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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/ptrace.h | 3 |
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h index 14fd6fd75a1..6205f0c434d 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h @@ -231,6 +231,22 @@ static inline unsigned long regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, #define ARCH_HAS_USER_SINGLE_STEP_INFO +/* + * When hitting ptrace_stop(), we cannot return using SYSRET because + * that does not restore the full CPU state, only a minimal set. The + * ptracer can change arbitrary register values, which is usually okay + * because the usual ptrace stops run off the signal delivery path which + * forces IRET; however, ptrace_event() stops happen in arbitrary places + * in the kernel and don't force IRET path. + * + * So force IRET path after a ptrace stop. + */ +#define arch_ptrace_stop_needed(code, info) \ +({ \ + set_thread_flag(TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME); \ + false; \ +}) + struct user_desc; extern int do_get_thread_area(struct task_struct *p, int idx, struct user_desc __user *info); diff --git a/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h index 077904c8b70..cc79eff4a1a 100644 --- a/include/linux/ptrace.h +++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h @@ -334,6 +334,9 @@ static inline void user_single_step_siginfo(struct task_struct *tsk, * calling arch_ptrace_stop() when it would be superfluous. For example, * if the thread has not been back to user mode since the last stop, the * thread state might indicate that nothing needs to be done. + * + * This is guaranteed to be invoked once before a task stops for ptrace and + * may include arch-specific operations necessary prior to a ptrace stop. */ #define arch_ptrace_stop_needed(code, info) (0) #endif |