linux/arch
Frederic Weisbecker 6c1e0256fa context_tracking: Restore correct previous context state on exception exit
On exception exit, we restore the previous context tracking state based on
the regs of the interrupted frame. Iff that frame is in user mode as
stated by user_mode() helper, we restore the context tracking user mode.

However there is a tiny chunck of low level arch code after we pass through
user_enter() and until the CPU eventually resumes userspace.
If an exception happens in this tiny area, exception_enter() correctly
exits the context tracking user mode but exception_exit() won't restore
it because of the value returned by user_mode(regs).

As a result we may return to userspace with the wrong context tracking
state.

To fix this, change exception_enter() to return the context tracking state
prior to its call and pass this saved state to exception_exit(). This restores
the real context tracking state of the interrupted frame.

(May be this patch was suggested to me, I don't recall exactly. If so,
sorry for the missing credit).

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Li Zhong <zhong@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Kevin Hilman <khilman@linaro.org>
Cc: Mats Liljegren <mats.liljegren@enea.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@lge.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
2013-03-07 17:10:11 +01:00
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alpha arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
arc ARC: split elf.h into uapi and export it for userspace 2013-02-27 20:00:26 +05:30
arm Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.linaro.org/people/rmk/linux-arm 2013-03-03 11:54:39 -08:00
arm64 Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2013-03-02 08:34:06 -08:00
avr32 arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
blackfin Merge branch 'timer/cleanup' into late/mvebu2 2013-02-28 18:54:15 +01:00
c6x Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-02-26 20:16:07 -08:00
cris Merge branch 'timer/cleanup' into late/mvebu2 2013-02-28 18:54:15 +01:00
frv arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
h8300 arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
hexagon Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-02-26 20:16:07 -08:00
ia64 hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
m32r Merge branch 'timer/cleanup' into late/mvebu2 2013-02-28 18:54:15 +01:00
m68k Merge branch 'timer/cleanup' into late/mvebu2 2013-02-28 18:54:15 +01:00
metag ImgTec Meta architecture changes for v3.9-rc1 2013-03-03 12:06:09 -08:00
microblaze arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
mips Merge git://www.linux-watchdog.org/linux-watchdog 2013-03-03 10:23:29 -08:00
mn10300 arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
openrisc arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
parisc Merge branch 'fixes-for-3.9-latest' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/deller/parisc-linux 2013-03-03 12:57:38 -08:00
powerpc Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2013-03-02 08:34:06 -08:00
s390 Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-03-03 13:23:03 -08:00
score arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
sh hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
sparc Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2013-03-02 08:34:06 -08:00
tile arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
um Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2013-02-23 18:50:11 -08:00
unicore32 arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
x86 context_tracking: Restore correct previous context state on exception exit 2013-03-07 17:10:11 +01:00
xtensa arch Kconfig: centralise CONFIG_ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS 2013-02-27 19:10:23 -08:00
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Kconfig ImgTec Meta architecture changes for v3.9-rc1 2013-03-03 12:06:09 -08:00