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-rw-r--r--arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c7
-rw-r--r--include/asm-i386/desc.h7
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
index bb50afbee92..fe1ffa55587 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int read_default_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount)
static int write_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
{
struct mm_struct * mm = current->mm;
- __u32 entry_1, entry_2, *lp;
+ __u32 entry_1, entry_2;
int error;
struct user_desc ldt_info;
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ static int write_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
goto out_unlock;
}
- lp = (__u32 *) ((ldt_info.entry_number << 3) + (char *) mm->context.ldt);
-
/* Allow LDTs to be cleared by the user. */
if (ldt_info.base_addr == 0 && ldt_info.limit == 0) {
if (oldmode || LDT_empty(&ldt_info)) {
@@ -223,8 +221,7 @@ static int write_ldt(void __user * ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
/* Install the new entry ... */
install:
- *lp = entry_1;
- *(lp+1) = entry_2;
+ write_ldt_entry(mm->context.ldt, ldt_info.entry_number, entry_1, entry_2);
error = 0;
out_unlock:
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/desc.h b/include/asm-i386/desc.h
index ccb11c03283..6df1a53c190 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/desc.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/desc.h
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ static inline void set_ldt_desc(unsigned int cpu, void *addr, unsigned int size)
(info)->seg_not_present == 1 && \
(info)->useable == 0 )
+static inline void write_ldt_entry(void *ldt, int entry, __u32 entry_a, __u32 entry_b)
+{
+ __u32 *lp = (__u32 *)((char *)ldt + entry*8);
+ *lp = entry_a;
+ *(lp+1) = entry_b;
+}
+
#if TLS_SIZE != 24
# error update this code.
#endif