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In restore_tm_sigcontexts() we take the trap value directly from the user sigcontext with no checking: err |= __get_user(regs->trap, &sc->gp_regs[PT_TRAP]); This means we can be in the kernel with an arbitrary regs->trap value. Although that's not immediately problematic, there is a risk we could trigger one of the uses of CHECK_FULL_REGS(): #define CHECK_FULL_REGS(regs) BUG_ON(regs->trap & 1) It can also cause us to unnecessarily save non-volatile GPRs again in save_nvgprs(), which shouldn't be problematic but is still wrong. It's also possible it could trick the syscall restart machinery, which relies on regs->trap not being == 0xc00 (see9a81c16b52("powerpc: fix double syscall restarts")), though I haven't been able to make that happen. Finally it doesn't match the behaviour of the non-TM case, in restore_sigcontext() which zeroes regs->trap. So change restore_tm_sigcontexts() to zero regs->trap. This was discovered while testing Nick's upcoming rewrite of the syscall entry path. In that series the call to save_nvgprs() prior to signal handling (do_notify_resume()) is removed, which leaves the low-bit of regs->trap uncleared which can then trigger the FULL_REGS() WARNs in setup_tm_sigcontexts(). Fixes:2b0a576d15("powerpc: Add new transactional memory state to the signal context") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v3.9+ Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200401023836.3286664-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.