("x86/fred: Fixup
> >
> > Forgot to put the link to [1]? Maybe just remove "[1]"?
>
> I will add the link. It is important context.

Will the link still be valid in 5 years time when someone
is looking back at the changes?

David